1948 Detroit Tigers season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Detroit Tigers 1948 American League Briggs Stadium Detroit, Michigan 78 76 y 5th Walter Briggs, Sr. Billy Evans Steve O'Neill WWJ(Harry Heilmann, Paul Williams, Ty Tyson) WJLB(Harry Heilmann, Harry Wismer, Ty Tyson) The 1948 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 78–76, 18½ games behind the Cleveland Indians. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents DET Roster 1948 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers 19 Al Benton 24 Rufe Gentry 30 Ted Gray 21,15 Art Houtteman 29 Fred Hutchinson 30 Lou Kretlow 16 Hal Newhouser 18 Stubby Overmire 10 Billy Pierce 11 Dizzy Trout 22 Virgil Trucks 17 Hal White Catchers  1 Joe Ginsberg 25 Hank Riebe  9 Bob Swift  1 Hal Wagner Infielders 28 Johnny Bero 36 Neil Berry  2 Paul Campbell 15,21 George Kell  7 Eddie Lake 25,26 Johnny Lipon 3,9 Eddie Mayo 27 Jimmy Outlaw  5 George Vico Outfielders  8 Doc Cramer 14 Hoot Evers  3 Johnny Groth 12 Ed Mierkowicz  6 Pat Mullin  4 Dick Wakefield 20 Vic Wertz Other batters 23 John McHale Manager 32 Steve O'Neill Coaches  8 Doc Cramer 31 Art Mills 33 Bill Sweeney 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 Bob Swift 113 292 65 .223 4 33 1B Sam Vico 144 521 139 .267 8 58 2B Eddie Mayo 106 370 92 .249 2 42 SS Johnny Lipon 121 458 133 .290 5 52 3B George Kell 92 368 112 .304 2 44 OF Hoot Evers 139 538 169 .314 10 103 OF Vic Wertz 119 391 97 .248 7 67 OF Pat Mullin 138 496 143 .288 23 80 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 Dick Wakefield 110 322 89 .276 11 53 Neil Berry 87 256 68 .266 0 16 Eddie Lake 64 198 52 .263 2 18 Jimmy Outlaw 74 198 56 .283 0 25 Hal Wagner 54 109 22 .202 0 10 Paul Campbell Paul Campbell (first baseman) 59 83 22 .265 1 11 Hank Riebe 25 62 12 .194 0 5 Joe Ginsberg 11 36 13 .361 0 1 Johnny Groth 6 17 8 .471 1 5 Johnny Bero 4 9 0 .000 0 0 Ed Mierkowicz 3 5 1 .200 0 1 Doc Cramer 4 4 0 .000 0 1 John McHale 1 1 0 .000 0 0 Pitching 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 Hal Newhouser 39 272.1 21 12 3.01 143 Fred Hutchinson 33 221.0 13 11 4.32 92 Dizzy Trout 32 183.2 10 14 3.43 91 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 Virgil Trucks 43 211.2 14 13 3.78 123 Art Houtteman 43 164.1 2 16 4.66 74 Ted Gray 26 85.1 6 2 4.22 60 Billy Pierce 22 55.1 3 0 6.34 36 Lou Kretlow 5 23.1 2 1 4.63 9 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Stubby Overmire 37 3 4 3 5.97 14 Al Benton 30 2 2 3 5.68 18 Hal White 27 2 1 1 6.12 17 Rufe Gentry 4 0 0 0 2.70 1 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Buffalo Bisons International League Paul Richards AAA Seattle Rainiers Pacific Coast League Jo-Jo White AA Little Rock Travelers Southern Association Jack Saltzgaver A Flint Arrows Central League Jack Tighe A Williamsport Tigers Eastern League Gene Desautels B Hagerstown Owls Interstate League Pep Rambert, Gene Crumling and Benny Culp C Rome Colonels Canadian–American League Clyde Smoll C Durham Bulls Carolina League Willie Duke D Troy Trojans Alabama State League Bob Benish D Thomasville Tigers Georgia–Florida League Bob Engle D Jamestown Falcons PONY League Marv Olson D Clinton Blues Tobacco State League Marv Lorenz Notes 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 External links 1948 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference Category:Detroit Tigers seasons Detroit Tigers season Detroit Tigers Category:1948 in Detroit