1944 Detroit Tigers Roster

The 1944 Detroit Tigers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1944 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1944 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1944 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1944 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1944 Detroit Tigers primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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Complete Roster  
 
23 Boom-Boom Beck 6-02 200 Right Right 1904-10-16
17, 25 Zeb Eaton 5-10 185 Right Right 1920-02-02
12 Rufe Gentry 6-01 180 Right Right 1918-05-18
17 Bob Gillespie 6-04 187 Right Right 1919-10-08
15 Johnny Gorsica 6-02 180 Right Right 1915-03-29
21 Roy Henshaw 5-08 155 Left Right 1911-07-29
2 Chief Hogsett 6-00 190 Left Left 1903-11-02
5 Jake Mooty 5-10½ 170 Right Right 1913-04-13
16 Hal Newhouser 6-02 192 Left Left 1921-05-20
14 Joe Orrell 6-04 210 Right Right 1917-03-06
19 Stubby Overmire 5-07 170 Left Right 1919-05-16
11 Dizzy Trout 6-02½ 195 Right Right 1915-06-29
30 Hack Miller 5-11½ 215 Right Right 1913-02-13
9 Paul Richards 6-01½ 180 Right Right 1908-11-21
1 Bob Swift 5-11½ 180 Right Right 1915-03-06
7, 35 Red Borom 5-10 175 Right Left 1915-10-30
25 Bubba Floyd 5-11 160 Right Right 1917-06-23
5 Don Heffner 5-10 155 Right Right 1911-02-08
6 Pinky Higgins 6-01 185 Right Right 1909-05-27
7, 24 Joe Hoover 5-11 175 Right Right 1915-04-15
3 Eddie Mayo 5-11 178 Right Left 1910-04-15
24 Joe Orengo 6-00 185 Right Right 1914-11-29
18 Jackie Sullivan 5-11 172 Right Right 1918-02-22
30 Al Unser 6-01 175 Right Right 1912-10-12
4 Rudy York 6-01 209 Right Right 1913-08-17
8 Doc Cramer 6-02 185 Right Left 1905-07-22
26 Chuck Hostetler 6-00 175 Right Left 1903-09-22
21 Charlie Metro 5-11½ 178 Right Right 1919-04-28
27 Jimmy Outlaw 5-08 168 Right Right 1913-01-20
20 Don Ross 6-02 200 Right Right 1914-07-16
2 Dick Wakefield 6-04 210 Right Left 1921-05-06
25 John McHale 6-00 200 Right Left 1921-09-21


The 1944 Detroit Tigers played 154 games during the regular season, won 88 games, lost 66 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Briggs Stadium (Park Factors: 106/104) where 923,176 fans witnessed their 1944 Tigers finish the season with a .571 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1944 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1944 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1944 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1944 Detroit Tigers primary starters list:

1944 Detroit Tigers
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1944 Detroit Tigers
Most Games by Position

C Paul Richards (90)
1B Rudy York (151)
2B Eddie Mayo (143)
3B Pinky Higgins (146)
SS Joe Hoover (119)
LF Dick Wakefield (78)
CF Doc Cramer (141)
RF Chuck Hostetler (61)
  
SP Rufe Gentry
SP Hal Newhouser
SP Stubby Overmire
SP Dizzy Trout
  
RP Boom-Boom Beck
CL Johnny Gorsica


1944 Detroit Tigers
Salaries

Paul Richards $42,000.00
Doc Cramer $11,000.00
Don Heffner $9,000.00
Hal Newhouser $8,500.00
Bob Swift $6,000.00
Charlie Metro $3,500.00


1944 Detroit Tigers
Uniform Numbers

#1 Bob Swift
#2 Chief Hogsett
#2 Dick Wakefield
#3 Eddie Mayo
#4 Rudy York
#5 Don Heffner
#5 Jake Mooty
#6 Pinky Higgins
#7 Red Borom
#7 Joe Hoover
#8 Doc Cramer
#9 Paul Richards
#11 Dizzy Trout
#12 Rufe Gentry
#14 Joe Orrell
#15 Johnny Gorsica
#16 Hal Newhouser
#17 Zeb Eaton
#17 Bob Gillespie
#18 Jackie Sullivan
#19 Stubby Overmire
#20 Don Ross
#21 Roy Henshaw
#21 Charlie Metro
#23 Boom-Boom Beck
#24 Joe Hoover
#24 Joe Orengo
#25 Zeb Eaton
#25 Bubba Floyd
#25 John McHale
#26 Chuck Hostetler
#27 Jimmy Outlaw
#30 Hack Miller
#30 Al Unser
#35 Red Borom

Did you know that a 1944 Detroit Tigers Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
     

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