1946 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1946 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 92-62. They scored 704 runs and belted 108 home runs to go along with a .258 batting average. The offense was powered by Hank Greenberg, who led the team with 44 home runs and 127 RBI. Eddie Lake led the team with 149 hits for a .254 average.
The team allowed 567 runs and had a team ERA of 3.22. Hal Newhouser led the pitching staff with 26 wins and 275 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jimmy Bloodworth | 2B | 76 | 249 | 25 | 61 | 5 | 36 | 3 | .285 | .345 | .630 | .245 |
| Hank Greenberg | 1B | 142 | 523 | 91 | 145 | 44 | 127 | 5 | .373 | .604 | .977 | .277 |
| Pinky Higgins | 3B | 18 | 60 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .277 | .300 | .577 | .217 |
| Billy Hitchcock | 2B | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| George Kell | 3B | 105 | 434 | 67 | 142 | 4 | 41 | 3 | .371 | .440 | .811 | .327 |
| Eddie Lake | SS | 155 | 587 | 105 | 149 | 8 | 31 | 15 | .369 | .339 | .708 | .254 |
| Johnny Lipon | SS | 14 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .440 | .300 | .740 | .300 |
| Eddie Mayo | 2B | 51 | 202 | 21 | 51 | 0 | 22 | 6 | .301 | .317 | .618 | .252 |
| Skeeter Webb | 2B | 64 | 169 | 12 | 37 | 0 | 17 | 3 | .258 | .237 | .495 | .219 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Doc Cramer | OF | 68 | 204 | 26 | 60 | 1 | 26 | 3 | .342 | .368 | .710 | .294 |
| Roy Cullenbine | OF | 113 | 328 | 63 | 110 | 15 | 56 | 3 | .477 | .537 | 1.014 | .335 |
| Hoot Evers | OF | 81 | 304 | 42 | 81 | 4 | 33 | 7 | .344 | .359 | .703 | .266 |
| Johnny Groth | OF | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Barney McCosky | OF | 25 | 91 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .324 | .286 | .610 | .198 |
| Anse Moore | OF | 51 | 134 | 16 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .279 | .261 | .540 | .209 |
| Pat Mullin | OF | 93 | 276 | 34 | 68 | 3 | 35 | 3 | .311 | .355 | .666 | .246 |
| Jimmy Outlaw | OF | 92 | 299 | 36 | 78 | 2 | 31 | 5 | .328 | .341 | .669 | .261 |
| Dick Wakefield | OF | 111 | 396 | 64 | 106 | 12 | 59 | 3 | .364 | .412 | .776 | .268 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Paul Richards | C | 57 | 139 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 11 | 2 | .315 | .266 | .581 | .201 |
| Bob Swift | C | 42 | 107 | 13 | 25 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .322 | .308 | .630 | .234 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | C | 87 | 280 | 20 | 68 | 1 | 34 | 1 | .312 | .307 | .619 | .243 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ned Harris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5318 | 704 | 1373 | 108 | 644 | 65 | .332 | .374 | .706 | .258 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Al Benton | 28 | 15 | 140.7 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 1 | 60 | 58 | 3.65 | 1.350 | |||
| Tommy Bridges | 9 | 1 | 21.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 5.91 | 1.502 | |||
| George Caster | 26 | 0 | 41.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4 | 19 | 24 | 5.66 | 1.598 | |||
| Rufe Gentry | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15.00 | 3.667 | |||
| Johnny Gorsica | 14 | 0 | 23.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 4.56 | 1.646 | |||
| Ted Gray | 3 | 2 | 11.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8.49 | 1.880 | |||
| Art Houtteman | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.875 | |||
| Fred Hutchinson | 28 | 26 | 207 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 2 | 138 | 66 | 3.09 | 1.208 | |||
| Lou Kretlow | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3.00 | 1.000 | |||
| Hal Manders | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.50 | 1.667 | |||
| Hal Newhouser | 37 | 34 | 292.7 | 26 | 9 | .743 | 1 | 275 | 98 | 1.94 | 1.069 | |||
| Stubby Overmire | 24 | 13 | 97.3 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 1 | 34 | 29 | 4.62 | 1.387 | |||
| Dizzy Trout | 38 | 32 | 276.3 | 17 | 13 | .567 | 3 | 151 | 97 | 2.34 | 1.234 | |||
| Virgil Trucks | 32 | 29 | 236.7 | 14 | 9 | .609 | 0 | 161 | 75 | 3.23 | 1.234 | |||
| Hal White | 11 | 1 | 27.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 5.60 | 1.795 | |||
| Team Totals | 256 | 155 | 1402 | 92 | 62 | .597 | 15 | 896 | 497 | 3.22 | 1.265 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Eddie Lake | 155 |
| At Bats | Eddie Lake | 587 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Eddie Lake | 703 |
| Batting Average | Hank Greenberg | .277 |
| On-Base % | Hank Greenberg | .373 |
| Slugging % | Hank Greenberg | .604 |
| OPS | Hank Greenberg | .977 |
| Runs | Eddie Lake | 105 |
| Hits | Eddie Lake | 149 |
| Total Bases | Hank Greenberg | 316 |
| Doubles | Hank Greenberg | 29 |
| Triples | George Kell | 9 |
| Home Runs | Hank Greenberg | 44 |
| RBI | Hank Greenberg | 127 |
| Walks | Eddie Lake | 103 |
| Strikeouts | Hank Greenberg | 88 |
| Stolen Bases | Eddie Lake | 15 |
| Caught Stealing | Eddie Lake | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | George Kell | 13 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Hank Greenberg | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Hal Newhouser | 26 |
| Losses | Dizzy Trout | 13 |
| Saves | George Caster | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Hal Newhouser | .743 |
| ERA | Hal Newhouser | 1.94 |
| WHIP | Hal Newhouser | 1.069 |
| Innings Pitched | Hal Newhouser | 292.7 |
| Games | Dizzy Trout | 38 |
| Games Started | Hal Newhouser | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Hal Newhouser | 275 |
| Complete Games | Hal Newhouser | 29 |
| Shutouts | Hal Newhouser | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Hal Newhouser | 1176 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Virgil Trucks | 85 |
| Hits Allowed | Dizzy Trout | 244 |
| Walks Allowed | Hal Newhouser | 98 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Virgil Trucks | 23 |
| Wild Pitches | Hal Newhouser | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dizzy Trout and Virgil Trucks | 3 |
