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91-71, Finished 2nd in AL East (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Billy Martin (91-71)
Scored 701 runs, Allowed 645 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 87-75
Ballparks: Tiger Stadium · Attendance: 1,591,073 (2nd of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 105 · one-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 96
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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 | WAR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Boswell | 26 | R | R | 6' 3" | 185 | Jan 20, 1945 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Ed Brinkman | 29 | R | R | 6' 0" | 170 | Dec 8, 1941 | 11 | 159 | 158 | 159 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | $40,000 | |
| Gates Brown | 32 | L | R | 5' 11" | 220 | May 2, 1939 | 9 | 82 | 49 | 82 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 32 | 0 | 2.5 | $ | |
| Ike Brown | 29 | R | R | 6' 0" | 190 | Apr 13, 1942 | 3 | 59 | 31 | 59 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 0.8 | $ | |
| Les Cain | 23 | L | L | 6' 1" | 200 | Jan 13, 1948 | 3 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Norm Cash | 36 | L | L | 6' 0" | 185 | Nov 10, 1934 | 14 | 135 | 122 | 135 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3.3 | $ | All-Star |
| Dean Chance | 30 | R | R | 6' 3" | 200 | Jun 1, 1941 | 11 | 31 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | $55,000 | |
| Joe Coleman | 24 | R | R | 6' 3" | 175 | Feb 3, 1947 | 7 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | $26,000 | |
| Kevin Collins | 24 | L | R | 6' 1" | 180 | Aug 4, 1946 | 6 | 35 | 1 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 0.2 | $14,000 | |
| Bill Denehy | 25 | B | R | 6' 3" | 200 | Mar 31, 1946 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Jim Foor | 22 | L | L | 6' 2" | 170 | Jan 13, 1949 | 1st | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Bill Freehan | 29 | R | R | 6' 3" | 203 | Nov 29, 1941 | 10 | 148 | 142 | 148 | 145 | 0 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.4 | $ | All-Star |
| Bill Gilbreth | 23 | L | L | 6' 0" | 180 | Sep 3, 1947 | 1st | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Cesar Gutierrez | 28 | R | R | 5' 9" | 155 | Jan 26, 1943 | 4 | 38 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Jim Hannan | 31 | R | R | 6' 3" | 205 | Jan 7, 1940 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | $26,500 | |
| Willie Horton | 28 | R | R | 5' 11" | 209 | Oct 18, 1942 | 9 | 119 | 117 | 119 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 29 | 118 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | $80,000 | |
| Tim Hosley | 24 | R | R | 5' 11" | 185 | May 10, 1947 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Dalton Jones | 27 | L | R | 6' 1" | 180 | Dec 10, 1943 | 8 | 83 | 23 | 83 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 53 | 1 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Al Kaline HOF | 36 | R | R | 6' 1" | 175 | Dec 19, 1934 | 19 | 133 | 107 | 133 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 128 | 129 | 15 | 1 | 3.7 | $95,000 | All-Star |
| Mike Kilkenny | 26 | R | L | 6' 3" | 175 | Apr 11, 1945 | 3 | 30 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | $ | |
| Gene Lamont | 24 | L | R | 6' 1" | 195 | Dec 25, 1946 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Marvin Lane | 21 | R | R | 5' 11" | 180 | Jan 18, 1950 | 1st | 8 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Mickey Lolich | 30 | B | L | 6' 1" | 170 | Sep 12, 1940 | 9 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | $58,000 | All-Star |
| Dick McAuliffe | 31 | L | R | 5' 11" | 176 | Nov 29, 1939 | 12 | 128 | 117 | 128 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.8 | $ | |
| Joe Niekro | 26 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Nov 7, 1944 | 5 | 32 | 15 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | $ | |
| Jim Northrup | 31 | L | R | 6' 3" | 190 | Nov 24, 1939 | 8 | 136 | 116 | 136 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 68 | 42 | 108 | 16 | 2 | 1.7 | $ | |
| Daryl Patterson | 27 | L | R | 6' 4" | 192 | Nov 21, 1943 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $18,200 | |
| Ron Perranoski | 35 | L | L | 6' 0" | 180 | Apr 1, 1936 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Jim Price | 29 | R | R | 6' 0" | 192 | Oct 13, 1941 | 5 | 29 | 13 | 29 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 23 | R | R | 5' 10" | 180 | Dec 28, 1947 | 5 | 154 | 148 | 154 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.7 | $28,000 | |
| Fred Scherman | 26 | L | L | 6' 1" | 195 | Jul 25, 1944 | 3 | 69 | 1 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | $ | |
| Chuck Seelbach | 23 | R | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Mar 20, 1948 | 1st | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Mickey Stanley | 28 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Jul 20, 1942 | 8 | 139 | 98 | 139 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 0 | 139 | 6 | 1 | 2.1 | $ | |
| Tony Taylor | 35 | R | R | 5' 9" | 170 | Dec 19, 1935 | 14 | 55 | 39 | 55 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1.3 | $ | |
| Tom Timmermann | 31 | R | R | 6' 4" | 215 | May 12, 1940 | 3 | 52 | 2 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | $ | |
| Jack Whillock | 28 | R | R | 6' 3" | 195 | Nov 4, 1942 | 1st | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| John Young | 22 | L | L | 6' 3" | 210 | Feb 9, 1949 | 1st | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Bill Zepp | 24 | R | R | 6' 2" | 185 | Jul 22, 1946 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 | $17,000 | |
| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | PH | PR | WAR |