1919 Detroit Tigers

80-60 • .571 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1919 Detroit Tigers went 80-60 (.571) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 618 runs, allowed 578, and played home games at Navin Field. Team leaders included Harry Heilmann (8 HR, 93 RBI) and Hooks Dauss (21-9, 3.55 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

80 Wins
60 Losses
.571 Win %
4th Rank
618 R 578 RA
Diff +40

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618 Runs Scored
578 Runs Allowed
+40 Run Diff
527K Attendance

📈 vs. 1919 AL Average

Batting Avg .282 5% above the 1919 league average (.268)
OBP .346 4% above the 1919 league average (.333)
SLG .381 6% above the 1919 league average (.358)
Team ERA 3.30 2% worse than the 1919 league average (3.23)
Runs Scored 618 8% above the 1919 league average (573 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 70
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Total Attendance 527,600
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Avg per Game 7,537

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1919

Batting Avg

1 Ty Cobb 0.384 2 Bobby Veach 0.355 3 Ira Flagstead 0.331 4 Harry Heilmann 0.320 5 Chick Shorten 0.315

Home Runs

1 Harry Heilmann 8 2 Ira Flagstead 5 3 Eddie Ainsmith 3 4 Bobby Veach 3 5 Ty Cobb 1

RBI

1 Bobby Veach 101 2 Harry Heilmann 93 3 Ty Cobb 70 4 Bob Jones 57 5 Ira Flagstead 41
1919 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bobby Veach 139 538 87 191 45 17 3 101 33 33 19 0.355
Harry Heilmann 140 537 74 172 30 15 8 93 37 41 7 0.320
Donie Bush 129 509 82 124 11 6 0 26 75 36 22 0.244
Ty Cobb 124 497 92 191 36 13 1 70 38 22 28 0.384
Ralph Young 125 456 63 96 13 5 1 25 53 32 8 0.211
Bob Jones 127 439 37 114 18 6 1 57 34 39 11 0.260
Eddie Ainsmith 114 364 42 99 17 12 3 32 45 30 9 0.272
Ira Flagstead 97 287 43 95 22 3 5 41 35 39 6 0.331
Chick Shorten 95 270 37 85 9 3 0 22 22 13 5 0.315
Babe Ellison 56 134 18 29 4 0 0 11 13 24 4 0.216
Oscar Stanage 38 120 9 29 4 1 1 15 7 12 1 0.242
Hooks Dauss 34 97 7 14 2 1 0 14 5 24 1 0.144
Howard Ehmke 33 91 6 23 3 1 0 5 3 12 0 0.253
Ben Dyer 44 85 11 21 4 0 0 15 8 19 0 0.247
Bernie Boland 35 74 2 8 1 1 0 4 8 18 0 0.108
Dutch Leonard 29 71 2 11 0 0 0 4 2 8 0 0.155
Slim Love 22 27 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.222
Doc Ayers 24 24 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.125
George Cunningham 26 23 4 5 0 0 0 5 9 8 0 0.217
Eric Erickson 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.200
Willie Mitchell 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.200
Bill James 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.250
Rudy Kallio 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Archie Yelle 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Snooks Dowd 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1919

ERA

1 Doc Ayers 2.69 2 Dutch Leonard 2.77 3 Slim Love 3.01 4 Bernie Boland 3.04 5 Howard Ehmke 3.18

Wins

1 Hooks Dauss 21 2 Howard Ehmke 17 3 Bernie Boland 14 4 Dutch Leonard 14 5 Slim Love 6

Strikeouts

1 Dutch Leonard 102 2 Howard Ehmke 79 3 Hooks Dauss 73 4 Bernie Boland 71 5 Slim Love 46
1919 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Hooks Dauss 21 9 3.55 34 32 0 256.1 262 101 63 73
Howard Ehmke 17 10 3.18 33 31 0 248.2 255 88 107 79
Bernie Boland 14 16 3.04 35 30 1 242.2 222 82 80 71
Dutch Leonard 14 13 2.77 29 28 0 217.1 212 67 65 102
Doc Ayers 5 3 2.69 24 5 0 93.2 88 28 31 32
Slim Love 6 4 3.01 22 8 1 89.2 92 30 40 46
George Cunningham 1 1 4.91 17 0 1 47.2 54 26 15 11
Rudy Kallio 0 0 5.64 12 1 1 22.1 28 14 8 3
Eric Erickson 0 2 6.75 3 2 0 14.2 17 11 10 4
Willie Mitchell 1 2 5.27 3 2 0 13.2 12 8 10 4
Bill James 1 0 5.79 2 1 0 9.1 12 6 7 3

👥 Roster (25)

Eddie Ainsmith Doc Ayers Bernie Boland Donie Bush Ty Cobb George Cunningham Hooks Dauss Snooks Dowd Ben Dyer Howard Ehmke Babe Ellison Eric Erickson +13 more

25 players

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The 1919 Detroit Tigers in brief

The record for the 1919 Detroit Tigers reads 80 wins and 60 losses, good for 4th in the AL. The run column shows 618 for and 578 against. Against a league average of .268, the 1919 Detroit Tigers batted .282. The staff ERA of 3.30 was 2% worse than the league average of 3.23. Measured against the 573-run league average, the offense was 8% ahead. Attendance at Navin Field totaled 527,600 for the year.

Harry Heilmann topped the Detroit Tigers with 8 home runs. Bobby Veach drove in a team-high 101 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Hooks Dauss (21). The strikeout leader was Dutch Leonard with 102. The 1919 roster runs to 25 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1918 season and the 1920 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1919 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1919 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1919 Detroit Tigers finished 80-60 (.571 win pct).
Who led the 1919 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Harry Heilmann led the 1919 Detroit Tigers with 8 home runs.
What was the 1919 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1919 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 3.30.
Did the 1919 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1919 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1919 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1919 Detroit Tigers played home games at Navin Field.
Who led the 1919 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Harry Heilmann (8 HR, 93 RBI) and Hooks Dauss (21-9, 3.55 ERA).
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