1905 Detroit Tigers

79-74 • .516 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1905 Detroit Tigers went 79-74 (.516) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 512 runs, allowed 604, and played home games at Bennett Park. Team leaders included Sam Crawford (6 HR, 75 RBI) and Ed Killian (23-14, 2.27 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

79 Wins
74 Losses
.516 Win %
3rd Rank
512 R 604 RA
Diff -92

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512 Runs Scored
604 Runs Allowed
-92 Run Diff
185K Attendance

📈 vs. 1905 AL Average

Batting Avg .243 1% above the 1905 league average (.240)
OBP .301 1% above the 1905 league average (.299)
SLG .310 1% below the 1905 league average (.313)
Team ERA 2.83 7% worse than the 1905 league average (2.65)
Runs Scored 512 10% below the 1905 league average (568 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBennett Park
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Home Games 74
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Total Attendance 185,412
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Avg per Game 2,505

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1905

Batting Avg

1 Sam Crawford 0.297 2 Ed Killian 0.271 3 Chris Lindsay 0.267 4 Matty McIntyre 0.263 5 Lew Drill 0.261

Home Runs

1 Sam Crawford 6 2 Charlie Hickman 2 3 Germany Schaefer 2 4 Jay Clarke 1 5 Ty Cobb 1

RBI

1 Sam Crawford 75 2 Germany Schaefer 47 3 Bill Coughlin 44 4 Charley O'Leary 33 5 Duff Cooley 32
1905 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sam Crawford 154 575 73 171 38 10 6 75 50 31 22 0.297
Germany Schaefer 153 554 64 135 17 9 2 47 45 91 19 0.244
Charley O'Leary 148 512 47 109 13 1 0 33 29 29 13 0.213
Matty McIntyre 131 495 59 130 21 5 0 30 48 49 9 0.263
Bill Coughlin 137 489 48 123 20 6 0 44 34 58 16 0.252
Duff Cooley 97 377 25 93 11 9 1 32 26 55 7 0.247
Chris Lindsay 88 329 38 88 14 1 0 31 18 37 10 0.267
Charlie Hickman 59 213 21 47 12 3 2 20 12 24 3 0.221
Lew Drill 72 211 17 55 9 0 0 24 32 28 7 0.261
Bobby Lowe 58 181 17 35 7 2 0 9 13 17 3 0.193
Ty Cobb 41 151 19 36 6 0 1 15 10 23 2 0.238
George Mullin 47 135 15 35 4 0 0 12 12 21 4 0.259
Bill Donovan 44 130 16 25 4 0 0 5 12 28 8 0.192
Jack Warner 36 119 12 24 2 3 0 7 8 8 2 0.202
Ed Killian 39 118 12 32 3 4 0 19 2 16 2 0.271
Tom Doran 34 94 8 15 3 0 0 4 8 12 2 0.160
Frank Kitson 33 87 8 16 2 0 0 4 3 21 0 0.184
Jimmy Barrett 20 67 2 17 1 0 0 3 6 7 0 0.254
John Sullivan 13 32 4 5 0 0 0 4 4 2 0 0.156
Bob Wood 8 24 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.083
George Disch 8 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.105
Jimmy Wiggs 7 15 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 10 0 0.133
John Eubank 7 14 1 5 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 0.357
Gene Ford 7 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.000
Eddie Cicotte 3 7 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.429
Jay Clarke 3 7 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.429
Herbert Jackson 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Frosty Thomas 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Andy Bruckmiller 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Walt Justis 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1905

ERA

1 Ed Killian 2.27 2 George Mullin 2.51 3 Bill Donovan 2.60 4 George Disch 2.64 5 Jimmy Wiggs 3.27

Wins

1 Ed Killian 23 2 George Mullin 21 3 Bill Donovan 18 4 Frank Kitson 12 5 Jimmy Wiggs 3

Strikeouts

1 George Mullin 168 2 Bill Donovan 135 3 Ed Killian 110 4 Frank Kitson 78 5 Jimmy Wiggs 37
1905 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
George Mullin 21 21 2.51 44 41 0 347.2 303 97 138 168
Ed Killian 23 14 2.27 39 37 0 313.1 263 79 102 110
Bill Donovan 18 15 2.60 34 32 0 280.2 236 81 101 135
Frank Kitson 12 14 3.47 33 27 1 225.2 230 87 57 78
George Disch 0 2 2.64 8 3 0 47.2 43 14 8 14
Jimmy Wiggs 3 3 3.27 7 7 0 41.1 30 15 29 37
Gene Ford 0 1 5.66 7 1 0 35.0 51 22 14 20
Eddie Cicotte 1 1 3.50 3 1 0 18.0 25 7 5 6
John Eubank 1 0 2.08 3 2 0 17.1 13 4 3 1
Herbert Jackson 0 2 5.73 2 2 0 11.0 14 7 7 3
Frosty Thomas 0 1 7.50 2 1 0 6.0 10 5 3 5
Walt Justis 0 0 8.10 2 0 0 3.1 4 3 6 0
Andy Bruckmiller 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 1.0 4 3 1 1

👥 Roster (30)

Jimmy Barrett Andy Bruckmiller Eddie Cicotte Jay Clarke Ty Cobb Duff Cooley Bill Coughlin Sam Crawford George Disch Bill Donovan Tom Doran Lew Drill +18 more

30 players

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The 1905 Detroit Tigers in brief

In 1905 the Detroit Tigers posted a 79-74 mark (.516) and finished 3rd in the AL. Runs came in at 512 scored against 604 allowed (-92). Against a league average of .240, the 1905 Detroit Tigers batted .243. The staff ERA of 2.83 was 7% worse than the league average of 2.65. The 1905 Detroit Tigers scored 10% fewer runs than the average club (512 against 568).

The home park, Bennett Park, recorded 185,412 in attendance, about 2,505 a game. The home run leader was Sam Crawford, who hit 6. On the mound, Ed Killian won 23 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was George Mullin with 168. The 1905 roster runs to 30 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1904 season and the 1906 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1905 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1905 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1905 Detroit Tigers finished 79-74 (.516 win pct).
Who led the 1905 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Sam Crawford led the 1905 Detroit Tigers with 6 home runs.
What was the 1905 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1905 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 2.83.
Did the 1905 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1905 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1905 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1905 Detroit Tigers played home games at Bennett Park.
Who led the 1905 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Sam Crawford (6 HR, 75 RBI) and Ed Killian (23-14, 2.27 ERA).
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