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1947 Detroit Tigers Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1946 / 1948)
85-69, Finished 2nd in American League
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Scored 714 runs, Allowed 642 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 84-70
Manager: Steve O'Neill (85-69)
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,398,093 (4th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 102;   one-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 103

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1946 / 1948 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR
Al Benton 36 R R 6' 4" 215 Mar 18, 1911 10 36 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Doc Cramer 41 L R 6' 2" 185 Jul 22, 1905 19 73 73 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 35
Roy Cullenbine 33 B R 6' 1" 190 Oct 18, 1913 10 142 142 142 0 0 138 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hoot Evers 26 R R 6' 2" 185 Feb 8, 1921 3 126 126 126 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 123 0 123
Rufe Gentry 29 R R 6' 1" 180 May 18, 1918 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Gorsica 32 R R 6' 2" 180 Mar 29, 1915 7 31 31 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Groth 20 R R 6' 0" 182 Jul 23, 1926 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Art Houtteman 19 R R 6' 2" 188 Aug 7, 1927 3 23 23 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fred Hutchinson 27 L R 6' 2" 200 Aug 12, 1919 5 56 56 56 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Kell HOF 24 R R 5' 9" 175 Aug 23, 1922 5 152 152 152 0 0 0 0 152 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Eddie Lake 31 R R 5' 7" 160 Mar 18, 1916 8 158 158 158 0 0 0 0 0 158 0 0 0 0
Eddie Mayo 37 L R 5' 11" 178 Apr 15, 1910 8 142 142 142 0 0 0 142 0 0 0 0 0 0
John McHale 25 L R 6' 0" 200 Sep 21, 1921 4 39 39 39 0 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ed Mierkowicz 23 R R 6' 4" 205 Mar 6, 1924 2 21 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 10
Pat Mullin 29 L R 6' 2" 190 Nov 1, 1917 4 116 116 116 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 106 106 All-Star
Hal Newhouser HOF 26 L L 6' 2" 192 May 20, 1921 9 40 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Jimmy Outlaw 34 R R 5' 8" 168 Jan 20, 1913 8 70 70 70 0 0 0 0 9 0 21 3 13 37
Stubby Overmire 28 R L 5' 7" 170 May 16, 1919 5 28 28 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hank Riebe 25 R R 175 Oct 10, 1921 2 8 8 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ben Steiner 25 L R 5' 11" 165 Jul 28, 1921 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Swift 32 R R 180 Mar 6, 1915 8 97 97 97 0 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Birdie Tebbetts 34 R R 170 Nov 10, 1912 9 20 20 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dizzy Trout 32 R R 195 Jun 29, 1915 9 34 34 34 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Virgil Trucks 30 R R 5' 11" 198 Apr 26, 1917 6 36 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hal Wagner 31 L R 6' 0" 165 Jul 2, 1915 10 71 71 71 0 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dick Wakefield 26 L R 6' 4" 210 May 6, 1921 5 112 112 112 0 0 0 0 0 0 101 0 0 101
Skeeter Webb 37 R R 150 Nov 4, 1909 11 50 50 50 0 0 0 30 0 6 0 0 0 0
Vic Wertz 22 L R 6' 0" 186 Feb 9, 1925 1st 102 102 102 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 2 43 83
Hal White 28 R R 5' 10" 170 Mar 18, 1919 5 35 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR

1946 / 1948 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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