1944 Detroit Tigers season
1944 Detroit Tigers season
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1944 Detroit Tigers | |
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| Owner(s) | Walter Briggs, Sr. |
| General manager(s) | Jack Zeller |
| Manager(s) | Steve O'Neill |
| Local radio | WXYZ (Harry Heilmann) |
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The 1944 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the American League with a record of 88–66, just one game behind the first place St. Louis Browns.
Contents
1 Offseason
2 Regular season
2.1 Season standings
2.2 Record vs. opponents
2.3 Roster
3 Player stats
3.1 Batting
3.1.1 Starters by position
3.1.2 Other batters
3.2 Pitching
3.2.1 Starting pitchers
3.2.2 Other pitchers
3.2.3 Relief pitchers
4 Awards and honors
5 Farm system
6 Notes
7 References
Offseason[edit]
- October 11, 1943: Rip Radcliff was traded by the Tigers to the Philadelphia Athletics for Don Heffner and Bob Swift.[1]
- Prior to 1944 season: Joe Ginsberg was signed as an amateur free agent by the Tigers.[2]
Regular season[edit]
On April 19, first baseman Rudy York recorded his 1,000th career hit.
On September 18, the Tigers found themselves in first place for the first time all season. The Yankees lost two games to the Athletics, while the Browns split two games with the White Sox. With the Tigers sweeping Cleveland, the Tigers jumped over the Yankees and Browns for first place.[3] The Browns were a half game back, while the Yankees were two games back.
Season standings[edit]
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Browns | 89 | 65 | .578 | -- |
| Detroit Tigers | 88 | 66 | .571 | 1 |
| New York Yankees | 83 | 71 | .539 | 6 |
| Boston Red Sox | 77 | 77 | .500 | 12 |
| Cleveland Indians | 72 | 82 | .468 | 17 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 72 | 82 | .468 | 17 |
| Chicago White Sox | 71 | 83 | .461 | 18 |
| Washington Senators | 64 | 90 | .416 | 25 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
1944 American League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BOR | CHW | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 17–5 | 8–14 | 10–12–2 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 10–12 | |||||
Chicago | 5–17 | — | 14–8 | 9–13 | 10–12 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 16–6 | |||||
Cleveland | 14–8 | 8–14 | — | 10–12 | 8–14 | 12–10–1 | 10–12 | 10–12 | |||||
Detroit | 12–10–2 | 13–9 | 12–10 | — | 14–8 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 17–5 | |||||
New York | 11–11 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 8–14 | — | 13–9 | 10–12 | 15–7 | |||||
Philadelphia | 11–11 | 13–9 | 10–12–1 | 11–11 | 9–13 | — | 9–13 | 9–13 | |||||
St. Louis | 12–10 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 13–9 | 12–10 | 13–9 | — | 13–9 | |||||
Washington | 12–10 | 6–16 | 12–10 | 5–17 | 7–15 | 13–9 | 9–13 | — | |||||
Roster[edit]
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
| Catchers
Infielders
| Outfielders
Other batters
| Manager
Coaches
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Other batters[edit]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Swift | 80 | 247 | 63 | .255 | 1 | 19 |
| Don Heffner | 6 | 19 | 4 | .211 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|
Relief pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boom-Boom Beck | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.89 | 25 |
| Jake Mooty | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.45 | 7 |
| Zeb Eaton | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.74 | 4 |
Awards and honors[edit]
1944 MLB All-Star Game
- Pinky Higgins
- Hal Newhouser
- Dizzy Trout
- Rudy York
Farm system[edit]
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA | Buffalo Bisons | International League | Bucky Harris |
| B | Hagerstown Owls | Interstate League | Herb Brett |
| D | Jamestown Falcons | PONY League | Ollie Carnegie |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Jamestown
Notes[edit]
^ Rip Radcliff at Baseball Reference
^ Joe Ginsberg at Baseball Reference
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References[edit]
Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
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