1946 Detroit Tigers

92-62 • .597 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1946 Detroit Tigers went 92-62 (.597) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 704 runs, allowed 567, and played home games at Briggs Stadium. Team leaders included Hank Greenberg (44 HR, 127 RBI) and Hal Newhouser (26-9, 1.94 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

92 Wins
62 Losses
.597 Win %
2nd Rank
704 R 567 RA
Diff +137

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704 Runs Scored
567 Runs Allowed
+137 Run Diff
1,722K Attendance

📈 vs. 1946 AL Average

Batting Avg .258 1% above the 1946 league average (.255)
OBP .337 3% above the 1946 league average (.327)
SLG .374 3% above the 1946 league average (.364)
Team ERA 3.22 8% better than the 1946 league average (3.51)
Runs Scored 704 12% above the 1946 league average (630 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 1,722,883
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Avg per Game 21,808

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1946

Batting Avg

1 Roy Cullenbine 0.335 2 George Kell 0.327 3 Fred Hutchinson 0.315 4 Doc Cramer 0.294 5 Hank Greenberg 0.277

Home Runs

1 Hank Greenberg 44 2 Roy Cullenbine 15 3 Dick Wakefield 12 4 Eddie Lake 8 5 Jimmy Bloodworth 5

RBI

1 Hank Greenberg 127 2 Dick Wakefield 59 3 Roy Cullenbine 56 4 George Kell 41 5 Jimmy Bloodworth 36
1946 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Eddie Lake 155 587 105 149 24 1 8 31 103 69 15 0.254
Hank Greenberg 142 523 91 145 29 5 44 127 80 88 5 0.277
George Kell 105 434 67 142 19 9 4 41 30 14 3 0.327
Dick Wakefield 111 396 64 106 11 5 12 59 59 55 3 0.268
Roy Cullenbine 113 328 63 110 21 0 15 56 88 39 3 0.335
Hoot Evers 81 304 42 81 8 4 4 33 34 43 7 0.266
Jimmy Outlaw 92 299 36 78 14 2 2 31 29 24 5 0.261
Birdie Tebbetts 87 280 20 68 11 2 1 34 28 23 1 0.243
Pat Mullin 93 276 34 68 13 4 3 35 25 36 3 0.246
Jimmy Bloodworth 76 249 25 61 8 1 5 36 12 26 3 0.245
Doc Cramer 68 204 26 60 8 2 1 26 15 8 3 0.294
Eddie Mayo 51 202 21 51 9 2 0 22 14 12 6 0.252
Skeeter Webb 64 169 12 37 1 1 0 17 9 18 3 0.219
Paul Richards 57 139 13 28 5 2 0 11 23 18 2 0.201
Anse Moore 51 134 16 28 4 0 1 8 12 9 1 0.209
Bob Swift 42 107 13 25 2 0 2 10 14 7 0 0.234
Hal Newhouser 37 103 6 13 3 0 2 11 6 27 1 0.126
Dizzy Trout 40 103 7 20 3 0 3 10 4 34 1 0.194
Virgil Trucks 32 95 4 17 4 0 0 5 0 13 0 0.179
Barney McCosky 25 91 11 18 5 0 1 11 17 9 0 0.198
Fred Hutchinson 40 89 11 28 4 0 0 13 6 1 0 0.315
Pinky Higgins 18 60 2 13 3 1 0 8 5 6 0 0.217
Al Benton 28 49 3 9 1 0 0 3 0 17 0 0.184
Stubby Overmire 24 33 4 5 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0.152
Johnny Lipon 14 20 4 6 0 0 0 1 5 3 0 0.300
Johnny Groth 4 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
George Caster 26 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.143
Hal White 11 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Lou Kretlow 1 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
Tommy Bridges 9 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.000
Johnny Gorsica 14 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.667
Ted Gray 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Billy Hitchcock 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Art Houtteman 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Hal Manders 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Ned Harris 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rufe Gentry 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1946

ERA

1 Hal Newhouser 1.94 2 Dizzy Trout 2.34 3 Fred Hutchinson 3.09 4 Virgil Trucks 3.23 5 Al Benton 3.65

Wins

1 Hal Newhouser 26 2 Dizzy Trout 17 3 Fred Hutchinson 14 4 Virgil Trucks 14 5 Al Benton 11

Strikeouts

1 Hal Newhouser 275 2 Virgil Trucks 161 3 Dizzy Trout 151 4 Fred Hutchinson 138 5 Al Benton 60
1946 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Hal Newhouser 26 9 1.94 37 34 1 292.2 215 63 98 275
Dizzy Trout 17 13 2.34 38 32 3 276.1 244 72 97 151
Virgil Trucks 14 9 3.23 32 29 0 236.2 217 85 75 161
Fred Hutchinson 14 11 3.09 28 26 2 207.0 184 71 66 138
Al Benton 11 7 3.65 28 15 1 140.2 132 57 58 60
Stubby Overmire 5 7 4.62 24 13 1 97.1 106 50 29 34
George Caster 2 1 5.66 26 0 4 41.1 42 26 24 19
Hal White 1 1 5.60 11 1 0 27.1 34 17 15 12
Johnny Gorsica 0 0 4.56 14 0 1 23.2 28 12 11 14
Tommy Bridges 1 1 5.91 9 1 1 21.1 24 14 8 17
Ted Gray 0 2 8.49 3 2 1 11.2 17 11 5 5
Lou Kretlow 1 0 3.00 1 1 0 9.0 7 3 2 4
Art Houtteman 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 8.0 15 8 0 2
Hal Manders 0 0 10.50 2 0 0 6.0 8 7 2 3
Rufe Gentry 0 0 15.00 2 0 0 3.0 4 5 7 1

👥 Roster (37)

Al Benton Jimmy Bloodworth Tommy Bridges George Caster Doc Cramer Roy Cullenbine Hoot Evers Rufe Gentry Johnny Gorsica Ted Gray Hank Greenberg Johnny Groth +25 more

37 players

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The 1946 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 1946 Detroit Tigers won 92 games and lost 62, ending up 2nd in the AL. With 704 runs scored and 567 given up, the 1946 differential was +137. Against a league average of .255, the 1946 Detroit Tigers batted .258. The Detroit Tigers staff finished with a 3.22 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.51. The 1946 Detroit Tigers outscored the average club by 12% (704 against 630).

Attendance at Briggs Stadium totaled 1,722,883 for the year. Hank Greenberg led the club in home runs with 44. Eddie Lake collected the most hits, 149. Hal Newhouser led the pitchers with 26 wins. The 1946 roster runs to 37 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1945 season and the 1947 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1946 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1946 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1946 Detroit Tigers finished 92-62 (.597 win pct).
Who led the 1946 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Hank Greenberg led the 1946 Detroit Tigers with 44 home runs.
What was the 1946 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1946 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 3.22.
Did the 1946 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1946 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1946 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1946 Detroit Tigers played home games at Briggs Stadium.
Who led the 1946 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Hank Greenberg (44 HR, 127 RBI) and Hal Newhouser (26-9, 1.94 ERA).
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