1916 Detroit Tigers

87-67 • .565 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1916 Detroit Tigers went 87-67 (.565) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 670 runs, allowed 595, and played home games at Navin Field. Team leaders included Ty Cobb (5 HR, 68 RBI) and Harry Coveleski (21-11, 1.97 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

87 Wins
67 Losses
.565 Win %
3rd Rank
670 R 595 RA
Diff +75

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670 Runs Scored
595 Runs Allowed
+75 Run Diff
630K Attendance

📈 vs. 1916 AL Average

Batting Avg .264 6% above the 1916 league average (.248)
OBP .337 5% above the 1916 league average (.321)
SLG .349 8% above the 1916 league average (.323)
Team ERA 2.97 5% worse than the 1916 league average (2.83)
Runs Scored 670 17% above the 1916 league average (575 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 630,488
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Avg per Game 8,188

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1916

Batting Avg

1 Ty Cobb 0.371 2 Tubby Spencer 0.370 3 Bobby Veach 0.306 4 George Burns 0.286 5 Sam Crawford 0.286

Home Runs

1 Ty Cobb 5 2 George Burns 4 3 Bobby Veach 3 4 Harry Heilmann 2 5 Hooks Dauss 1

RBI

1 Bobby Veach 91 2 George Burns 73 3 Harry Heilmann 73 4 Ty Cobb 68 5 Ralph Young 45
1916 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ossie Vitt 153 597 88 135 17 12 0 42 75 28 18 0.226
Bobby Veach 150 566 92 173 33 15 3 91 52 41 24 0.306
Donie Bush 145 550 73 124 5 9 0 34 75 42 19 0.225
Ty Cobb 145 542 113 201 31 10 5 68 78 39 68 0.371
Ralph Young 153 528 60 139 16 6 1 45 62 43 20 0.263
George Burns 135 479 60 137 22 6 4 73 22 30 12 0.286
Harry Heilmann 136 451 57 127 30 11 2 73 42 40 9 0.282
Sam Crawford 100 322 41 92 11 13 0 42 37 10 10 0.286
Oscar Stanage 94 291 16 69 17 3 0 30 17 48 3 0.237
Harry Coveleski 44 118 7 25 3 2 0 7 0 38 0 0.212
Del Baker 61 98 7 15 4 0 0 6 11 8 2 0.153
Jean Dubuc 52 78 3 20 0 2 0 7 7 12 0 0.256
Marty Kavanagh 58 78 6 11 4 0 0 5 9 15 0 0.141
Red McKee 32 76 3 16 1 2 0 4 6 11 0 0.211
Hooks Dauss 39 72 8 16 3 2 1 5 15 30 0 0.222
George Harper 44 56 4 9 1 0 0 3 5 8 0 0.161
Tubby Spencer 19 54 7 20 1 1 1 10 6 6 2 0.370
Bill James 30 44 3 3 0 0 0 1 3 24 0 0.068
George Cunningham 35 41 7 11 2 2 0 3 8 12 0 0.268
Willie Mitchell 23 36 3 9 0 0 0 3 5 6 0 0.250
Bernie Boland 49 32 4 8 0 0 0 2 5 12 0 0.250
Ben Dyer 4 14 4 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.286
Howard Ehmke 5 14 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.143
Earl Hamilton 5 13 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 6 0 0.077
Jack Dalton 8 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.182
Frank Fuller 20 10 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 3 0.100
Babe Ellison 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.143
George Maisel 8 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Eric Erickson 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
George Boehler 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Carroll Jones 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill McTigue 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Grover Lowdermilk 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Billy Sullivan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1916

ERA

1 Harry Coveleski 1.97 2 Earl Hamilton 2.65 3 George Cunningham 2.75 4 Jean Dubuc 2.96 5 Howard Ehmke 3.13

Wins

1 Harry Coveleski 21 2 Hooks Dauss 19 3 Bernie Boland 10 4 Jean Dubuc 10 5 Bill James 8

Strikeouts

1 Harry Coveleski 108 2 Hooks Dauss 95 3 George Cunningham 68 4 Bill James 61 5 Willie Mitchell 60
1916 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Harry Coveleski 21 11 1.97 44 39 2 324.1 278 71 63 108
Hooks Dauss 19 12 3.21 39 29 4 238.2 220 85 90 95
Jean Dubuc 10 10 2.96 36 16 1 170.1 134 56 84 40
Bill James 8 12 3.68 30 20 1 151.2 141 62 79 61
George Cunningham 7 10 2.75 35 14 2 150.1 146 46 74 68
Bernie Boland 10 3 3.94 46 9 3 130.1 111 57 73 59
Willie Mitchell 7 5 3.31 23 17 0 127.2 119 47 48 60
Howard Ehmke 3 1 3.13 5 4 0 37.1 34 13 15 15
Earl Hamilton 1 2 2.65 5 5 0 37.1 34 11 22 7
Eric Erickson 0 0 2.81 8 0 0 16.0 13 5 8 7
George Boehler 1 1 4.73 5 2 0 13.1 12 7 9 8
Carroll Jones 0 0 2.57 1 0 0 7.0 7 2 5 2
Bill McTigue 0 0 5.06 3 0 0 5.1 5 3 5 1
Grover Lowdermilk 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 3 0

👥 Roster (34)

Del Baker George Boehler Bernie Boland George Burns Donie Bush Ty Cobb Harry Coveleski Sam Crawford George Cunningham Jack Dalton Hooks Dauss Jean Dubuc +22 more

34 players

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The 1916 Detroit Tigers in brief

In 1916 the Detroit Tigers posted a 87-67 mark (.565) and finished 3rd in the AL. Runs came in at 670 scored against 595 allowed (+75). The team batting average of .264 was 6% above the 1916 league mark of .248. The Detroit Tigers staff finished with a 2.97 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.83. Measured against the 575-run league average, the offense was 17% ahead.

Attendance at Navin Field totaled 630,488 for the year. Ty Cobb led the club in home runs with 5. Bobby Veach led in RBI with 91. On the mound, Harry Coveleski won 21 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 34 players who appeared for the club. The 1915 season and the 1917 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1916 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1916 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1916 Detroit Tigers finished 87-67 (.565 win pct).
Who led the 1916 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Ty Cobb led the 1916 Detroit Tigers with 5 home runs.
What was the 1916 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1916 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 2.97.
Did the 1916 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1916 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1916 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1916 Detroit Tigers played home games at Navin Field.
Who led the 1916 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ty Cobb (5 HR, 68 RBI) and Harry Coveleski (21-11, 1.97 ERA).
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