1947 Detroit Tigers season
1947 Detroit Tigers season
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1947 Detroit Tigers | |
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| Major League affiliations | |
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| Location | |
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| Other information | |
| Owner(s) | Walter Briggs, Sr. |
| General manager(s) | Billy Evans |
| Manager(s) | Steve O'Neill |
| Local television | WWDT (Harry Heilmann, Paul Williams, Ty Tyson) |
| Local radio | WJLB (Harry Heilmann, Hal Prough) |
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The 1947 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the American League with a record of 85–69, 12 games behind the New York Yankees.
Contents
1 Offseason
2 Regular season
2.1 Season standings
2.2 Record vs. opponents
2.3 Roster
3 Player stats
3.1 Batting
3.1.1 Starters by position
3.1.2 Other batters
3.2 Pitching
3.2.1 Starting pitchers
3.2.2 Other pitchers
3.2.3 Relief pitchers
4 Farm system
5 References
6 External links
Offseason[edit]
- December 12, 1946: George Caster was released by the Tigers.[1]
Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 97 | 57 | .630 | -- |
| Detroit Tigers | 85 | 69 | .552 | 12 |
| Boston Red Sox | 83 | 71 | .539 | 14 |
| Cleveland Indians | 80 | 74 | .519 | 17 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 78 | 76 | .506 | 19 |
| Chicago White Sox | 70 | 84 | .455 | 27 |
| Washington Senators | 64 | 90 | .416 | 33 |
| St. Louis Browns | 59 | 95 | .383 | 38 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
1947 American League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 16–6–1 | 9–13 | 12–10–1 | 9–13 | 10–12–1 | 15–7 | 12–10 | |||||
Chicago | 6–16–1 | — | 11–11 | 7–15 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 14–8 | |||||
Cleveland | 13–9 | 11–11 | — | 8–14–2 | 7–15 | 11–11–1 | 17–5 | 13–9 | |||||
Detroit | 10–12–1 | 15–7 | 14–8–2 | — | 8–14–1 | 11–11 | 15–7 | 12–10 | |||||
New York | 13–9 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 14–8–1 | — | 13–9 | 15–7 | 15–7 | |||||
Philadelphia | 12–10–1 | 11–11 | 11–11–1 | 11–11 | 9–13 | — | 13–9 | 11–11 | |||||
St. Louis | 7–15 | 11–11 | 5–17 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 9–13 | — | 13–9 | |||||
Washington | 10–12 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 10–12 | 7–15 | 11–11 | 9–13 | — | |||||
Roster[edit]
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
| Catchers
Infielders
| Outfielders
Other batters
| Manager
Coaches
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
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 | Bob Swift | 97 | 279 | 70 | .251 | 1 | 21 |
| 1B | Roy Cullenbine | 142 | 464 | 104 | .224 | 24 | 78 |
| 2B | Eddie Mayo | 142 | 535 | 149 | .279 | 6 | 48 |
| SS | Eddie Lake | 158 | 602 | 127 | .211 | 12 | 46 |
| 3B | George Kell | 152 | 588 | 188 | .320 | 5 | 93 |
| OF | Dick Wakefield | 112 | 368 | 104 | .283 | 8 | 51 |
| OF | Hoot Evers | 126 | 460 | 136 | .296 | 10 | 67 |
| OF | Pat Mullin | 116 | 398 | 102 | .256 | 15 | 62 |
Other batters[edit]
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 |
|---|
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Newhouser | 40 | 285 | 17 | 17 | 2.87 | 176 |
| Fred Hutchinson | 33 | 219.2 | 18 | 10 | 3.03 | 113 |
| Dizzy Trout | 32 | 186.1 | 10 | 11 | 3.48 | 74 |
| Virgil Trucks | 36 | 180.2 | 10 | 12 | 4.53 | 108 |
| Stubby Overmire | 28 | 140.2 | 11 | 5 | 3.77 | 33 |
Other pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Benton | 36 | 133 | 6 | 7 | 4.40 | 33 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rufe Gentry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81.00 | 0 |
Farm system[edit]
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
AAA | Buffalo Bisons | International League | Paul Richards |
AA | Dallas Rebels | Texas League | Al Vincent |
A | Williamsport Grays | Eastern League | George Detore |
B | Hagerstown Owls | Interstate League | Bunny Griffiths |
B | Montgomery Rebels | Southeastern League | Frank Skaff |
C | Rome Colonels | Canadian–American League | Ed Boland and Adam Bengoechea |
C | Lubbock Hubbers | West Texas–New Mexico League | Jackie Sullivan |
D | Troy Trojans | Alabama State League | Bob Benish |
D | Thomasville Tigers | Georgia–Florida League | Vince "Moon" Mullen |
D | Nazareth Tigers | North Atlantic League | John Mueller |
D | Jamestown Falcons | PONY League | Marv Olson |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lubbock, Jamestown[2]
References[edit]
^ George Caster at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links[edit]
1947 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference
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