1905 Detroit Tigers season
1905 Detroit Tigers season
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1905 Detroit Tigers | |
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| Owner(s) | William H. Yawkey |
| Manager(s) | Bill Armour |
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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), 15½ games behind the Philadelphia Athletics.
Contents
1 Regular season
1.1 Season standings
1.2 Record vs. opponents
1.3 Notable transactions
1.4 Roster
2 Player stats
2.1 Batting
2.1.1 Starters by position
2.1.2 Other batters
2.2 Pitching
2.2.1 Starting pitchers
2.2.2 Other pitchers
2.2.3 Relief pitchers
3 Awards and honors
3.1 League top five finishers
4 Notes
5 References
Regular season[edit]
The 1905 Tigers were outscored by their opponents 602 to 512, the largest negative run differential ever for a Major League team with a winning record. The team's attendance at Bennett Park was 193,384, eighth out of the eight teams in the AL.
Season standings[edit]
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Philadelphia Athletics | 92 | 56 | 0.622 | — | 51–22 | 41–34 |
Chicago White Sox | 92 | 60 | 0.605 | 2 | 50–29 | 42–31 |
Detroit Tigers | 79 | 74 | 0.516 | 15½ | 45–30 | 34–44 |
Boston Americans | 78 | 74 | 0.513 | 16 | 44–32 | 34–42 |
Cleveland Naps | 76 | 78 | 0.494 | 19 | 41–36 | 35–42 |
New York Highlanders | 71 | 78 | 0.477 | 21½ | 40–35 | 31–43 |
Washington Senators | 64 | 87 | 0.424 | 29½ | 33–42 | 31–45 |
St. Louis Browns | 54 | 99 | 0.353 | 40½ | 34–42 | 20–57 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
1905 American League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 6–16–1 | 14–8 | 10–12 | 13–8 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 13–8 | |||||
Chicago | 16–6–1 | — | 13–9 | 11–11–1 | 15–7–1 | 9–12–1 | 14–7–1 | 14–8–1 | |||||
Cleveland | 8–14 | 9–13 | — | 12–10 | 12–10 | 7–15 | 14–8–1 | 14–8 | |||||
Detroit | 12–10 | 11–11–1 | 10–12 | — | 13–8 | 9–13 | 13–9 | 11–11 | |||||
New York | 8–13 | 7–15–1 | 10–12 | 8–13 | — | 8–11–1 | 15–7 | 15–7–1 | |||||
Philadelphia | 15–7 | 12–9–1 | 15–7 | 13–9 | 11–8–1 | — | 15–7–1 | 11–9–1 | |||||
St. Louis | 7–15 | 7–14–1 | 8–14–1 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 7–15–1 | — | 9–13 | |||||
Washington | 8–13 | 8–14–1 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 7–15–1 | 9–11–1 | 13–9 | — | |||||
Notable transactions[edit]
- August 24, 1905: Ty Cobb was purchased by the Tigers from the Augusta Tourists.[1]
Roster[edit]
| 1905 Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
| Catchers
Infielders
| Outfielders
| Manager
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Lew Drill | 72 | 211 | 55 | .261 | 0 | 24 |
| 1B | Chris Lindsay | 88 | 329 | 88 | .267 | 0 | 31 |
| 2B | Germany Schaefer | 153 | 554 | 135 | .244 | 2 | 47 |
| 3B | Bill Coughlin | 137 | 489 | 123 | .252 | 0 | 44 |
| SS | Charley O'Leary | 148 | 512 | 109 | .213 | 0 | 33 |
| OF | Matty McIntyre | 131 | 495 | 130 | .263 | 0 | 30 |
| OF | Sam Crawford | 154 | 575 | 171 | .297 | 6 | 75 |
| OF | Duff Cooley | 97 | 377 | 93 | .247 | 1 | 32 |
Other batters[edit]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Hickman | 59 | 213 | 47 | .221 | 2 | 20 |
| Bobby Lowe | 58 | 181 | 35 | .193 | 0 | 9 |
| Ty Cobb | 41 | 150 | 36 | .240 | 1 | 15 |
| Jack Warner | 36 | 119 | 24 | .202 | 0 | 7 |
| Tom Doran | 34 | 94 | 15 | .160 | 0 | 4 |
| Jimmy Barrett | 20 | 67 | 17 | .254 | 0 | 3 |
| John Sullivan | 13 | 32 | 5 | .156 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Wood | 8 | 24 | 2 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
| John Eubank | 7 | 14 | 5 | .357 | 0 | 1 |
| Nig Clarke | 3 | 7 | 3 | .429 | 1 | 1 |
Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Mullin | 44 | 347.2 | 21 | 21 | 2.51 | 168 |
| Bill Donovan | 34 | 280.2 | 18 | 15 | 2.60 | 135 |
| Ed Killian | 39 | 313.2 | 23 | 14 | 2.27 | 110 |
| Frank Kitson | 33 | 225.2 | 12 | 14 | 3.47 | 78 |
| Jimmy Wiggs | 7 | 60.2 | 3 | 3 | 3.27 | 37 |
| Herb Jackson | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5.73 | 3 |
Other pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Disch | 8 | 47.2 | 0 | 2 | 2.64 | 18 |
| Gene Ford | 7 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 5.66 | 20 |
| Eddie Cicotte | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 3.50 | 6 |
| John Eubank | 3 | 17.1 | 1 | 0 | 2.08 | 1 |
| Frosty Thomas | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7.50 | 5 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Justis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 0 |
| Andy Bruckmiller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 |
Awards and honors[edit]
League top five finishers[edit]
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 (347⅔)
- 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)
Notes[edit]
^ Ty Cobb page at Baseball Reference
References[edit]
- 1905 Detroit Tigers Regular Season Statistics
Categories:
- Detroit Tigers seasons
- 1905 Major League Baseball season
- 1905 in sports in Michigan
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