
1947 Detroit Tigers Roster
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 Results
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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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Al Benton | P | R | R | March 18, 1911 | 6'4" | 215 | Noble, OK USA |
Doc Cramer | CF | L | R | July 22, 1905 | 6'2" | 185 | Beach Haven, NJ USA |
Roy Cullenbine | 1B | B | R | October 18, 1913 | 6'1" | 190 | Nashville, TN USA |
Hoot Evers | CF | R | R | February 8, 1921 | 6'2" | 180 | St. Louis, MO USA |
Rufe Gentry | P | R | R | May 18, 1918 | 6'1" | 180 | Daisy Station, NC USA |
Johnny Gorsica | P | R | R | March 29, 1915 | 6'2" | 180 | Bayonne, NJ USA |
Johnny Groth | LF | R | R | July 23, 1926 | 6'0" | 182 | Chicago, IL USA |
Art Houtteman | P | R | R | August 7, 1927 | 6'2" | 188 | Detroit, MI USA |
Fred Hutchinson | P | L | R | August 12, 1919 | 6'2" | 190 | Seattle, WA USA |
George Kell | 3B | R | R | August 23, 1922 | 5'9" | 175 | Swifton, AR USA |
Eddie Lake | SS | R | R | March 18, 1916 | 5'7" | 159 | Antioch, CA USA |
Eddie Mayo | 2B | L | R | April 15, 1910 | 5'11" | 178 | Holyoke, MA USA |
John McHale | 1B | L | R | September 21, 1921 | 6'0" | 200 | Detroit, MI USA |
Ed Mierkowicz | LF | R | R | March 6, 1924 | 6'4" | 205 | Wyandotte, MI USA |
Pat Mullin | RF | L | R | November 1, 1917 | 6'2" | 190 | Trotter, PA USA |
Hal Newhouser | P | L | L | May 20, 1921 | 6'2" | 180 | Detroit, MI USA |
Jimmy Outlaw | OF | R | R | January 20, 1913 | 5'8" | 165 | Orme, TN USA |
Stubby Overmire | P | R | L | May 16, 1919 | 5'7" | 170 | Moline, MI USA |
Hank Riebe | C | R | R | October 10, 1921 | 5'9" | 175 | Cleveland, OH USA |
Ben Steiner | P | L | R | July 28, 1921 | 5'11" | 165 | Alexandria, VA USA |
Bob Swift | C | R | R | March 6, 1915 | 5'11" | 180 | Salina, KS USA |
Birdie Tebbetts | C | R | R | November 10, 1912 | 5'11" | 170 | Burlington, VT USA |
Dizzy Trout | P | R | R | June 29, 1915 | 6'2" | 195 | Sandcut, IN USA |
Virgil Trucks | P | R | R | April 26, 1917 | 5'11" | 198 | Birmingham, AL USA |
Hal Wagner | C | L | R | July 2, 1915 | 6'0" | 165 | East Riverton, NJ USA |
Dick Wakefield | LF | L | R | May 6, 1921 | 6'4" | 210 | Chicago, IL USA |
Skeeter Webb | 2B | R | R | November 4, 1909 | 5'9" | 150 | Meridian, MS USA |
Vic Wertz | RF | L | R | February 9, 1925 | 6'0" | 186 | York, PA USA |
Hal White | P | R | R | March 18, 1919 | 5'10" | 165 | Utica, NY USA |