1948 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1948 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 78-76. They scored 700 runs and belted 78 home runs to go along with a .267 batting average. Pat Mullin led the team in home runs with 23. The offense was powered by Hoot Evers, who led the team with 103 RBI and 169 hits.
The team allowed 725 runs and had a team ERA of 4.15. Hal Newhouser led the pitching staff with 21 wins and 143 strikeouts. Art Houtteman was the team's best fireman, with 10 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Bero | 2B | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .000 | .100 | .000 |
| Neil Berry | SS | 87 | 256 | 46 | 68 | 0 | 16 | 1 | .358 | .305 | .663 | .266 |
| Paul Campbell | 1B | 59 | 83 | 15 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .274 | .337 | .611 | .265 |
| George Kell | 3B | 92 | 368 | 47 | 112 | 2 | 44 | 2 | .369 | .402 | .771 | .304 |
| Eddie Lake | 2B | 64 | 198 | 51 | 52 | 2 | 18 | 3 | .427 | .323 | .750 | .263 |
| Johnny Lipon | SS | 121 | 458 | 65 | 133 | 5 | 52 | 4 | .384 | .397 | .781 | .290 |
| Eddie Mayo | 2B | 106 | 370 | 35 | 92 | 2 | 42 | 1 | .310 | .324 | .634 | .249 |
| Jimmy Outlaw | 3B | 74 | 198 | 33 | 56 | 0 | 25 | 0 | .383 | .343 | .726 | .283 |
| Sam Vico | 1B | 144 | 521 | 50 | 139 | 8 | 58 | 2 | .326 | .392 | .718 | .267 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Doc Cramer | OF | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .429 | .000 | .429 | .000 |
| Hoot Evers | OF | 139 | 538 | 81 | 169 | 10 | 103 | 3 | .378 | .454 | .832 | .314 |
| Johnny Groth | OF | 6 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .500 | .824 | 1.324 | .471 |
| Ed Mierkowicz | OF | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .429 | .200 | .629 | .200 |
| Pat Mullin | OF | 138 | 496 | 91 | 143 | 23 | 80 | 1 | .385 | .504 | .889 | .288 |
| Dick Wakefield | OF | 110 | 322 | 50 | 89 | 11 | 53 | 0 | .406 | .472 | .878 | .276 |
| Vic Wertz | OF | 119 | 391 | 49 | 97 | 7 | 67 | 0 | .335 | .396 | .731 | .248 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Ginsberg | C | 11 | 36 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .410 | .361 | .771 | .361 |
| Hank Riebe | C | 25 | 62 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .231 | .194 | .425 | .194 |
| Bob Swift | C | 113 | 292 | 23 | 65 | 4 | 33 | 1 | .338 | .284 | .622 | .223 |
| Hal Wagner | C | 54 | 109 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 1 | .326 | .229 | .555 | .202 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| John McHale | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5235 | 700 | 1396 | 78 | 661 | 22 | .345 | .375 | .721 | .267 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Al Benton | 30 | 0 | 44.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3 | 18 | 36 | 5.68 | 1.828 | |||
| Rufe Gentry | 4 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2.70 | 1.493 | |||
| Ted Gray | 26 | 11 | 85.3 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0 | 60 | 72 | 4.22 | 1.700 | |||
| Art Houtteman | 43 | 20 | 164.3 | 2 | 16 | .111 | 10 | 74 | 52 | 4.66 | 1.449 | |||
| Fred Hutchinson | 33 | 28 | 221 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 0 | 92 | 48 | 4.32 | 1.226 | |||
| Lou Kretlow | 5 | 2 | 23.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 4.63 | 1.373 | |||
| Hal Newhouser | 39 | 35 | 272.3 | 21 | 12 | .636 | 1 | 143 | 99 | 3.01 | 1.278 | |||
| Stubby Overmire | 37 | 4 | 66.3 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3 | 14 | 31 | 5.97 | 1.810 | |||
| Billy Pierce | 22 | 5 | 55.3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 36 | 51 | 6.34 | 1.772 | |||
| Dizzy Trout | 32 | 23 | 183.7 | 10 | 14 | .417 | 2 | 91 | 73 | 3.43 | 1.448 | |||
| Virgil Trucks | 43 | 26 | 211.7 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 2 | 123 | 85 | 3.78 | 1.299 | |||
| Hal White | 27 | 0 | 42.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 6.12 | 1.686 | |||
| Team Totals | 341 | 154 | 1376.9 | 78 | 76 | .506 | 22 | 678 | 589 | 4.15 | 1.421 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Sam Vico | 144 |
| At Bats | Hoot Evers | 538 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Hoot Evers | 606 |
| Batting Average | Hoot Evers | .314 |
| On-Base % | Pat Mullin | .385 |
| Slugging % | Pat Mullin | .504 |
| OPS | Pat Mullin | .889 |
| Runs | Pat Mullin | 91 |
| Hits | Hoot Evers | 169 |
| Total Bases | Pat Mullin | 250 |
| Doubles | Hoot Evers | 33 |
| Triples | Pat Mullin | 11 |
| Home Runs | Pat Mullin | 23 |
| RBI | Hoot Evers | 103 |
| Walks | Pat Mullin | 77 |
| Strikeouts | Vic Wertz | 70 |
| Stolen Bases | Johnny Lipon | 4 |
| Caught Stealing | Eddie Mayo | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Eddie Mayo | 18 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Sam Vico | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Hal Newhouser | 21 |
| Losses | Art Houtteman | 16 |
| Saves | Art Houtteman | 10 |
| Won-Loss % | Hal Newhouser | .636 |
| ERA | Hal Newhouser | 3.01 |
| WHIP | Fred Hutchinson | 1.226 |
| Innings Pitched | Hal Newhouser | 272.3 |
| Games | Art Houtteman and Virgil Trucks | 43 |
| Games Started | Hal Newhouser | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Hal Newhouser | 143 |
| Complete Games | Hal Newhouser | 19 |
| Shutouts | Hal Newhouser and Dizzy Trout | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Hal Newhouser | 1146 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Fred Hutchinson | 106 |
| Hits Allowed | Hal Newhouser | 249 |
| Walks Allowed | Hal Newhouser | 99 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Fred Hutchinson | 32 |
| Wild Pitches | Virgil Trucks | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ted Gray | 3 |
