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1927 Detroit Tigers season

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Owner(s)
  
Frank Navin

Local television
  
none

Manager(s)
  
George Moriarty

Local radio
  
WWJ (AM) (Ty Tyson)

The 1927 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Detroit Tigers attempting to win the American League, and they finished in fourth place.

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Outfielder Harry Heilmann won his fourth American League batting title with a .398 batting average.

Offseason

  • January 15, 1927: Otto Miller, Billy Mullen, Frank O'Rourke and Lefty Stewart were traded by the Tigers to the St. Louis Browns for Pinky Hargrave, Marty McManus and Bobby LaMotte.
  • January 27, 1927: Ty Cobb was released by the Tigers.

    • Regular season

  • May 31, 1927: Johnny Neun of the Tigers executed an unassisted triple play. Neun caught a line drive, tagged the runner off first base and tagged second base before the other runner returned.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Starting pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Other pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Relief pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    References

    1927 Detroit Tigers season Wikipedia
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