1949 Detroit Tigers season

1949 Detroit Tigers
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Briggs Stadium (Since 1912) Detroit, Michigan (Since 1901)
1949 Information
Owner(s)	Walter Briggs, Sr.
Manager(s)	Red Rolfe
Local television	WWJ (Harry Heilmann, Paul Williams, Ty Tyson)
Local radio	WJBK (Harry Heilmann, Van Patrick)
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The 1949 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fourth in the American League with a record of 87-67, 10 games behind the New York Yankees.

Offseason

• November 10, 1948: Marv Grissom was drafted by the Tigers from the Sacramento Solons in the 1948 rule 5 draft.

Regular season

Tigers third baseman George Kell beat Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox for the American League batting title by 0.0002 percentage points (.3429 to .3427).

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	97	57	.630	--
Boston Red Sox	96	58	.623	1
Cleveland Indians	89	65	.578	8
Detroit Tigers	87	67	.565	10
Philadelphia Athletics	81	73	.526	16
Chicago White Sox	63	91	.409	34
St. Louis Browns	53	101	.344	44
Washington Senators	50	104	.325	47

Roster

1949 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers 30 Ted Gray 19 Marv Grissom 12 Art Houtteman 29,37 Fred Hutchinson 36 Lou Kretlow 16 Hal Newhouser 18 Stubby Overmire 23 Saul Rogovin 24 Marlin Stuart 11 Dizzy Trout 22 Virgil Trucks 26 Hal White		Catchers 25 Hank Riebe  1 Aaron Robinson  9 Bob Swift Infielders  8 Neil Berry 15 Paul Campbell 21 George Kell 17 Don Kolloway  7 Eddie Lake  2 Johnny Lipon  5 George Vico		Outfielders 14 Hoot Evers  3 Johnny Groth  6 Pat Mullin  4 Dick Wakefield 20 Vic Wertz Other batters 30 Don Lund 30 Bob Mavis 27 Jimmy Outlaw 32 Earl Rapp		Manager 10 Red Rolfe Coaches Dick Bartell Ted Lyons

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
3B	Kell, GeorgeGeorge Kell	134	522	179	.343	3	59
SS	Lipon, JohnnyJohnny Lipon	127	439	110	.251	3	59

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

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
Gray, TedTed Gray	34	195	10	10	3.51	96

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

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
Grissom, MarvMarv Grissom	27	2	4	0	6.41	17

Awards and honors

• George Kell, AL Batting champion

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Toledo Mud Hens	American Association	Eddie Mayo
AAA	Buffalo Bisons	International League	Paul Richards
AA	Little Rock Travelers	Southern Association	Jack Saltzgaver
A	Flint Arrows	Central League	Jack Tighe
A	Williamsport Tigers	Eastern League	Gene Desautels
B	Durham Bulls	Carolina League	Ace Parker
B	Lynn Tigers	New England League	Pep Kennedy and Charles Webb
C	Rome Colonels	Canadian-American League	Clyde Smoll
C	Butler Tigers	Middle Atlantic League	Boom-Boom Beck
D	Troy Tigers	Alabama State League	Bloomer Milner
D	Thomasville Tigers	Georgia-Florida League	Ralph DiLullo
D	Jamestown Falcons	PONY League	Marv Olson

Lynn franchise folded, July 19, 1949

References

• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3. 
• 1949 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference