1944 Detroit Tigers

88-66 • .571 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1944 Detroit Tigers went 88-66 (.571) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 658 runs, allowed 581, and played home games at Briggs Stadium. Team leaders included Rudy York (18 HR, 98 RBI) and Hal Newhouser (29-9, 2.22 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

88 Wins
66 Losses
.571 Win %
2nd Rank
658 R 581 RA
Diff +77

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658 Runs Scored
581 Runs Allowed
+77 Run Diff
930K Attendance

📈 vs. 1944 AL Average

Batting Avg .262 1% above the 1944 league average (.259)
OBP .332 2% above the 1944 league average (.325)
SLG .354 equal to the 1944 league average (.352)
Team ERA 3.09 10% better than the 1944 league average (3.43)
Runs Scored 658 4% above the 1944 league average (632 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 930,349
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Avg per Game 11,927

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1944

Batting Avg

1 Dick Wakefield 0.355 2 Chuck Hostetler 0.298 3 Pinky Higgins 0.297 4 Doc Cramer 0.292 5 Rudy York 0.276

Home Runs

1 Rudy York 18 2 Dick Wakefield 12 3 Pinky Higgins 7 4 Eddie Mayo 5 5 Dizzy Trout 5

RBI

1 Rudy York 98 2 Pinky Higgins 76 3 Eddie Mayo 63 4 Jimmy Outlaw 57 5 Dick Wakefield 53
1944 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Eddie Mayo 154 607 76 151 18 3 5 63 57 23 9 0.249
Rudy York 151 583 77 161 27 7 18 98 68 73 5 0.276
Doc Cramer 143 578 69 169 20 9 2 42 37 21 6 0.292
Pinky Higgins 148 543 79 161 32 4 7 76 81 34 4 0.297
Jimmy Outlaw 139 535 69 146 20 6 3 57 41 40 7 0.273
Joe Hoover 120 441 67 104 20 2 0 29 35 66 7 0.236
Paul Richards 95 300 24 71 13 0 3 37 35 30 8 0.237
Dick Wakefield 78 276 53 98 15 5 12 53 55 29 2 0.355
Chuck Hostetler 90 265 42 79 9 2 0 20 21 31 4 0.298
Bob Swift 80 247 15 63 11 1 1 19 27 27 2 0.255
Don Ross 66 167 14 35 5 0 2 15 14 9 2 0.210
Joe Orengo 46 154 14 31 10 0 0 10 20 29 1 0.201
Dizzy Trout 51 133 18 36 4 1 5 24 9 28 2 0.271
Hal Newhouser 47 120 10 29 4 0 0 5 6 12 1 0.242
Charlie Metro 38 78 8 15 0 1 0 5 3 10 1 0.192
Rufe Gentry 37 76 1 15 2 0 0 10 1 11 0 0.197
Stubby Overmire 32 63 4 11 3 1 0 8 6 8 0 0.175
Johnny Gorsica 40 52 7 7 2 1 0 4 2 6 0 0.135
Al Unser 11 25 2 3 0 1 1 5 3 2 0 0.120
Boom-Boom Beck 28 22 3 7 3 0 0 3 0 2 0 0.318
Don Heffner 6 19 0 4 1 0 0 1 5 1 0 0.211
Red Borom 7 14 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.071
Zeb Eaton 9 10 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.100
Bubba Floyd 3 9 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.444
Jake Mooty 15 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.143
Roy Henshaw 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Hack Miller 5 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0.200
Joe Orrell 10 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.250
Bob Gillespie 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Elon Hogsett 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
John McHale 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jackie Sullivan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1944

ERA

1 Dizzy Trout 2.12 2 Hal Newhouser 2.22 3 Stubby Overmire 3.07 4 Boom-Boom Beck 3.89 5 Johnny Gorsica 4.11

Wins

1 Hal Newhouser 29 2 Dizzy Trout 27 3 Rufe Gentry 12 4 Stubby Overmire 11 5 Johnny Gorsica 6

Strikeouts

1 Hal Newhouser 187 2 Dizzy Trout 144 3 Rufe Gentry 68 4 Stubby Overmire 57 5 Johnny Gorsica 47
1944 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dizzy Trout 27 14 2.12 49 40 0 352.1 314 83 83 144
Hal Newhouser 29 9 2.22 47 34 2 312.1 264 77 102 187
Rufe Gentry 12 14 4.24 37 30 0 203.2 211 96 108 68
Stubby Overmire 11 11 3.07 32 28 1 199.2 214 68 41 57
Johnny Gorsica 6 14 4.11 34 19 4 162.0 192 74 32 47
Boom-Boom Beck 1 2 3.89 28 2 1 74.0 67 32 27 25
Jake Mooty 0 0 4.45 15 0 0 28.1 35 14 18 7
Joe Orrell 2 1 2.42 10 2 0 22.1 26 6 11 10
Zeb Eaton 0 0 5.74 6 0 0 15.2 19 10 8 4
Roy Henshaw 0 0 8.76 7 1 0 12.1 17 12 6 10
Bob Gillespie 0 1 6.55 7 0 0 11.0 7 8 12 4
Elon Hogsett 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 6.1 7 0 4 5

👥 Roster (32)

Boom-Boom Beck Red Borom Doc Cramer Zeb Eaton Bubba Floyd Rufe Gentry Bob Gillespie Johnny Gorsica Don Heffner Roy Henshaw Pinky Higgins Elon Hogsett +20 more

32 players

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The 1944 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 1944 Detroit Tigers won 88 games and lost 66, ending up 2nd in the AL. With 658 runs scored and 581 given up, the 1944 differential was +77. The team batting average of .262 was 1% above the 1944 league mark of .259. The Detroit Tigers staff finished with a 3.09 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.43. League clubs averaged 632 runs that year, so the Detroit Tigers scored 4% more.

Home games were played at Briggs Stadium, where 930,349 fans came through the gates. Rudy York led the club in home runs with 18. The hits leader was Doc Cramer with 169. On the mound, Hal Newhouser won 29 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 32 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1944 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1944 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1944 Detroit Tigers finished 88-66 (.571 win pct).
Who led the 1944 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Rudy York led the 1944 Detroit Tigers with 18 home runs.
What was the 1944 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1944 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 3.09.
Did the 1944 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1944 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1944 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1944 Detroit Tigers played home games at Briggs Stadium.
Who led the 1944 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Rudy York (18 HR, 98 RBI) and Hal Newhouser (29-9, 2.22 ERA).
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