1905 Detroit Tigers season

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1905 Detroit Tigers
Major league affiliations
Location
1905 Information
Owner(s) William H. Yawkey
Manager(s) Bill Armour
Local television none
Local radio none

1905 was the fifth year for the Detroit Tigers in the American League. The team finished in third place with a record of 79-74 (.516), 15-1/2 games behind the Philadelphia Athletics. The 1905 Tigers were outscored by their opponents 602 to 512. The team's attendance at Bennett Park was 193,384, eighth out of the eight teams in the AL.

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[edit] American League final standings

American League W L T GB Pct.
Philadelphia Athletics 92 56 4 -- .622
Chicago White Sox 92 60 6 2 .605
Detroit Tigers 79 74 1 15½ .516
Boston Americans 78 74 1 16 .513
Cleveland Naps 76 78 1 19 .494
New York Highlanders 71 78 3 21½ .477
Washington Senators 64 87 3 29½ .424
St. Louis Browns 54 99 3 40½ .353


[edit] Roster

1905 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 72 211 55 .261 0 24
Chris Lindsay 88 329 88 .267 0 31
Germany Schaefer 153 554 135 .244 2 47
Bill Coughlin 137 489 123 .252 0 44
Charley O'Leary 148 512 109 .213 0 33
Duff Cooley 97 377 93 .247 1 32
Sam Crawford 154 575 171 .297 6 75
Matty McIntyre 131 495 130 .263 0 30
Charlie Hickman 59 213 47 .221 2 20
Bobby Lowe 58 181 35 .193 0 9
Ty Cobb 41 150 36 .240 1 15

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 44 347.7 21 21 2.51 168
Bill Donovan 34 280.7 18 15 2.60 135
Ed Killian 39 313.7 23 14 2.27 110
Frank Kitson 33 225.7 12 14 3.47 78
Jimmy Wiggs 7 60.7 3 3 3.27 37

[edit] Award Winners and League Leaders

Ty Cobb

  • Youngest player in the AL (18)

Ed Killian

  • AL leader in shutouts (8)
  • #3 in AL in wins (23)
  • #3 in AL in bases on balls allowed (107)
  • #4 in AL in complete games (33)
  • #4 in AL in hit batsmen (13)
  • #5 in AL in games started (37)

Frank Kitson

  • #5 in AL in earned runs allowed (87)

Sam Crawford

  • #2 in AL in OPS (.786)
  • #2 in AL in doubles (38)
  • #2 in AL in runs created (87)
  • #2 in AL in extra base hits (54)
  • #3 in AL in slugging percentage (.430)
  • #3 in AL in hits (171)
  • #3 in AL in total bases (247)
  • #3 in AL in home runs (6)
  • #3 in AL in times on base (224)
  • #4 in AL in on base percentage (.357)
  • #4 in AL in RBIs (75)
  • #4 in AL in Power/Speed Number (9.4)
  • #5 in AL in batting average (.297)

Bill Donovan

  • #4 in AL in bases on balls allowed (101)

Bobby Lowe

  • 2nd oldest player in the AL (39)

George Mullin

  • AL leader in complete games (35)
  • AL leader in innings pitched (347-2/3)
  • AL leader in games started (41)
  • AL leader in bases on balls allowed (138)
  • AL leader in hits allowed (303)
  • AL leader in batters faced (1473)
  • #2 in AL in games (44)
  • #3 in AL in earned runs allowed (97)
  • #4 in AL in losses (21)

Bob Wood

  • 3rd oldest player in AL (39)


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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