1904 Detroit Tigers season

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1904 Detroit Tigers
Major league affiliations
Location
1904 Information
Owner(s) William H. Yawkey
Manager(s) Ed Barrow and Bobby Lowe
Local television none
Local radio none

1904 was the fourth year for the Detroit Tigers in the American League. The team finished in seventh place with a record of 62-90 (.408), 32 games behind the Boston Red Sox. The 1904 Tigers were outscored by their opponents 627 to 505. The team's attendance at Bennett Park was 177,796, seventh out of the eight teams in the AL. In the year before Ty Cobb's arrival, pitcher George Mullin had the team's highest batting average at .290.

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[edit] American League final standings

American League W L T GB Pct.
Boston Americans 95 59 3 -- .617
New York Highlanders 92 59 4 1½ .609
Chicago White Sox 89 65 2 6 .578
Cleveland Naps 86 65 3 7½ .570
Philadelphia Athletics 81 70 4 12½ .536
St. Louis Browns 65 87 4 29 .428
Detroit Tigers 62 90 10 32 .408
Washington Senators 38 113 6 55½ .252


[edit] Roster

1904 Detroit Tigers roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] Regular season player stats

[edit] Batting

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
Lew Drill 51 160 39 .244 0 13
Charlie Carr 92 360 77 .214 0 40
Bobby Lowe 140 506 105 .208 0 40
Ed Gremminger 83 309 66 .214 1 28
Matty McIntyre 152 578 146 .253 2 46
Jimmy Barrett 162 624 167 .268 0 31
Sam Crawford 150 562 143 .254 2 73
Rabbit Robinson 101 320 77 .241 0 37
Bill Coughlin 56 206 47 .228 0 17
Bob Wood 49 175 43 .246 1 17
Monte Beville 54 174 36 .207 0 13
Charlie Hickman 42 144 35 .243 2 22
Fritz Buelow 42 136 15 .110 0 5
George Mullin 53 155 45 .290 0 8

Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included

[edit] Pitching

Note: G = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
George Mullin 45 382.3 17 23 2.40 161
Bill Donovan 34 293.0 17 16 2.46 137
Ed Killian 40 257.7 14 20 2.44 124
Frank Kitson 26 199.7 8 13 3.07 38
Jesse Stovall 22 60.7 3 12 4.42 41
Charlie Jaeger 8 49.0 3 3 2.57 13

[edit] Award Winners and League Leaders

Jimmy Barrett

  • AL leader in bases on balls (79)
  • AL leader in times on base (249)
  • AL leader in games (162)
  • AL leader in plate appearances (714)
  • #2 in AL in singles (152)
  • #4 in AL in at bats (624)
  • #5 in AL in outs (465)

Bill Donovan

  • #3 in AL in bases on balls allowed (94)
  • #5 in AL in wild pitches (11)

Ed Killian

  • #4 in AL in bases on balls allowed (93)
  • #4 in AL in games finished (6)
  • #5 in AL in hit batsmen (17)

Frank Kitson

  • #5 in AL in home runs allowed (7)

Bobby Lowe

  • 3rd oldest player in the AL (38)

Matty McIntyre

  • #3 in AL in sacrifice hits (28)

George Mullin

  • AL leader in bases on balls allowed (131)
  • #2 in AL in complete games (42)
  • #2 in AL in hits allowed (345)
  • #2 in AL in batters faced (1597)
  • #3 in AL in shutouts (7)
  • #3 in AL in losses (23)
  • #4 in AL in games (45)
  • #4 in AL in innings pitched (382-1/3)
  • #4 in AL in games started (44)
  • #5 in AL in earned runs allowed (102)

Bob Wood

  • 4th oldest player in the AL (38)

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American League
Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington
National League
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Detroit Tigers
Based in Detroit, Michigan
Franchise
Ballparks
Boulevard Park • Bennett Park • Tiger Stadium • Comerica Park
Culture
Rivalries
Important figures
Retired numbers
2 • 5 • 6 • 16 • 23 • 42
Minors
Key personnel
Owner: Mike Ilitch • General Manager: Dave Dombrowski • Manager: Jim Leyland
World Series
championships (4)
1935 • 1945 • 1968 • 1984
League pennants (10)
American League: 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1934 • 1935 • 1940 • 1945 • 1968 • 1984 • 2006
Division titles
Eastern: 1972 • 1984 • 1987 • Central: none • Wild Card: 2006