| Detroit Tigers | |
| Season: | 1949 |
| League: | American League |
| Ballpark: | Briggs Stadium |
| City: | Detroit, Michigan |
| Owners: | Walter Briggs, Sr. |
| General Managers: | Billy Evans |
| Managers: | Red Rolfe |
| Television: | WWJ (Harry Heilmann, Paul Williams, Ty Tyson) |
| Radio: | WJBK (Harry Heilmann, Van Patrick) |
The 1949 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fourth in the American League with a record of 87–67, 10 games behind the New York Yankees.
Tigers third baseman George Kell beat Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox for the American League batting title by 0.0002 percentage points (.3429 to .3427).[2]
| 1949 Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | OutfieldersOther batters | ManagerCoaches | ||||||
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 110 | 331 | 89 | .269 | 13 | 56 | ||
| 1B | 87 | 255 | 71 | .278 | 3 | 30 | ||
| 2B | 109 | 329 | 78 | .237 | 0 | 18 | ||
| SS | 127 | 439 | 110 | .251 | 3 | 59 | ||
| 3B | 134 | 522 | 179 | .343 | 3 | 59 | ||
| OF | 103 | 348 | 102 | .293 | 11 | 73 | ||
| OF | 132 | 432 | 131 | .303 | 7 | 72 | ||
| OF | 155 | 608 | 185 | .304 | 20 | 133 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | 483 | 142 | .294 | 2 | 47 | ||
| 104 | 310 | 83 | .268 | 12 | 59 | ||
| 94 | 240 | 47 | .196 | 1 | 15 | ||
| 74 | 189 | 45 | .238 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 67 | 142 | 27 | .190 | 4 | 18 | ||
| 59 | 126 | 26 | .206 | 6 | 19 | ||
| 17 | 33 | 6 | .182 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 292.0 | 18 | 11 | 3.36 | 144 | |
| 41 | 275.0 | 19 | 11 | 2.81 | 153 | |
| 34 | 203.2 | 15 | 10 | 3.71 | 85 | |
| 34 | 195.0 | 10 | 10 | 3.51 | 96 | |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 188.2 | 15 | 7 | 2.96 | 54 | ||
| 25 | 76.0 | 3 | 2 | 6.16 | 40 | ||
| 14 | 29.2 | 0 | 2 | 9.10 | 14 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4.40 | 19 | ||
| 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6.41 | 17 | ||
| 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9.87 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14.29 | 2 |
See also: Minor League Baseball.
Lynn franchise folded, July 19, 1949