1947 Detroit Tigers

85-69 • .552 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1947 Detroit Tigers went 85-69 (.552) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 714 runs, allowed 642, and played home games at Briggs Stadium. Team leaders included Roy Cullenbine (24 HR, 78 RBI) and Fred Hutchinson (18-10, 3.03 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

85 Wins
69 Losses
.552 Win %
2nd Rank
714 R 642 RA
Diff +72

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714 Runs Scored
642 Runs Allowed
+72 Run Diff
1,369K Attendance

📈 vs. 1947 AL Average

Batting Avg .258 1% above the 1947 league average (.255)
OBP .353 6% above the 1947 league average (.333)
SLG .377 3% above the 1947 league average (.364)
Team ERA 3.57 4% better than the 1947 league average (3.71)
Runs Scored 714 11% above the 1947 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 1,369,556
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Avg per Game 17,119

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1947

Batting Avg

1 George Kell 0.320 2 Fred Hutchinson 0.302 3 Hoot Evers 0.296 4 Vic Wertz 0.288 5 Hal Wagner 0.288

Home Runs

1 Roy Cullenbine 24 2 Pat Mullin 15 3 Eddie Lake 12 4 Hoot Evers 10 5 Dick Wakefield 8

RBI

1 George Kell 93 2 Roy Cullenbine 78 3 Hoot Evers 67 4 Pat Mullin 62 5 Dick Wakefield 51
1947 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Eddie Lake 158 602 96 127 19 6 12 46 120 54 11 0.211
George Kell 152 588 75 188 29 5 5 93 61 16 9 0.320
Eddie Mayo 142 535 66 149 28 4 6 48 48 28 3 0.279
Roy Cullenbine 142 464 82 104 18 1 24 78 137 51 3 0.224
Hoot Evers 126 460 67 136 24 5 10 67 45 49 8 0.296
Pat Mullin 116 398 62 102 28 6 15 62 63 66 3 0.256
Dick Wakefield 112 368 59 104 15 5 8 51 80 44 1 0.283
Vic Wertz 102 333 60 96 22 4 6 44 47 66 2 0.288
Bob Swift 97 279 23 70 11 0 1 21 33 16 2 0.251
Hal Wagner 71 191 19 55 10 0 5 33 28 16 0 0.288
Doc Cramer 73 157 21 42 2 2 2 30 20 5 0 0.268
Jimmy Outlaw 70 127 20 29 7 1 0 15 21 14 3 0.228
Fred Hutchinson 56 106 8 32 5 2 2 15 6 6 2 0.302
Hal Newhouser 40 96 5 19 0 0 0 9 15 20 0 0.198
John McHale 39 95 10 20 1 0 3 11 7 24 1 0.211
Skeeter Webb 50 79 13 16 3 0 0 6 7 9 3 0.203
Virgil Trucks 36 70 7 19 2 0 0 5 1 7 0 0.271
Dizzy Trout 34 68 5 11 2 1 3 15 8 19 0 0.162
Birdie Tebbetts 20 53 1 5 1 0 0 2 3 3 0 0.094
Stubby Overmire 28 47 2 7 0 0 0 2 5 8 0 0.149
Ed Mierkowicz 21 42 6 8 1 0 1 1 1 12 1 0.190
Art Houtteman 23 40 2 12 2 0 0 3 0 3 0 0.300
Al Benton 36 39 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 10 0 0.154
Hal White 35 18 2 3 2 0 0 1 2 7 0 0.167
Johnny Gorsica 31 10 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.200
Hank Riebe 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.000
Johnny Groth 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.250
Rufe Gentry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ben Steiner 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1947

ERA

1 Hal Newhouser 2.87 2 Fred Hutchinson 3.03 3 Art Houtteman 3.42 4 Dizzy Trout 3.48 5 Hal White 3.61

Wins

1 Fred Hutchinson 18 2 Hal Newhouser 17 3 Stubby Overmire 11 4 Dizzy Trout 10 5 Virgil Trucks 10

Strikeouts

1 Hal Newhouser 176 2 Fred Hutchinson 113 3 Virgil Trucks 108 4 Dizzy Trout 74 5 Art Houtteman 58
1947 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Hal Newhouser 17 17 2.87 40 36 2 285.0 268 91 110 176
Fred Hutchinson 18 10 3.03 33 25 2 219.2 211 74 61 113
Dizzy Trout 10 11 3.48 32 26 2 186.1 186 72 65 74
Virgil Trucks 10 12 4.53 36 26 2 180.2 186 91 79 108
Stubby Overmire 11 5 3.77 28 17 0 140.2 142 59 44 33
Al Benton 6 7 4.40 36 14 7 133.0 147 65 61 33
Art Houtteman 7 2 3.42 23 9 0 110.2 106 42 36 58
Hal White 4 5 3.61 35 5 2 84.2 91 34 47 33
Johnny Gorsica 2 0 3.75 31 0 1 57.2 44 24 26 20
Rufe Gentry 0 0 81.00 1 0 0 0.1 1 3 2 0

👥 Roster (29)

Al Benton Doc Cramer Roy Cullenbine Hoot Evers Rufe Gentry Johnny Gorsica Johnny Groth Art Houtteman Fred Hutchinson George Kell Eddie Lake Eddie Mayo +17 more

29 players

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The 1947 Detroit Tigers in brief

A 85-69 record (.552) put the 1947 Detroit Tigers 2nd in the AL. The run column shows 714 for and 642 against. At the plate the Detroit Tigers hit .258, 1% better than the league's .255. The staff ERA of 3.57 was 4% better than the league average of 3.71. League clubs averaged 645 runs that year, so the Detroit Tigers scored 11% more. Attendance at Briggs Stadium totaled 1,369,556 for the year.

Roy Cullenbine led the club in home runs with 24. George Kell led in RBI with 93. The pitching staff's wins leader was Fred Hutchinson (18). The strikeout leader was Hal Newhouser with 176. In all, the roster shows 29 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1946 season and the 1948 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1947 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1947 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1947 Detroit Tigers finished 85-69 (.552 win pct).
Who led the 1947 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Roy Cullenbine led the 1947 Detroit Tigers with 24 home runs.
What was the 1947 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1947 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 3.57.
Did the 1947 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1947 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1947 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1947 Detroit Tigers played home games at Briggs Stadium.
Who led the 1947 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Roy Cullenbine (24 HR, 78 RBI) and Fred Hutchinson (18-10, 3.03 ERA).
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