1950 Detroit Tigers season
| 1950 Detroit Tigers | |
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| Owner(s) | Walter Briggs, Sr. |
| General manager(s) | Billy Evans |
| Manager(s) | Red Rolfe |
| Local television |
WWJ (Harry Heilmann, Paul Williams, Ty Tyson) |
| Local radio |
WJBK/WXYZ (Harry Heilmann) |
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The 1950 Detroit Tigers had a record of 95–59 (.617), the seventh-best winning percentage in the Tigers' 107-year history. After a tight back-and-forth pennant race, they finished in second place, three games behind a Yankees team that swept the Phillies in the 1950 World Series.
The 1950 Tigers outscored their opponents 837 to 713, had the second best team ERA in the American League and scored the third most runs of the eight American League teams. The Tigers' home attendance of 1,951,474 was the second highest in the major leagues, trailing only the Yankees.
The 1950 team was led by: third baseman George Kell, who was second in the American League in batting with a .340 average, finished 4th in the AL MVP voting and led the major leagues with 218 hits and 56 doubles; center fielder Hoot Evers who had a .323 batting average, 109 RBIs, and led American League outfielders in fielding percentage (.997) with one error in over 325 chances; right fielder Vic Wertz who had 27 home runs, 123 RBIs, and a .408 on-base percentage; and pitcher Art Houtteman who had a record of 19–12 with a 3.54 ERA (Adjusted ERA+ of 132), 21 complete games and four shutouts.
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