1905 Detroit Tigers season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Detroit Tigers 1905 American League Bennett Park Detroit, Michigan 79 74 y 3rd William H. Yawkey Bill Armour 1905 was the fifth year for the Detroit Tigers in the American League. The team finished in third place with a record of 79 74 y, 151 2 games behind the Philadelphia Athletics. The 1905 Tigers posted a run differential of -97, the lowest ever by a team with a winning record, breaking the previous record of -81 held by the 1882 Detroit Wolverines;Lowest run differential by a team in a season with a winning percentage above .500 https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/ask?q=lowest+run+differential+by+a+team+in+a+season%2C+winning+percentage+above.500 January 12, 2026 StatMuse the Tigers lost 48 games by 3 or more runs.Number of games in the 1905 Detroit Tigers season with a run differential -3 or lower https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/team-pitching-game-finder.cgi January 12, 2026 Stathead Regular season The 1905 Tigers were outscored by their opponents 602 to 512, the largest negative run differential ever for a Major League team with a winning record. The team's attendance at Bennett Park was 193,384, eighth out of the eight teams in the AL. Season standings Detroit Tigers Record vs. opponents DET Notable transactions August 24, 1905: Ty Cobb was purchased by the Tigers from the Augusta Tourists.Ty Cobb page at Baseball Reference Roster 1905 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers Andy Bruckmiller Eddie Cicotte George Disch Bill Donovan John Eubank Gene Ford Herb Jackson Walt Justis Ed Killian Frank Kitson George Mullin Frosty Thomas Jimmy Wiggs Catchers Nig Clarke Tom Doran Lew Drill John Sullivan Jack Warner Bob Wood Infielders Bill Coughlin Chris Lindsay Bobby Lowe Charley O'Leary Germany Schaefer Outfielders Jimmy Barrett Ty Cobb Duff Cooley Sam Crawford Charlie Hickman Matty McIntyre Manager Bill Armour Player stats Batting 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 Lew Drill 72 211 55 .261 0 24 1B Chris Lindsay 88 329 88 .267 0 31 2B Germany Schaefer 153 554 135 .244 2 47 3B Bill Coughlin 137 489 123 .252 0 44 SS Charley O'Leary 148 512 109 .213 0 33 OF Matty McIntyre 131 495 130 .263 0 30 OF Sam Crawford 154 575 171 .297 6 75 OF Duff Cooley 97 377 93 .247 1 32 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Charlie Hickman 59 213 47 .221 2 20 Bobby Lowe 58 181 35 .193 0 9 Ty Cobb 41 150 36 .240 1 15 Jack Warner Jack Warner (catcher) 36 119 24 .202 0 7 Tom Doran 34 94 15 .160 0 4 Jimmy Barrett Jimmy Barrett (baseball) 20 67 17 .254 0 3 John Sullivan John Sullivan (1900s catcher) 13 32 5 .156 0 4 Bob Wood Bob Wood (baseball) 8 24 2 .083 0 0 John Eubank 7 14 5 .357 0 1 Nig Clarke 3 7 3 .429 1 1 Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO George Mullin George Mullin (baseball) 44 347.2 21 21 2.51 168 Ed Killian 39 313.2 23 14 2.27 110 Bill Donovan 34 280.2 18 15 2.60 135 Frank Kitson Frank Kitson (baseball) 33 225.2 12 14 3.47 78 Jimmy Wiggs 7 60.2 3 3 3.27 37 Herb Jackson Herb Jackson (baseball) 2 11.0 0 2 5.73 3 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO George Disch 8 47.2 0 2 2.64 18 Gene Ford 7 35.0 0 1 5.66 20 Eddie Cicotte 3 18.0 1 1 3.50 6 John Eubank 3 17.1 1 0 2.08 1 Frosty Thomas 2 6.0 0 1 7.50 5 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Walt Justis 2 0 0 0 8.10 0 Andy Bruckmiller 1 0 0 0 27.00 1 Awards and honors League top five finishers Ty Cobb Youngest player in the AL (18) Ed Killian AL leader in shutouts (8) #3 in AL in wins (23) #3 in AL in bases on balls allowed (107) #4 in AL in complete games (33) #4 in AL in hit batsmen (13) #5 in AL in games started (37) Frank Kitson #5 in AL in earned runs allowed (87) Sam Crawford #2 in AL in OPS (.786) #2 in AL in doubles (38) #2 in AL in runs created (87) #2 in AL in extra base hits (54) #3 in AL in slugging percentage (.430) #3 in AL in hits (171) #3 in AL in total bases (247) #3 in AL in home runs (6) #3 in AL in times on base (224) #4 in AL in on-base percentage (.357) #4 in AL in RBIs (75) #4 in AL in Power/Speed Number (9.4) #5 in AL in batting average (.297) Bill Donovan #4 in AL in bases on balls allowed (101) Bobby Lowe 2nd oldest player in the AL (39) George Mullin AL leader in complete games (35) AL leader in innings pitched (3472 3) AL leader in games started (41) AL leader in bases on balls allowed (138) AL leader in hits allowed (303) AL leader in batters faced (1473) #2 in AL in games (44) #3 in AL in earned runs allowed (97) #4 in AL in losses (21) Bob Wood 3rd oldest player in AL (39) Notes 2 References Baseball 1905 Detroit Tigers Regular Season Statistics at Baseball Reference Category:Detroit Tigers seasons Detroit Tigers season Detroit Tigers Category:1905 in Detroit