The 1945 Detroit Tigers: Nine Old Men and One Young Left Arm Win It All

By Burge Carmon Smith

Having finished the previous season a mere game behind pennant-winning St. Louis, the Detroit Tigers entered spring training in 1945 determined to complete their drive to the top. Led by the pitching duo of Hal Newhouser and Paul Trout, benefiting from the signature career year of Roy Cullenbine and Eddie Mayo, and buoyed by the July return of Hank Greenberg, the team battled past the Browns and Senators for the American League title. In the World Series that followed, the Tigers and the last of the great Chicago Cubs teams of the century squared off in a memorable, seven-game World Series.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786441968
• ISBN13: 9780786441969
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 303 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher