1949 Detroit Tigers season
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| Owner(s) | Walter Briggs, Sr. |
| General manager(s) | Billy Evans |
| Manager(s) | Red Rolfe |
| Local television |
WWJ (Harry Heilmann, Paul Williams, Ty Tyson) |
| Local radio |
WJBK (Harry Heilmann, Van Patrick) |
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The 1949 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fourth in the American League with a record of 87–67, 10 games behind the New York Yankees.
Offseason
- November 10, 1948: Marv Grissom was drafted by the Tigers from the Sacramento Solons in the 1948 rule 5 draft.[1]
Regular season
Tigers third baseman George Kell beat Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox for the American League batting title by 0.0002 percentage points (.3429 to .3427).[2]
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 97 | 57 | .630 | -- |
| Boston Red Sox | 96 | 58 | .623 | 1 |
| Cleveland Indians | 89 | 65 | .578 | 8 |
| Detroit Tigers | 87 | 67 | .565 | 10 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 81 | 73 | .526 | 16 |
| Chicago White Sox | 63 | 91 | .409 | 34 |
| St. Louis Browns | 53 | 101 | .344 | 44 |
| Washington Senators | 50 | 104 | .325 | 47 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 17–5 | 8–14 | 15–7–1 | 9–13 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 18–4 | |||||
| Chicago | 5–17 | — | 7–15 | 8–14 | 7–15 | 6–16 | 15–7 | 15–7 | |||||
| Cleveland | 14–8 | 15–7 | — | 13–9 | 10–12 | 9–13 | 15–7 | 13–9 | |||||
| Detroit | 7–15–1 | 14–8 | 9–13 | — | 11–11 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 18–4 | |||||
| New York | 13–9 | 15–7 | 12–10 | 11–11 | — | 14–8 | 17–5–1 | 15–7 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 16–6 | 13–9 | 8–14 | 8–14 | — | 12–10 | 16–6 | |||||
| St. Louis | 7–15 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 5–17–1 | 10–12 | — | 9–13 | |||||
| Washington | 4–18 | 7–15 | 9–13 | 4–18 | 7–15 | 6–16 | 13–9 | — | |||||
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| 3B | Kell, GeorgeGeorge Kell | 134 | 522 | 179 | .343 | 3 | 59 |
| SS | Lipon, JohnnyJohnny Lipon | 127 | 439 | 110 | .251 | 3 | 59 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Gray, TedTed Gray | 34 | 195 | 10 | 10 | 3.51 | 96 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Grissom, MarvMarv Grissom | 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6.41 | 17 |
Awards and honors
- George Kell, AL Batting champion
Farm system
Lynn franchise folded, July 19, 1949
Notes
- ↑ Marv Grissom at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p. 44, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1949 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference