1947 Detroit Tigers season
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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
Offseason
- December 12, 1946: George Caster was released by the Tigers.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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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
1947 American League Records
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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
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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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 |
3B | George Kell | 152 | 588 | 188 | .320 | 5 | 93 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Al Benton | 36 | 133 | 6 | 7 | 4.40 | 33 |
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 |
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Rufe Gentry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81.00 | 0 |
Farm system
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lubbock, Jamestown[2]
References
- ↑ 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
- 1947 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference
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