1948 Detroit Tigers season
1948 Detroit Tigers | ||
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Ballpark | Briggs Stadium | |
City | Detroit, Michigan | |
Owners | Walter Briggs, Sr. | |
Managers | Steve O'Neill | |
Television | WWJ (Harry Heilmann, Paul Williams, Ty Tyson) | |
Radio | WJLB (Harry Heilmann, Harry Wismer, Ty Tyson) | |
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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
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cleveland Indians | 97 | 58 | 0.626 | — | 48–30 | 49–28 |
Boston Red Sox | 96 | 59 | 0.619 | 1 | 55–23 | 41–36 |
New York Yankees | 94 | 60 | 0.610 | 2½ | 50–27 | 44–33 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 84 | 70 | 0.545 | 12½ | 36–41 | 48–29 |
Detroit Tigers | 78 | 76 | 0.506 | 18½ | 39–38 | 39–38 |
St. Louis Browns | 59 | 94 | 0.386 | 37 | 34–42 | 25–52 |
Washington Senators | 56 | 97 | 0.366 | 40 | 29–48 | 27–49 |
Chicago White Sox | 51 | 101 | 0.336 | 44½ | 27–48 | 24–53 |
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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SS | Johnny Lipon | 121 | 458 | 133 | .290 | 5 | 52 |
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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Paul Campbell | 59 | 83 | 22 | .265 | 1 | 11 |
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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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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Al Benton | 30 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5.68 | 18 |
Rufe Gentry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 1 |
Farm system
Notes
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.
External links