1948 Detroit Tigers season

1948 Detroit Tigers
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Briggs Stadium (since 1912)
Detroit, Michigan (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Walter Briggs, Sr.
General manager(s)	Billy Evans
Manager(s)	Steve O'Neill
Local television	WWJ (Harry Heilmann, Paul Williams, Ty Tyson)
Local radio	WJLB (Harry Heilmann, Harry Wismer, Ty Tyson)
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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

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Cleveland Indians	97	58	.626	--
Boston Red Sox	96	59	.619	1
New York Yankees	94	60	.610	2.5
Philadelphia Athletics	84	70	.545	12.5
Detroit Tigers	78	76	.506	18.5
St. Louis Browns	59	94	.386	37
Washington Senators	56	97	.366	40
Chicago White Sox	51	101	.336	44.5

Record vs. opponents

1948 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	14–8	11–12	15–7	14–8	12–10	15–7	15–7
Chicago	8–14	—	6–16	8–14	6–16	6–16	8–13–1	9–12–1
Cleveland	12–11	16–6	—	13–9	10–12	16–6	14–8–1	16–6
Detroit	7–15	14–8	9–13	—	9–13	12–10	11–11	16–6
New York	8–14	16–6	12–10	13–9	—	12–10	16–6	17–5
Philadelphia	10–12	16–6	6–16	10–12	10–12	—	18–4	14–8
St. Louis	7–15	13–8–1	8–14–1	11–11	6–16	4–18	—	10–12
Washington	7–15	12–9–1	6–16	6–16	5–17	8–14	12–10	—

Roster

1948 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers 19 Al Benton 24 Rufe Gentry 30 Ted Gray 21,15 Art Houtteman 29 Fred Hutchinson 30 Lou Kretlow 16 Hal Newhouser 18 Stubby Overmire 10 Billy Pierce 11 Dizzy Trout 22 Virgil Trucks 17 Hal White		Catchers  1 Joe Ginsberg 25 Hank Riebe  9 Bob Swift  1 Hal Wagner Infielders 28 Johnny Bero 36 Neil Berry  2 Paul Campbell 15,21 George Kell  7 Eddie Lake 25,26 Johnny Lipon 3,9 Eddie Mayo 27 Jimmy Outlaw  5 George Vico		Outfielders  8 Doc Cramer 14 Hoot Evers  3 Johnny Groth 12 Ed Mierkowicz  6 Pat Mullin  4 Dick Wakefield 20 Vic Wertz Other batters 23 John McHale		Manager 32 Steve O'Neill Coaches  8 Doc Cramer 31 Art Mills 33 Bill Sweeney

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
SS	Lipon, JohnnyJohnny Lipon	121	458	133	.290	5	52

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
Campbell, PaulPaul Campbell	59	83	22	.265	1	11

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

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

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
Benton, AlAl Benton	30	2	2	3	5.68	18
Gentry, RufeRufe Gentry	4	0	0	0	2.70	1

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Buffalo Bisons	International League	Paul Richards
AAA	Seattle Rainiers	Pacific Coast League	Jo-Jo White
AA	Little Rock Travelers	Southern Association	Jack Saltzgaver
A	Flint Arrows	Central League	Jack Tighe
A	Williamsport Tigers	Eastern League	Gene Desautels
B	Hagerstown Owls	Interstate League	Pep Rambert, Gene Crumling and Benny Culp
C	Rome Colonels	Canadian–American League	Clyde Smoll
C	Durham Bulls	Carolina League	Willie Duke
D	Troy Trojans	Alabama State League	Bob Benish
D	Thomasville Tigers	Georgia–Florida League	Bob Engle
D	Jamestown Falcons	PONY League	Marv Olson
D	Clinton Blues	Tobacco State League	Marv Lorenz

Notes

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.

External links

• 1948 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference