The 1949 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American

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. The team finished fourth in the

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with a record of 87–67, 10 games behind the

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Offseason

* November 10, 1948:

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was drafted by the Tigers from the

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in the 1948 rule 5 draft.

Regular season

Tigers third baseman

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beat

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of the

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for the American League

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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

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''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

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

, AL Batting champion

Farm system

Lynn franchise folded, July 19, 1949

Notes

References

*
1949 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference
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