1945 Detroit Tigers Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 88-65
Finished 1st in the AL
Attendance: 1,294,291, 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 Statistics
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 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 BentonPRRMarch 18, 19116'4"215Noble, OK USA
Red Borom2BLROctober 30, 19155'11"180Spartanburg, SC USA
Tommy BridgesPRRDecember 28, 19065'10"155Gordonsville, TN USA
George CasterPRRAugust 4, 19076'1"180Colton, CA USA
Doc CramerCFLRJuly 22, 19056'2"185Beach Haven, NJ USA
Roy CullenbineRFBROctober 18, 19136'1"190Nashville, TN USA
Zeb EatonPRRFebruary 2, 19205'10"185Cooleemee, NC USA
Hank GreenbergLFRRJanuary 1, 19116'3"210New York, NY USA
Joe HooverSSRRApril 15, 19155'11"175Brawley, CA USA
Chuck HostetlerLFLRSeptember 22, 19036'0"175McClellandtown, PA USA
Art HouttemanPRRAugust 7, 19276'2"188Detroit, MI USA
Russ KernsPLRNovember 10, 19206'0"188Fremont, OH USA
Bob Maier3BRRSeptember 5, 19155'8"180Dunellen, NJ USA
Eddie Mayo2BLRApril 15, 19105'11"178Holyoke, MA USA
John McHale1BLRSeptember 21, 19216'0"200Detroit, MI USA
Pat McLaughlinPRRAugust 17, 19106'2"175Taylor, TX USA
Carl McNabbPRRJanuary 25, 19175'9"155Stevenson, AL USA
Ed MierkowiczLFRRMarch 6, 19246'4"205Wyandotte, MI USA
Hack MillerCRRFebruary 13, 19135'11"215Celeste, TX USA
Les MuellerPRRMarch 4, 19196'3"190Belleville, IL USA
Hal NewhouserPLLMay 20, 19216'2"180Detroit, MI USA
Prince OanaPRRJanuary 22, 19106'2"193Waipahu, HI USA
Joe OrrellPRRMarch 6, 19176'4"210National City, CA USA
Jimmy OutlawLFRRJanuary 20, 19135'8"165Orme, TN USA
Stubby OvermirePRLMay 16, 19195'7"170Moline, MI USA
Billy PiercePLLApril 2, 19275'10"160Detroit, MI USA
Paul RichardsCRRNovember 21, 19086'1"180Waxahachie, TX USA
Don Ross3BRRJuly 16, 19146'1"185Pasadena, CA USA
Bob SwiftCRRMarch 6, 19155'11"180Salina, KS USA
Jim TobinPRRDecember 27, 19126'0"185Oakland, CA USA
Dizzy TroutPRRJune 29, 19156'2"195Sandcut, IN USA
Virgil TrucksPRRApril 26, 19175'11"198Birmingham, AL USA
Hub WalkerLFLRAugust 17, 19065'10"175Gulfport, MS USA
Skeeter WebbSSRRNovember 4, 19095'9"150Meridian, MS USA
Milt WelchCRRJuly 26, 19245'10"175Farmersville, IL USA
Walter WilsonPLRNovember 24, 19136'4"190Glenn, GA USA
Rudy York1BRRAugust 17, 19136'1"209Ragland, AL USA



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