1950 Detroit Tigers

95-59 • .617 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1950 Detroit Tigers went 95-59 (.617) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 837 runs, allowed 713, and played home games at Briggs Stadium. Team leaders included Vic Wertz (27 HR, 123 RBI) and Art Houtteman (19-12, 3.54 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

95 Wins
59 Losses
.617 Win %
2nd Rank
837 R 713 RA
Diff +124

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837 Runs Scored
713 Runs Allowed
+124 Run Diff
1,958K Attendance

📈 vs. 1950 AL Average

Batting Avg .282 4% above the 1950 league average (.270)
OBP .368 4% above the 1950 league average (.356)
SLG .417 4% above the 1950 league average (.402)
Team ERA 4.12 10% better than the 1950 league average (4.58)
Runs Scored 837 7% above the 1950 league average (782 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,958,473
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Avg per Game 24,178

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1950

Batting Avg

1 George Kell 0.340 2 Fred Hutchinson 0.326 3 Hoot Evers 0.323 4 Charlie Keller 0.314 5 Vic Wertz 0.308

Home Runs

1 Vic Wertz 27 2 Hoot Evers 21 3 Jerry Priddy 13 4 Johnny Groth 12 5 Aaron Robinson 9

RBI

1 Vic Wertz 123 2 Hoot Evers 103 3 George Kell 101 4 Johnny Groth 85 5 Jerry Priddy 75
1950 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Kell 157 641 114 218 56 6 8 101 66 18 3 0.340
Jerry Priddy 157 618 104 171 26 6 13 75 95 95 2 0.277
Johnny Lipon 147 601 104 176 27 6 2 63 81 26 9 0.293
Johnny Groth 157 566 95 173 30 8 12 85 95 27 1 0.306
Vic Wertz 149 559 99 172 37 4 27 123 91 55 0 0.308
Hoot Evers 143 526 100 170 35 11 21 103 71 40 5 0.323
Don Kolloway 125 467 55 135 20 4 6 62 29 28 1 0.289
Aaron Robinson 107 283 37 64 7 0 9 37 75 35 0 0.226
Dick Kryhoski 53 169 20 37 10 0 4 19 8 11 0 0.219
Pat Mullin 69 142 16 31 5 0 6 23 20 23 1 0.218
Bob Swift 67 132 14 30 4 0 2 9 25 6 0 0.227
Joe Ginsberg 36 95 12 22 6 0 0 12 11 6 1 0.232
Fred Hutchinson 44 95 15 31 7 0 0 20 12 3 0 0.326
Art Houtteman 41 93 5 14 4 1 0 3 5 20 0 0.151
Hal Newhouser 35 74 6 13 2 0 0 8 5 8 0 0.176
Dizzy Trout 34 63 6 12 1 1 1 10 6 20 0 0.190
Charlie Keller 50 51 7 16 1 3 2 16 13 6 0 0.314
Ted Gray 27 50 4 7 2 0 0 3 4 22 0 0.140
Neil Berry 39 40 9 10 1 0 0 7 6 11 0 0.250
Hal White 42 33 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 10 0 0.121
Virgil Trucks 7 20 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.150
Saul Rogovin 11 16 2 3 0 0 1 5 0 3 0 0.188
Marlin Stuart 19 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.083
Hank Borowy 13 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.143
Paul Calvert 32 7 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.000
Ray Herbert 8 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.286
Eddie Lake 20 7 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.000
Frank House 5 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.400
Paul Campbell 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Connelly 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1950

ERA

1 Hank Borowy 3.31 2 Art Houtteman 3.54 3 Virgil Trucks 3.54 4 Dizzy Trout 3.75 5 Fred Hutchinson 3.96

Wins

1 Art Houtteman 19 2 Fred Hutchinson 17 3 Hal Newhouser 15 4 Dizzy Trout 13 5 Ted Gray 10

Strikeouts

1 Ted Gray 102 2 Art Houtteman 88 3 Dizzy Trout 88 4 Hal Newhouser 87 5 Fred Hutchinson 71
1950 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Art Houtteman 19 12 3.54 41 34 4 274.2 257 108 99 88
Fred Hutchinson 17 8 3.96 39 26 0 231.2 269 102 48 71
Hal Newhouser 15 13 4.34 35 30 3 213.2 232 103 81 87
Dizzy Trout 13 5 3.75 34 20 4 184.2 190 77 64 88
Ted Gray 10 7 4.40 27 21 1 149.1 139 73 72 102
Hal White 9 6 4.54 42 8 1 111.0 96 56 65 53
Paul Calvert 2 2 6.31 32 0 4 51.1 71 36 25 14
Virgil Trucks 3 1 3.54 7 7 0 48.1 45 19 21 25
Marlin Stuart 3 1 5.56 19 1 2 43.2 59 27 22 19
Saul Rogovin 2 1 4.50 11 5 0 40.0 39 20 26 11
Hank Borowy 1 1 3.31 13 2 0 32.2 23 12 16 12
Ray Herbert 1 2 3.63 8 3 1 22.1 20 9 12 5
Bill Connelly 0 0 6.75 2 0 0 4.0 4 3 2 1

👥 Roster (30)

Neil Berry Hank Borowy Paul Calvert Paul Campbell Bill Connelly Hoot Evers Joe Ginsberg Ted Gray Johnny Groth Ray Herbert Frank House Art Houtteman +18 more

30 players

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The 1950 Detroit Tigers in brief

A 95-59 record (.617) put the 1950 Detroit Tigers 2nd in the AL. The run column shows 837 for and 713 against. Against a league average of .270, the 1950 Detroit Tigers batted .282. The staff ERA of 4.12 was 10% better than the league average of 4.58. League clubs averaged 782 runs that year, so the Detroit Tigers scored 7% more. The home park, Briggs Stadium, recorded 1,958,473 in attendance, about 24,178 a game.

For power, Vic Wertz led the way with 27 homers. George Kell collected the most hits, 218. The pitching staff's wins leader was Art Houtteman (19). The strikeout leader was Ted Gray with 102. The 1950 roster runs to 30 players. The 1949 season and the 1951 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1950 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1950 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1950 Detroit Tigers finished 95-59 (.617 win pct).
Who led the 1950 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Vic Wertz led the 1950 Detroit Tigers with 27 home runs.
What was the 1950 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1950 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.12.
Did the 1950 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1950 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1950 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1950 Detroit Tigers played home games at Briggs Stadium.
Who led the 1950 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Vic Wertz (27 HR, 123 RBI) and Art Houtteman (19-12, 3.54 ERA).
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