1927 Detroit Tigers season
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1927 Detroit Tigers season
| 1927 Detroit Tigers |
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| Owner(s) | Frank Navin | |
| Manager(s) | George Moriarty | |
| Local television | none | |
| Local radio | WWJ (AM) (Ty Tyson) |
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The 1927 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Detroit Tigers attempting to win the American League, and they finished in fourth place.
Outfielder Harry Heilmann won his fourth American League batting title with a .398 batting average.[1]
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Offseason
- January 15, 1927: Otto Miller, Billy Mullen, Frank O'Rourke and Lefty Stewart were traded by the Tigers to the St. Louis Browns for Pinky Hargrave, Marty McManus and Bobby LaMotte.[2]
- January 27, 1927: Ty Cobb was released by the Tigers.[3]
Regular season
- May 31, 1927: Johnny Neun of the Tigers executed an unassisted triple play. Neun caught a line drive, tagged the runner off first base and tagged second base before the other runner returned.[4]
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 110 | 44 | .714 | -- |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 91 | 63 | .591 | 19 |
| Washington Senators | 85 | 69 | .552 | 25 |
| Detroit Tigers | 82 | 71 | .536 | 27½ |
| Chicago White Sox | 70 | 83 | .458 | 39½ |
| Cleveland Indians | 66 | 87 | .431 | 43½ |
| St. Louis Browns | 59 | 94 | .386 | 50½ |
| Boston Red Sox | 51 | 103 | .331 | 59 |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters |
Manager
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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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| C | Larry Woodall | 88 | 246 | 69 | .280 | 0 | 39 |
| 1B | Lu Blue | 112 | 365 | 95 | .260 | 1 | 42 |
| 2B | Charlie Gehringer | 133 | 508 | 161 | .317 | 4 | 61 |
| SS | Jackie Tavener | 116 | 419 | 115 | .274 | 5 | 59 |
| 3B | Jack Warner | 139 | 559 | 149 | .267 | 1 | 45 |
| OF | Heinie Manush | 151 | 593 | 177 | .298 | 6 | 90 |
| OF | Harry Heilmann | 141 | 505 | 201 | .398 | 14 | 120 |
| OF | Bob Fothergill | 143 | 527 | 189 | .359 | 9 | 114 |
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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| Marty McManus | 108 | 369 | 99 | .268 | 9 | 69 |
| Johnny Neun | 79 | 204 | 66 | .324 | 0 | 27 |
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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| Rip Collins | 30 | 172.2 | 13 | 7 | 4.69 | 37 |
| Josh Billings | 10 | 67 | 5 | 4 | 4.84 | 18 |
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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| Ownie Carroll | 31 | 172 | 10 | 6 | 3.98 | 41 |
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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| Jess Doyle | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.03 | 5 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| A | Fort Worth Panthers | Texas League | Jake Atz |
| C | Wheeling Stogies | Middle Atlantic League | Bobby Prysock |
Notes
- ^ "1927 American League Batting Leaders". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
- ^ Bobby LaMotte page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ty Cobb page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats8.shtml
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
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