
1944 Detroit Tigers Roster
Team Record: 88-66
Finished 2nd in the AL
Attendance: 923,176, Avg. 14,537
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Manager: Steve O'Neill (88-66)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
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 |
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Boom-Boom Beck | P | R | R | October 16, 1904 | 6'2" | 200 | Decatur, IL USA |
Red Borom | 2B | L | R | October 30, 1915 | 5'11" | 180 | Spartanburg, SC USA |
Doc Cramer | CF | L | R | July 22, 1905 | 6'2" | 185 | Beach Haven, NJ USA |
Zeb Eaton | P | R | R | February 2, 1920 | 5'10" | 185 | Cooleemee, NC USA |
Bubba Floyd | SS | R | R | June 23, 1917 | 5'11" | 160 | Dallas, TX USA |
Rufe Gentry | P | R | R | May 18, 1918 | 6'1" | 180 | Daisy Station, NC USA |
Bob Gillespie | P | R | R | October 8, 1919 | 6'4" | 187 | Columbus, OH USA |
Johnny Gorsica | P | R | R | March 29, 1915 | 6'2" | 180 | Bayonne, NJ USA |
Don Heffner | 2B | R | R | February 8, 1911 | 5'10" | 155 | Rouzerville, PA USA |
Roy Henshaw | P | R | L | July 29, 1911 | 5'8" | 155 | Chicago, IL USA |
Pinky Higgins | 3B | R | R | May 27, 1909 | 6'1" | 185 | Red Oak, TX USA |
Elon Hogsett | P | L | L | November 2, 1903 | 6'0" | 190 | Brownell, KS USA |
Joe Hoover | SS | R | R | April 15, 1915 | 5'11" | 175 | Brawley, CA USA |
Chuck Hostetler | RF | L | R | September 22, 1903 | 6'0" | 175 | McClellandtown, PA USA |
Eddie Mayo | 2B | L | R | April 15, 1910 | 5'11" | 178 | Holyoke, MA USA |
John McHale | P | L | R | September 21, 1921 | 6'0" | 200 | Detroit, MI USA |
Charlie Metro | CF | R | R | April 28, 1918 | 5'11" | 178 | Nanty Glo, PA USA |
Hack Miller | C | R | R | February 13, 1913 | 5'11" | 215 | Celeste, TX USA |
Jake Mooty | P | R | R | April 13, 1912 | 5'10" | 170 | Bennett, TX USA |
Hal Newhouser | P | L | L | May 20, 1921 | 6'2" | 180 | Detroit, MI USA |
Joe Orengo | SS | R | R | November 29, 1914 | 6'0" | 185 | San Francisco, CA USA |
Joe Orrell | P | R | R | March 6, 1917 | 6'4" | 210 | National City, CA USA |
Jimmy Outlaw | LF | R | R | January 20, 1913 | 5'8" | 165 | Orme, TN USA |
Stubby Overmire | P | R | L | May 16, 1919 | 5'7" | 170 | Moline, MI USA |
Paul Richards | C | R | R | November 21, 1908 | 6'1" | 180 | Waxahachie, TX USA |
Don Ross | RF | R | R | July 16, 1914 | 6'1" | 185 | Pasadena, CA USA |
Jackie Sullivan | 2B | R | R | February 22, 1918 | 5'11" | 172 | Princeton, TX USA |
Bob Swift | C | R | R | March 6, 1915 | 5'11" | 180 | Salina, KS USA |
Dizzy Trout | P | R | R | June 29, 1915 | 6'2" | 195 | Sandcut, IN USA |
Al Unser | 2B | R | R | October 12, 1912 | 6'1" | 175 | Morrisonville, IL USA |
Dick Wakefield | LF | L | R | May 6, 1921 | 6'4" | 210 | Chicago, IL USA |
Rudy York | 1B | R | R | August 17, 1913 | 6'1" | 209 | Ragland, AL USA |