1947 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1947 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 85-69. They scored 714 runs and belted 103 home runs to go along with a .258 batting average. Roy Cullenbine provided the power for the team with 24 homers. The offense was powered by George Kell, who led the team with 93 RBI and 188 hits.
The team allowed 642 runs and had a team ERA of 3.57. Fred Hutchinson was the winningest pitcher, with 18 games won. Hal Newhouser racked up 176 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Roy Cullenbine | 1B | 142 | 464 | 82 | 104 | 24 | 78 | 3 | .401 | .422 | .823 | .224 |
| George Kell | 3B | 152 | 588 | 75 | 188 | 5 | 93 | 9 | .387 | .412 | .799 | .320 |
| Eddie Lake | SS | 158 | 602 | 96 | 127 | 12 | 46 | 11 | .343 | .322 | .665 | .211 |
| Eddie Mayo | 2B | 142 | 535 | 66 | 149 | 6 | 48 | 3 | .338 | .379 | .717 | .279 |
| John McHale | 1B | 39 | 95 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 1 | .265 | .316 | .581 | .211 |
| Skeeter Webb | 2B | 50 | 79 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 3 | .267 | .241 | .508 | .203 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Doc Cramer | OF | 73 | 157 | 21 | 42 | 2 | 30 | 0 | .350 | .344 | .694 | .268 |
| Hoot Evers | OF | 126 | 460 | 67 | 136 | 10 | 67 | 8 | .366 | .435 | .801 | .296 |
| Johnny Groth | OF | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .250 | .750 | .250 |
| Ed Mierkowicz | OF | 21 | 42 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .209 | .286 | .495 | .190 |
| Pat Mullin | OF | 116 | 398 | 62 | 102 | 15 | 62 | 3 | .359 | .470 | .829 | .256 |
| Jimmy Outlaw | OF | 70 | 127 | 20 | 29 | 0 | 15 | 3 | .338 | .299 | .637 | .228 |
| Dick Wakefield | OF | 112 | 368 | 59 | 104 | 8 | 51 | 1 | .412 | .416 | .828 | .283 |
| Vic Wertz | OF | 102 | 333 | 60 | 96 | 6 | 44 | 2 | .376 | .432 | .808 | .288 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Hank Riebe | C | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bob Swift | C | 97 | 279 | 23 | 70 | 1 | 21 | 2 | .330 | .301 | .631 | .251 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | C | 20 | 53 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .143 | .113 | .256 | .094 |
| Hal Wagner | C | 71 | 191 | 19 | 55 | 5 | 33 | 0 | .382 | .419 | .801 | .288 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ben Steiner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5276 | 714 | 1363 | 103 | 662 | 52 | .348 | .377 | .725 | .258 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Al Benton | 36 | 14 | 133 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 7 | 33 | 61 | 4.40 | 1.564 | |||
| Rufe Gentry | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 81.00 | 10.000 | |||
| Johnny Gorsica | 31 | 0 | 57.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 20 | 26 | 3.75 | 1.213 | |||
| Art Houtteman | 23 | 9 | 110.7 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 0 | 58 | 36 | 3.42 | 1.283 | |||
| Fred Hutchinson | 33 | 25 | 219.7 | 18 | 10 | .643 | 2 | 113 | 61 | 3.03 | 1.238 | |||
| Hal Newhouser | 40 | 36 | 285 | 17 | 17 | .500 | 2 | 176 | 110 | 2.87 | 1.326 | |||
| Stubby Overmire | 28 | 17 | 140.7 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0 | 33 | 44 | 3.77 | 1.322 | |||
| Dizzy Trout | 32 | 26 | 186.3 | 10 | 11 | .476 | 2 | 74 | 65 | 3.48 | 1.347 | |||
| Virgil Trucks | 36 | 26 | 180.7 | 10 | 12 | .455 | 2 | 108 | 79 | 4.53 | 1.467 | |||
| Hal White | 35 | 5 | 84.7 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 2 | 33 | 47 | 3.61 | 1.629 | |||
| Team Totals | 295 | 158 | 1398.8 | 85 | 69 | .552 | 18 | 648 | 531 | 3.57 | 1.368 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Eddie Lake | 158 |
| At Bats | Eddie Lake | 602 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Eddie Lake | 732 |
| Batting Average | George Kell | .320 |
| On-Base % | Roy Cullenbine | .401 |
| Slugging % | Hoot Evers | .435 |
| OPS | Roy Cullenbine | .823 |
| Runs | Eddie Lake | 96 |
| Hits | George Kell | 188 |
| Total Bases | George Kell | 242 |
| Doubles | George Kell | 29 |
| Triples | Eddie Lake and Pat Mullin | 6 |
| Home Runs | Roy Cullenbine | 24 |
| RBI | George Kell | 93 |
| Walks | Roy Cullenbine | 137 |
| Strikeouts | Pat Mullin and Vic Wertz | 66 |
| Stolen Bases | Eddie Lake | 11 |
| Caught Stealing | George Kell | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Hoot Evers | 14 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Eddie Mayo | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Fred Hutchinson | 18 |
| Losses | Hal Newhouser | 17 |
| Saves | Al Benton | 7 |
| Won-Loss % | Stubby Overmire | .688 |
| ERA | Hal Newhouser | 2.87 |
| WHIP | Fred Hutchinson | 1.238 |
| Innings Pitched | Hal Newhouser | 285 |
| Games | Hal Newhouser | 40 |
| Games Started | Hal Newhouser | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Hal Newhouser | 176 |
| Complete Games | Hal Newhouser | 24 |
| Shutouts | Fred Hutchinson, Hal Newhouser, and Stubby Overmire | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Hal Newhouser | 1216 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Hal Newhouser and Virgil Trucks | 91 |
| Hits Allowed | Hal Newhouser | 268 |
| Walks Allowed | Hal Newhouser | 110 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Fred Hutchinson and Virgil Trucks | 14 |
| Wild Pitches | Hal Newhouser | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dizzy Trout | 3 |
