1945 Detroit Tigers Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 88-65
Finished 1st in the AL
Attendance: 1,280,341, Avg. 21,572
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Won World Series
World Series - Defeated Chicago Cubs 4-3
Manager: Steve O'Neill (88-65)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1945 Detroit Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 88-65
Finished 1st in the AL
Attendance: 1,280,341, Avg. 21,572
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Won World Series
World Series - Defeated Chicago Cubs 4-3
Manager: Steve O'Neill (88-65)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1945 Detroit Tigers Results
The Detroit Tigers of the American League ended the 1945 season with a record of 88 wins and 65 losses, finishing first in the AL.
The Tigers scored 633 runs and yielded 565 runs. Roy Cullenbine and Rudy York led Detroit with 18 home runs apiece. Roy Cullenbine accounted for 93 RBI. Eddie Mayo paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .285. Hal Newhouser earned 25 wins on the mound for the team, while Dizzy Trout, too added 15 or more wins, too Hal Newhouser recorded a 1.81 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Steve O'Neill coached the team. The 1945 Detroit Tigers won the World Series.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Benton | P | R | R | March 18, 1911 | 6'4" | 215 | Noble, OK USA |
| Red Borom | 2B | L | R | October 30, 1915 | 5'11" | 180 | Spartanburg, SC USA |
| Tommy Bridges | P | R | R | December 28, 1906 | 5'10" | 155 | Gordonsville, TN USA |
| George Caster | P | R | R | August 4, 1907 | 6'1" | 180 | Colton, CA USA |
| Doc Cramer | CF | L | R | July 22, 1905 | 6'2" | 185 | Beach Haven, NJ USA |
| Roy Cullenbine | RF | B | R | October 18, 1913 | 6'1" | 190 | Nashville, TN USA |
| Zeb Eaton | P | R | R | February 2, 1920 | 5'10" | 185 | Cooleemee, NC USA |
| Hank Greenberg | LF | R | R | January 1, 1911 | 6'3" | 210 | New York, NY USA |
| Joe Hoover | SS | R | R | April 15, 1915 | 5'11" | 175 | Brawley, CA USA |
| Chuck Hostetler | LF | L | R | September 22, 1903 | 6'0" | 175 | McClellandtown, PA USA |
| Art Houtteman | P | R | R | August 7, 1927 | 6'2" | 188 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Russ Kerns | P | L | R | November 10, 1920 | 6'0" | 188 | Fremont, OH USA |
| Bob Maier | 3B | R | R | September 5, 1915 | 5'8" | 180 | Dunellen, NJ USA |
| Eddie Mayo | 2B | L | R | April 15, 1910 | 5'11" | 178 | Holyoke, MA USA |
| John McHale | 1B | L | R | September 21, 1921 | 6'0" | 200 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Pat McLaughlin | P | R | R | August 17, 1910 | 6'2" | 175 | Taylor, TX USA |
| Carl McNabb | P | R | R | January 25, 1917 | 5'9" | 155 | Stevenson, AL USA |
| Ed Mierkowicz | LF | R | R | March 6, 1924 | 6'4" | 205 | Wyandotte, MI USA |
| Hack Miller | C | R | R | February 13, 1913 | 5'11" | 215 | Celeste, TX USA |
| Les Mueller | P | R | R | March 4, 1919 | 6'3" | 190 | Belleville, IL USA |
| Hal Newhouser | P | L | L | May 20, 1921 | 6'2" | 180 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Prince Oana | P | R | R | January 22, 1910 | 6'2" | 193 | Waipahu, HI 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 |
| Billy Pierce | P | L | L | April 2, 1927 | 5'10" | 160 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Paul Richards | C | R | R | November 21, 1908 | 6'1" | 180 | Waxahachie, TX USA |
| Don Ross | 3B | R | R | July 16, 1914 | 6'1" | 185 | Pasadena, CA USA |
| Bob Swift | C | R | R | March 6, 1915 | 5'11" | 180 | Salina, KS USA |
| Jim Tobin | P | R | R | December 27, 1912 | 6'0" | 185 | Oakland, CA USA |
| Dizzy Trout | P | R | R | June 29, 1915 | 6'2" | 195 | Sandcut, IN USA |
| Virgil Trucks | P | R | R | April 26, 1917 | 5'11" | 198 | Birmingham, AL USA |
| Hub Walker | LF | L | R | August 17, 1906 | 5'10" | 175 | Gulfport, MS USA |
| Skeeter Webb | SS | R | R | November 4, 1909 | 5'9" | 150 | Meridian, MS USA |
| Milt Welch | C | R | R | July 26, 1924 | 5'10" | 175 | Farmersville, IL USA |
| Walter Wilson | P | L | R | November 24, 1913 | 6'4" | 190 | Glenn, GA USA |
| Rudy York | 1B | R | R | August 17, 1913 | 6'1" | 209 | Ragland, AL USA |
