1903 Detroit Tigers season - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

1903 was the third year for the Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...

in the still-new American League

American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...

. The team finished in fifth place with a record or 65-71 (.478), 25 games behind the Boston Americans

1903 Boston Americans season

The Boston Americans season was a season in American baseball. The team finished first in the American League with a record of 91 wins and 47 losses. They went on to participate in the first World Series held between the American League and National League champions...

. The 1903 Tigers outscored their opponents 567 to 539. The team's attendance at Bennett Park was 224,523, sixth out of the eight teams in the AL.

Roster

1903 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C		72	248	62	.250	0	21
1B		135	548	154	.281	2	79
2B		93	336	75	.223	1	22
3B		109	402	103	.256	0	43
SS		78	265	69	.260	0	22
OF		137	550	184	.335	4	89
OF		136	517	163	.315	2	31
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Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
69	239	53	.222	0	23
63	192	41	.214	1	13
35	132	45	.341	0	19
29	105	25	.238	0	12
23	74	17	.230	0	6
11	37	10	.270	0	3
5	22	4	.182	0	1
2	8	3	.375	0	0
1	3	0	.000	0	0

Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
41	320.7	19	15	2.25	170
35	307.0	17	16	2.29	187
31	257.7	15	162	2.58	102
16	118.7	7	9	2.96	33
10	60.7	3	4	3.86	14
7	56.3	2	5	3.36	21
6	39.3	2	2	3.43	14
3	18	0	2	8.50	10
1	9	0	1	4.00	1
2	8.7	0	1	12.46	2

League top five finishers

Jimmy Barrett

James Erigena Barrett was a Major League Baseball center fielder. A native of Athol, Massachusetts, he batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Barrett played 10 seasons in the major leagues with the Cincinnati Reds , Detroit Tigers , and Boston Red Sox...

AL leader in on base percentage (.407)
AL leader in bases on balls (74)
AL leader in times on base (243)
#4 in AL in batting average (.315)
#3 in AL in runs scored (95)
#3 in AL in plate appearances (615)
#4 in AL in singles (138)

Sam Crawford

Samuel Earl Crawford , nicknamed "Wahoo Sam", was a Major League Baseball player who played outfield for the Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1957....

AL leader in runs created (98)
MLB leader in triples (25)
#2 in AL in batting average (.335)
#2 in AL in hits (184)
#2 in AL in total bases (269)
#3 in AL in OPS (.855)
#3 in AL in times on base (211)
#4 in AL in slugging percentage (.489)
#4 in AL in sacrifice hits (25)
#5 in AL in RBIs (89)

Bill Donovan

#2 in AL in strikeouts (187)
#2 in MLB in hits allowed per 9 innings pitched (7.24)
#2 in AL in strikeouts per 9 innings pitched (5.48)
#2 in AL in bases on balls allowed (95)
#5 in AL in wild pitches (7)

Harry "Candy" Kane

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2nd youngest player in AL (19)

Frank Kitson

#4 in AL in home runs allowed (8)

Billy Lush

MLB leader in sacrifice hits (34)
#2 in AL in bases on balls (70)
#3 in on base percentage (.379)

Deacon McGuire

James Thomas "Deacon" McGuire was a catcher, manager and coach in Major League Baseball who spent over a quarter of a century playing professional baseball in a much-traveled career which saw him set several records for durability...

2nd oldest player in the AL (39)

George Mullin

George Mullin (baseball)

George Joseph Mullin was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played fourteen seasons with the Detroit Tigers and Washington Senators of the American League and the Indianapolis Hoosiers/Newark Pepper of the Federal League.-Career Overview:Mullin holds the Detroit Tigers...

AL leader in saves (2)
AL leader in bases on balls allowed (106)
#2 in AL in shutouts (6)
#2 in games (41)
#3 in AL in batters faced (1345)
#5 in AL in strikeouts per 9 innings pitched (4.77)
#5 in AL in strikeouts (170)
#6 in AL in ERA (2.26)

Joe Yeager

Joseph Francis Yeager , nicknamed "Little Joe," was a Major League Baseball player who played 10 seasons with the Brooklyn Superbas , Detroit Tigers , New York Highlanders , and St. Louis Browns...

#4 in AL in times hit by pitch (9)

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