1947 Detroit Tigers Roster (40-man)

1946 Season 1948 Season

Record: 85-69-4, Finished 2nd in American League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Steve O'Neill (85-69-4)

Ballpark: Briggs Stadium

Attendance: 1,398,093 (4th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 102
One-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 103

Pythagorean W-L: 84-70, 714 Runs, 642 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Al Benton	36	us US	R	R	6' 4"	215	Mar 18, 1911	10	36	14	36	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5	$13,000
Doc Cramer	41	us US	L	R	6' 2"	185	Jul 22, 1905	19	73	34	73	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	35	0	35	38	0	-0.2	$12,000
Roy Cullenbine	33	us US	B	R	6' 1"	190	Oct 18, 1913	10	142	137	142	138	0	0	138	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4.4
Hoot Evers	26	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Feb 8, 1921	3	126	120	126	124	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	122	0	124	4	1	2.5
Rufe Gentry	29	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	May 18, 1918	4	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Johnny Gorsica	32	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Mar 29, 1915	7	31	0	31	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6
Johnny Groth	20	us US	R	R	6' 0"	182	Jul 23, 1926	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0.0
Art Houtteman	19	us US	R	R	6' 2"	188	Aug 7, 1927	3	23	9	23	23	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.4
Fred Hutchinson	27	us US	L	R	6' 2"	190	Aug 12, 1919	5	56	25	56	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	0	5.2	$15,000
George Kell HOF	24	us US	R	R	5' 9"	175	Aug 23, 1922	5	152	152	152	152	0	0	0	0	152	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.3	$15,000	All-Star
Eddie Lake	31	us US	R	R	5' 7"	159	Mar 18, 1916	8	158	158	158	158	0	0	0	0	0	158	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	$14,000
Eddie Mayo	37	us US	L	R	5' 11"	178	Apr 15, 1910	8	142	137	142	142	0	0	0	142	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1.1	$12,000
John McHale	25	us US	L	R	6' 0"	200	Sep 21, 1921	4	39	21	39	25	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	-0.5
Ed Mierkowicz	23	us US	R	R	6' 4"	205	Mar 6, 1924	2	21	8	21	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	10	10	2	-0.4
Pat Mullin	29	us US	L	R	6' 2"	190	Nov 1, 1917	4	116	106	116	106	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	106	106	10	0	2.7		All-Star
Hal Newhouser HOF	26	us US	L	L	6' 2"	180	May 20, 1921	9	40	36	40	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3	$70,000	All-Star
Jimmy Outlaw	34	us US	R	R	5' 8"	165	Jan 20, 1913	8	70	32	70	47	0	0	0	0	9	0	21	4	13	38	6	20	-0.6
Stubby Overmire	28	us US	R	L	5' 7"	170	May 16, 1919	5	28	17	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.9
Hank Riebe	25	us US	R	R	5' 9"	175	Oct 10, 1921	2	8	0	8	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	-0.2
Ben Steiner	25	us US	L	R	5' 11"	165	Jul 28, 1921	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	$6,000
Bob Swift	32	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Mar 6, 1915	8	97	84	97	97	0	97	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.2	$9,000
Birdie Tebbetts	34	us US	R	R	5' 11"	170	Nov 10, 1912	9	20	17	20	20	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
Dizzy Trout	32	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Jun 29, 1915	9	34	26	34	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.7	$25,000	All-Star
Virgil Trucks	30	us US	R	R	5' 11"	198	Apr 26, 1917	6	36	26	36	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Hal Wagner	31	us US	L	R	6' 0"	165	Jul 2, 1915	10	71	57	71	71	0	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2
Dick Wakefield	26	us US	L	R	6' 4"	210	May 6, 1921	5	112	100	112	101	0	0	0	0	0	0	101	0	0	101	12	0	1.8
Skeeter Webb	37	us US	R	R	5' 9"	150	Nov 4, 1909	11	50	21	50	36	0	0	0	30	0	6	0	0	0	0	2	13	-0.1	$8,000
Vic Wertz	22	us US	L	R	6' 0"	186	Feb 9, 1925	1st	102	79	102	83	0	0	0	0	0	0	39	2	42	83	20	0	1.4
Hal White	28	us US	R	R	5' 10"	165	Mar 18, 1919	5	35	5	35	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Steve O'Neill	55	us US	Jul 6, 1891	Manager	Apr 15	Sep 28
Bill Sweeney	42	us US	Dec 29, 1904		Apr 15	Sep 28
Art Mills	44	us US	Mar 2, 1903	Coach	Apr 15	Sep 28
Frank Shellenback	48	us US	Dec 16, 1898	Coach	Apr 15	Sep 28
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date