1949 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1949 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 87-67. They scored 751 runs and belted 88 home runs to go along with a .267 batting average. The offense was powered by Vic Wertz, who led the team with 20 home runs, 133 RBI, and 185 hits.
The team allowed 655 runs and had a team ERA of 3.77. Virgil Trucks led the pitching staff with 19 wins and 153 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Neil Berry | 2B | 109 | 329 | 38 | 78 | 0 | 18 | 4 | .299 | .271 | .570 | .237 |
| Paul Campbell | 1B | 87 | 255 | 38 | 71 | 3 | 30 | 3 | .343 | .404 | .747 | .278 |
| George Kell | 3B | 134 | 522 | 97 | 179 | 3 | 59 | 7 | .424 | .467 | .891 | .343 |
| Don Kolloway | 2B | 126 | 483 | 71 | 142 | 2 | 47 | 7 | .361 | .358 | .719 | .294 |
| Eddie Lake | SS | 94 | 240 | 38 | 47 | 1 | 15 | 2 | .359 | .254 | .613 | .196 |
| Johnny Lipon | SS | 127 | 439 | 57 | 110 | 3 | 59 | 2 | .362 | .330 | .692 | .251 |
| Sam Vico | 1B | 67 | 142 | 15 | 27 | 4 | 18 | 0 | .311 | .338 | .649 | .190 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Hoot Evers | OF | 132 | 432 | 68 | 131 | 7 | 72 | 6 | .403 | .428 | .831 | .303 |
| Johnny Groth | OF | 103 | 348 | 60 | 102 | 11 | 73 | 3 | .407 | .471 | .878 | .293 |
| Pat Mullin | OF | 104 | 310 | 55 | 83 | 12 | 59 | 1 | .357 | .448 | .805 | .268 |
| Dick Wakefield | OF | 59 | 126 | 17 | 26 | 6 | 19 | 0 | .367 | .389 | .756 | .206 |
| Vic Wertz | OF | 155 | 608 | 96 | 185 | 20 | 133 | 2 | .385 | .465 | .850 | .304 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Hank Riebe | C | 17 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .182 | .242 | .424 | .182 |
| Aaron Robinson | C | 110 | 331 | 38 | 89 | 13 | 56 | 0 | .402 | .423 | .825 | .269 |
| Bob Swift | C | 74 | 189 | 16 | 45 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .330 | .302 | .632 | .238 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Don Lund | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Bob Mavis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Jimmy Outlaw | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 | |
| Earl Rapp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5259 | 751 | 1405 | 88 | 707 | 39 | .355 | .378 | .732 | .267 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ted Gray | 34 | 27 | 195 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 1 | 96 | 103 | 3.51 | 1.364 | |||
| Marv Grissom | 27 | 2 | 39.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 17 | 34 | 6.41 | 2.290 | |||
| Art Houtteman | 34 | 25 | 203.7 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 85 | 59 | 3.71 | 1.404 | |||
| Fred Hutchinson | 33 | 21 | 188.7 | 15 | 7 | .682 | 1 | 54 | 52 | 2.96 | 1.161 | |||
| Lou Kretlow | 25 | 10 | 76 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 40 | 69 | 6.16 | 2.026 | |||
| Hal Newhouser | 38 | 35 | 292 | 18 | 11 | .621 | 1 | 144 | 111 | 3.36 | 1.329 | |||
| Stubby Overmire | 14 | 1 | 17.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9.87 | 2.197 | |||
| Saul Rogovin | 5 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14.29 | 3.509 | |||
| Marlin Stuart | 14 | 2 | 29.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 35 | 9.10 | 2.492 | |||
| Dizzy Trout | 33 | 0 | 59.3 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 4.40 | 1.501 | |||
| Virgil Trucks | 41 | 32 | 275 | 19 | 11 | .633 | 4 | 153 | 124 | 2.81 | 1.211 | |||
| Hal White | 9 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 4 | 4 | .00 | 0.750 | |||
| Team Totals | 307 | 155 | 1393.7 | 87 | 67 | .565 | 12 | 631 | 628 | 3.77 | 1.411 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Vic Wertz | 155 |
| At Bats | Vic Wertz | 608 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Vic Wertz | 695 |
| Batting Average | George Kell | .343 |
| On-Base % | George Kell | .424 |
| Slugging % | George Kell | .467 |
| OPS | George Kell | .891 |
| Runs | George Kell | 97 |
| Hits | Vic Wertz | 185 |
| Total Bases | Vic Wertz | 283 |
| Doubles | George Kell | 38 |
| Triples | George Kell | 9 |
| Home Runs | Vic Wertz | 20 |
| RBI | Vic Wertz | 133 |
| Walks | Vic Wertz | 80 |
| Strikeouts | Vic Wertz | 61 |
| Stolen Bases | George Kell and Don Kolloway | 7 |
| Caught Stealing | Eddie Lake | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | George Kell | 16 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Vic Wertz | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Virgil Trucks | 19 |
| Losses | Hal Newhouser and Virgil Trucks | 11 |
| Saves | Virgil Trucks | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Fred Hutchinson | .682 |
| ERA | Virgil Trucks | 2.81 |
| WHIP | Fred Hutchinson | 1.161 |
| Innings Pitched | Hal Newhouser | 292 |
| Games | Virgil Trucks | 41 |
| Games Started | Hal Newhouser | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Virgil Trucks | 153 |
| Complete Games | Hal Newhouser | 22 |
| Shutouts | Virgil Trucks | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Hal Newhouser | 1228 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Hal Newhouser | 109 |
| Hits Allowed | Hal Newhouser | 277 |
| Walks Allowed | Virgil Trucks | 124 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Art Houtteman and Hal Newhouser | 19 |
| Wild Pitches | Ted Gray | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ted Gray and Art Houtteman | 5 |
