1947 Detroit Tigers Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 85-69
Finished 2nd in the AL
Attendance: 1,398,093, Avg. 22,452
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Manager: Steve O'Neill (85-69)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1947 Detroit Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 85-69
Finished 2nd in the AL
Attendance: 1,398,093, Avg. 22,452
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Manager: Steve O'Neill (85-69)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1947 Detroit Tigers Roster
The Detroit Tigers of the American League ended the 1947 season with a record of 85 wins and 69 losses, finishing second in the AL.
The Tigers scored 714 runs and allowed 642 runs. Roy Cullenbine led Detroit with 24 home runs, while Pat Mullin walloped 20 or more, too. George Kell drove in 93 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .320. Fred Hutchinson paced the team with 18 wins, and Hal Newhouser added 15 or more wins, too Hal Newhouser recorded a 2.87 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Steve O'Neill coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 701
Regular Season Runs Against: 629
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 15, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 7 at St. Louis Browns 0 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 17, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 3 at St. Louis Browns 4 | L | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
| April 18, 1947 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | ||
| April 19, 1947 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | ||
| April 21, 1947 | Chicago White Sox 6 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-3 | ||
| April 23, 1947 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3-3 | ||
| April 24, 1947 | St. Louis Browns 6 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 2-3 | 1-1 | 3-4 | ||
| April 25, 1947 | St. Louis Browns 5 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 3-3 | 1-1 | 4-4 | ||
| April 26, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Cleveland Indians 6 | L | 3-3 | 1-2 | 4-5 | ||
| April 28, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Indians 0 | W | 3-3 | 2-2 | 5-5 | ||
| April 29, 1947 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Detroit Tigers 8 | W | 4-3 | 2-2 | 6-5 | ||
| April 30, 1947 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 4-4 | 2-2 | 6-6 | ||
| May 2, 1947 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 5-4 | 2-2 | 7-6 | ||
| May 3, 1947 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 6-4 | 2-2 | 8-6 | ||
| May 6, 1947 | New York Yankees 2 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 7-4 | 2-2 | 9-6 | ||
| May 9, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 7-4 | 2-3 | 9-7 | ||
| May 10, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 7-4 | 3-3 | 10-7 | ||
| May 11, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 7-4 | 4-3 | 11-7 | ||
| May 11, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 10 at Chicago White Sox 0 | W | 7-4 | 5-3 | 12-7 | ||
| May 13, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 8 at Washington Senators 0 | W | 7-4 | 6-3 | 13-7 | ||
| May 14, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 7-4 | 7-3 | 14-7 | ||
| May 15, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 7-4 | 8-3 | 15-7 | ||
| May 16, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 11 | L | 7-4 | 8-4 | 15-8 | ||
| May 17, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | W | 7-4 | 9-4 | 16-8 | ||
| May 19, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 7-4 | 10-4 | 17-8 | ||
| May 19, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Boston Red Sox 5 | L | 7-4 | 10-5 | 17-9 | ||
| May 20, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Boston Red Sox 8 | L | 7-4 | 10-6 | 17-10 | ||
| May 21, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 0 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 7-4 | 10-7 | 17-11 | ||
| May 23, 1947 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 8-4 | 10-7 | 18-11 | ||
| May 24, 1947 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 9-4 | 10-7 | 19-11 | ||
| May 25, 1947 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Detroit Tigers 10 | W | 10-4 | 10-7 | 20-11 | ||
| May 25, 1947 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 10-5 | 10-7 | 20-12 | ||
| May 26, 1947 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 11-5 | 10-7 | 21-12 | ||
| May 27, 1947 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 12-5 | 10-7 | 22-12 | ||
| May 29, 1947 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 12-6 | 10-7 | 22-13 | ||
| May 30, 1947 | St. Louis Browns 8 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 12-7 | 10-7 | 22-14 | ||
| May 30, 1947 | St. Louis Browns 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 13-7 | 10-7 | 23-14 | ||
| May 31, 1947 | Washington Senators 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 14-7 | 10-7 | 24-14 | ||
| June 3, 1947 | New York Yankees 3 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 14-8 | 10-7 | 24-15 | ||
| June 4, 1947 | New York Yankees 2 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 15-8 | 10-7 | 25-15 | ||
| June 4, 1947 | New York Yankees 17 at Detroit Tigers 8 | L | 15-9 | 10-7 | 25-16 | ||
| June 5, 1947 | New York Yankees 7 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 15-10 | 10-7 | 25-17 | ||
| June 8, 1947 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 16-10 | 10-7 | 26-17 | ||
| June 9, 1947 | Philadelphia Athletics 11 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 16-11 | 10-7 | 26-18 | ||
| June 10, 1947 | Philadelphia Athletics 9 at Detroit Tigers 8 | L | 16-12 | 10-7 | 26-19 | ||
| June 11, 1947 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 17-12 | 10-7 | 27-19 | ||
| June 11, 1947 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 17-13 | 10-7 | 27-20 | ||
| June 15, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Washington Senators 5 | L | 17-13 | 10-8 | 27-21 | ||
| June 15, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Washington Senators 1 | L | 17-13 | 10-9 | 27-22 | ||
| June 17, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 17-13 | 10-10 | 27-23 | ||
| June 19, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | L | 17-13 | 10-11 | 27-24 | ||
| June 20, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 3 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 17-13 | 10-12 | 27-25 | ||
| June 21, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 4 at New York Yankees 7 | L | 17-13 | 10-13 | 27-26 | ||
| June 21, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 4 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 17-13 | 10-14 | 27-27 | ||
| June 22, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 5 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 17-13 | 10-15 | 27-28 | ||
| June 23, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Boston Red Sox 8 | L | 17-13 | 10-16 | 27-29 | ||
| June 25, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 17-13 | 10-17 | 27-30 | ||
| June 25, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 17-13 | 11-17 | 28-30 | ||
| June 27, 1947 | St. Louis Browns 2 at Detroit Tigers 11 | W | 18-13 | 11-17 | 29-30 | ||
| June 28, 1947 | St. Louis Browns 3 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 19-13 | 11-17 | 30-30 | ||
| June 29, 1947 | St. Louis Browns 1 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 20-13 | 11-17 | 31-30 | ||
| June 29, 1947 | St. Louis Browns 5 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 21-13 | 11-17 | 32-30 | ||
| June 30, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Chicago White Sox 6 | L | 21-13 | 11-18 | 32-31 | ||
| July 1, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 21-13 | 12-18 | 33-31 | ||
| July 2, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 21-13 | 13-18 | 34-31 | ||
| July 3, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 21-13 | 14-18 | 35-31 | ||
| July 4, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Cleveland Indians 13 | L | 21-13 | 14-19 | 35-32 | ||
| July 6, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 10 at St. Louis Browns 2 | W | 21-13 | 15-19 | 36-32 | ||
| July 6, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 8 at St. Louis Browns 4 | W | 21-13 | 16-19 | 37-32 | ||
| July 11, 1947 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 21-14 | 16-19 | 37-33 | ||
| July 11, 1947 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 22-14 | 16-19 | 38-33 | ||
| July 12, 1947 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 22-15 | 16-19 | 38-34 | ||
| July 13, 1947 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 23-15 | 16-19 | 39-34 | ||
| July 13, 1947 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 24-15 | 16-19 | 40-34 | ||
| July 15, 1947 | Washington Senators 6 at Detroit Tigers 11 | W | 25-15 | 16-19 | 41-34 | ||
| July 16, 1947 | Washington Senators 10 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 25-16 | 16-19 | 41-35 | ||
| July 16, 1947 | Washington Senators 8 at Detroit Tigers 9 | W | 26-16 | 16-19 | 42-35 | ||
| July 17, 1947 | Washington Senators 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 27-16 | 16-19 | 43-35 | ||
| July 17, 1947 | Washington Senators 5 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 28-16 | 16-19 | 44-35 | ||
| July 18, 1947 | New York Yankees 0 at Detroit Tigers 8 | W | 29-16 | 16-19 | 45-35 | ||
| July 19, 1947 | New York Yankees 2 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 29-17 | 16-19 | 45-36 | ||
| July 20, 1947 | New York Yankees 1 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 30-17 | 16-19 | 46-36 | ||
| July 20, 1947 | New York Yankees 11 at Detroit Tigers 12 | W | 31-17 | 16-19 | 47-36 | ||
| July 22, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Washington Senators 6 | L | 31-17 | 16-20 | 47-37 | ||
| July 23, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Washington Senators 5 | L | 31-17 | 16-21 | 47-38 | ||
| July 24, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Washington Senators 3 | L | 31-17 | 16-22 | 47-39 | ||
| July 25, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 9 | L | 31-17 | 16-23 | 47-40 | ||
| July 26, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 13 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | W | 31-17 | 17-23 | 48-40 | ||
| July 27, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 31-17 | 17-24 | 48-41 | ||
| July 27, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | W | 31-17 | 18-24 | 49-41 | ||
| July 28, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 1 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 31-17 | 18-25 | 49-42 | ||
| July 30, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 5 at New York Yankees 8 | L | 31-17 | 18-26 | 49-43 | ||
| August 1, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Boston Red Sox 1 | W | 31-17 | 19-26 | 50-43 | ||
| August 2, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 31-17 | 19-27 | 50-44 | ||
| August 3, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 10 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 31-17 | 20-27 | 51-44 | ||
| August 5, 1947 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 31-18 | 20-27 | 51-45 | ||
| August 6, 1947 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 32-18 | 20-27 | 52-45 | ||
| August 6, 1947 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Detroit Tigers 13 | W | 33-18 | 20-27 | 53-45 | ||
| August 8, 1947 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 33-19 | 20-27 | 53-46 | ||
| August 9, 1947 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 8 | W | 34-19 | 20-27 | 54-46 | ||
| August 10, 1947 | Chicago White Sox 10 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 34-20 | 20-27 | 54-47 | ||
| August 11, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 34-20 | 21-27 | 55-47 | ||
| August 12, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Cleveland Indians 11 | L | 34-20 | 21-28 | 55-48 | ||
| August 12, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 34-20 | 21-29 | 55-49 | ||
| August 13, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 5 at St. Louis Browns 6 | L | 34-20 | 21-30 | 55-50 | ||
| August 13, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 7 at St. Louis Browns 1 | W | 34-20 | 22-30 | 56-50 | ||
| August 14, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 7 at St. Louis Browns 0 | W | 34-20 | 23-30 | 57-50 | ||
| August 15, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 9 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 34-20 | 24-30 | 58-50 | ||
| August 17, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Chicago White Sox 1 | L | 34-20 | 24-31 | 58-51 | ||
| August 17, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Chicago White Sox 3 | W | 34-20 | 25-31 | 59-51 | ||
| August 19, 1947 | New York Yankees 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 35-20 | 25-31 | 60-51 | ||
| August 20, 1947 | New York Yankees 14 at Detroit Tigers 13 | L | 35-21 | 25-31 | 60-52 | ||
| August 21, 1947 | Washington Senators 5 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 35-22 | 25-31 | 60-53 | ||
| August 21, 1947 | Washington Senators 3 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 35-23 | 25-31 | 60-54 | ||
| August 22, 1947 | Washington Senators 6 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 36-23 | 25-31 | 61-54 | ||
| August 22, 1947 | Washington Senators 0 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 37-23 | 25-31 | 62-54 | ||
| August 23, 1947 | Washington Senators 5 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 37-24 | 25-31 | 62-55 | ||
| August 24, 1947 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 38-24 | 25-31 | 63-55 | ||
| August 24, 1947 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 39-24 | 25-31 | 64-55 | ||
| August 25, 1947 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 39-25 | 25-31 | 64-56 | ||
| August 26, 1947 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Detroit Tigers 12 | W | 40-25 | 25-31 | 65-56 | ||
| August 26, 1947 | Boston Red Sox 9 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 40-26 | 25-31 | 65-57 | ||
| August 27, 1947 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 41-26 | 25-31 | 66-57 | ||
| August 27, 1947 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 41-27 | 25-31 | 66-58 | ||
| August 28, 1947 | Boston Red Sox 13 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 41-28 | 25-31 | 66-59 | ||
| August 29, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 5 at St. Louis Browns 4 | W | 41-28 | 26-31 | 67-59 | ||
| August 30, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 2 at St. Louis Browns 3 | L | 41-28 | 26-32 | 67-60 | ||
| August 31, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 11 at St. Louis Browns 2 | W | 41-28 | 27-32 | 68-60 | ||
| August 31, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 10 at St. Louis Browns 1 | W | 41-28 | 28-32 | 69-60 | ||
| September 1, 1947 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 42-28 | 28-32 | 70-60 | ||
| September 1, 1947 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 43-28 | 28-32 | 71-60 | ||
| September 4, 1947 | St. Louis Browns 2 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 43-29 | 28-32 | 71-61 | ||
| September 6, 1947 | St. Louis Browns 0 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 44-29 | 28-32 | 72-61 | ||
| September 7, 1947 | St. Louis Browns 3 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 44-30 | 28-32 | 72-62 | ||
| September 9, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Boston Red Sox 5 | L | 44-30 | 28-33 | 72-63 | ||
| September 10, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Boston Red Sox 0 | W | 44-30 | 29-33 | 73-63 | ||
| September 11, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 7 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 44-30 | 30-33 | 74-63 | ||
| September 11, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 5 at New York Yankees 11 | L | 44-30 | 30-34 | 74-64 | ||
| September 12, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 7 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 44-30 | 31-34 | 75-64 | ||
| September 13, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 2 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 44-30 | 31-35 | 75-65 | ||
| September 14, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 16 at Washington Senators 6 | W | 44-30 | 32-35 | 76-65 | ||
| September 14, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 8 at Washington Senators 4 | W | 44-30 | 33-35 | 77-65 | ||
| September 15, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 44-30 | 34-35 | 78-65 | ||
| September 16, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Washington Senators 4 | L | 44-30 | 34-36 | 78-66 | ||
| September 17, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | L | 44-30 | 34-37 | 78-67 | ||
| September 17, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | L | 44-30 | 34-38 | 78-68 | ||
| September 20, 1947 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 45-30 | 34-38 | 79-68 | ||
| September 22, 1947 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 45-31 | 34-38 | 79-69 | ||
| September 22, 1947 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 46-31 | 34-38 | 80-69 | ||
| September 23, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 46-31 | 35-38 | 81-69 | ||
| September 24, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Chicago White Sox 4 | W | 46-31 | 36-38 | 82-69 | ||
| September 26, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 46-31 | 37-38 | 83-69 | ||
| September 27, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 46-31 | 38-38 | 84-69 | ||
| September 28, 1947 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Cleveland Indians 0 | W | 46-31 | 39-38 | 85-69 |
