1905 Detroit Tigers season

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), 1512 games behind the Philadelphia Athletics.

1905 Detroit Tigers
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkBennett Park
CityDetroit, Michigan
OwnersWilliam H. Yawkey
ManagersBill Armour
← 1904 Seasons 1906 →

Regular season

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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

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American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Athletics 92 56 .622 51‍–‍22 41‍–‍34
Chicago White Sox 92 60 .605 2 50‍–‍29 42‍–‍31
Detroit Tigers 79 74 .516 15½ 45‍–‍30 34‍–‍44
Boston Americans 78 74 .513 16 44‍–‍32 34‍–‍42
Cleveland Naps 76 78 .494 19 41‍–‍36 35‍–‍42
New York Highlanders 71 78 .477 21½ 40‍–‍35 31‍–‍43
Washington Senators 64 87 .424 29½ 33‍–‍42 31‍–‍45
St. Louis Browns 54 99 .353 40½ 34‍–‍42 20‍–‍57

Record vs. opponents

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS CWS CLE DET NYH PHA SLB 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

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Roster

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1905 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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

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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

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Starting pitchers

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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
Ed Killian 39 313.2 23 14 2.27 110
Bill Donovan 34 280.2 18 15 2.60 135
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 0 2 5.73 3

Other pitchers

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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 0 1 5.66 20
Eddie Cicotte 3 18.0 1 1 3.50 6
John Eubank 3 17.1 1 0 2.08 1
Frosty Thomas 2 6.0 0 1 7.50 5

Relief pitchers

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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

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League top five finishers

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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 (34723)
  • 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

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References

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