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Contents

   



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1 Regular season  


1.1  Season standings  




1.2  Record vs. opponents  




1.3  Roster  






2 Player stats  


2.1  Batting  


2.1.1  Starters by position  




2.1.2  Other batters  






2.2  Pitching  


2.2.1  Starting pitchers  




2.2.2  Other pitchers  




2.2.3  Relief pitchers  








3 Farm system  




4 Notes  




5 References  




6 External links  













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1948 Detroit Tigers
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkBriggs Stadium
CityDetroit, Michigan
OwnersWalter Briggs, Sr.
General managersBilly Evans
ManagersSteve O'Neill
TelevisionWWJ
(Harry Heilmann, Paul Williams, Ty Tyson)
RadioWJLB
(Harry Heilmann, Harry Wismer, Ty Tyson)
← 1947 Seasons 1949 →

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

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Season standings

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    • American League
    Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
    Cleveland Indians 97 58 .626 — 48‍–‍30 49‍–‍28
    Boston Red Sox 96 59 .619 1 55‍–‍23 41‍–‍36
    New York Yankees 94 60 .610 2½ 50‍–‍27 44‍–‍33
    Philadelphia Athletics 84 70 .545 12½ 36‍–‍41 48‍–‍29
    Detroit Tigers 78 76 .506 18½ 39‍–‍38 39‍–‍38
    St. Louis Browns 59 94 .386 37 34‍–‍42 25‍–‍52
    Washington Senators 56 97 .366 40 29‍–‍48 27‍–‍49
    Chicago White Sox 51 101 .336 44½ 27‍–‍48 24‍–‍53

    Record vs. opponents

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    1948 American League record
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    • Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
    Team BOS CWS CLE DET NYY PHA SLB WSH
    Boston — 14–8 11–12 15–7 14–8 12–10 15–7 15–7
    Chicago 8–14 — 6–16 8–14 6–16 6–16 8–13–1 9–12–1
    Cleveland 12–11 16–6 — 13–9 10–12 16–6 14–8–1 16–6
    Detroit 7–15 14–8 9–13 — 9–13 12–10 11–11 16–6
    New York 8–14 16–6 12–10 13–9 — 12–10 16–6 17–5
    Philadelphia 10–12 16–6 6–16 10–12 10–12 — 18–4 14–8
    St. Louis 7–15 13–8–1 8–14–1 11–11 6–16 4–18 — 10–12
    Washington 7–15 12–9–1 6–16 6–16 5–17 8–14 12–10 —


    Roster

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    1948 Detroit Tigers
    Roster
    Pitchers Catchers

    Infielders

    		Outfielders

    Other batters

    		Manager

    Coaches

    Player stats

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    Batting

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    Starters by position

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    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

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    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 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

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    Starting pitchers

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    See also: Minor League Baseball
    Level Team League Manager
    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

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    References

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