- Offseason
- Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Roster
- Player stats Batting Starters by position Other batters Pitching Starting pitchers Other pitchers Relief pitchers
- Awards and honors League leaders Players ranking among top 100 of all time at position
- Farm system
- References
- External links
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}{{MLB yearly infobox-pre1969
| name = Detroit Tigers
| season = 1946
| misc =
| logo =
| current league = American League
| y1 = 1901
| Uniform logo =
| ballpark = Briggs Stadium
| y4 = 1912
| city = Detroit
| y5 = 1901
| owners = Walter Briggs, Sr.
| general managers = George Trautman
| managers = Steve O'Neill
| television =
| radio = WXYZ
(Harry Heilmann)
|}}The 1946 Detroit Tigers finished the season with a record of 92–62, twelve games behind the Boston Red Sox. The season was their 46th since they entered the American League in 1901. Offseason - March 26, 1946: Rip Radcliff was released by the Tigers.[1]
Regular season The 1946 Tigers were led by first baseman Hank Greenberg who led the AL with 127 RBIs and led the major leagues with 44 home runs, and by Hal Newhouser who led the major leagues with 26 wins, a 1.94 ERA, an Adjusted ERA+ of 188, and 8.46 strikeouts per nine innings pitched. Season standings {{1946 American League standings}} Record vs. opponents {{1946 AL Record vs. opponents|team=DET}} Roster | 1946 Detroit Tigers |
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| Roster | Pitchers- {{MLBplayer|19|Al Benton}}
- {{MLBplayer|10|Tommy Bridges}}
- {{MLBplayer|25|George Caster}}
- {{MLBplayer|34|Rufe Gentry}}
- {{MLBplayer|35|Johnny Gorsica}}
- {{MLBplayer|34|Ted Gray}}
- {{MLBplayer| 6|Art Houtteman}}
- {{MLBplayer|29|Fred Hutchinson}}
- {{MLBplayer|35|Lou Kretlow}}
- {{MLBplayer|24|Hal Manders}}
- {{MLBplayer|16|Hal Newhouser}}
- {{MLBplayer|18|Stubby Overmire}}
- {{MLBplayer|11|Dizzy Trout}}
- {{MLBplayer|22|Virgil Trucks}}
- {{MLBplayer|17|Hal White}}
| | Catchers- {{MLBplayer| 9|Paul Richards}}
- {{MLBplayer|12|Bob Swift}}
- {{MLBplayer| 1|Birdie Tebbetts}}
Infielders- {{MLBplayer|26|Jimmy Bloodworth}}
- {{MLBplayer| 5|Hank Greenberg}}
- {{MLBplayer| 6|Pinky Higgins}}
- {{MLBplayer|23|Billy Hitchcock}}
- {{MLBplayer|21|George Kell}}
- {{MLBplayer| 7|Eddie Lake}}
- {{MLBplayer|37|Johnny Lipon}}
- {{MLBplayer| 3|Eddie Mayo}}
- {{MLBplayer|28|Skeeter Webb}}
| | Outfielders- {{MLBplayer| 8|Doc Cramer}}
- {{MLBplayer| 2|Roy Cullenbine}}
- {{MLBplayer|14|Hoot Evers}}
- {{MLBplayer|24|Johnny Groth}}
- {{MLBplayer|21|Barney McCosky}}
- {{MLBplayer|20|Anse Moore}}
- {{MLBplayer|33|Pat Mullin}}
- {{MLBplayer|27|Jimmy Outlaw}}
- {{MLBplayer| 4|Dick Wakefield}}
Other batters- {{MLBplayer|26|Ned Harris}}
| | Manager- {{MLBplayer|32|Steve O'Neill}}
Coaches- {{MLBplayer|10|Tommy Bridges}}
- {{MLBplayer|31|Art Mills}}
- {{MLBplayer|30|Frank Shellenback}}
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Player stats Batting Starters by position 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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| C | Birdie|Tebbetts}} | 87 | 280 | 68 | .243 | 1 | 34 | | 1B | Hank|Greenberg}} | 142 | 523 | 145 | .277 | 44 | 127 | | 2B | Jimmy|Bloodworth}} | 76 | 249 | 61 | .245 | 5 | 36 | | 3B | George|Kell}} | 105 | 434 | 142 | .327 | 4 | 41 | | SS | Eddie|Lake}} | 155 | 587 | 149 | .254 | 8 | 31 | | OF | Dick|Wakefield}} | 111 | 396 | 106 | .268 | 12 | 59 | | OF | Roy|Cullenbine}} | 113 | 328 | 110 | .335 | 15 | 56 | | OF | Hoot|Evers}} | 81 | 304 | 81 | .266 | 4 | 33 |
Other batters 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 |
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| Jimmy|Outlaw}} | 92 | 299 | 78 | .261 | 2 | 31 | | Pat|Mullin}} | 93 | 276 | 68 | .246 | 3 | 35 | | Doc|Cramer}} | 68 | 204 | 60 | .294 | 1 | 26 | | Eddie|Mayo}} | 51 | 202 | 51 | .252 | 0 | 22 | | Skeeter|Webb}} | 64 | 169 | 37 | .219 | 0 | 17 | | Paul|Richards|Paul Richards (baseball)}} | 57 | 139 | 28 | .201 | 0 | 11 | | Anse|Moore}} | 51 | 134 | 28 | .209 | 1 | 8 | | Bob|Swift}} | 42 | 107 | 25 | .234 | 2 | 10 | | Barney|McCosky}} | 25 | 91 | 37 | .198 | 1 | 11 | | Pinky|Higgins}} | 18 | 60 | 13 | .217 | 0 | 8 | | Johnny|Lipon}} | 14 | 20 | 6 | .300 | 0 | 1 | | Johnny|Groth}} | 4 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | | Billy|Hitchcock}} | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | | Ned|Harris}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included Pitching Starting pitchers 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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| Hal|Newhouser}} | 37 | 292.2 | 26 | 9 | 1.94 | 275 | | Dizzy|Trout}} | 38 | 276.1 | 17 | 13 | 2.34 | 151 | | Virgil|Trucks}} | 32 | 236.2 | 14 | 9 | 3.23 | 161 | | Fred|Hutchinson}} | 28 | 207 | 14 | 11 | 3.09 | 138 | | Lou|Kretlow}} | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 4 | | Art|Houtteman}} | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 2 |
Other pitchers 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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| Al|Benton}} | 28 | 140.2 | 11 | 7 | 3.65 | 60 | | Stubby|Overmire}} | 24 | 97.1 | 5 | 7 | 4.62 | 34 | | Ted|Gray}} | 3 | 11.2 | 0 | 2 | 8.49 | 5 |
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W= Wins; L= Losses; SV = Saves; GF = Games Finished; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | W | L | SV | GF | ERA | SO |
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| George|Caster}} | 26 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 5.66 | 19 | | Johnny|Gorsica}} | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4.56 | 14 | | Hal|White}} | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.60 | 12 | | Tommy|Bridges}} | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5.91 | 17 | | Hal|Manders}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.50 | 3 | | Rufe|Gentry}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15.00 | 1 |
Awards and honors League leaders - Hank Greenberg: MLB leader in home runs (44)
- Hank Greenberg: AL leader in RBIs (127)
- Hank Greenberg: MLB leader in at bats per home run (11.9)
- Art Houtteman: Youngest player in MLB (18)
- Eddie Lake: AL leader in games played (155)
- Eddie Lake: MLB leader in plate appearances (703)
- Eddie Lake: MLB leader in outs (464)
- Eddie Lake: AL leader in power/speed number (10.4)[2]
- Hal Newhouser: MLB leader in ERA (1.94)
- Hal Newhouser: MLB leader in wins (26)
- Hal Newhouser: MLB leader in Adjusted ERA+ (188)
- Hal Newhouser: MLB leader in walks plus hits per 9 innings pitched (1.069)
- Hal Newhouser: MLB leader in hits allowed per 9 innings (6.61)
- Hal Newhouser: MLB leader in strikeouts per 9 innings (8.46)
- Virgil Trucks: MLB leader in home runs allowed (23)
Players ranking among top 100 of all time at position The following members of the 1945 Detroit Tigers are among the Top 100 of all time at their position, as ranked by The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract in 2001: - Birdie Tebbetts: 64th best catcher of all time (played 87 games at catcher for 1946 Tigers)
- Hank Greenberg: 8th best first baseman of all time
- George Kell: 30th best third baseman of all time
- Hoot Evers: 100th best left fielder of all time (played 76 games in center field for 1946 Tigers)
- Doc Cramer: 91st best center fielder of all time (played 50 games in center field in 1946 Tigers)
- Barney McCosky: 70th best center fielder of all time (played 24 games in center field for 1946 Tigers)
- Roy Cullenbine: 68th best right fielder of all time (played 69 games in right field for 1946 Tigers)
- Hal Newhouser: 36th best pitcher of all time
- Virgil Trucks: 61st best pitcher of all time
- Tommy Bridges: 77th best pitcher of all time (pitched in 9 games for 1946 Tigers)
Farm system {{See also|Minor League Baseball}}{{MLB Farm System|level14=AAA|team14=Buffalo Bisons|league14=International League|manager14=Gabby Hartnett
|level15=AA |team15=Dallas Rebels|league15=Texas League|manager15=Al Vincent
|level16=A|team16=Williamsport Grays|league16=Eastern League|manager16=Gerard "Nig" Lipscomb and Harry Davis
|level17=C|team17=Rome Colonels|league17=Canadian–American League|manager17=Woody Wheaton
|level18=C|team18=Lubbock Hubbers|league18=West Texas–New Mexico League|manager18=Jim Miller
|level19=C|team19=Muskogee Reds|league19=Western Association|manager19=Ray Baker
|level20=D|team20=Jamestown Falcons|league20=PONY League|manager20=Marv Olson}}LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Dallas References1. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/radclri01.shtml Rip Radcliff] at Baseball Reference
2. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL_1946.shtml]
External links{{Portal|Baseball}}- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/1946.shtml 1946 Detroit Tigers Regular Season Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
{{1946 MLB season by team}}{{Detroit Tigers}} 4 : Detroit Tigers seasons|1946 Major League Baseball season|1946 in sports in Michigan|1940s in Detroit |