1927 Detroit Tigers season
{{Short description|Major League Baseball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Detroit Tigers
| season = 1927
| misc =
| league = American League
| ballpark = Navin Field
| city = Detroit, Michigan
| record = {{winpct|82|71|record=y}}
| league_place = 4th
| owners = Frank Navin
| managers = George Moriarty
|}}
The 1927 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Detroit Tigers attempting to win the American League, and they finished in fourth place.
Outfielder Harry Heilmann won his fourth American League batting title with a .398 batting average.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1927-batting-leaders.shtml "1927 American League Batting Leaders"]. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
Offseason
- January 15, 1927: Otto Miller, Billy Mullen, Frank O'Rourke and Lefty Stewart were traded by the Tigers to the St. Louis Browns for Pinky Hargrave, Marty McManus and Bobby LaMotte.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lamotbo01.shtml Bobby LaMotte page at Baseball Reference]
- January 27, 1927: Ty Cobb was released by the Tigers.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cobbty01.shtml Ty Cobb page at Baseball Reference]
Regular season
- May 31, 1927: Johnny Neun of the Tigers executed an unassisted triple play. Neun caught a line drive, tagged the runner off first base and tagged second base before the other runner returned.{{Cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats8.shtml|title = Unassisted Triple Plays | Baseball Almanac}}
= Season standings =
{{1927 American League standings|highlight=Detroit Tigers}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1927 AL Record vs. opponents|team=DET}}
= Roster =
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #bd5d29; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Josh Billings}}
{{MLBplayer | Ownie Carroll}}
{{MLBplayer | Rip Collins}}
{{MLBplayer | Jess Doyle}}
{{MLBplayer | Sam Gibson}}
{{MLBplayer | Don Hankins}}
{{MLBplayer | Ken Holloway}}
{{MLBplayer | Augie Johns}}
{{MLBplayer | George Smith}}
{{MLBplayer | Rufus Smith}}
{{MLBplayer | Lil Stoner}}
{{MLBplayer | Jim Walkup}}
{{MLBplayer | Ed Wells}}
{{MLBplayer | Earl Whitehill}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | Johnny Bassler}}
{{MLBplayer | Merv Shea}}
{{MLBplayer | Larry Woodall}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Lu Blue}}
{{MLBplayer | Bernie DeViveiros}}
{{MLBplayer | Charlie Gehringer}}
{{MLBplayer | Marty McManus}}
{{MLBplayer | Johnny Neun}}
{{MLBplayer | Jackie Tavener}}
{{MLBplayer | Jack Warner}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Bob Fothergill}}
{{MLBplayer | Harry Heilmann}}
{{MLBplayer | Heinie Manush}}
{{MLBplayer | Art Ruble}}
{{MLBplayer | Al Wingo}}
Other batters {{MLBplayer | Clyde Manion}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | George Moriarty}}
Coaches {{MLBplayer | Lefty Leifield}} |
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
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| C | {{sortname|Larry|Woodall}} | 88 | 246 | 69 | .280 | 0 | 39 |
| align="center"
| 1B | {{sortname|Lu|Blue}} | 112 | 365 | 95 | .260 | 1 | 42 |
| align="center"
| 2B | {{sortname|Charlie|Gehringer}} | 133 | 508 | 161 | .317 | 4 | 61 |
| align="center"
| SS | {{sortname|Jackie|Tavener}} | 116 | 419 | 115 | .274 | 5 | 59 |
| align="center"
| 3B | {{sortname|Jack|Warner|Jack Warner (third baseman)}} | 139 | 559 | 149 | .267 | 1 | 45 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Heinie|Manush}} | 151 | 593 | 177 | .298 | 6 | 90 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Harry|Heilmann}} | 141 | 505 | 201 | .398 | 14 | 120 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Bob|Fothergill}} | 143 | 527 | 189 | .359 | 9 | 114 |
== Other batters ==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Marty|McManus}} | 108 | 369 | 99 | .268 | 9 | 69 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Johnny|Neun}} | 79 | 204 | 66 | .324 | 0 | 27 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Johnny|Bassler}} | 81 | 200 | 57 | .285 | 0 | 24 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Al|Wingo}} | 75 | 137 | 32 | .234 | 0 | 20 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Art|Ruble}} | 56 | 91 | 15 | .165 | 0 | 11 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Merv|Shea}} | 34 | 85 | 15 | .176 | 0 | 9 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Bernie|DeViveiros}} | 24 | 22 | 5 | .227 | 0 | 2 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Clyde|Manion}} | 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
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Earl|Whitehill}} | 41 | 236.0 | 16 | 14 | 3.36 | 95 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Sam|Gibson|Sam Gibson (baseball)}} | 33 | 184.2 | 11 | 12 | 3.80 | 76 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Rip|Collins|Rip Collins (pitcher)}} | 30 | 172.2 | 13 | 7 | 4.69 | 37 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Josh|Billings|Josh Billings (pitcher)}} | 10 | 67.0 | 5 | 4 | 4.84 | 18 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Rufus|Smith|Rufus Smith (baseball)}} | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 2 |
== Other pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Lil|Stoner}} | 38 | 215.0 | 10 | 13 | 3.98 | 63 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Ken|Holloway}} | 36 | 183.1 | 11 | 12 | 4.07 | 36 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Ownie|Carroll}} | 31 | 172.0 | 10 | 6 | 3.98 | 41 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Ed|Wells|Ed Wells (baseball)}} | 8 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 5 |
== Relief pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|George|Smith|George Smith (American League pitcher)}} | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.91 | 32 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Don|Hankins}} | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6.33 | 10 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jess|Doyle}} | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.03 | 5 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jim|Walkup|Jim Walkup (left-handed pitcher)}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Augie|Johns}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
Farm system
{{See also|Minor League Baseball}}
{{MLB Farm System|level19=A|team19=Fort Worth Panthers|league19=Texas League|manager19=Jake Atz
|level20=C|team20=Wheeling Stogies|league20=Middle Atlantic League|manager20=Bobby Prysock}}Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
Notes
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
{{Portal|Baseball}}
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/1927.shtml 1927 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference]
{{1927 MLB season by team}}
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