1905 was the fifth year for the Detroit Tigers in the American League. The team finished in third place with a record of , 15 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; the Tigers lost 48 games by 3 or more runs.
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
Record vs. opponents
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 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 72 211 55 .261 0 24 1B 88 329 88 .267 0 31 2B 153 554 135 .244 2 47 3B 137 489 123 .252 0 44 SS 148 512 109 .213 0 33 OF 131 495 130 .263 0 30 OF 154 575 171 .297 6 75 OF 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 59 213 47 .221 2 20 58 181 35 .193 0 9 41 150 36 .240 1 15 36 119 24 .202 0 7 34 94 15 .160 0 4 20 67 17 .254 0 3 13 32 5 .156 0 4 8 24 2 .083 0 0 7 14 5 .357 0 1 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 44 347.2 21 21 2.51 168 39 313.2 23 14 2.27 110 34 280.2 18 15 2.60 135 33 225.2 12 14 3.47 78 7 60.2 3 3 3.27 37 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 8 47.2 0 2 2.64 18 7 35.0 0 1 5.66 20 3 18.0 1 1 3.50 6 3 17.1 1 0 2.08 1 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 2 0 0 0 8.10 0 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 (347) 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
References
1905 Detroit Tigers Regular Season Statistics at Baseball Reference