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 (.478), 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 [ edit ]
Season standings [ edit ]
Record vs. opponents [ edit ]
1903 American League Records
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Team
BOS
CWS
CLE
DET
NY
PHI
STL
WSH
Boston
—
14–6
12–8
10–9–1
13–7
13–6
14–6
15–5–2
Chicago
6–14
—
10–10
10–9
7–11–1
6–14
9–11
12–8
Cleveland
8–12
10–10
—
9–11
14–6
9–11
11–9
16–4
Detroit
9–10–1
9–10
11–9
—
10–9
11–9
6–14
9–10
New York
7–13
11–7–1
6–14
9–10
—
10–8–1
15–5
14–5
Philadelphia
6–13
14–6
11–9
9–11
8–10–1
—
11–8
16–3–1
St. Louis
6–14
11–9
9–11
14–6
5–15
8–11
—
12–8
Washington
5–15–2
8–12
4–16
10–9
5–14
3–16–1
8–12
—
1903 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Player stats [ edit ]
Batting [ edit ]
Starters by position [ edit ]
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Other batters [ edit ]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included
Pitching [ edit ]
Starting pitchers [ edit ]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player
G
IP
W
L
ERA
SO
Mullin, George George Mullin
41
320.7
19
15
2.25
170
Donovan, Bill Bill Donovan
35
307.0
17
16
2.29
187
Kitson, Frank Frank Kitson
31
257.7
15
162
2.58
102
Kisinger, Rube Rube Kisinger
16
118.7
7
9
2.96
33
Deering, John John Deering
10
60.7
3
4
3.86
14
Eason, Mal Mal Eason
7
56.3
2
5
3.36
21
Skopec, John John Skopec
6
39.3
2
2
3.43
14
Kane, Harry Harry Kane
3
18
0
2
8.50
10
Yeager, Joe Joe Yeager
1
9
0
1
4.00
1
Jones, Alex Alex Jones
2
8.7
0
1
12.46
2
Awards and honors [ edit ]
League top five finishers [ edit ]
Jimmy Barrett
AL leader in on-base percentage (.407)
AL leader in bases on balls (74)
AL leader in times on base (243)
#4 in AL in batting average (.315)
#3 in AL in runs scored (95)
#3 in AL in plate appearances (615)
#4 in AL in singles (138)
Sam Crawford
AL leader in runs created (98)
MLB leader in triples (25)
#2 in AL in batting average (.335)
#2 in AL in hits (184)
#2 in AL in total bases (269)
#3 in AL in OPS (.855)
#3 in AL in times on base (211)
#4 in AL in slugging percentage (.489)
#4 in AL in sacrifice hits (25)
#5 in AL in RBIs (89)
Bill Donovan
#2 in AL in strikeouts (187)
#2 in MLB in hits allowed per 9 innings pitched (7.24)
#2 in AL in strikeouts per 9 innings pitched (5.48)
#2 in AL in bases on balls allowed (95)
#5 in AL in wild pitches (7)
Harry "Candy" Kane
2nd youngest player in AL (19)
Frank Kitson
#4 in AL in home runs allowed (8)
Billy Lush
MLB leader in sacrifice hits (34)
#2 in AL in bases on balls (70)
#3 in on-base percentage (.379)
Deacon McGuire
2nd oldest player in the AL (39)
George Mullin
AL leader in saves (2)
AL leader in bases on balls allowed (106)
#2 in AL in shutouts (6)
#2 in games (41)
#3 in AL in batters faced (1345)
#5 in AL in strikeouts per 9 innings pitched (4.77)
#5 in AL in strikeouts (170)
#6 in AL in ERA (2.26)
Joe Yeager
#4 in AL in times hit by pitch (9)
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