1947 Detroit Tigers Statistics

American League (AL)
Team Record: 85-69
Finished 2nd in the AL
Attendance: 1,369,556, Avg. 22,452
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Manager: Steve O'Neill (85-69)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1947 Detroit Tigers Roster
1947 Detroit Tigers Results

The Detroit Tigers of the American League ended the 1947 season with a record of 85 wins and 69 losses, finishing second in the AL.

The Tigers scored 714 runs and allowed 642 runs. Roy Cullenbine led Detroit with 24 home runs, while Pat Mullin walloped 20 or more, too. George Kell drove in 93 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .320. Fred Hutchinson paced the team with 18 wins, and Hal Newhouser added 15 or more wins, too Hal Newhouser recorded a 2.87 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Steve O'Neill coached the team.

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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Fred Hutchinson1810.6433.03332581832219.7211847414610113202911
Hal Newhouser1717.5002.87403642432285.0268105919110017620111216
Stubby Overmire115.6883.7728178730140.71426259944033100600
Dizzy Trout1011.4763.4832266922186.31868572665074312795
Virgil Trucks1012.4554.5336265822180.71861059114790108205800
Art Houtteman72.7783.422399720110.71065142636058100469
Al Benton67.4624.40361412407133.014777651161033102590
Hal White45.4443.613551300284.7914334547033204380
Johnny Gorsica201.0003.753101600157.7442724526020201242
Rufe Gentry0081.001000000.313302000004
Totals8569.5523.57295158817715181398.71382642555795310648161276007

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
George Kell152662588751882955939116116.320.387.412.7982421331000
Eddie Mayo14259553566149284648374828.279.338.379.7172031601200
Hoot Evers126525460671362451067874549.296.366.435.8012001361400
Eddie Lake158732602961271961246111012054.211.343.322.665194141900
Dick Wakefield11245336859104155851148044.283.412.416.82815381400
Roy Cullenbine1426074648210418124783213751.224.401.422.823196100600
Pat Mullin116467398621022861562386366.256.359.470.82918761500
Vic Wertz1023823336096224644204766.288.376.432.809144110200
Bob Swift973232792370110121223316.251.330.301.63184801100
Hal Wagner712221911955100533012816.288.382.419.8018021200
Doc Cramer7317915721422223004205.268.350.344.6945490200
Fred Hutchinson56113106832522152066.302.339.443.7834740100
Jimmy Outlaw70151127202971015312114.228.338.299.6373820300
John McHale391039510201031111724.211.265.316.5803000100
Virgil Trucks36717071920050017.271.282.300.5822130000
Hal Newhouser40114965190009001520.198.306.198.5041930300
Skeeter Webb508979131630063079.203.267.241.5081900300
Art Houtteman23404021220030103.300.300.350.6501400000
Dizzy Trout3477685112131500819.162.250.353.6032400100
Ed Mierkowicz21434268101110112.190.209.286.4951220000
Stubby Overmire2854472700020058.149.231.149.380700200
Al Benton36423916100200010.154.154.179.333710300
Birdie Tebbetts2058531510020133.094.143.113.256620200
Hal White3521182320010027.167.250.278.528510100
Johnny Gorsica3111100210000017.200.273.300.573300000
Johnny Groth2641100000021.250.500.250.750120000
Hank Riebe8770000020002.000.000.000.000000000
Ben Steiner1001000000000000000
Rufe Gentry1000000000000000000
Totals1822614752767141363234421036625260761563.258.353.377.7301990130139700


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
John McHale1B2500.019512112.9958.2800000
Roy Cullenbine1B13800.0118413915111.9899.5870000
Skeeter Webb2B3000.0527419.9924.2000000
Eddie Mayo2B14200.03263651280.9834.8660000
Jimmy Outlaw3B900.011710.9472.0000000
George Kell3B15200.01673332025.9623.2890000
Hal WagnerC7100.02752233.9904.1832000
Birdie TebbettsC2000.09515031.0005.5001000
Bob SwiftC9700.04014556.9894.5985000
Hank RiebeC300.020001.000.6670000
Vic WertzOF8300.0160660.9652.0000000
Dick WakefieldOF10100.019710112.9502.0500000
Jimmy OutlawOF3700.058010.9831.5680000
Pat MullinOF10600.02291032.9882.2550000
Ed MierkowiczOF1000.018010.9471.8000000
Johnny GrothOF100.050001.0005.0000000
Hoot EversOF12300.03541082.9782.9590000
Doc CramerOF3500.079330.9652.3430000
Hal WhiteP3500.042230.897.7430000
Virgil TrucksP3600.0132220.946.9720000
Dizzy TroutP3200.0224034.9541.9380000
Stubby OvermireP2800.0102112.9691.1070000
Hal NewhouserP4000.0235243.9491.8750000
Fred HutchinsonP3300.0154011.9821.6670000
Art HouttemanP2300.041722.913.9130000
Johnny GorsicaP3100.0912011.000.6770000
Rufe GentryP100.00000.0000000
Al BentonP3600.062441.882.8330000
Skeeter WebbSS600.00411.800.6670000
Eddie LakeSS15800.02684414394.9434.4870000
Totals164200.041821746155364.9753.6108000




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