1915 Detroit Tigers

100-54 • .649 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1915 Detroit Tigers went 100-54 (.649) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 778 runs, allowed 597, and played home games at Navin Field. Team leaders included George Burns (5 HR, 50 RBI) and Hooks Dauss (24-13, 2.50 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

100 Wins
54 Losses
.649 Win %
2nd Rank
778 R 597 RA
Diff +181

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778 Runs Scored
597 Runs Allowed
+181 Run Diff
436K Attendance

📈 vs. 1915 AL Average

Batting Avg .267 8% above the 1915 league average (.248)
OBP .357 10% above the 1915 league average (.325)
SLG .358 10% above the 1915 league average (.325)
Team ERA 2.86 3% better than the 1915 league average (2.94)
Runs Scored 778 26% above the 1915 league average (615 R)

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 436,165
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Avg per Game 5,664

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1915

Batting Avg

1 Ty Cobb 0.369 2 Bobby Veach 0.313 3 Sam Crawford 0.299 4 Marty Kavanagh 0.295 5 Red McKee 0.274

Home Runs

1 George Burns 5 2 Sam Crawford 4 3 Marty Kavanagh 4 4 Ty Cobb 3 5 Bobby Veach 3

RBI

1 Sam Crawford 112 2 Bobby Veach 112 3 Ty Cobb 99 4 George Burns 50 5 Marty Kavanagh 49
1915 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sam Crawford 156 612 81 183 31 19 4 112 66 29 24 0.299
Bobby Veach 152 569 81 178 40 10 3 112 68 43 16 0.313
Ty Cobb 156 563 144 208 31 13 3 99 118 43 96 0.369
Donie Bush 155 561 99 128 12 8 1 44 118 44 35 0.228
Ossie Vitt 152 560 116 140 18 13 1 48 80 22 26 0.250
George Burns 105 392 49 99 18 3 5 50 22 51 9 0.253
Ralph Young 123 378 44 92 6 5 0 31 53 31 12 0.243
Marty Kavanagh 113 332 55 98 14 13 4 49 42 44 8 0.295
Oscar Stanage 100 300 27 67 9 2 1 31 20 41 5 0.223
Del Baker 68 134 16 33 3 3 0 15 15 15 3 0.246
Jean Dubuc 60 112 7 23 2 1 0 14 8 15 0 0.205
Red McKee 55 106 10 29 5 0 1 17 13 16 1 0.274
Harry Coveleski 50 103 9 18 2 0 0 6 7 29 0 0.175
Hooks Dauss 46 103 9 15 2 2 0 6 16 26 2 0.146
Baby Doll Jacobson 37 65 5 14 6 2 0 4 5 14 0 0.215
Bernie Boland 47 63 5 11 1 0 0 1 7 14 0 0.175
George Moriarty 31 38 2 8 1 0 0 0 5 7 1 0.211
Frank Fuller 14 32 6 5 0 0 0 2 9 7 2 0.156
Bill Steen 20 28 2 5 0 0 0 2 1 6 0 0.179
Pug Cavet 17 24 3 6 3 0 0 1 2 12 1 0.250
Bill James 11 21 4 6 1 0 0 2 3 6 0 0.286
Red Oldham 17 14 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 8 0 0.143
Grover Lowdermilk 7 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.125
George Boehler 9 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.750
John Peters 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ross Reynolds 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Razor Ledbetter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1915

ERA

1 Bill James 2.42 2 Harry Coveleski 2.45 3 Hooks Dauss 2.50 4 Bill Steen 2.72 5 Red Oldham 2.81

Wins

1 Hooks Dauss 24 2 Harry Coveleski 22 3 Jean Dubuc 17 4 Bernie Boland 13 5 Bill James 7

Strikeouts

1 Harry Coveleski 150 2 Hooks Dauss 132 3 Jean Dubuc 74 4 Bernie Boland 72 5 Bill Steen 28
1915 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Harry Coveleski 22 13 2.45 50 38 4 312.2 271 85 87 150
Hooks Dauss 24 13 2.50 46 35 2 309.2 261 86 115 132
Jean Dubuc 17 12 3.21 39 33 2 258.0 231 92 88 74
Bernie Boland 13 7 3.11 45 18 2 202.2 167 70 75 72
Bill Steen 5 1 2.72 20 7 4 79.1 83 24 22 28
Pug Cavet 4 2 4.06 17 7 1 71.0 83 32 22 26
Bill James 7 3 2.42 11 9 0 67.0 57 18 33 24
Red Oldham 3 0 2.81 17 2 4 57.2 52 18 17 17
Grover Lowdermilk 4 1 4.18 7 5 0 28.0 17 13 24 18
George Boehler 1 1 1.80 8 0 0 15.0 19 3 4 7
Ross Reynolds 0 1 6.35 4 2 0 11.1 17 8 5 2
Razor Ledbetter 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0

👥 Roster (27)

Del Baker George Boehler Bernie Boland George Burns Donie Bush Pug Cavet Ty Cobb Harry Coveleski Sam Crawford Hooks Dauss Jean Dubuc Frank Fuller +15 more

27 players

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The 1915 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 1915 Detroit Tigers finished 100-54, a .649 winning percentage, placing 2nd in the AL. The run column shows 778 for and 597 against. At the plate the Detroit Tigers hit .267, 8% better than the league's .248. Pitchers allowed 2.86 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.94. League clubs averaged 615 runs that year, so the Detroit Tigers scored 26% more. Attendance at Navin Field totaled 436,165 for the year.

George Burns led the club in home runs with 5. Sam Crawford led in RBI with 112. The hits leader was Ty Cobb with 208. Hooks Dauss was the top winner, with 24 victories. Harry Coveleski struck out 150, the most on the club. The 1915 roster runs to 27 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1915 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1915 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1915 Detroit Tigers finished 100-54 (.649 win pct).
Who led the 1915 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
George Burns led the 1915 Detroit Tigers with 5 home runs.
What was the 1915 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1915 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 2.86.
Did the 1915 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1915 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1915 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1915 Detroit Tigers played home games at Navin Field.
Who led the 1915 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were George Burns (5 HR, 50 RBI) and Hooks Dauss (24-13, 2.50 ERA).
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