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1949 Detroit Tigers season

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Owner(s)
  
Walter Briggs, Sr.

Manager(s)
  
Red Rolfe

General manager(s)
  
Billy Evans

Local television
  
WWJ(Harry Heilmann, Paul Williams, Ty Tyson)

Local radio
  
WJBK(Harry Heilmann, Van Patrick)

The 1949 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fourth in the American League with a record of 87–67, 10 games behind the New York Yankees.

Contents

Offseason

  • November 10, 1948: Marv Grissom was drafted by the Tigers from the Sacramento Solons in the 1948 rule 5 draft.

    • Regular season

    Tigers third baseman George Kell beat Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox for the American League batting title by 0.0002 percentage points (.3429 to .3427).

    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

    Awards and honors

  • George Kell, AL Batting champion

    • Farm system

    Lynn franchise folded, July 19, 1949

    References

    1949 Detroit Tigers season Wikipedia
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