1905 Detroit Tigers season


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, 15½ games behind the Philadelphia Athletics.

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

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
C7221155.261024
1B8832988.267031
2B153554135.244247
3B137489123.252044
SS148512109.213033
OF131495130.263030
OF154575171.297675
OF9737793.247132

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
5921347.221220
5818135.19309
4115036.240115
3611924.20207
349415.16004
206717.25403
13325.15604
8242.08300
7145.35701
373.42911

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
44347.221212.51168
34280.218152.60135
39313.223142.27110
33225.212143.4778
760.2333.2737
211025.733

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
847.2022.6418
735015.6620
318113.506
317.1102.081
26017.505

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
20008.100
100027.001

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

Ed Killian
Frank Kitson
Sam Crawford
Bill Donovan
Bobby Lowe
George Mullin
Bob Wood