1904 was the fourth year for the Detroit Tigers in the American League. The team finished in seventh place with a record of 62–90 (.408), 32 games behind the Boston Americans. They played ten tie games, which is the major league record. The 1904 Tigers were outscored by their opponents 627 to 505. The team's attendance at Bennett Park was 177,796, seventh out of the eight teams in the AL. In the year before Ty Cobb's arrival, pitcher George Mullin had a higher batting average than any of the team's regulars at .290.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1904 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
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 51 160 39 .244 0 13 1B 92 360 77 .214 0 40 2B 140 506 105 .208 0 40 3B 83 309 66 .214 1 28 SS 135 456 97 .213 1 16 OF 152 578 146 .253 2 46 OF 162 624 167 .268 0 31 OF 150 562 143 .254 2 73
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 101 320 77 .241 0 37 56 206 47 .228 0 17 49 175 43 .246 1 17 54 174 36 .207 0 13 42 144 35 .243 2 22 42 136 15 .110 0 5 4 18 6 .333 0 4 4 16 2 .125 0 1 1 0 0 ---- 0 0
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 45 382.1 17 23 2.40 161 34 293.0 17 16 2.46 137 40 257.2 14 20 2.44 124 26 199.2 8 13 3.07 38 22 60.2 3 12 4.42 41 8 49.0 3 3 2.57 13
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 5 14.2 0 1 3.07 7 3 13.0 0 1 6.23 4
Awards and honors League top five finishers Jimmy Barrett AL leader in bases on balls (79) AL leader in times on base (249) AL leader in games (162) AL leader in plate appearances (714) #2 in AL in singles (152) #4 in AL in at bats (624) #5 in AL in outs (465)
Bill Donovan #3 in AL in bases on balls allowed (94) #5 in AL in wild pitches (11)
Ed Killian #4 in AL in bases on balls allowed (93) #4 in AL in games finished (6) #5 in AL in hit batsmen (17)
Frank Kitson #5 in AL in home runs allowed (7)
Bobby Lowe 3rd oldest player in the AL (38)
Matty McIntyre #3 in AL in sacrifice hits (28)
George Mullin AL leader in bases on balls allowed (131) #2 in AL in complete games (42) #2 in AL in hits allowed (345) #2 in AL in batters faced (1597) #3 in AL in shutouts (7) #3 in AL in losses (23) #4 in AL in games (45) #4 in AL in innings pitched (382.1) #4 in AL in games started (44) #5 in AL in earned runs allowed (102)
Bob Wood 4th oldest player in the AL (38)
References
1904 Detroit Tigers Regular Season Statistics at Baseball Reference