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.
Offseason November 10, 1948: Marv Grissom was drafted by the Tigers from the Sacramento Solons in the 1948 rule 5 draft.Marv Grissom at Baseball Reference
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).Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p. 44, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC,
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1949 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
Player stats
Batting = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 110 331 89 .269 13 56 1B 87 255 71 .278 3 30 2B 109 329 78 .237 0 18 SS 127 439 110 .251 3 59 3B 134 522 179 .343 3 59 OF 103 348 102 .293 11 73 OF 132 432 131 .303 7 72 OF 155 608 185 .304 20 133
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 126 483 142 .294 2 47 104 310 83 .268 12 59 94 240 47 .196 1 15 74 189 45 .238 2 18 67 142 27 .190 4 18 59 126 26 .206 6 19 17 33 6 .182 0 2 5 4 1 .250 0 0 2 2 0 .000 0 0 1 0 0 ---- 0 0 1 0 0 ---- 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 38 292.0 18 11 3.36 144 41 275.0 19 11 2.81 153 34 203.2 15 10 3.71 85 34 195.0 10 10 3.51 96
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 33 188.2 15 7 2.96 54 25 76.0 3 2 6.16 40 14 29.2 0 2 9.10 14
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 33 3 6 3 4.40 19 27 2 4 0 6.41 17 14 1 3 0 9.87 3 9 1 0 2 0.00 4 5 0 1 0 14.29 2
Awards and honors George Kell, AL Batting champion
Farm system
Lynn franchise folded, July 19, 1949
Notes
References
1949 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference