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1944 Detroit Tigers
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Briggs Stadium (Since 1912) Detroit, Michigan (Since 1901)
1944 Information
Owner(s)	Walter Briggs, Sr.
Manager(s)	Steve O'Neill
Local television	none
Local radio	WXYZ (Harry Heilmann)

The Detroit Tigers' 1944 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Detroit Tigers attempting to win the American League.

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
- 2.1 Season standings
- 2.2 Roster
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Awards and honors
- 4.1 Milestones
5 Farm system
6 Notes
7 References

Offseason

October 11, 1943: Rip Radcliff was traded by the Tigers to the Philadelphia Athletics for Don Heffner and Bob Swift.^[1]
Prior to 1944 season: Joe Ginsberg was signed as an amateur free agent by the Tigers.^[2]

Regular season

On September 18th, the Tigers found themselves in first place for the first time all season. The Yankees lost two games to the Athletics, while the Browns split two games with the White Sox. With the Tigers sweeping Cleveland, the Tigers jumped over the Yankees and Browns for first place.^[3] The Browns were a half game back, while the Yankees were two games back.

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
St. Louis Browns	89	65	.578	--
Detroit Tigers	88	66	.571	1
New York Yankees	83	71	.539	6
Boston Red Sox	77	77	.500	12
Cleveland Indians	72	82	.468	17
Philadelphia Athletics	72	82	.468	17
Chicago White Sox	71	83	.461	18
Washington Senators	64	90	.416	25

Roster

1944 Detroit Tigers roster

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

7,35 Red Borom
25 Bubba Floyd
5 Don Heffner
6 Pinky Higgins
7,24 Joe Hoover
3 Eddie Mayo
24 Joe Orengo
18 Jackie Sullivan
30 Al Unser
4 Rudy York

Outfielders

Other batters

25 John McHale

Manager

32 Steve O'Neill

Coaches

Art Mills
Al Vincent

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

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
Heffner, DonDon Heffner	6	19	4	.211	0	1

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

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

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Beck, Boom-BoomBoom-Boom Beck	28	1	2	1	3.89	25
Mooty, JakeJake Mooty	15	0	0	0	4.45	7

Awards and honors

1944 MLB All-Star Game

Milestones

Player is still active or individual record

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Rudy York	1,000th Hit	April 19, 1944

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Buffalo Bisons	International League	Bucky Harris
B	Hagerstown Owls	Interstate League	Herb Brett
D	Jamestown Falcons	PONY League	Ollie Carnegie

Notes

^ Rip Radcliff page at Baseball Reference
^ Joe Ginsberg page at Baseball Reference
^ As Good As It Got, The 1944 St. Louis Browns, p.94, David Alan Heller, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, SC, 2003, ISBN 0-7385-3199-5

References

Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0963718983.
1944 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference

1944 MLB season by team

American League	Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington

National League	Boston • Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

1944 All-Star Game • 1944 World Series

Detroit Tigers

Based in Detroit, Michigan

Franchise

History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers • Owners and general managers

Ballparks

Boulevard Park • Bennett Park • Tiger Stadium • Comerica Park
Spring Training: Plant Field • Bosse Field • Henley Field • Joker Marchant Stadium

Culture

Gum Time • Paws • "Detroit Rock City" • "The Bird" • Disco Demolition Night

Rivalries

Cleveland Indians • Chicago White Sox • Chicago Cubs • St. Louis Cardinals • Toronto Blue Jays

Important figures

Ty Cobb • Sam Crawford • Hughie Jennings • Wild Bill Donovan • George Mullin • Donie Bush • Harry Heilmann • Hooks Dauss • Mickey Cochrane • Hank Greenberg • Charlie Gehringer • Billy Rogell • Tommy Bridges • Schoolboy Rowe • Hal Newhouser • Dizzy Trout • Al Kaline • Denny McLain • Norm Cash • Willie Horton • Bill Freehan • Mickey Lolich • Mayo Smith • Ralph Houk • Mark Fidrych • Jack Morris • Alan Trammell • Lou Whitaker • Lance Parrish • Kirk Gibson • Willie Hernández • Sparky Anderson • Ernie Harwell • Justin Verlander

Retired numbers

Ty Cobb • 2 • 5 • 6 • 16 • 23 • 42

Minors

Player overview • AAA: Toledo Mud Hens • AA: Erie SeaWolves • A: Lakeland Flying Tigers • West Michigan Whitecaps • Oneonta Tigers • Rookie: Gulf Coast League Tigers • DSL Tigers • VSL Tigers

Key personnel

Owner: Mike Ilitch • General Manager: Dave Dombrowski • Manager: Jim Leyland

World Series
championships (4)

1935 • 1945 • 1968 • 1984

League pennants (10)

American League: 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1934 • 1935 • 1940 • 1945 • 1968 • 1984 • 2006

Division titles (3)

East: 1972 • 1984 • 1987 • Central: none

Wild card berths (1)

2006

Broadcasters

TV: Fox Sports Detroit • Mario Impemba • Rod Allen
Radio: Detroit Tigers Radio Network • Dan Dickerson • Jim Price • WXYT-FM • WXYT (AM)
History: List of Detroit Tigers broadcasters

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