1945 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1945 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 88-65. They scored 633 runs and belted 77 home runs to go along with a .256 batting average. Roy Cullenbine and Rudy York were tied for the team lead in home runs with 18. Roy Cullenbine was the best run producer with 93 RBI. Rudy York led the team with 157 hits for a .264 average.
The team allowed 565 runs and had a team ERA of 2.99. Hal Newhouser led the pitching staff with 25 wins and 212 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Red Borom | 2B | 55 | 130 | 19 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 4 | .307 | .300 | .607 | .269 |
| Joe Hoover | SS | 74 | 222 | 33 | 57 | 1 | 17 | 6 | .324 | .360 | .684 | .257 |
| Bob Maier | 3B | 132 | 486 | 58 | 128 | 1 | 34 | 7 | .317 | .350 | .667 | .263 |
| Eddie Mayo | 2B | 134 | 501 | 71 | 143 | 10 | 54 | 7 | .347 | .405 | .752 | .285 |
| John McHale | 1B | 19 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .143 | .393 | .143 |
| Don Ross | 3B | 8 | 29 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .471 | .517 | .988 | .379 |
| Skeeter Webb | SS | 118 | 407 | 43 | 81 | 0 | 21 | 8 | .254 | .238 | .492 | .199 |
| Rudy York | 1B | 155 | 595 | 71 | 157 | 18 | 87 | 6 | .331 | .413 | .744 | .264 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Doc Cramer | OF | 141 | 541 | 62 | 149 | 6 | 58 | 2 | .324 | .379 | .703 | .275 |
| Roy Cullenbine | OF | 146 | 523 | 80 | 145 | 18 | 93 | 2 | .398 | .451 | .849 | .277 |
| Hank Greenberg | OF | 78 | 270 | 47 | 84 | 13 | 60 | 3 | .404 | .544 | .948 | .311 |
| Chuck Hostetler | OF | 42 | 44 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .275 | .227 | .502 | .159 |
| Ed Mierkowicz | OF | 10 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .188 | .267 | .455 | .133 |
| Jimmy Outlaw | OF | 132 | 446 | 56 | 121 | 0 | 34 | 6 | .338 | .330 | .668 | .271 |
| Hub Walker | OF | 28 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .375 | .130 | .505 | .130 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Hack Miller | C | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 1.500 | .750 |
| Paul Richards | C | 83 | 234 | 26 | 60 | 3 | 32 | 4 | .315 | .355 | .670 | .256 |
| Bob Swift | C | 95 | 279 | 19 | 65 | 0 | 24 | 1 | .298 | .251 | .549 | .233 |
| Milt Welch | C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Russ Kerns | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Carl McNabb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5257 | 633 | 1345 | 77 | 588 | 60 | .318 | .361 | .679 | .256 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Al Benton | 31 | 27 | 191.7 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 3 | 76 | 63 | 2.02 | 1.242 | |||
| Tommy Bridges | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3.27 | 1.455 | |||
| George Caster | 22 | 0 | 51.3 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 2 | 23 | 27 | 3.86 | 1.442 | |||
| Zeb Eaton | 17 | 3 | 53.3 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 15 | 40 | 4.05 | 1.651 | |||
| Art Houtteman | 13 | 0 | 25.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 5.33 | 1.502 | |||
| Pat McLaughlin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Les Mueller | 26 | 18 | 134.7 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 1 | 42 | 58 | 3.68 | 1.299 | |||
| Hal Newhouser | 40 | 36 | 313.3 | 25 | 9 | .735 | 2 | 212 | 110 | 1.81 | 1.114 | |||
| Prince Oana | 3 | 1 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1.59 | 0.885 | |||
| Joe Orrell | 12 | 5 | 48 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 3.00 | 1.458 | |||
| Stubby Overmire | 31 | 22 | 162.3 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4 | 36 | 42 | 3.88 | 1.423 | |||
| Billy Pierce | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1.80 | 1.600 | |||
| Jim Tobin | 14 | 6 | 58.3 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 1 | 14 | 28 | 3.55 | 1.527 | |||
| Dizzy Trout | 41 | 31 | 246.3 | 18 | 15 | .545 | 2 | 97 | 79 | 3.14 | 1.344 | |||
| Virgil Trucks | 1 | 1 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.69 | 0.943 | |||
| Walter Wilson | 25 | 4 | 70.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 28 | 35 | 4.61 | 1.579 | |||
| Team Totals | 286 | 155 | 1393.4 | 88 | 65 | .575 | 16 | 588 | 538 | 2.99 | 1.323 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Rudy York | 155 |
| At Bats | Rudy York | 595 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Rudy York | 655 |
| Batting Average | Eddie Mayo | .285 |
| On-Base % | Roy Cullenbine | .398 |
| Slugging % | Roy Cullenbine | .451 |
| OPS | Roy Cullenbine | .849 |
| Runs | Roy Cullenbine | 80 |
| Hits | Rudy York | 157 |
| Total Bases | Rudy York | 246 |
| Doubles | Roy Cullenbine | 27 |
| Triples | Doc Cramer | 8 |
| Home Runs | Roy Cullenbine and Rudy York | 18 |
| RBI | Roy Cullenbine | 93 |
| Walks | Roy Cullenbine | 102 |
| Strikeouts | Rudy York | 85 |
| Stolen Bases | Skeeter Webb | 8 |
| Caught Stealing | Bob Maier | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Doc Cramer | 15 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Rudy York | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Hal Newhouser | 25 |
| Losses | Dizzy Trout | 15 |
| Saves | Stubby Overmire | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Hal Newhouser | .735 |
| ERA | Hal Newhouser | 1.81 |
| WHIP | Hal Newhouser | 1.114 |
| Innings Pitched | Hal Newhouser | 313.3 |
| Games | Dizzy Trout | 41 |
| Games Started | Hal Newhouser | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Hal Newhouser | 212 |
| Complete Games | Hal Newhouser | 29 |
| Shutouts | Hal Newhouser | 8 |
| Batters Faced | Hal Newhouser | 1261 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dizzy Trout | 86 |
| Hits Allowed | Dizzy Trout | 252 |
| Walks Allowed | Hal Newhouser | 110 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Les Mueller and Dizzy Trout | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Hal Newhouser | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jim Tobin | 4 |
