1905 Detroit Tigers season - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

1905 was the fifth year for the Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...

in the American League

American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...

. The team finished in third place with a record of 79-74 (.516), 15½ games behind the Philadelphia Athletics

1905 Philadelphia Athletics season

The Philadelphia Athletics season was a season in American baseball. The team finished first in the American League with a record of 92 wins and 56 losses, winning their first pennant. They went on to face the New York Giants in the 1905 World Series, losing 4 games to 1.The pitching staff...

Regular season

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.

Notable transactions

August 24, 1905: Ty Cobb
Ty Cobb
Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb , nicknamed "The Georgia Peach," was an American Major League Baseball outfielder. He was born in Narrows, Georgia...

was purchased by the Tigers from the Augusta Tourists.

Roster

1905 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	72	211	55	.261	0	24
1B	88	329	88	.267	0	31
2B	153	554	135	.244	2	47
3B	137	489	123	.252	0	44
SS	148	512	109	.213	0	33
OF	131	495	130	.263	0	30
OF	154	575	171	.297	6	75
OF	97	377	93	.247	1	32

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
59	213	47	.221	2	20
58	181	35	.193	0	9
41	150	36	.240	1	15
36	119	24	.202	0	7
34	94	15	.160	0	4
20	67	17	.254	0	3
13	32	5	.156	0	4
8	24	2	.083	0	0
7	14	5	.357	0	1
3	7	3	.429	1	1

Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included

Starting pitchers

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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
44	347.2	21	21	2.51	168
34	280.2	18	15	2.60	135
39	313.2	23	14	2.27	110
33	225.2	12	14	3.47	78
7	60.2	3	3	3.27	37
2	11	0	2	5.73	3

Other pitchers

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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
8	47.2	0	2	2.64	18
7	35	0	1	5.66	20
3	18	1	1	3.50	6
3	17.1	1	0	2.08	1
2	6	0	1	7.50	5

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	2	0	0	0	8.10	0
	1	0	0	0	27.00	1

League top five finishers

Ty Cobb

Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb , nicknamed "The Georgia Peach," was an American Major League Baseball outfielder. He was born in Narrows, Georgia...

Youngest player in the AL (18)

Ed Killian

Edwin Henry Killian , nicknamed "Twilight Ed," was a Major League Baseball pitcher primarily of the Detroit Tigers....

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

Samuel Earl Crawford , nicknamed "Wahoo Sam", was a Major League Baseball player who played outfield for the Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1957....

#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

Robert Lincoln "Bobby" Lowe , nicknamed "Link", was an American baseball player, coach and scout. He played Major League Baseball for the Boston Beaneaters , Chicago Cubs , Pittsburgh Pirates , and Detroit Tigers...

2nd oldest player in the AL (39)

George Mullin

George Mullin (baseball)

George Joseph Mullin was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played fourteen seasons with the Detroit Tigers and Washington Senators of the American League and the Indianapolis Hoosiers/Newark Pepper of the Federal League.-Career Overview:Mullin holds the Detroit Tigers...

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

Bob Wood (baseball)

Robert Lynn "Bob" Wood , was a Major League Baseball player who played seven seasons in the Major Leagues, three with the Cincinnati Reds , and two each with the Cleveland Blues/Bronchos and Detroit Tigers . Born in Thorn Hill, Ohio, Wood did not debut in the Major Leagues until he was 32 years old...

3rd oldest player in AL (39)

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