1948 Detroit Tigers

78-76 • .506 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1948 Detroit Tigers went 78-76 (.506) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 700 runs, allowed 726, and played home games at Briggs Stadium. Team leaders included Pat Mullin (23 HR, 80 RBI) and Hal Newhouser (21-12, 3.01 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

78 Wins
76 Losses
.506 Win %
5th Rank
700 R 726 RA
Diff -26

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700 Runs Scored
726 Runs Allowed
-26 Run Diff
1,743K Attendance

📈 vs. 1948 AL Average

Batting Avg .266 equal to the 1948 league average (.265)
OBP .352 1% above the 1948 league average (.349)
SLG .375 2% below the 1948 league average (.381)
Team ERA 4.15 3% better than the 1948 league average (4.29)
Runs Scored 700 4% below the 1948 league average (730 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,743,404
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Avg per Game 22,641

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1948

Batting Avg

1 Hoot Evers 0.314 2 George Kell 0.304 3 Johnny Lipon 0.290 4 Pat Mullin 0.288 5 Jimmy Outlaw 0.283

Home Runs

1 Pat Mullin 23 2 Dick Wakefield 11 3 Hoot Evers 10 4 Sam Vico 8 5 Vic Wertz 7

RBI

1 Hoot Evers 103 2 Pat Mullin 80 3 Vic Wertz 67 4 Sam Vico 58 5 Dick Wakefield 53
1948 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Hoot Evers 139 538 81 169 33 6 10 103 51 31 3 0.314
Sam Vico 144 521 50 139 23 9 8 58 39 39 2 0.267
Pat Mullin 138 496 91 143 16 11 23 80 77 57 1 0.288
Johnny Lipon 121 458 65 133 18 8 5 52 68 22 4 0.290
Vic Wertz 119 391 49 97 19 9 7 67 48 70 0 0.248
Eddie Mayo 106 370 35 92 20 1 2 42 30 19 1 0.249
George Kell 92 368 47 112 24 3 2 44 33 15 2 0.304
Dick Wakefield 110 322 50 89 20 5 11 53 70 55 0 0.276
Bob Swift 113 292 23 65 6 0 4 33 51 29 1 0.223
Neil Berry 87 256 46 68 8 1 0 16 37 23 1 0.266
Eddie Lake 64 198 51 52 6 0 2 18 57 20 3 0.263
Jimmy Outlaw 74 198 33 56 12 0 0 25 31 15 0 0.283
Fred Hutchinson 76 112 11 23 1 0 1 12 22 9 3 0.205
Hal Wagner 54 109 10 22 3 0 0 10 20 11 1 0.202
Hal Newhouser 39 92 6 19 0 1 0 6 10 14 0 0.207
Paul Campbell 59 83 15 22 1 1 1 11 1 10 0 0.265
Virgil Trucks 43 79 6 13 0 1 0 2 2 14 0 0.165
Dizzy Trout 32 69 6 15 3 0 1 2 5 14 0 0.217
Hank Riebe 25 62 0 12 0 0 0 5 3 5 0 0.194
Art Houtteman 43 56 2 11 0 0 0 7 0 2 0 0.196
Joe Ginsberg 11 36 7 13 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0.361
Ted Gray 26 29 2 7 1 0 0 1 2 7 0 0.241
Johnny Groth 6 17 3 8 3 0 1 5 1 1 0 0.471
Billy Pierce 22 17 5 5 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 0.294
Stubby Overmire 37 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0.071
Hal White 27 13 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 6 0 0.154
Al Benton 30 11 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.182
Johnny Bero 4 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Lou Kretlow 5 8 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
Ed Mierkowicz 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.200
Doc Cramer 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.000
Rufe Gentry 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
John McHale 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1948

ERA

1 Hal Newhouser 3.01 2 Dizzy Trout 3.43 3 Virgil Trucks 3.78 4 Ted Gray 4.22 5 Fred Hutchinson 4.32

Wins

1 Hal Newhouser 21 2 Virgil Trucks 14 3 Fred Hutchinson 13 4 Dizzy Trout 10 5 Ted Gray 6

Strikeouts

1 Hal Newhouser 143 2 Virgil Trucks 123 3 Fred Hutchinson 92 4 Dizzy Trout 91 5 Art Houtteman 74
1948 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Hal Newhouser 21 12 3.01 39 35 1 272.1 249 91 99 143
Fred Hutchinson 13 11 4.32 33 28 0 221.0 223 106 48 92
Virgil Trucks 14 13 3.78 43 26 2 211.2 190 89 85 123
Dizzy Trout 10 14 3.43 32 23 2 183.2 193 70 73 91
Art Houtteman 2 16 4.66 43 20 10 164.1 186 85 52 74
Ted Gray 6 2 4.22 26 11 0 85.1 73 40 72 60
Stubby Overmire 3 4 5.97 37 4 3 66.1 89 44 31 14
Billy Pierce 3 0 6.34 22 5 0 55.1 47 39 51 36
Al Benton 2 2 5.68 30 0 3 44.1 45 28 36 18
Hal White 2 1 6.12 27 0 1 42.2 46 29 26 17
Lou Kretlow 2 1 4.63 5 2 0 23.1 21 12 11 9
Rufe Gentry 0 0 2.70 4 0 0 6.2 5 2 5 1

👥 Roster (33)

Al Benton Johnny Bero Neil Berry Paul Campbell Doc Cramer Hoot Evers Rufe Gentry Joe Ginsberg Ted Gray Johnny Groth Art Houtteman Fred Hutchinson +21 more

33 players

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The 1948 Detroit Tigers in brief

The record for the 1948 Detroit Tigers reads 78 wins and 76 losses, good for 5th in the AL. Runs came in at 700 scored against 726 allowed (-26). Pitchers allowed 4.15 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.29. League clubs averaged 730 runs that year, so the Detroit Tigers scored 4% fewer. Attendance at Briggs Stadium totaled 1,743,404 for the year.

For power, Pat Mullin led the way with 23 homers. The RBI leader was Hoot Evers, with 103. Hal Newhouser led the pitchers with 21 wins. Art Houtteman closed out 10 saves. The 1948 roster runs to 33 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1947 season and the 1949 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1948 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1948 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1948 Detroit Tigers finished 78-76 (.506 win pct).
Who led the 1948 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Pat Mullin led the 1948 Detroit Tigers with 23 home runs.
What was the 1948 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1948 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.15.
Did the 1948 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1948 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1948 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1948 Detroit Tigers played home games at Briggs Stadium.
Who led the 1948 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Pat Mullin (23 HR, 80 RBI) and Hal Newhouser (21-12, 3.01 ERA).
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