1947 Detroit Tigers Roster

The 1947 Detroit Tigers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1947 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1947 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1947 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1947 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1947 Detroit Tigers primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1947 Detroit Tigers



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Complete Roster  
 
19 Al Benton 6-04 215 Right Right 1911-03-18
34 Rufe Gentry 6-01 180 Right Right 1918-05-18
24 Johnny Gorsica 6-02 180 Right Right 1915-03-29
15, 21 Art Houtteman 6-02 188 Right Right 1927-08-07
29 Fred Hutchinson 6-02 200 Right Left 1919-08-12
16 Hal Newhouser 6-02 192 Left Left 1921-05-20
18 Stubby Overmire 5-07 170 Left Right 1919-05-16
11 Dizzy Trout 6-02½ 195 Right Right 1915-06-29
22 Virgil Trucks 5-11 198 Right Right 1917-04-26
17 Hal White 5-10 170 Right Right 1919-03-18
25 Hank Riebe 5-09½ 175 Right Right 1921-10-10
9 Bob Swift 5-11½ 180 Right Right 1915-03-06
1 Birdie Tebbetts 5-11½ 170 Right Right 1912-11-10
1 Hal Wagner 6-00 165 Right Left 1915-07-02
2 Roy Cullenbine 6-01 190 Right Both 1913-10-18
15, 21 George Kell 5-09 175 Right Right 1922-08-23
7 Eddie Lake 5-07 160 Right Right 1916-03-18
3 Eddie Mayo 5-11 178 Right Left 1910-04-15
23 John McHale 6-00 200 Right Left 1921-09-21
28 Skeeter Webb 5-09½ 150 Right Right 1909-11-04
8 Doc Cramer 6-02 185 Right Left 1905-07-22
14 Hoot Evers 6-02 185 Right Right 1921-02-08
10 Johnny Groth 6-00 182 Right Right 1926-07-23
12 Ed Mierkowicz 6-04 205 Right Right 1924-03-06
6 Pat Mullin 6-02 190 Right Left 1917-11-01
27 Jimmy Outlaw 5-08 168 Right Right 1913-01-20
4 Dick Wakefield 6-04 210 Right Left 1921-05-06
20 Vic Wertz 6-00 186 Right Left 1925-02-09
26 Ben Steiner 5-11 165 Right Left 1921-07-28


The 1947 Detroit Tigers played 154 games during the regular season, won 85 games, lost 69 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Briggs Stadium (Park Factors: 103/102) where 1,398,093 fans witnessed their 1947 Tigers finish the season with a .552 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1947 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1947 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1947 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1947 Detroit Tigers primary starters list:

1947 Detroit Tigers
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1947 Detroit Tigers
Most Games by Position

C Bob Swift (97)
1B Roy Cullenbine (138)
2B Eddie Mayo (142)
3B George Kell (152)
SS Eddie Lake (158)
LF Dick Wakefield (101)
CF Hoot Evers (123)
RF Pat Mullin (106)
  
SP Fred Hutchinson
SP Hal Newhouser
SP Stubby Overmire
SP Dizzy Trout
SP Virgil Trucks
  
RP Johnny Gorsica
RP Art Houtteman
RP Hal White
CL Al Benton


1947 Detroit Tigers
Salaries

Hal Newhouser $70,000.00
George Kell $15,000.00
Doc Cramer $12,000.00
Bob Swift $9,000.00
Ben Steiner $6,000.00


1947 Detroit Tigers
Uniform Numbers

#1 Birdie Tebbetts
#1 Hal Wagner
#2 Roy Cullenbine
#3 Eddie Mayo
#4 Dick Wakefield
#6 Pat Mullin
#7 Eddie Lake
#8 Doc Cramer
#9 Bob Swift
#10 Johnny Groth
#11 Dizzy Trout
#12 Ed Mierkowicz
#14 Hoot Evers
#15 Art Houtteman
#15 George Kell
#16 Hal Newhouser
#17 Hal White
#18 Stubby Overmire
#19 Al Benton
#20 Vic Wertz
#21 Art Houtteman
#21 George Kell
#22 Virgil Trucks
#23 John McHale
#24 Johnny Gorsica
#25 Hank Riebe
#26 Ben Steiner
#27 Jimmy Outlaw
#28 Skeeter Webb
#29 Fred Hutchinson
#34 Rufe Gentry

Did you know that a 1947 Detroit Tigers Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
     

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