In 1944, the Detroit Tigers finished second in the American League with a record of 88–66, just one game behind the first place St. Louis Browns.
Offseason October 11, 1943: Rip Radcliff was traded by the Tigers to the Philadelphia Athletics for Don Heffner and Bob Swift.Rip Radcliff at Baseball Reference Prior to 1944 season: Joe Ginsberg was signed as an amateur free agent by the Tigers.Joe Ginsberg at Baseball Reference
Regular season On April 19, first baseman Rudy York recorded his 1,000th career hit.
On September 17, 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.As Good As It Got, The 1944 St. Louis Browns, p. 94, David Alan Heller, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, South Carolina, 2003, The Browns were a half game back, while the Yankees were two games back. At the end of twelve games from that day, the Tigers were in or tied for first place, which included being tied on the penultimate day on September 30 with St. Louis. On October 1, Detroit lost to Washington 4-1 while St. Louis defeated New York 5–2 to clinch the pennant.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1944 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
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 C 95 300 71 .237 3 37 1B 151 583 161 .276 18 98 2B 154 607 151 .249 5 63 SS 120 441 104 .236 0 29 3B 148 543 161 .297 7 76 OF 143 578 169 .292 2 42 OF 139 535 146 .273 3 57 OF 78 276 98 .355 12 53
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 90 265 79 .298 0 20 80 247 63 .255 1 19 66 167 35 .210 2 15 46 154 31 .201 0 10 38 78 15 .192 0 5 11 25 3 .120 1 5 6 19 4 .211 0 1 7 14 1 .071 0 1 3 9 4 .444 0 0 6 5 1 .200 1 3 1 1 0 .000 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
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 49 352.1 27 14 2.12 144 47 312.1 29 9 2.22 187 37 203.2 12 14 4.24 68 32 199.2 11 11 3.07 57
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 34 162.0 6 14 4.11 47 10 22.1 2 1 2.42 10 7 12.1 0 0 8.76 10
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 28 1 2 1 3.89 25 15 0 0 0 4.45 7 7 0 1 0 6.55 4 6 0 0 0 5.74 4 3 0 0 0 0.00 5
Awards and honors 1944 MLB All-Star Game Pinky Higgins Hal Newhouser Dizzy Trout Rudy York
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Jamestown
Notes
References
1944 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference