1911 Detroit Tigers

89-65 • .578 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1911 Detroit Tigers went 89-65 (.578) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 831 runs, allowed 776, and played home games at Bennett Park. Team leaders included Ty Cobb (8 HR, 127 RBI) and George Mullin (18-10, 3.07 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

89 Wins
65 Losses
.578 Win %
2nd Rank
831 R 776 RA
Diff +55

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831 Runs Scored
776 Runs Allowed
+55 Run Diff
480K Attendance

📈 vs. 1911 AL Average

Batting Avg .291 7% above the 1911 league average (.273)
OBP .355 5% above the 1911 league average (.337)
SLG .388 8% above the 1911 league average (.358)
Team ERA 3.73 12% worse than the 1911 league average (3.34)
Runs Scored 831 17% above the 1911 league average (707 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBennett Park
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 480,680
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Avg per Game 6,324

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1911

Batting Avg

1 Ty Cobb 0.420 2 Sam Crawford 0.378 3 Jim Delahanty 0.339 4 Del Gainer 0.302 5 George Mullin 0.286

Home Runs

1 Ty Cobb 8 2 Sam Crawford 7 3 Jim Delahanty 3 4 Oscar Stanage 3 5 Del Gainer 2

RBI

1 Ty Cobb 127 2 Sam Crawford 115 3 Jim Delahanty 94 4 George Moriarty 60 5 Oscar Stanage 51
1911 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ty Cobb 146 591 147 248 47 24 8 127 44 42 83 0.420
Sam Crawford 146 574 109 217 36 14 7 115 61 36 37 0.378
Donie Bush 150 561 126 130 18 5 1 36 98 64 40 0.232
Jim Delahanty 144 542 83 184 30 14 3 94 56 48 15 0.339
Oscar Stanage 141 503 45 133 13 7 3 51 20 79 3 0.264
George Moriarty 130 478 51 116 20 4 1 60 27 52 28 0.243
Davy Jones 98 341 78 93 10 0 0 19 41 25 25 0.273
Delos Drake 95 315 37 88 9 9 1 36 17 46 20 0.279
Charley O'Leary 74 256 29 68 8 2 0 25 21 18 10 0.266
Del Gainer 70 248 32 75 11 4 2 25 20 43 10 0.302
George Mullin 40 98 4 28 7 2 0 5 10 18 1 0.286
Paddy Baumann 26 94 8 24 2 4 0 11 6 11 1 0.255
Ed Willett 39 82 15 22 4 3 1 7 8 29 1 0.268
Ed Lafitte 31 70 6 11 2 0 1 6 1 16 0 0.157
Ed Summers 30 63 4 16 2 0 0 3 3 16 0 0.254
Ralph Works 30 61 2 9 1 0 0 3 2 11 0 0.148
Bill Donovan 24 60 11 12 3 1 1 6 11 20 1 0.200
Walter Schaller 40 60 8 8 0 1 1 7 4 16 1 0.133
Boss Schmidt 28 46 4 13 2 1 0 2 0 5 0 0.283
Chick Lathers 29 45 5 10 1 0 0 4 5 9 0 0.222
Jack Lively 20 43 6 11 2 1 0 4 4 9 0 0.256
Jack Ness 12 39 6 6 0 0 0 2 2 11 0 0.154
Joe Casey 15 33 2 5 0 0 0 3 3 9 0 0.152
Tex Covington 17 32 6 6 0 0 0 3 2 5 0 0.188
Guy Tutwiler 13 32 3 6 2 0 0 3 2 9 0 0.188
George Wilson 5 16 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.188
Wiley Taylor 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clarence Mitchell 5 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.500
Pug Cavet 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1911

ERA

1 George Mullin 3.07 2 Bill Donovan 3.31 3 Ed Summers 3.66 4 Ed Willett 3.66 5 Ralph Works 3.87

Wins

1 George Mullin 18 2 Ed Willett 13 3 Ed Lafitte 11 4 Ed Summers 11 5 Ralph Works 11

Strikeouts

1 George Mullin 87 2 Ed Willett 86 3 Bill Donovan 81 4 Ralph Works 68 5 Ed Summers 65
1911 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
George Mullin 18 10 3.07 30 29 0 234.1 245 80 61 87
Ed Willett 13 14 3.66 38 27 1 231.1 261 94 80 86
Ed Summers 11 11 3.66 30 20 1 179.1 189 73 51 65
Ed Lafitte 11 8 3.92 29 20 1 172.1 205 75 52 63
Bill Donovan 10 9 3.31 20 19 0 168.1 160 62 64 81
Ralph Works 11 5 3.87 30 15 0 167.1 173 72 67 68
Jack Lively 7 5 4.59 18 14 0 113.2 143 58 34 45
Tex Covington 7 1 4.09 17 6 0 83.2 94 38 33 29
Wiley Taylor 0 2 3.79 3 2 0 19.0 18 8 10 9
Clarence Mitchell 1 0 8.16 5 1 0 14.1 20 13 7 4
Pug Cavet 0 0 4.50 1 1 0 4.0 6 2 1 1

👥 Roster (29)

Paddy Baumann Donie Bush Joe Casey Pug Cavet Ty Cobb Tex Covington Sam Crawford Jim Delahanty Bill Donovan Delos Drake Del Gainer Davy Jones +17 more

29 players

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The 1911 Detroit Tigers in brief

A 89-65 record (.578) put the 1911 Detroit Tigers 2nd in the AL. The run column shows 831 for and 776 against. At the plate the Detroit Tigers hit .291, 7% better than the league's .273. The Detroit Tigers staff finished with a 3.73 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.34. The 831 runs scored compare with a league average of 707 per club, 17% more.

Attendance at Bennett Park totaled 480,680 for the year. Ty Cobb led the club in home runs with 8. The pitching staff's wins leader was George Mullin (18). The 1911 roster runs to 29 players. The 1910 season and the 1912 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1911 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1911 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1911 Detroit Tigers finished 89-65 (.578 win pct).
Who led the 1911 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Ty Cobb led the 1911 Detroit Tigers with 8 home runs.
What was the 1911 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1911 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 3.73.
Did the 1911 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1911 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1911 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1911 Detroit Tigers played home games at Bennett Park.
Who led the 1911 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ty Cobb (8 HR, 127 RBI) and George Mullin (18-10, 3.07 ERA).
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