1917 Detroit Tigers season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Detroit Tigers 1917 American League Navin Field Detroit 78 75 y 4th William H. Yawkey and Frank Navin Hughie Jennings The 1917 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fourth in the American League with a record of 78–75, 21½ games behind the Chicago White Sox. Regular season Season standings Detroit Tigers Record vs. opponents DET Roster 1917 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers Bernie Boland Johnny Couch Harry Coveleski George Cunningham Hooks Dauss Howard Ehmke Bill James Deacon Jones Willie Mitchell Catchers Tubby Spencer Oscar Stanage Archie Yelle Infielders George Burns Donie Bush Sam Crawford Tony DeFate Ben Dyer Babe Ellison Bob Jones Ossie Vitt Ralph Young Outfielders Ty Cobb Ira Flagstead George Harper Harry Heilmann Fred Nicholson Bobby Veach Other positions Frank Walker Manager Hughie Jennings Coaches Jimmy Burke 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 Oscar Stanage 99 297 61 .205 0 30 1B George Burns George Burns (first baseman) 119 407 92 .226 1 40 2B Ralph Young Ralph Young (baseball) 141 503 116 .231 1 38 SS Donie Bush 147 581 163 .281 0 23 3B Ossie Vitt 140 512 130 .254 0 45 OF Harry Heilmann 150 556 156 .281 5 85 OF Ty Cobb 152 588 225 .383 6 106 OF Bobby Veach 154 571 182 .319 8 110 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 Tubby Spencer 70 192 46 .240 0 22 George Harper George Harper (outfielder) 47 117 24 .205 0 12 Sam Crawford 61 104 18 .173 2 11 Bob Jones Bob Jones (third baseman) 46 77 12 .156 0 2 Ben Dyer 30 67 14 .209 0 0 Archie Yelle 25 51 7 .137 0 0 Babe Ellison 9 29 5 .172 1 4 Fred Nicholson 13 14 4 .286 0 2 Ira Flagstead 4 4 0 .000 0 0 Frank Walker Frank Walker (baseball) 2 2 0 .000 0 0 Tony DeFate 3 2 0 .000 0 0 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 Hooks Dauss 37 270.2 17 14 2.43 102 Bernie Boland 43 238.0 16 11 2.68 89 Howard Ehmke 35 206.0 10 15 2.97 90 Bill James Bill James (pitcher, born 1887) 34 198.0 13 10 2.09 62 Willie Mitchell Willie Mitchell (baseball) 30 185.1 12 8 2.19 80 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 Cunningham George Cunningham (baseball) 44 139.0 2 7 2.91 49 Deacon Jones Deacon Jones (pitcher) 24 77.0 4 4 2.92 28 Harry Coveleski 16 69.0 4 6 2.61 15 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 Johnny Couch 3 0 0 0 2.70 1 References Baseball 1917 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference Category:Detroit Tigers seasons Detroit Tigers season Detroit Tigers Category:1917 in Detroit