1903 Detroit Tigers

65-71 • .478 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1903 Detroit Tigers went 65-71 (.478) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 567 runs, allowed 539, and played home games at Bennett Park. Team leaders included Sam Crawford (4 HR, 89 RBI) and George Mullin (19-15, 2.25 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

65 Wins
71 Losses
.478 Win %
5th Rank
567 R 539 RA
Diff +28

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567 Runs Scored
539 Runs Allowed
+28 Run Diff
224K Attendance

📈 vs. 1903 AL Average

Batting Avg .268 5% above the 1903 league average (.255)
OBP .318 5% above the 1903 league average (.303)
SLG .351 2% above the 1903 league average (.344)
Team ERA 2.75 7% better than the 1903 league average (2.96)
Runs Scored 567 equal to the 1903 league average (568 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBennett Park
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Home Games (est.) 68 ≈
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Total Attendance 224,523
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Avg per Game 3,301

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1903

Batting Avg

1 Kid Elberfeld 0.341 2 Sam Crawford 0.335 3 Jimmy Barrett 0.315 4 Charlie Carr 0.281 5 George Mullin 0.278

Home Runs

1 Sam Crawford 4 2 Jimmy Barrett 2 3 Charlie Carr 2 4 Fritz Buelow 1 5 Billy Lush 1

RBI

1 Sam Crawford 89 2 Charlie Carr 79 3 Joe Yeager 43 4 Billy Lush 33 5 Jimmy Barrett 31
1903 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sam Crawford 137 550 88 184 23 25 4 89 25 46 18 0.335
Charlie Carr 135 548 59 154 23 11 2 79 10 44 10 0.281
Jimmy Barrett 136 517 95 163 13 10 2 31 74 67 27 0.315
Billy Lush 119 423 71 116 18 14 1 33 70 53 14 0.274
Joe Yeager 109 402 36 103 15 6 0 43 18 25 9 0.256
George Smith 93 336 36 75 11 3 1 22 19 47 12 0.223
Sport McAllister 78 265 31 69 8 2 0 22 10 16 5 0.260
Deacon McGuire 72 248 15 62 12 1 0 21 19 24 3 0.250
Herman Long 69 239 21 53 12 0 0 23 10 21 11 0.222
Fritz Buelow 63 192 24 41 3 6 1 13 6 28 4 0.214
Kid Elberfeld 35 132 29 45 5 3 0 19 11 5 6 0.341
George Mullin 46 126 11 35 9 1 1 12 2 17 1 0.278
Bill Donovan 40 124 11 30 3 2 0 12 4 34 3 0.242
Frank Kitson 36 116 12 21 0 2 0 4 2 31 2 0.181
Doc Gessler 29 105 9 25 5 4 0 12 3 23 1 0.238
Ernie Courtney 23 74 7 17 0 0 0 6 5 7 1 0.230
Rube Kisinger 16 47 4 6 0 0 0 1 1 12 1 0.128
Jack Burns 11 37 2 10 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.270
John Deering 10 24 4 8 1 1 0 3 0 10 0 0.333
John Murphy 5 22 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.182
Mal Eason 7 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.100
John Skopec 6 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.154
Simon Nicholls 2 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.375
Harry Kane 3 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.143
Alex Jones 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Paddy Greene 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1903

ERA

1 George Mullin 2.25 2 Bill Donovan 2.29 3 Frank Kitson 2.58 4 Rube Kisinger 2.96 5 Mal Eason 3.36

Wins

1 George Mullin 19 2 Bill Donovan 17 3 Frank Kitson 15 4 Rube Kisinger 7 5 John Deering 3

Strikeouts

1 Bill Donovan 187 2 George Mullin 170 3 Frank Kitson 102 4 Rube Kisinger 33 5 Mal Eason 21
1903 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
George Mullin 19 15 2.25 41 36 2 320.2 284 80 106 170
Bill Donovan 17 16 2.29 35 34 0 307.0 247 78 95 187
Frank Kitson 15 16 2.58 31 28 0 257.2 277 74 38 102
Rube Kisinger 7 9 2.96 16 14 0 118.2 118 39 27 33
John Deering 3 4 3.86 10 8 0 60.2 77 26 24 14
Mal Eason 2 5 3.36 7 6 0 56.1 60 21 19 21
John Skopec 2 2 3.43 6 5 0 39.1 46 15 13 14
Harry Kane 0 2 8.50 3 3 0 18.0 26 17 8 10
Joe Yeager 0 1 4.00 1 1 0 9.0 15 4 0 1
Alex Jones 0 1 12.46 2 2 0 8.2 19 12 6 2

👥 Roster (26)

Jimmy Barrett Fritz Buelow Jack Burns Charlie Carr Ernie Courtney Sam Crawford John Deering Bill Donovan Mal Eason Kid Elberfeld Doc Gessler Paddy Greene +14 more

26 players

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The 1903 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 1903 Detroit Tigers won 65 games and lost 71, ending up 5th in the AL. Runs came in at 567 scored against 539 allowed (+28). Against a league average of .255, the 1903 Detroit Tigers batted .268. The staff ERA of 2.75 was 7% better than the league average of 2.96. The home park, Bennett Park, recorded 224,523 in attendance, about 3,301 a game.

The home run leader was Sam Crawford, who hit 4. George Mullin was the top winner, with 19 victories. Bill Donovan struck out 187, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 26 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1902 season and the 1904 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1903 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1903 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1903 Detroit Tigers finished 65-71 (.478 win pct).
Who led the 1903 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Sam Crawford led the 1903 Detroit Tigers with 4 home runs.
What was the 1903 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1903 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 2.75.
Did the 1903 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1903 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1903 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1903 Detroit Tigers played home games at Bennett Park.
Who led the 1903 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Sam Crawford (4 HR, 89 RBI) and George Mullin (19-15, 2.25 ERA).
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