Franchise Encyclopedia: 1946 / 1948
85-69, Finished 2nd in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Steve O'Neill (85-69)
Scored 714 runs, Allowed 642 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 84-70
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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| Rk | Pos | Age | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | Bob Swift | 32 | 97 | 323 | 279 | 23 | 70 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 16 | .251 | .330 | .301 | .631 | 74 | 84 | 8 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 2 | 1B | Roy Cullenbine# | 33 | 142 | 607 | 464 | 82 | 104 | 18 | 1 | 24 | 78 | 3 | 2 | 137 | 51 | .224 | .401 | .422 | .823 | 126 | 196 | 10 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 2B | Eddie Mayo* | 37 | 142 | 595 | 535 | 66 | 149 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 3 | 7 | 48 | 28 | .279 | .338 | .379 | .717 | 97 | 203 | 16 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 4 | SS | Eddie Lake | 31 | 158 | 732 | 602 | 96 | 127 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 46 | 11 | 10 | 120 | 54 | .211 | .343 | .322 | .665 | 83 | 194 | 14 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 3B | George Kell | 24 | 152 | 662 | 588 | 75 | 188 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 93 | 9 | 11 | 61 | 16 | .320 | .387 | .412 | .798 | 119 | 242 | 13 | 3 | 10 | ||
| Rk | Pos | Age | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||||
| 6 | Hoot Evers | 26 | 126 | 525 | 460 | 67 | 136 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 67 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 49 | .296 | .366 | .435 | .801 | 119 | 200 | 13 | 6 | 14 | |||
| 7 | Pat Mullin* | 29 | 116 | 467 | 398 | 62 | 102 | 28 | 6 | 15 | 62 | 3 | 8 | 63 | 66 | .256 | .359 | .470 | .829 | 127 | 187 | 6 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 8 | Dick Wakefield* | 26 | 112 | 453 | 368 | 59 | 104 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 51 | 1 | 4 | 80 | 44 | .283 | .412 | .416 | .828 | 128 | 153 | 8 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 9 | Vic Wertz* | 22 | 102 | 382 | 333 | 60 | 96 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 66 | .288 | .376 | .432 | .809 | 122 | 144 | 11 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 10 | C | Hal Wagner* | 31 | 71 | 222 | 191 | 19 | 55 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 16 | .288 | .382 | .419 | .801 | 120 | 80 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11 | Doc Cramer* | 41 | 73 | 179 | 157 | 21 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 5 | .268 | .350 | .344 | .694 | 91 | 54 | 9 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 12 | 3B | Jimmy Outlaw | 34 | 70 | 151 | 127 | 20 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 14 | .228 | .338 | .299 | .637 | 76 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 13 | 1B | John McHale* | 25 | 39 | 103 | 95 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 24 | .211 | .265 | .316 | .580 | 59 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 14 | 2B | Skeeter Webb | 37 | 50 | 89 | 79 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | .203 | .267 | .241 | .508 | 40 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 15 | C | Birdie Tebbetts | 34 | 20 | 58 | 53 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .094 | .143 | .113 | .256 | -29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 16 | Ed Mierkowicz | 23 | 21 | 43 | 42 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .190 | .209 | .286 | .495 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 17 | C | Hank Riebe | 25 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | Johnny Groth | 20 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .250 | .500 | .250 | .750 | 110 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 19 | Ben Steiner* | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 20 | P | Hal Newhouser* | 26 | 40 | 114 | 96 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20 | .198 | .306 | .198 | .504 | 40 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 21 | P | Fred Hutchinson* | 27 | 56 | 113 | 106 | 8 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | .302 | .339 | .443 | .783 | 114 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 22 | P | Dizzy Trout | 32 | 34 | 77 | 68 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 19 | .162 | .250 | .353 | .603 | 64 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 23 | P | Virgil Trucks | 30 | 36 | 71 | 70 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .271 | .282 | .300 | .582 | 60 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | P | Stubby Overmire | 28 | 28 | 54 | 47 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .149 | .231 | .149 | .380 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 25 | P | Al Benton | 36 | 36 | 42 | 39 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .154 | .154 | .179 | .333 | -9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 26 | P | Art Houtteman | 19 | 23 | 40 | 40 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .300 | .300 | .350 | .650 | 78 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | P | Hal White | 28 | 35 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .167 | .250 | .278 | .528 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 28 | P | Johnny Gorsica | 32 | 31 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .200 | .273 | .300 | .573 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | P | Rufe Gentry | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 29.6 | 158 | 6147 | 5276 | 714 | 1363 | 234 | 42 | 103 | 662 | 52 | 60 | 761 | 563 | .258 | .353 | .377 | .730 | 101 | 1990 | 130 | 13 | 97 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rank in 8 AL teams | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Rk | Pos | Age | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
| Rk | Pos | Age | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SP | Hal Newhouser* | 26 | 17 | 17 | .500 | 2.87 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 285.0 | 268 | 105 | 91 | 9 | 110 | 176 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1216 | 132 | 1.326 | 8.5 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 1.60 | |
| 2 | SP | Fred Hutchinson | 27 | 18 | 10 | .643 | 3.03 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 219.2 | 211 | 84 | 74 | 14 | 61 | 113 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 911 | 125 | 1.238 | 8.6 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 1.85 | |
| 3 | SP | Dizzy Trout | 32 | 10 | 11 | .476 | 3.48 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 186.1 | 186 | 85 | 72 | 6 | 65 | 74 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 795 | 109 | 1.347 | 9.0 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 1.14 | |
| 4 | SP | Virgil Trucks | 30 | 10 | 12 | .455 | 4.53 | 36 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 180.2 | 186 | 105 | 91 | 14 | 79 | 108 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 800 | 83 | 1.467 | 9.3 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 1.37 | |
| 5 | SP | Stubby Overmire* | 28 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 3.77 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 140.2 | 142 | 62 | 59 | 9 | 44 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 600 | 100 | 1.322 | 9.1 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 0.75 | |
| Rk | Pos | Age | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||||
| 6 | CL | Al Benton | 36 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 4.40 | 36 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 133.0 | 147 | 77 | 65 | 11 | 61 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 590 | 86 | 1.564 | 9.9 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 0.54 | |
| 7 | RP | Art Houtteman | 19 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 3.42 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 110.2 | 106 | 51 | 42 | 6 | 36 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 469 | 111 | 1.283 | 8.6 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 1.61 | |
| 8 | RP | Hal White | 28 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3.61 | 35 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 84.2 | 91 | 43 | 34 | 5 | 47 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 380 | 105 | 1.630 | 9.7 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 0.70 | |
| 9 | RP | Johnny Gorsica | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.75 | 31 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57.2 | 44 | 27 | 24 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 242 | 101 | 1.214 | 6.9 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 0.77 | |
| Rk | Pos | Age | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||||
| 10 | Rufe Gentry | 29 | 0 | 0 | 81.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9.000 | 27.0 | 0.0 | 54.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | |||
| Team Totals | 28.4 | 85 | 69 | .552 | 3.57 | 158 | 158 | 81 | 77 | 15 | 18 | 1398.2 | 1382 | 642 | 555 | 79 | 531 | 648 | 16 | 1 | 27 | 6007 | 106 | 1.368 | 8.9 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 1.22 | |||
| Rank in 8 AL teams | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4634 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Pos | Age | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
| Age | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rtot/yr | Rtz | Rtzrd | Rtzhm | Rof | Rdp | Rctch | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% | Pos. Summary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Benton | 36 | 36 | 34 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 1 | .882 | 0.83 | P | ||||||||||||||||
| Roy Cullenbine | 33 | 138 | 1338 | 1184 | 139 | 15 | 111 | .989 | 9.59 | 1B | ||||||||||||||||
| Rufe Gentry | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | P | |||||||||||||||||
| Johnny Gorsica | 32 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.68 | P | ||||||||||||||||
| Art Houtteman | 19 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 2 | .913 | 0.91 | P | ||||||||||||||||
| Fred Hutchinson | 27 | 33 | 56 | 15 | 40 | 1 | 1 | .982 | 1.67 | P | ||||||||||||||||
| George Kell | 24 | 152 | 520 | 167 | 333 | 20 | 25 | .962 | 3.29 | 3B | ||||||||||||||||
| Eddie Lake | 31 | 158 | 752 | 268 | 441 | 43 | 94 | .943 | 4.49 | SS | ||||||||||||||||
| Eddie Mayo | 37 | 142 | 703 | 326 | 365 | 12 | 80 | .983 | 4.87 | 2B | ||||||||||||||||
| John McHale | 25 | 25 | 208 | 195 | 12 | 1 | 12 | .995 | 8.28 | 1B | ||||||||||||||||
| Hal Newhouser | 26 | 40 | 79 | 23 | 52 | 4 | 3 | .949 | 1.88 | P | ||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy Outlaw | 34 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .947 | 2.00 | 3B | ||||||||||||||||
| Stubby Overmire | 28 | 28 | 32 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 2 | .969 | 1.11 | P | ||||||||||||||||
| Hank Riebe | 25 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.67 | 0 | C | |||||||||||||||
| Bob Swift | 32 | 97 | 451 | 401 | 45 | 5 | 6 | .989 | 4.60 | 5 | C | |||||||||||||||
| Birdie Tebbetts | 34 | 20 | 110 | 95 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 5.50 | 1 | C | |||||||||||||||
| Dizzy Trout | 32 | 32 | 65 | 22 | 40 | 3 | 4 | .954 | 1.94 | P | ||||||||||||||||
| Virgil Trucks | 30 | 36 | 37 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 0 | .946 | 0.97 | P | ||||||||||||||||
| Hal Wagner | 31 | 71 | 300 | 275 | 22 | 3 | 3 | .990 | 4.18 | 2 | C | |||||||||||||||
| Skeeter Webb | 37 | 36 | 132 | 52 | 78 | 2 | 10 | .985 | 3.61 | 2B-SS | ||||||||||||||||
| Hal White | 28 | 35 | 29 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 0 | .897 | 0.74 | P | ||||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 29.8 | 158 | 6083 | 4182 | 1746 | 155 | 364 | .975 | 3.61 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank in 8 AL teams | 1 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rtot/yr | Rtz | Rtzrd | Rtzhm | Rof | Rdp | Rctch | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% | Pos. Summary |