# 1948 Detroit Tigers season

The 1948 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 78–76, 18½ games behind the Cleveland Indians.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteAmerican League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Cleveland Indians | 97 | 58 | .626 | — | 48‍–‍30 | 49‍–‍28 |
| Boston Red Sox | 96 | 59 | .619 | 1 | 55‍–‍23 | 41‍–‍36 |
| New York Yankees | 94 | 60 | .610 | 2½ | 50‍–‍27 | 44‍–‍33 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 84 | 70 | .545 | 12½ | 36‍–‍41 | 48‍–‍29 |
| Detroit Tigers | 78 | 76 | .506 | 18½ | 39‍–‍38 | 39‍–‍38 |
| St. Louis Browns | 59 | 94 | .386 | 37 | 34‍–‍42 | 25‍–‍52 |
| Washington Senators | 56 | 97 | .366 | 40 | 29‍–‍48 | 27‍–‍49 |
| Chicago White Sox | 51 | 101 | .336 | 44½ | 27‍–‍48 | 24‍–‍53 |

### Record vs. opponents

1948 American League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH |
| Boston | — | 14–8 | 11–12 | 15–7 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 15–7 |
| Chicago | 8–14 | — | 6–16 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 6–16 | 8–13–1 | 9–12–1 |
| Cleveland | 12–11 | 16–6 | — | 13–9 | 10–12 | 16–6 | 14–8–1 | 16–6 |
| Detroit | 7–15 | 14–8 | 9–13 | — | 9–13 | 12–10 | 11–11 | 16–6 |
| New York | 8–14 | 16–6 | 12–10 | 13–9 | — | 12–10 | 16–6 | 17–5 |
| Philadelphia | 10–12 | 16–6 | 6–16 | 10–12 | 10–12 | — | 18–4 | 14–8 |
| St. Louis | 7–15 | 13–8–1 | 8–14–1 | 11–11 | 6–16 | 4–18 | — | 10–12 |
| Washington | 7–15 | 12–9–1 | 6–16 | 6–16 | 5–17 | 8–14 | 12–10 | — |

### Roster
## Player stats
### Batting
#### Starters by position

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 | Bob Swift | 113 | 292 | 65 | .223 | 4 | 33 |
| 1B | Sam Vico | 144 | 521 | 139 | .267 | 8 | 58 |
| 2B | Eddie Mayo | 106 | 370 | 92 | .249 | 2 | 42 |
| SS | Johnny Lipon | 121 | 458 | 133 | .290 | 5 | 52 |
| 3B | George Kell | 92 | 368 | 112 | .304 | 2 | 44 |
| OF | Hoot Evers | 139 | 538 | 169 | .314 | 10 | 103 |
| OF | Vic Wertz | 119 | 391 | 97 | .248 | 7 | 67 |
| OF | Pat Mullin | 138 | 496 | 143 | .288 | 23 | 80 |

#### Other batters

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 |
| Dick Wakefield | 110 | 322 | 89 | .276 | 11 | 53 |
| Neil Berry | 87 | 256 | 68 | .266 | 0 | 16 |
| Eddie Lake | 64 | 198 | 52 | .263 | 2 | 18 |
| Jimmy Outlaw | 74 | 198 | 56 | .283 | 0 | 25 |
| Hal Wagner | 54 | 109 | 22 | .202 | 0 | 10 |
| Paul Campbell | 59 | 83 | 22 | .265 | 1 | 11 |
| Hank Riebe | 25 | 62 | 12 | .194 | 0 | 5 |
| Joe Ginsberg | 11 | 36 | 13 | .361 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Groth | 6 | 17 | 8 | .471 | 1 | 5 |
| Johnny Bero | 4 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Mierkowicz | 3 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| Doc Cramer | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| John McHale | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |

### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Hal Newhouser | 39 | 272.1 | 21 | 12 | 3.01 | 143 |
| Fred Hutchinson | 33 | 221.0 | 13 | 11 | 4.32 | 92 |
| Dizzy Trout | 32 | 183.2 | 10 | 14 | 3.43 | 91 |

#### Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Virgil Trucks | 43 | 211.2 | 14 | 13 | 3.78 | 123 |
| Art Houtteman | 43 | 164.1 | 2 | 16 | 4.66 | 74 |
| Ted Gray | 26 | 85.1 | 6 | 2 | 4.22 | 60 |
| Billy Pierce | 22 | 55.1 | 3 | 0 | 6.34 | 36 |
| Lou Kretlow | 5 | 23.1 | 2 | 1 | 4.63 | 9 |

#### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Stubby Overmire | 37 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5.97 | 14 |
| Al Benton | 30 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5.68 | 18 |
| Hal White | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.12 | 17 |
| Rufe Gentry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 1 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Buffalo Bisons | International League | Paul Richards |
| AAA | Seattle Rainiers | Pacific Coast League | Jo-Jo White |
| AA | Little Rock Travelers | Southern Association | Jack Saltzgaver |
| A | Flint Arrows | Central League | Jack Tighe |
| A | Williamsport Tigers | Eastern League | Gene Desautels |
| B | Hagerstown Owls | Interstate League | Pep Rambert, Gene Crumling and Benny Culp |
| C | Rome Colonels | Canadian–American League | Clyde Smoll |
| C | Durham Bulls | Carolina League | Willie Duke |
| D | Troy Trojans | Alabama State League | Bob Benish |
| D | Thomasville Tigers | Georgia–Florida League | Bob Engle |
| D | Jamestown Falcons | PONY League | Marv Olson |
| D | Clinton Blues | Tobacco State League | Marv Lorenz |