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1948 Detroit Tigers

Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1947 / 1949

78-76, Finished 5th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Steve O'Neill (78-76)
Scored 700 runs, Allowed 726 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 74-80

Ballparks: Briggs Stadium · 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 - 97, Pitching - 97


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1947 / 1949 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

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Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 C Bob Swift 33 113 356 292 23 65 6 0 4 33 1 0 51 29 .223 .338 .284 .622 64 83 9 0 13
2 1B Sam Vico* 24 144 584 521 50 139 23 9 8 58 2 2 39 39 .267 .326 .392 .718 88 204 23 7 17
3 2B Eddie Mayo* 38 106 421 370 35 92 20 1 2 42 1 9 30 19 .249 .310 .324 .634 67 120 12 3 18
4 SS Johnny Lipon 25 121 541 458 65 133 18 8 5 52 4 4 68 22 .290 .384 .397 .782 105 182 9 2 13
5 3B George Kell 25 92 414 368 47 112 24 3 2 44 2 2 33 15 .304 .369 .402 .772 103 148 10 5 8
6 OF Hoot Evers 27 139 605 538 81 169 33 6 10 103 3 4 51 31 .314 .378 .454 .831 118 244 16 4 13
7 OF Vic Wertz* 23 119 449 391 49 97 19 9 7 67 0 0 48 70 .248 .335 .396 .731 92 155 5 3 6
8 OF Pat Mullin* 30 138 575 496 91 143 16 11 23 80 1 2 77 57 .288 .385 .504 .889 132 250 5 1 1
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
9 OF Dick Wakefield* 27 110 393 322 50 89 20 5 11 53 0 1 70 55 .276 .406 .472 .878 130 152 6 0 1
10 MI Neil Berry 26 87 301 256 46 68 8 1 0 16 1 3 37 23 .266 .358 .305 .663 75 78 4 0 8
11 IF Eddie Lake 32 64 264 198 51 52 6 0 2 18 3 3 57 20 .263 .427 .323 .751 99 64 4 0 9
12 3B Jimmy Outlaw 35 74 231 198 33 56 12 0 0 25 0 1 31 15 .283 .383 .343 .726 91 68 8 1 1
13 C Hal Wagner* 32 54 132 109 10 22 3 0 0 10 1 0 20 11 .202 .326 .229 .555 47 25 2 0 3
14 1B Paul Campbell* 30 59 85 83 15 22 1 1 1 11 0 0 1 10 .265 .274 .337 .611 60 28 0 0 1
15 C Hank Riebe 26 25 65 62 0 12 0 0 0 5 0 1 3 5 .194 .231 .194 .424 12 12 3 0 0
16 C Joe Ginsberg* 21 11 39 36 7 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 .361 .410 .361 .771 104 13 1 0 0
17 OF Johnny Groth 21 6 18 17 3 8 3 0 1 5 0 0 1 1 .471 .500 .824 1.324 244 14 0 0 0
18 2B Johnny Bero* 25 4 10 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .100 .000 .100 -72 0 0 0 0
19 OF Doc Cramer* 42 4 7 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 .000 .429 .000 .429 18 0 0 0 0
20 OF Ed Mierkowicz 24 3 7 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 .200 .429 .200 .629 68 1 1 0 0
21 John McHale* 26 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
22 P Fred Hutchinson* 28 76 137 112 11 23 1 0 1 12 3 0 22 9 .205 .341 .241 .582 54 27 3 1 2
23 P Hal Newhouser* 27 39 108 92 6 19 0 1 0 6 0 0 10 14 .207 .284 .228 .513 36 21 1 0 6
24 P Virgil Trucks 31 43 83 79 6 13 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 14 .165 .185 .190 .375 -1 15 5 0 2
25 P Dizzy Trout 33 32 76 69 6 15 3 0 1 2 0 0 5 14 .217 .270 .304 .575 51 21 2 0 2
26 P Art Houtteman 20 43 57 56 2 11 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 2 .196 .196 .196 .393 3 11 1 0 1
27 P Ted Gray# 23 26 33 29 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 .241 .290 .276 .566 49 8 2 0 2
28 P Billy Pierce* 21 22 17 17 5 5 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 .294 .294 .529 .824 114 9 0 0 0
29 P Stubby Overmire 29 37 16 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 .071 .188 .071 .259 -30 1 2 0 0
30 P Hal White 29 27 15 13 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 .154 .267 .231 .497 31 3 0 0 0
31 P Al Benton 37 30 13 11 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .182 .182 .273 .455 18 3 0 0 2
32 P Lou Kretlow 27 5 9 8 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 163 4 0 0 1
33 P Rufe Gentry 30 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 426 1 0 0 0
Team Totals 28.1 154 6063 5235 700 1396 219 58 78 661 22 32 671 504 .267 .353 .375 .728 91 1965 134 27 130
Rank in 8 AL teams 5 5 5 6 4 4 8 5 3 7 5 4 5 4 5 2
Non-Pitcher Totals 28.2 154 5498 4734 659 1293 212 54 76 625 19 32 626 426 .273 .361 .389 .750 97 1841 118 26 112
Pitcher Totals 27.9 154 565 501 41 103 7 4 2 36 3 0 45 78 .206 .272 .248 .520 37 124 16 1 18
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Pitching

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Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 SP Hal Newhouser* 27 21 12 .636 3.01 39 35 4 19 2 1 272.1 249 109 91 10 99 143 1 0 5 1146 145 1.278 8.2 0.3 3.3 4.7 1.44
2 SP Fred Hutchinson 28 13 11 .542 4.32 33 28 3 15 0 0 221.0 223 119 106 32 48 92 1 0 2 925 101 1.226 9.1 1.3 2.0 3.7 1.92
3 SP Virgil Trucks 31 14 13 .519 3.78 43 26 9 7 0 2 211.2 190 97 89 14 85 123 2 1 7 901 116 1.299 8.1 0.6 3.6 5.2 1.45
4 SP Dizzy Trout 33 10 14 .417 3.43 32 23 6 11 2 2 183.2 193 87 70 6 73 91 2 1 3 803 128 1.448 9.5 0.3 3.6 4.5 1.25
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
5 CL Art Houtteman 20 2 16 .111 4.66 43 20 15 4 0 10 164.1 186 101 85 11 52 74 2 0 3 716 94 1.448 10.2 0.6 2.8 4.1 1.42
6 RP Ted Gray* 23 6 2 .750 4.22 26 11 6 3 1 0 85.1 73 43 40 2 72 60 3 0 4 392 104 1.699 7.7 0.2 7.6 6.3 0.83
7 RP Stubby Overmire* 29 3 4 .429 5.97 37 4 16 0 0 3 66.1 89 48 44 5 31 14 0 0 3 313 74 1.809 12.1 0.7 4.2 1.9 0.45
8 RP Al Benton 37 2 2 .500 5.68 30 0 10 0 0 3 44.1 45 34 28 4 36 18 1 0 1 210 77 1.827 9.1 0.8 7.3 3.7 0.50
9 RP Hal White 29 2 1 .667 6.12 27 0 12 0 0 1 42.2 46 31 29 2 26 17 1 0 2 198 72 1.688 9.7 0.4 5.5 3.6 0.65
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
10 Billy Pierce* 21 3 0 1.000 6.34 22 5 9 0 0 0 55.1 47 40 39 5 51 36 1 0 1 258 69 1.771 7.6 0.8 8.3 5.9 0.71
11 Lou Kretlow 27 2 1 .667 4.63 5 2 2 1 0 0 23.1 21 14 12 1 11 9 0 0 0 101 96 1.371 8.1 0.4 4.2 3.5 0.82
12 Rufe Gentry 30 0 0 2.70 4 0 2 0 0 0 6.2 5 2 2 0 5 1 1 0 0 30 170 1.500 6.8 0.0 6.8 1.4 0.20
Team Totals 27.7 78 76 .506 4.15 154 154 94 60 5 22 1377.0 1367 725 635 92 589 678 15 2 31 5993 106 1.420 8.9 0.6 3.8 4.4 1.15
Rank in 8 AL teams 5 4 3 5 5 4 3 3 4 3 6 1 1
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

Team Fielding--Totals

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Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Pos Summary
Al Benton 37 30 0 0 11 2 8 1 1 .909 0.33 2 1 33% 0 P
Johnny Bero 25 2 2 2 8 5 3 0 0 1.000 4.00 2B
Neil Berry 26 67 64 62 354 138 199 17 46 .952 5.03 SS-2B
Paul Campbell 30 27 14 12 196 172 18 6 11 .969 7.04 1B
Doc Cramer 42 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 OF
Hoot Evers 27 138 137 136 411 392 8 11 0 .973 2.90 OF
Rufe Gentry 30 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.50 1 0 0% 0 P
Joe Ginsberg 21 11 10 10 53 46 4 3 3 .943 4.55 0 1 7 0 0% 44% 0 C
Ted Gray 23 26 11 3 14 3 11 0 1 1.000 0.54 1 5 83% 0 P
Johnny Groth 21 5 4 4 10 8 1 1 1 .900 2.25 OF
Art Houtteman 20 43 20 4 60 9 47 4 5 .933 1.30 5 1 17% 0 P
Fred Hutchinson 28 33 28 15 64 19 45 0 5 1.000 1.94 3 0 0% 1 P
George Kell 25 92 92 85 262 108 146 8 15 .969 2.76 3B
Lou Kretlow 27 5 2 1 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 1.00 0 0 0 P
Eddie Lake 32 62 58 53 277 122 147 8 31 .971 4.34 2B-3B
Johnny Lipon 25 118 116 113 576 212 347 17 63 .970 4.70 SS-3B-2B
Eddie Mayo 38 96 89 87 464 211 242 11 49 .976 4.72 2B-3B
Ed Mierkowicz 24 1 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 4.00 OF
Pat Mullin 30 131 130 126 289 274 7 8 0 .972 2.15 OF
Hal Newhouser 27 39 35 19 64 11 52 1 5 .984 1.62 1 2 67% 0 P
Jimmy Outlaw 35 58 50 45 157 58 88 11 8 .930 2.43 3B-OF
Stubby Overmire 29 37 4 0 22 6 16 0 1 1.000 0.59 0 0 0 P
Billy Pierce 21 22 5 0 11 2 9 0 0 1.000 0.50 0 0 0 P
Hank Riebe 26 24 16 9 96 90 6 0 1 1.000 4.00 2 2 8 2 20% 44% 0 C
Bob Swift 33 112 99 69 536 476 55 5 13 .991 4.74 10 9 21 19 48% 44% 1 C
Dizzy Trout 33 32 23 11 53 11 37 5 7 .906 1.50 3 3 50% 1 P
Virgil Trucks 31 43 26 7 41 13 28 0 1 1.000 0.95 2 2 50% 0 P
Sam Vico 24 142 140 127 1269 1169 85 15 112 .988 8.83 1B
Hal Wagner 32 52 29 22 176 162 12 2 4 .989 3.35 1 1 13 7 35% 44% 0 C
Dick Wakefield 27 86 83 80 212 198 3 11 1 .948 2.34 OF
Vic Wertz 23 98 97 92 217 196 11 10 3 .954 2.11 OF
Hal White 29 27 0 0 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 0.22 1 0 0% 0 P
Team Totals 28.3 154 1386 1195 5922 4123 1644 155 387 .974 3.46 13 13 49 28 38% 31% 3
Rank in 8 AL teams 3 8 5
Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Pos Summary

Team Player Value--Batters

League Register · WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Age G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Acquired Pos Summary
Al Benton 37 30 13 -2 -0 0 0 1 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $10,000 Purchased 1
Johnny Bero* 25 4 10 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .445 .499 -0.2 0.0 -2 Amateur Free Agent /4
Neil Berry 26 87 301 -8 -1 -0 -3 4 -8 -0.8 9 1 0.1 .491 .495 0.4 0.1 4 Amateur Free Agent 64
Paul Campbell* 30 59 85 -5 0 0 0 -1 -6 -0.6 2 -3 -0.3 .491 .497 -0.3 -0.1 -3 Purchased 3
Doc Cramer* 42 4 7 -0 0 0 0 -0 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .495 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $12,000 Traded /8O
Hoot Evers 27 139 605 14 -2 -1 -2 -1 8 0.8 18 26 2.5 .506 .505 2.7 -0.3 28 Amateur Free Agent *8O
Rufe Gentry 30 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .518 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /1
Joe Ginsberg* 21 11 39 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 2 0.2 .507 .500 0.2 0.0 2 $3,521 Amateur Free Agent 2
Ted Gray# 23 26 33 -2 0 0 0 3 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .505 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $5,500 Amateur Free Agent 1
Johnny Groth 21 6 18 3 0 -0 0 -0 3 0.3 1 4 0.3 .551 .502 0.3 0.0 4 Amateur Free Agent /8O
Art Houtteman 20 43 57 -8 0 -0 0 6 -2 -0.2 2 0 -0.2 .496 .499 -0.2 0.0 0 Amateur Free Agent 1
Fred Hutchinson* 28 76 137 -6 1 1 0 14 10 1.0 4 14 1.0 .513 .506 0.9 -0.0 14 $20,000 Traded 1
George Kell 25 92 414 2 1 -0 -4 0 -1 -0.1 12 11 1.1 .499 .500 1.4 -0.4 15 $20,000 Traded 5
Lou Kretlow 27 5 9 1 0 0 0 1 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .534 .501 0.2 0.0 2 $3,600 Amateur Free Agent /1
Eddie Lake 32 64 264 4 1 0 -2 2 5 0.5 8 12 1.2 .507 .503 1.4 0.0 14 $12,000 Traded 45
Johnny Lipon 25 121 541 6 -0 -0 -1 8 12 1.2 15 28 2.7 .510 .507 2.8 0.7 29 Amateur Free Agent *6/45
Eddie Mayo* 38 106 421 -18 -5 -1 -2 4 -22 -2.2 12 -10 -1.0 .479 .486 -0.9 0.2 -8 $12,000 Rule 5 Draft 45
John McHale* 26 1 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .472 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0 Amateur Free Agent
Ed Mierkowicz 24 3 7 -0 0 -0 0 -0 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .492 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 Amateur Free Agent /7O
Pat Mullin* 30 138 575 22 1 2 0 -6 19 1.9 17 36 3.5 .513 .511 3.5 -0.6 36 Amateur Free Agent *O98
Hal Newhouser* 27 39 108 -9 0 0 0 11 2 0.2 3 6 0.2 .506 .502 0.2 0.0 6 $55,000 Amateur Free Agent 1
Jimmy Outlaw 35 74 231 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -4 -0.4 7 2 0.2 .494 .497 0.3 -0.2 3 5O7/9
Stubby Overmire 29 37 16 -3 0 -0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .497 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 Amateur Free Agent 1
Billy Pierce* 21 22 17 -0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .508 .501 0.2 0.0 2 Amateur Free Agent 1
Hank Riebe 26 25 65 -8 -0 -1 0 1 -8 -0.8 2 -6 -0.6 .467 .495 -0.6 0.1 -6 2
Bob Swift 33 113 356 -14 -1 0 0 3 -12 -1.1 10 -1 -0.1 .490 .493 -0.2 0.3 -1 $11,000 Traded *2
Dizzy Trout 33 32 76 -5 0 0 0 8 3 0.3 2 5 0.3 .509 .502 0.3 0.0 5 Traded 1
Virgil Trucks 31 43 83 -12 0 -0 0 9 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.3 .493 .498 -0.3 0.0 -1 Amateur Free Agent 1
Sam Vico* 24 144 584 -10 -0 -1 -2 -7 -20 -2.0 17 -4 -0.4 .486 .487 -0.2 -0.9 -1 *3
Hal Wagner* 32 54 132 -8 0 -0 1 1 -6 -0.6 4 -2 -0.2 .489 .496 -0.3 0.2 -3 Traded 2
Dick Wakefield* 27 110 393 15 -1 0 0 -4 10 1.0 11 21 2.1 .509 .506 2.1 -0.4 21 Amateur Free Agent 7O
Vic Wertz* 23 119 449 -7 -0 1 -2 -5 -13 -1.3 13 -0 -0.1 .489 .492 0.1 -0.7 2 Amateur Free Agent O79/8
Hal White 29 27 15 -1 0 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 1 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 1 Minor Lg Working Ag 1
Team Total 28.1 1858 6063 -62 -7 -2 -18 60 -30 -3.1 175 145 12.4 .498 .499 13.8 -1.9 163 $164,621
Age G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Acquired Pos Summary

Team Player Value--Pitchers

League Register · WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Age IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Acquired
Al Benton 37 44.1 30 0 34 6.90 4.77 -0.12 0.00 102.3 5.00 -9 -0.9 .8 0.0 -0.5 -6 .470 .494 $10,000 Purchased
Rufe Gentry 30 6.2 4 0 2 2.70 5.18 -0.13 0.00 101.5 5.39 2 0.2 .4 -0.1 0.2 3 .551 .501
Ted Gray* 23 85.1 26 11 43 4.54 4.57 -0.11 0.00 103.8 4.86 3 0.3 1.2 -0.0 0.9 10 .512 .502 $5,500 Amateur Free Agent
Art Houtteman 20 164.1 43 20 101 5.53 4.91 -0.12 0.00 102.3 5.15 -7 -0.7 1.3 -0.1 0.5 7 .484 .496 Amateur Free Agent
Fred Hutchinson 28 221.0 33 28 119 4.85 4.99 -0.12 0.00 101.8 5.20 9 0.9 1.4 -0.1 2.5 27 .526 .505 $20,000 Traded
Lou Kretlow 27 23.1 5 2 14 5.40 5.01 -0.12 0.00 101.8 5.22 -0 -0.0 .8 -0.0 0.1 1 .490 .500 $3,600 Amateur Free Agent
Hal Newhouser* 27 272.1 39 35 109 3.60 4.75 -0.11 0.00 101.2 4.92 40 4.2 2.4 -0.0 6.3 62 .609 .526 $55,000 Amateur Free Agent
Stubby Overmire* 29 66.1 37 4 48 6.51 4.91 -0.14 0.00 101.7 5.13 -10 -1.0 1.0 -0.1 -0.6 -5 .473 .494 Amateur Free Agent
Billy Pierce* 21 55.1 22 5 40 6.51 4.71 -0.10 0.00 104.1 5.01 -9 -0.9 .7 0.0 -0.4 -5 .459 .494 Amateur Free Agent
Dizzy Trout 33 183.2 32 23 87 4.26 4.78 -0.12 0.00 101.5 4.98 14 1.5 1.5 -0.0 2.9 30 .547 .509 Traded
Virgil Trucks 31 211.2 43 26 97 4.12 4.77 -0.11 0.00 102.0 4.98 20 2.1 1.4 -0.0 3.7 38 .548 .513 Amateur Free Agent
Hal White 29 42.2 27 0 31 6.54 5.24 -0.13 0.00 101.7 5.45 -5 -0.5 .8 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .481 .497 Minor Lg Working Ag
Team Total 27.7 1377.0 341 154 725 4.74 4.83 -0.12 0.00 102.0 5.05 46 5.1 1.1 -0.5 15.6 161 .515 .503 $94,100
Age IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Acquired

1947 / 1949 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

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