1903 Detroit Tigers season


1903 was the third year for the Detroit Tigers in the still-new American League. The team finished in fifth place with a record or 65–71, 25 games behind the Boston Americans. 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.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster

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
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C7224862.250021
1B135548154.281279
2B9333675.223122
3B109402103.256043
SS7826569.260022
OF137550184.335489
OF136517163.315231
OFBilly Lush119423116.274133

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
6923953.222023
6319241.214113
3513245.341019
2910525.238012
237417.23006
113710.27003
5224.18201
283.37500
130.00000

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
PlayerGIPWLERASO
41320.719152.25170
35307.017162.29187
31257.7151622.58102
16118.7792.9633
1060.7343.8614
756.3253.3621
639.3223.4314
318028.5010
19014.001
28.70112.462

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

Sam Crawford
Bill Donovan
Harry "Candy" Kane
Frank Kitson
Billy Lush
Deacon McGuire
George Mullin
Joe Yeager