1944 Detroit Tigers Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 88-66
Finished 2nd in the AL
Attendance: 930,349, Avg. 14,537
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Manager: Steve O'Neill (88-66)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1944 Detroit Tigers Statistics
1944 Detroit Tigers Results

The Detroit Tigers of the American League ended the 1944 season with a record of 88 wins and 66 losses, finishing second in the AL.

The Tigers allowed 581 runs, least in the league. Detroit plated 658 runs. Rudy York paced the squad with 18 home runs and recorded 98 runs batted in. Pinky Higgins led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .297. Hal Newhouser earned 29 wins on the mound for the team, while Dizzy Trout, too added 15 or more wins, too Dizzy Trout recorded a 2.12 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Steve O'Neill coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Boom-Boom BeckPRROctober 16, 19046'2"200Decatur, IL USA
Red Borom2BLROctober 30, 19155'11"180Spartanburg, SC USA
Doc CramerCFLRJuly 22, 19056'2"185Beach Haven, NJ USA
Zeb EatonPRRFebruary 2, 19205'10"185Cooleemee, NC USA
Bubba FloydSSRRJune 23, 19175'11"160Dallas, TX USA
Rufe GentryPRRMay 18, 19186'1"180Daisy Station, NC USA
Bob GillespiePRROctober 8, 19196'4"187Columbus, OH USA
Johnny GorsicaPRRMarch 29, 19156'2"180Bayonne, NJ USA
Don Heffner2BRRFebruary 8, 19115'10"155Rouzerville, PA USA
Roy HenshawPRLJuly 29, 19115'8"155Chicago, IL USA
Pinky Higgins3BRRMay 27, 19096'1"185Red Oak, TX USA
Elon HogsettPLLNovember 2, 19036'0"190Brownell, KS USA
Joe HooverSSRRApril 15, 19155'11"175Brawley, CA USA
Chuck HostetlerRFLRSeptember 22, 19036'0"175McClellandtown, PA USA
Eddie Mayo2BLRApril 15, 19105'11"178Holyoke, MA USA
John McHalePLRSeptember 21, 19216'0"200Detroit, MI USA
Charlie MetroCFRRApril 28, 19185'11"178Nanty Glo, PA USA
Hack MillerCRRFebruary 13, 19135'11"215Celeste, TX USA
Jake MootyPRRApril 13, 19125'10"170Bennett, TX USA
Hal NewhouserPLLMay 20, 19216'2"180Detroit, MI USA
Joe OrengoSSRRNovember 29, 19146'0"185San Francisco, CA USA
Joe OrrellPRRMarch 6, 19176'4"210National City, CA USA
Jimmy OutlawLFRRJanuary 20, 19135'8"165Orme, TN USA
Stubby OvermirePRLMay 16, 19195'7"170Moline, MI USA
Paul RichardsCRRNovember 21, 19086'1"180Waxahachie, TX USA
Don RossRFRRJuly 16, 19146'1"185Pasadena, CA USA
Jackie Sullivan2BRRFebruary 22, 19185'11"172Princeton, TX USA
Bob SwiftCRRMarch 6, 19155'11"180Salina, KS USA
Dizzy TroutPRRJune 29, 19156'2"195Sandcut, IN USA
Al Unser2BRROctober 12, 19126'1"175Morrisonville, IL USA
Dick WakefieldLFLRMay 6, 19216'4"210Chicago, IL USA
Rudy York1BRRAugust 17, 19136'1"209Ragland, AL USA



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