1946 Detroit Tigers season
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
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
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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | | 87 | 280 | 68 | .243 | 1 | 34 |
| 1B | | 142 | 523 | 145 | .277 | 44 | 127 |
| 2B | | 76 | 249 | 61 | .245 | 5 | 36 |
| 3B | | 105 | 434 | 142 | .327 | 4 | 41 |
| SS | | 155 | 587 | 149 | .254 | 8 | 31 |
| OF | | 111 | 396 | 106 | .268 | 12 | 59 |
| OF | | 113 | 328 | 110 | .335 | 15 | 56 |
| OF | | 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 |
| 92 | 299 | 78 | .261 | 2 | 31 |
| 93 | 276 | 68 | .246 | 3 | 35 |
| 68 | 204 | 60 | .294 | 1 | 26 |
| 51 | 202 | 51 | .252 | 0 | 22 |
| 64 | 169 | 37 | .219 | 0 | 17 |
| 57 | 139 | 28 | .201 | 0 | 11 |
| 51 | 134 | 28 | .209 | 1 | 8 |
| 42 | 107 | 25 | .234 | 2 | 10 |
| 25 | 91 | 37 | .198 | 1 | 11 |
| 18 | 60 | 13 | .217 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | 20 | 6 | .300 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: pitchers' batting statistics not includedPitching
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 |
| 37 | 292.2 | 26 | 9 | 1.94 | 275 |
| 38 | 276.1 | 17 | 13 | 2.34 | 151 |
| 32 | 236.2 | 14 | 9 | 3.23 | 161 |
| 28 | 207 | 14 | 11 | 3.09 | 138 |
| 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 4 |
| 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 |
| 28 | 140.2 | 11 | 7 | 3.65 | 60 |
| 24 | 97.1 | 5 | 7 | 4.62 | 34 |
| 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 |
| 26 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 5.66 | 19 |
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4.56 | 14 |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.60 | 12 |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5.91 | 17 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.50 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15.00 | 1 |
Awards and honors
League leaders
- Hank Greenberg: MLB leader in home runs
- Hank Greenberg: AL leader in RBIs
- Hank Greenberg: MLB leader in at bats per home run
- Art Houtteman: Youngest player in MLB
- Eddie Lake: AL leader in games played
- Eddie Lake: MLB leader in plate appearances
- Eddie Lake: MLB leader in outs
- Eddie Lake: AL leader in power/speed number
- Hal Newhouser: MLB leader in ERA
- Hal Newhouser: MLB leader in wins
- Hal Newhouser: MLB leader in Adjusted ERA+
- Hal Newhouser: MLB leader in walks plus hits per 9 innings pitched
- Hal Newhouser: MLB leader in hits allowed per 9 innings
- Hal Newhouser: MLB leader in strikeouts per 9 innings
- Virgil Trucks: MLB leader in home runs allowed
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
- 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
- Doc Cramer: 91st best center fielder of all time
- Barney McCosky: 70th best center fielder of all time
- Roy Cullenbine: 68th best right fielder of all time
- Hal Newhouser: 36th best pitcher of all time
- Virgil Trucks: 61st best pitcher of all time
- Tommy Bridges: 77th best pitcher of all time
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Dallas
