1949 Detroit Tigers season
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
Tigers third baseman George Kell beat Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox for the American League batting title by 0.0002 percentage points.
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 | | 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 |
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
Farm system
Lynn franchise folded, July 19, 1949