1948 Detroit Tigers season explained

The 1948 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 78–76, 18½ games behind the Cleveland Indians.

Regular season

Roster

1948 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

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
C		113	292	65	.223	4	33
1B		144	521	139	.267	8	58
2B		106	370	92	.249	2	42
SS		121	458	133	.290	5	52
3B		92	368	112	.304	2	44
OF		139	538	169	.314	10	103
OF		119	391	97	.248	7	67
OF		138	496	143	.288	23	80

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
	110	322	89	.276	11	53
	87	256	68	.266	0	16
	64	198	52	.263	2	18
	74	198	56	.283	0	25
	54	109	22	.202	0	10
	59	83	22	.265	1	11
	25	62	12	.194	0	5
	11	36	13	.361	0	1
	6	17	8	.471	1	5
	4	9	0	.000	0	0
	3	5	1	.200	0	1
	4	4	0	.000	0	1
	1	1	0	.000	0	0

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
	39	272.1	21	12	3.01	143
	33	221.0	13	11	4.32	92
	32	183.2	10	14	3.43	91

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
	43	211.2	14	13	3.78	123
	43	164.1	2	16	4.66	74
	26	85.1	6	2	4.22	60
	22	55.1	3	0	6.34	36
	5	23.1	2	1	4.63	9

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
	37	3	4	3	5.97	14
	30	2	2	3	5.68	18
	27	2	1	1	6.12	17
	4	0	0	0	2.70	1

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

References

• Book: Johnson. Lloyd. Wolff. Miles. The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. 2nd. Durham, North Carolina. Baseball America. 1997. 978-0-9637189-8-3.

External links

• 1948 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference