1946 Detroit Tigers season

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1946 Detroit Tigers
Major league affiliations
Location
1946 Information
Owner(s) Walter Briggs, Sr.
Manager(s) Steve O'Neill
Local television none
Local radio WXYZ
(Harry Heilmann)

The 1946 Detroit Tigers finished the season with a 92-62, twelve games behind the Boston Red Sox. The season was their 46th since they entered the American League in 1901. The 1946 Tigers were led by first basema Hank Greenberg who led the AL with 127 RBIs and led the major leagues with 44 home runs, and by Hal Newhouser who led the major leagues with 26 wins, a 1.94 ERA, an Adjusted ERA+ of 188, and 8.46 strikeouts per nine innings pitched.


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[edit] Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB
Boston Red Sox 104 50 .675 --
Detroit Tigers 92 62 .597 12
New York Yankees 87 67 .565 17
Washington Senators 76 78 .494 28
Chicago White Sox 74 80 .481 30
Cleveland Indians 68 86 .442 36
St. Louis Browns 66 88 .429 38
Philadelphia Athletics 49 105 .318 55

[edit] Roster

1946 Detroit Tigers roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] Season summary

The 1946 Tigers' winning percentage ranks as the 11th best in team history, as follows:

Best Seasons in Detroit Tigers History
Rank Year Wins Losses Win %   Finish
1 1934 101 53 .656 Lost 1934 World Series to Cardinals
2 1915 100 54 .649 2nd in AL behind Red Sox
3 1909 98 54 .645 Lost 1909 World Series to Pirates
4 1984 104 58 .642 Won 1984 World Series over Padres
5 1968 103 59 .636 Won 1968 World Series over Cardinals
6 1961 101 61 .623 2nd in AL behind Yankees
7 1950 95 59 .617 2nd in AL behind Yankees
8 1935 93 58 .616 Won 1935 World Series over Cubs
9 1907 92 58 .613 Lost 1907 World Series to Cubs
10 1987 98 64 .605 Lost 1987 ALCS to Twins
11 1946 92 62 .597 2nd in AL behind Red Sox
12 1908 90 63 .588 Lost 1908 World Series to Cubs
13 2006 95 67 .586 Lost 2006 World Series to Cardinals
14 1940 90 64 .584 Lost 1940 World Series to Reds
15 1911 89 65 .578 2nd in AL behind A's
15 1937 89 65 .578 2nd in AL behind Yankees

[edit] Regular season player stats

[edit] Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Birdie Tebbetts 87 280 68 .243 1 34
Hank Greenberg 142 523 145 .277 44 127
Jimmy Bloodworth 76 249 61 .245 5 36
George Kell 105 434 142 .327 4 41
Eddie Lake 155 587 149 .254 8 31
Dick Wakefield 111 396 106 .268 12 59
Roy Cullenbine 113 328 110 .335 15 56
Hoot Evers 81 304 81 .266 4 33
Jimmy Outlaw 92 299 78 .261 2 31
Pat Mullin 93 276 68 .246 3 35
Doc Cramer 68 204 60 .294 1 26
Eddie Mayo 51 202 51 .252 0 22
Skeeter Webb 64 169 37 .219 0 17
Paul Richards 57 139 28 .201 0 11
Anse Moore 51 134 28 .209 1 8
Bob Swift 42 107 25 .234 2 10
Barney McCosky 25 91 37 .198 1 11
Pinky Higgins 18 60 13 .217 0 8

Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included

[edit] Pitching

[edit] Starting pitchers

Note: GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player GS IP W L ERA SO
Hal Newhouser 34 292.7 26 9 1.94 275
Dizzy Trout 32 276.3 17 13 2.34 151
Virgil Trucks 29 236.7 14 9 3.23 161
Fred Hutchinson 26 207 14 11 3.09 138
Al Benton 15 140.7 11 7 3.65 60
Stubby Overmire 13 97.3 5 7 4.62 34

[edit] Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W= Wins; L= Losses; SV = Saves; GF = Games Finished; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV GF ERA SO
George Caster 26 2 1 4 19 5.66 19
Johnny Gorsica 14 0 0 1 7 4.56 14
Tommy Bridges 9 1 1 1 6 5.91 17

[edit] Players Ranking Among Top 100 of All Time at Position

The following members of the 1945 Detroit Tigers are among the Top 100 of all time at their position, as ranked by The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract:

  • Birdie Tebbetts: 64th best catcher of all time (played 87 games at catcher for 1946 Tigers)
  • Hank Greenberg: 8th best first baseman of all time
  • George Kell: 30th best third baseman of all time
  • Hoot Evers: 100th best left fielder of all time (played 76 games in center field for 1946 Tigers)
  • Doc Cramer: 91st best center fielder of all time (played 50 games in center field in 1946 Tigers)
  • Barney McCosky: 70th best center fielder of all time (played 24 games in center field for 1946 Tigers)
  • Roy Cullenbine: 68th best right fielder of all time (played 69 games in right field for 1946 Tigers)
  • Hal Newhouser: 36th best pitcher of all time
  • Virgil Trucks: 61st best pitcher of all time
  • Tommy Bridges: 77th best pitcher of all time (pitched in 9 games for 1946 Tigers)

[edit] Award Winners and League Leaders


[edit] External links

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1946 MLB season by team
American League
Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington
National League
1946 All-Star Game • 1946 World Series
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Detroit Tigers
Based in Detroit, Michigan
Franchise
Ballparks
Boulevard Park • Bennett Park • Tiger Stadium • Comerica Park
Culture
Rivalries
Important figures
Retired numbers
2 • 5 • 6 • 16 • 23 • 42
Minors
Key personnel
Owner: Mike Ilitch • General Manager: Dave Dombrowski • Manager: Jim Leyland
World Series
championships (4)
1935 • 1945 • 1968 • 1984
League pennants (10)
American League: 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1934 • 1935 • 1940 • 1945 • 1968 • 1984 • 2006
Division titles
Eastern: 1972 • 1984 • 1987 • Central: none • Wild Card: 2006