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1945 Detroit Tigers

88-65 • .575 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1945 Detroit Tigers went 88-65 (.575) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 633 runs, allowed 565, and played home games at Briggs Stadium. Team leaders included Roy Cullenbine (18 HR, 93 RBI) and Hal Newhouser (25-9, 1.81 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
65 Losses
.575 Win %
1st Rank
633 R 565 RA
Diff +68

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633 Runs Scored
565 Runs Allowed
+68 Run Diff
1,294K Attendance

📈 vs. 1945 AL Average

Batting Avg .255 equal to the 1945 league average (.255)
OBP .323 1% below the 1945 league average (.325)
SLG .360 4% above the 1945 league average (.345)
Team ERA 2.99 11% better than the 1945 league average (3.36)
Runs Scored 633 6% above the 1945 league average (597 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 1,294,291
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Avg per Game 17,030

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1945

Batting Avg

1 Hank Greenberg 0.311 2 Eddie Mayo 0.285 3 Roy Cullenbine 0.277 4 Doc Cramer 0.275 5 Jimmy Outlaw 0.271

Home Runs

1 Roy Cullenbine 18 2 Rudy York 18 3 Hank Greenberg 13 4 Eddie Mayo 10 5 Doc Cramer 6

RBI

1 Roy Cullenbine 93 2 Rudy York 87 3 Hank Greenberg 60 4 Doc Cramer 58 5 Eddie Mayo 54
1945 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rudy York 155 595 71 157 25 5 18 87 60 85 6 0.264
Doc Cramer 141 541 62 149 22 8 6 58 36 21 2 0.275
Roy Cullenbine 146 523 80 145 27 5 18 93 102 36 2 0.277
Eddie Mayo 134 501 71 143 24 3 10 54 47 29 7 0.285
Bob Maier 132 486 58 128 25 7 1 34 38 32 7 0.263
Jimmy Outlaw 132 446 56 121 16 5 0 34 45 33 6 0.271
Skeeter Webb 118 407 43 81 12 2 0 21 30 35 8 0.199
Bob Swift 95 279 19 65 5 0 0 24 26 22 1 0.233
Hank Greenberg 78 270 47 84 20 2 13 60 42 40 3 0.311
Paul Richards 83 234 26 60 12 1 3 32 19 31 4 0.256
Joe Hoover 74 222 33 57 10 5 1 17 21 35 6 0.257
Red Borom 55 130 19 35 4 0 0 9 7 8 4 0.269
Hal Newhouser 40 109 9 28 5 1 0 17 7 10 0 0.257
Dizzy Trout 42 102 11 25 3 2 2 11 2 23 1 0.245
Al Benton 31 63 2 4 2 0 0 3 2 21 0 0.063
Stubby Overmire 31 53 5 10 2 1 0 3 4 6 0 0.189
Chuck Hostetler 42 44 3 7 3 0 0 2 7 8 0 0.159
Les Mueller 26 44 5 8 3 0 1 4 2 10 0 0.182
Zeb Eaton 26 32 2 8 1 0 2 10 0 7 0 0.250
Don Ross 8 29 3 11 4 0 0 4 5 1 2 0.379
Jim Tobin 17 25 2 3 0 0 2 5 1 5 0 0.120
Hub Walker 28 23 4 3 0 0 0 1 9 4 1 0.130
Walter Wilson 25 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.053
Ed Mierkowicz 10 15 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.133
Joe Orrell 12 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.133
John McHale 19 14 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.143
George Caster 22 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.182
Art Houtteman 13 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Prince Oana 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Hack Miller 2 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.750
Tommy Bridges 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Billy Pierce 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Virgil Trucks 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Milt Welch 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Russ Kerns 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Carl McNabb 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Pat McLaughlin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1945

ERA

1 Hal Newhouser 1.81 2 Al Benton 2.02 3 Joe Orrell 3.00 4 Dizzy Trout 3.14 5 Jim Tobin 3.55

Wins

1 Hal Newhouser 25 2 Dizzy Trout 18 3 Al Benton 13 4 Stubby Overmire 9 5 Les Mueller 6

Strikeouts

1 Hal Newhouser 212 2 Dizzy Trout 97 3 Al Benton 76 4 Les Mueller 42 5 Stubby Overmire 36
1945 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Hal Newhouser 25 9 1.81 40 36 2 313.1 239 63 110 212
Dizzy Trout 18 15 3.14 41 31 2 246.1 252 86 79 97
Al Benton 13 8 2.02 31 27 3 191.2 175 43 63 76
Stubby Overmire 9 9 3.88 31 22 4 162.1 189 70 42 36
Les Mueller 6 8 3.68 26 18 1 134.2 117 55 58 42
Walter Wilson 1 3 4.61 25 4 0 70.1 76 36 35 28
Jim Tobin 4 5 3.55 14 6 1 58.1 61 23 28 14
Zeb Eaton 4 2 4.05 17 3 0 53.1 48 24 40 15
George Caster 5 1 3.86 22 0 2 51.1 47 22 27 23
Joe Orrell 2 3 3.00 12 5 0 48.0 46 16 24 14
Art Houtteman 0 2 5.33 13 0 0 25.1 27 15 11 9
Prince Oana 0 0 1.59 3 1 1 11.1 3 2 7 3
Tommy Bridges 1 0 3.27 4 1 0 11.0 14 4 2 6
Billy Pierce 0 0 1.80 5 0 0 10.0 6 2 10 10
Virgil Trucks 0 0 1.69 1 1 0 5.1 3 1 2 3
Pat McLaughlin 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 1 0 0

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
DET def. CHN 4-3

👥 Roster (37)

Al Benton Red Borom Tommy Bridges George Caster Doc Cramer Roy Cullenbine Zeb Eaton Hank Greenberg Joe Hoover Chuck Hostetler Art Houtteman Russ Kerns +25 more

37 players

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The 1945 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 1945 Detroit Tigers finished 88-65, a .575 winning percentage, placing 1st in the AL. That season the Detroit Tigers won the World Series. With 633 runs scored and 565 given up, the 1945 differential was +68. The staff ERA of 2.99 was 11% better than the league average of 3.36. The 1945 Detroit Tigers outscored the average club by 6% (633 against 597).

Home games were played at Briggs Stadium, where 1,294,291 fans came through the gates. Roy Cullenbine led the club in home runs with 18. The hits leader was Rudy York with 157. The pitching staff's wins leader was Hal Newhouser (25). The World Series ended in a win against CHN 4-3. The 1945 roster runs to 37 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1945 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1945 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1945 Detroit Tigers finished 88-65 (.575 win pct).
Did the 1945 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
Yes. The 1945 Detroit Tigers won the World Series.
Who led the 1945 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Roy Cullenbine led the 1945 Detroit Tigers with 18 home runs.
What was the 1945 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1945 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 2.99.
Where did the 1945 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1945 Detroit Tigers played home games at Briggs Stadium.
Who led the 1945 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Roy Cullenbine (18 HR, 93 RBI) and Hal Newhouser (25-9, 1.81 ERA).
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