
1950 Detroit Tigers Roster
Team Record: 95-59
Finished 2nd in the AL
Attendance: 1,951,474, Avg. 26,113
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Manager: Red Rolfe (95-59)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1950 Detroit Tigers Results
The Detroit Tigers of the American League ended the 1950 season with a record of 95 wins and 59 losses, finishing second in the AL.
The Tigers plated 837 runs and surrendered 713 runs. Vic Wertz paced Detroit with 27 home runs, and Hoot Evers walloped 20 or more, too. Vic Wertz recorded 123 runs batted in. George Kell led batters with significant playing time by hitting .340. Art Houtteman topped the team with 19 wins, while Hal Newhouser and Fred Hutchinson added 15 or more wins, too Art Houtteman recorded a 3.54 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Red Rolfe coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Neil Berry | SS | R | R | January 11, 1922 | 5'10" | 168 | Kalamazoo, MI USA |
Hank Borowy | P | R | R | May 12, 1916 | 6'0" | 175 | Bloomfield, NJ USA |
Paul Calvert | P | R | R | October 6, 1917 | 6'0" | 175 | Montreal, QC CAN |
Paul Campbell | P | L | L | September 1, 1917 | 5'10" | 185 | Paw Creek, NC USA |
Bill Connelly | P | L | R | June 29, 1925 | 6'0" | 175 | Alberta, VA USA |
Hoot Evers | LF | R | R | February 8, 1921 | 6'2" | 180 | St. Louis, MO USA |
Joe Ginsberg | C | L | R | October 11, 1926 | 5'11" | 180 | New York, NY USA |
Ted Gray | P | B | L | December 31, 1924 | 5'11" | 175 | Detroit, MI USA |
Johnny Groth | CF | R | R | July 23, 1926 | 6'0" | 182 | Chicago, IL USA |
Ray Herbert | P | R | R | December 15, 1929 | 5'11" | 185 | Detroit, MI USA |
Frank House | C | L | R | February 18, 1930 | 6'1" | 190 | Bessemer, AL 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 |
Charlie Keller | RF | L | R | September 12, 1916 | 5'10" | 185 | Middletown, MD USA |
Don Kolloway | 1B | R | R | August 4, 1918 | 6'3" | 200 | Posen, IL USA |
Dick Kryhoski | 1B | L | L | March 24, 1925 | 6'2" | 182 | Leonia, NJ USA |
Eddie Lake | 3B | R | R | March 18, 1916 | 5'7" | 159 | Antioch, CA USA |
Johnny Lipon | SS | R | R | November 10, 1922 | 6'0" | 175 | Martins Ferry, OH USA |
Pat Mullin | LF | 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 |
Jerry Priddy | 2B | R | R | November 9, 1919 | 5'11" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
Aaron Robinson | C | L | R | June 23, 1915 | 6'2" | 205 | Lancaster, SC USA |
Saul Rogovin | P | R | R | March 24, 1922 | 6'2" | 205 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Marlin Stuart | P | L | R | August 8, 1918 | 6'2" | 185 | Paragould, AR USA |
Bob Swift | C | R | R | March 6, 1915 | 5'11" | 180 | Salina, KS 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 |
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 |