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1948 Detroit Tigers Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1947 / 1949)
78-76, Finished 5th in American League
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Scored 700 runs, Allowed 726 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 74-80
Manager: Steve O'Neill (78-76)
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,743,035 (3rd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 102;   one-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 97

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1947 / 1949 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

Team Roster & Games By Position

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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 37 R R 6' 4" 215 Mar 18, 1911 11 30 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Bero 25 L R 6' 0" 170 Dec 22, 1922 1st 4 4 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neil Berry 26 R R 5' 10" 170 Jan 11, 1922 1st 87 87 87 0 0 0 26 0 41 0 0 0 0
Paul Campbell 30 L L 5' 10" 185 Sep 1, 1917 4 59 59 59 0 0 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Doc Cramer 42 L R 6' 2" 185 Jul 22, 1905 20 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Hoot Evers 27 R R 6' 2" 185 Feb 8, 1921 4 139 139 139 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 138 0 138 All-Star
Rufe Gentry 30 R R 6' 1" 180 May 18, 1918 5 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Ginsberg 21 L R 5' 11" 180 Oct 11, 1926 1st 11 11 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ted Gray 23 B L 5' 11" 175 Dec 31, 1924 2 26 26 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Groth 21 R R 6' 0" 182 Jul 23, 1926 3 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
Art Houtteman 20 R R 6' 2" 188 Aug 7, 1927 4 43 43 43 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fred Hutchinson 28 L R 6' 2" 200 Aug 12, 1919 6 76 76 76 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Kell HOF 25 R R 5' 9" 175 Aug 23, 1922 6 92 92 92 0 0 0 0 92 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Lou Kretlow 27 R R 6' 2" 185 Jun 27, 1921 2 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eddie Lake 32 R R 5' 7" 160 Mar 18, 1916 9 64 64 64 0 0 0 45 17 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Lipon 25 R R 6' 0" 175 Nov 10, 1922 3 121 121 121 0 0 0 1 1 117 0 0 0 0
Eddie Mayo 38 L R 5' 11" 178 Apr 15, 1910 9 106 106 106 0 0 0 86 10 0 0 0 0 0
John McHale 26 L R 6' 0" 200 Sep 21, 1921 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ed Mierkowicz 24 R R 6' 4" 205 Mar 6, 1924 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Pat Mullin 30 L R 6' 2" 190 Nov 1, 1917 5 138 138 138 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 123 131 All-Star
Hal Newhouser HOF 27 L L 6' 2" 192 May 20, 1921 10 39 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Jimmy Outlaw 35 R R 5' 8" 168 Jan 20, 1913 9 74 74 74 0 0 0 0 47 0 10 0 3 13
Stubby Overmire 29 R L 5' 7" 170 May 16, 1919 6 37 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Billy Pierce 21 L L 5' 10" 160 Apr 2, 1927 2 22 22 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hank Riebe 26 R R 175 Oct 10, 1921 3 25 25 25 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Swift 33 R R 180 Mar 6, 1915 9 113 113 113 0 112 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dizzy Trout 33 R R 195 Jun 29, 1915 10 32 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Virgil Trucks 31 R R 5' 11" 198 Apr 26, 1917 7 43 43 43 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Vico 24 L R 6' 4" 200 Aug 9, 1923 1st 144 144 144 0 0 142 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hal Wagner 32 L R 6' 0" 165 Jul 2, 1915 11 54 54 54 0 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dick Wakefield 27 L R 6' 4" 210 May 6, 1921 6 110 110 110 0 0 0 0 0 0 86 0 0 86
Vic Wertz 23 L R 6' 0" 186 Feb 9, 1925 2 119 119 119 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 1 36 98
Hal White 29 R R 5' 10" 170 Mar 18, 1919 6 27 27 27 27 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

1947 / 1949 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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