1947 Detroit Tigers season
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1947 Detroit Tigers season
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| Owner(s) | Walter Briggs, Sr. | |
| Manager(s) | Steve O'Neill | |
| Local television | WWDT (Harry Heilmann, Paul Williams, Ty Tyson) |
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| Local radio | WJLB (Harry Heilmann, Hal Prough) |
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The 1947 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the American League with a record of 85-69, 12 games behind the New York Yankees.
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Offseason
- December 12, 1946: George Caster was released by the Tigers.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 97 | 57 | .630 | -- |
| Detroit Tigers | 85 | 69 | .552 | 12 |
| Boston Red Sox | 83 | 71 | .539 | 14 |
| Cleveland Indians | 80 | 74 | .519 | 17 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 78 | 76 | .506 | 19 |
| Chicago White Sox | 70 | 84 | .455 | 27 |
| Washington Senators | 64 | 90 | .416 | 33 |
| St. Louis Browns | 59 | 95 | .383 | 38 |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches |
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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 | Bob Swift | 97 | 279 | 70 | .251 | 1 | 21 |
| 1B | Roy Cullenbine | 142 | 464 | 104 | .224 | 24 | 78 |
| 2B | Eddie Mayo | 142 | 535 | 149 | .279 | 6 | 48 |
| 3B | George Kell | 152 | 588 | 188 | .320 | 5 | 93 |
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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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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| Al Benton | 36 | 133 | 6 | 7 | 4.40 | 33 |
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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| Rufe Gentry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81.00 | 0 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Buffalo Bisons | International League | Paul Richards |
| AA | Dallas Rebels | Texas League | Al Vincent |
| A | Williamsport Grays | Eastern League | George Detore |
| B | Hagerstown Owls | Interstate League | Bunny Griffiths |
| B | Montgomery Rebels | Southeastern League | Frank Skaff |
| C | Rome Colonels | Canadian-American League | Ed Boland and Adam Bengoechea |
| C | Lubbock Hubbers | West Texas-New Mexico League | Jackie Sullivan |
| D | Troy Trojans | Alabama State League | Bob Benish |
| D | Thomasville Tigers | Georgia-Florida League | Vince "Moon" Mullen |
| D | Nazareth Tigers | North Atlantic League | John Mueller |
| D | Jamestown Falcons | PONY League | Marv Olson |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lubbock, Jamestown[2]
Notes
- ^ George Caster page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
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