The 1946 Detroit Tigers finished the season with a record of 92–62, twelve games behind the

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. The season was their 46th since they entered the

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in 1901.

Offseason

* March 26, 1946: Rip Radcliff was released by the Tigers.

Regular season

The 1946 Tigers were led by first baseman

Hank Greenberg Henry Benjamin Greenberg (born Hyman Greenberg; January 1, 1911 – September 4, 1986), nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank", "Hankus Pankus", or "The Hebrew Hammer", was an American professional baseball player and team executive. He played in Major Leagu ...

who led the AL with 127 RBIs and led the major leagues with 44 home runs, and by

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 19 ...

who led the major leagues with 26 wins, a 1.94 ERA, an

Adjusted ERA+ Adjusted ERA+, often simply abbreviated to ERA+ or ERA plus, is a pitching statistic in baseball. It adjusts a pitcher's earned run average (ERA) according to the pitcher's ballpark (in case the ballpark favors batters or pitchers) and the ERA of ...

of 188, and 8.46 strikeouts per nine innings pitched.

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'' ''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''

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; GF = Games Finished; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Awards and honors

League leaders

: 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 Arthur Joseph Houtteman (August 7, 1927 – May 6, 2003) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for 12 seasons in the American League with the Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians and Baltimore Orioles. In 3 ...

: Youngest player in MLB (18) *

Eddie Lake Edward Erving Lake (March 18, 1916 – June 7, 1995), nicknamed "Sparky," was an American professional baseball player from 1937 through 1956. A shortstop, he appeared in 835 games in the Major Leagues over 11 seasons with the St. Louis Cardina ...

: 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) *

: MLB leader in ERA (1.94) * Hal Newhouser: MLB leader in wins (26) * Hal Newhouser: MLB leader in

(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 Virgil Oliver "Fire" Trucks (April 26, 1917 – March 23, 2013) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Athletics and New York Yankees between 1941 and 1958. He batte ...

: 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

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in 2001: *

Birdie Tebbetts George Robert "Birdie" Tebbetts (November 10, 1912 – March 24, 1999) was an American professional baseball player, manager, scout and front office executive. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher for the Detroit Tigers, ...

: 64th best catcher of all time (played 87 games at catcher for 1946 Tigers) *

: 8th best first baseman of all time *

George Kell George Clyde Kell (August 23, 1922 – March 24, 2009) was an American Major League Baseball third baseman who played 15 seasons for the Philadelphia Athletics (1943–1946), Detroit Tigers (1947–1952), Boston Red Sox (1952–1954), Chicago Whi ...

: 30th best third baseman of all time *

Hoot Evers Walter Arthur "Hoot" Evers (February 8, 1921 – January 25, 1991) was an American baseball outfielder, scout, coach, and executive. Evers played professional baseball from 1941 to 1942 and 1946 to 1956, including 12 seasons in Major League Bas ...

: 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 William Barney McCosky (April 11, 1917 – September 6, 1996) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. From 1939 through 1953, he played for the Detroit Tigers (1939–42, 1946), Philadelphia Athletics (1946–1948, 1950–1951), Cincinnati Re ...

: 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) *

: 36th best pitcher of all time *

: 61st best pitcher of all time *

Tommy Bridges Thomas Jefferson Davis Bridges (December 28, 1906 – April 19, 1968) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career with the Detroit Tigers from 1930 to 1946. During the 1930s, he used an outstanding cu ...

: 77th best pitcher of all time (pitched in 9 games for 1946 Tigers)

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Dallas

References

External links

1946 Detroit Tigers Regular Season Statistics
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