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1944 Detroit Tigers Season
The 1944 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team 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. * Prior to 1944 season: Joe Ginsberg was signed as an amateur free agent by the Tigers. at ''Baseball Reference'' Regular season On April 19, recorded his 1,000th career hit. On September 18, the Tigers found themselves i ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Briggs Stadium
Tiger Stadium, previously known as Navin Field and Briggs Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium located in the Corktown, Detroit, Corktown neighborhood of Detroit. The stadium was nicknamed "The Corner" for its location at the intersection of U.S. Route 12 in Michigan, Michigan and Trumbull Avenues. It hosted the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1912 Detroit Tigers season, 1912 to 1999 Detroit Tigers season, 1999, as well as the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) from 1938 Detroit Lions season, 1938 to 1974 Detroit Lions season, 1974. Tiger Stadium was declared a State of Michigan Historic Site in 1975 and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1989. The last Tigers game at the stadium was held on September 27, 1999. In the decade after the Tigers vacated the stadium, several rejected redevelopment and preservation efforts finally gave way to demolition. The stadium's demolition was completed on September 21, 2009, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudy York
Preston Rudolph York (August 17, 1913 – February 5, 1970) was an American professional baseball player, coach, scout, and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher and a first baseman between and , most notably as a member of the Detroit Tigers. A seven-time All-Star, York broke Babe Ruth's record by hitting 18 home runs in a single month – a feat he accomplished as a rookie in 1937. In 1943, he led the American League with 34 home runs, 118 RBIs, a .527 slugging percentage, and 301 total bases. He was the starting first baseman and leading slugger for the Detroit team that won the 1945 World Series. He also played for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics. After his playing career, he worked from 1951 to 1964 as a professional baseball manager, coach, and scout. He was the batting coach for the Boston Red Sox for four years from 1959 to 1962, including one game in July 1959 in which he acted as the team's interim manager. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hal Newhouser
Harold Newhouser (May 20, 1921 – November 10, 1998), nicknamed "Prince Hal," was an American professional baseball player. In Major League Baseball (MLB), he pitched 17 seasons on the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians, from 1939 through 1955. Newhouser was an All-Star for six seasons and was considered to be the most dominating pitcher of the World War II era of baseball, winning the pitching triple crown for the Tigers in 1945. To date, he is also the only pitcher in MLB history ever to win two consecutive MVP awards. Newhouser was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992. After his retirement from baseball, Newhouser stepped away from the sport for 20 years, serving as a bank vice president. He later worked as a scout for several MLB teams, including the Houston Astros. Angered when they rebuffed his recommendation to draft future Hall of Famer Derek Jeter in favor of Phil Nevin, he quit shortly after. Early life Newhouser was a schoolboy star at W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Mooty
Jake T. Mooty (April 13, 1912 – April 20, 1970) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs and the Detroit Tigers between 1936 and 1944. He batted and threw right-handed. Mooty attended Texas A&M University Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, or TAMU) is a public, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System in 1948. As of late 2021, T ... from 1933 to 1935. Notes References External links * Major League Baseball pitchers Cincinnati Reds players Chicago Cubs players Detroit Tigers players Wilmington Pirates players Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players Syracuse Chiefs players Nashville Vols players Los Angeles Angels (minor league) players Portland Beavers players San Diego Padres (minor league) players El Paso Texans players Baseball players from Texas Texas A&M Aggies baseball players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elon Hogsett
Elon Chester "Chief" Hogsett (November 2, 1903 – July 17, 2001) was a professional baseball pitcher who threw with a left-handed submarine motion. He played in Major League Baseball from 1929 to 1938 plus a final season in 1944, appearing in 330 games, 114 as a starter, compiling a 63–87 win–loss record with a 5.02 earned run average (ERA). He spent parts of nine seasons with the Detroit Tigers and pitched in the World Series in and . Early years Hogsett was born in 1903 on a farm in Ness County, Kansas. His parents were divorced in 1905, and his father moved to Illinois. His mother remarried in 1907 to Harry Cranston. His stepfather was an abusive alcoholic, and Hogsett left home when he was 14 years old, moving to Brownell, Kansas. He pitched for the Brownell high school team and later for town teams, including one from Ness City, Kansas. He claimed to have developed his submarine pitching delivery as a result of his fondness for throwing stones underhanded as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Henshaw
Roy Knikelbine Henshaw (July 29, 1911 – June 8, 1993), was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1933 to 1944. Born in Chicago, Henshaw played collegiately for the University of Chicago. Henshaw spent eight seasons in the Major Leagues as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, and Detroit Tigers. He played in the National Baseball Congress with the St. Joseph's Autos team in 1946. Henshaw died on June 8, 1993, in LaGrange, Illinois ''(the barn)'' , nickname = , motto = ''Tradition & Pride – Moving Forward'' , anthem = ''My La Grange'' by Jimmy Dunne , image_map = File:Cook County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas La Grange Highlighted.svg , mapsize = 26 .... References External links * 1911 births 1993 deaths American expatriate baseball players in Mexico Azules de Veracruz players Baseball players from Chicago Brooklyn Dodgers players Chicago Cubs players Detroit Tiger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Gorsica
John Joseph Perry Gorsica, born ''Gorczyca'' (March 29, 1915 – December 16, 1998), was an American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who worked in 204 Major League games over seven seasons (1940–1944; 1946–1947) for the Detroit Tigers. He stood tall and weighed . Born in Bayonne, New Jersey, Gorsica went to West Virginia University before signing his first professional contract and making his debut as a first baseman with a West Virginia-based minor league team, the Class D Beckley Bengals, in 1937. He converted to pitcher the following year and broke into the Major Leagues with the Tigers on April 22 at age 25. The 1940 Tigers won the American League pennant, finishing ahead of the Cleveland Indians in a race that went to the season's last game. As a rookie, Gorsica split 14 decisions. He appeared in 29 games pitched, 20 as a starter, and threw five complete games with two shutouts. He excelled in the 1940 World Series against the Cincinnat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Gillespie
Robert William Gillespie (October 8, 1919 – November 4, 2001) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between and for the Detroit Tigers (1944), Chicago White Sox (1947–48) and Boston Red Sox (1950). Listed at , 187 lb., Gillespie batted and threw right-handed. The native of Columbus, Ohio, served in the United States Coast Guard during World War II. In a four-season career, Gillespie posted a 5–13 record with a 4.73 earned run average, ERA in 58 pitching appearances, including 23 starting pitcher, starts, two complete games, 59 strikeouts, 102 base on balls, walks, and 202 ⅓ innings pitched, innings of work. Gillespie died in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on November 4, 2001, at the age of 82. References External links 1919 births 2001 deaths Baseball players from Columbus, Ohio Beaumont Exporters players Boston Red Sox players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Chicago White Sox players Dallas Rebels players Detroit Tigers playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufe Gentry
James Ruffus Gentry (May 18, 1918 – July 3, 1997) was an American professional baseball player, a Major League pitcher who played in all or parts of five seasons for the Detroit Tigers. A right-hander, Gentry stood tall and weighed . Minor league career Born in Daisy Station, near Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Gentry first pitched in organized baseball as part of the company team when he worked for Hanes Hosiery in Winston-Salem. From 1939 to 1941, he played minor league ball for Landis in the North Carolina State League, Fulton, Kentucky in the Kitty League (where he struck out 167 batters), and Winston-Salem in the Piedmont League. In 1942 and 1943, Gentry pitched for the Buffalo Bisons in the International League. Gentry had good speed on his fastball but lacked control. He struck out 80 batters in 1942, but walked 122. Gentry followed in 1943 with the best season of his career. He pitched an 11-inning no-hitter for the Bisons on Easter Sunday and finished the season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeb Eaton
Zebulon Vance Eaton (February 2, 1920 – December 17, 1989), nicknamed "Red", was an American right-handed pitcher. He played professional baseball for 11 seasons between 1939 and 1956, including two seasons in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers in 1944 and 1945. Early years Eaton was born in 1920 in Cooleemee, North Carolina. Professional baseball player Eaton began his professional baseball career in 1939 playing for the Cooleemee Cools in the North Carolina State League. He then spent the 1941 season with the Beaumont Exporters in the Texas League. After the United States entered World War II, Eaton enlisted in the Army; he played for an Army baseball team at Camp Wolters. He received a medical discharge in December 1943. Upon being discharged from the Army, Eaton signed with the Detroit Tigers. He played in six games for the Tigers in 1944 with no decisions and a 5.74 earned run average (ERA). In 1945, he played in 17 games and had a record of 4– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boom-Boom Beck
Walter William "Boom-Boom" Beck (October 16, 1904 – May 7, 1987) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played 12 seasons in the Major Leagues with the St. Louis Browns, Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, and Pittsburgh Pirates. Beck was one of three pitchers to lead the National League in games started (35) in 1933. In 265 career games, Beck had a 38–69 won–loss total with 100 games started and 94 games finished in 1,034 innings pitched. His nickname, Boom-Boom, was earned while pitching at Baker Bowl against the Phillies in 1934. He allowed numerous line drives that struck the metal outfield wall, each time making a booming sound. Manager Casey Stengel sought to remove Beck from the game. Frustrated with his performance and for being removed, Beck threw the baseball at the outfield wall, where it hit and made another booming sound. Outfielder Hack Wilson had not been paying attention; hearing the ball hit t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1944 Cleveland Indians Season
Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Roster 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'' Other batters ''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' Pitching Starting pitchers ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts'' Other pitchers ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts'' Relief pitchers ''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts'' Awards and honors All-Star Game Lou Boudreau, Shortstop Roy Cullenbine, Outfielder Oris Hockett, Outfielder Ken Keltner, Third baseman (starter) Farm system LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: BaltimoreJohnso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
