1909 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1909 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 98-54. They scored 666 runs and belted 19 home runs to go along with a .267 batting average. The offense was powered by Ty Cobb, who led the team with 9 home runs, 107 RBI, and 216 hits. Ty Cobb had a great year on the basepaths with 76 stolen bases.
The team allowed 493 runs and had a team ERA of 2.26. George Mullin led the pitching staff with 29 wins and 124 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Donie Bush | SS | 157 | 532 | 114 | 145 | 0 | 33 | 53 | .380 | .314 | .694 | .273 |
| Jim Delahanty | 2B | 46 | 150 | 29 | 38 | 0 | 20 | 9 | .364 | .333 | .697 | .253 |
| Del Gainer | 1B | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Hughie Jennings | 1B | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Tom Jones | 1B | 44 | 153 | 13 | 43 | 0 | 18 | 9 | .317 | .340 | .657 | .281 |
| Red Killefer | 2B | 23 | 61 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .343 | .426 | .769 | .279 |
| George Moriarty | 3B | 133 | 473 | 43 | 129 | 1 | 39 | 34 | .309 | .338 | .647 | .273 |
| Charley O'Leary | 3B | 76 | 261 | 29 | 53 | 0 | 13 | 9 | .224 | .241 | .465 | .203 |
| Claude Rossman | 1B | 82 | 287 | 16 | 75 | 0 | 39 | 10 | .293 | .310 | .603 | .261 |
| Germany Schaefer | 2B | 87 | 280 | 26 | 70 | 0 | 22 | 12 | .286 | .293 | .579 | .250 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ty Cobb | OF | 156 | 573 | 116 | 216 | 9 | 107 | 76 | .431 | .517 | .948 | .377 |
| Sam Crawford | OF | 156 | 589 | 83 | 185 | 6 | 97 | 30 | .366 | .452 | .818 | .314 |
| Davy Jones | OF | 69 | 204 | 44 | 57 | 0 | 10 | 12 | .369 | .309 | .678 | .279 |
| Matty McIntyre | OF | 125 | 476 | 65 | 116 | 1 | 34 | 13 | .325 | .326 | .651 | .244 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Heinie Beckendorf | C | 15 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .310 | .296 | .606 | .259 |
| Joe Casey | C | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
| Boss Schmidt | C | 84 | 253 | 21 | 53 | 1 | 28 | 7 | .240 | .269 | .509 | .209 |
| Oscar Stanage | C | 77 | 252 | 17 | 66 | 0 | 21 | 2 | .298 | .341 | .639 | .262 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5095 | 666 | 1360 | 19 | 521 | 280 | .312 | .342 | .654 | .267 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Donovan | 21 | 17 | 140.3 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 2 | 76 | 60 | 2.31 | 1.290 | |||
| Elijah Jones | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.70 | 1.000 | |||
| Ed Killian | 25 | 19 | 173.3 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 1 | 54 | 49 | 1.71 | 1.148 | |||
| Ed Lafitte | 3 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 3.86 | 1.714 | |||
| Bill Lelivelt | 4 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4.50 | 1.450 | |||
| George Mullin | 40 | 35 | 303.7 | 29 | 8 | .784 | 1 | 124 | 78 | 2.22 | 1.106 | |||
| Kid Speer | 12 | 8 | 76.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 2.83 | 1.324 | |||
| George Suggs | 9 | 4 | 44.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 2.03 | 0.993 | |||
| Ed Summers | 35 | 32 | 281.7 | 19 | 9 | .679 | 1 | 107 | 52 | 2.24 | 1.047 | |||
| Ed Willett | 41 | 34 | 292.7 | 21 | 10 | .677 | 1 | 89 | 76 | 2.34 | 1.076 | |||
| Ralph Works | 16 | 4 | 64 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 1.97 | 1.234 | |||
| Team Totals | 208 | 158 | 1420.3 | 98 | 54 | .645 | 12 | 528 | 359 | 2.26 | 1.136 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Donie Bush | 157 |
| At Bats | Sam Crawford | 589 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Donie Bush | 676 |
| Batting Average | Ty Cobb | .377 |
| On-Base % | Ty Cobb | .431 |
| Slugging % | Ty Cobb | .517 |
| OPS | Ty Cobb | .948 |
| Runs | Ty Cobb | 116 |
| Hits | Ty Cobb | 216 |
| Total Bases | Ty Cobb | 296 |
| Doubles | Sam Crawford | 35 |
| Triples | Sam Crawford | 14 |
| Home Runs | Ty Cobb | 9 |
| RBI | Ty Cobb | 107 |
| Walks | Donie Bush | 88 |
| Stolen Bases | Ty Cobb | 76 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Donie Bush | 52 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | George Mullin | 29 |
| Losses | Ed Willett | 10 |
| Saves | Bill Donovan and Ralph Works | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | George Mullin | .784 |
| ERA | Ed Killian | 1.71 |
| WHIP | Ed Summers | 1.047 |
| Innings Pitched | George Mullin | 303.7 |
| Games | Ed Willett | 41 |
| Games Started | George Mullin | 35 |
| Strikeouts | George Mullin | 124 |
| Complete Games | George Mullin | 29 |
| Shutouts | Bill Donovan | 4 |
| Batters Faced | George Mullin | 1232 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Ed Willett | 76 |
| Hits Allowed | George Mullin | 258 |
| Walks Allowed | George Mullin | 78 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ed Willett | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Ed Willett | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ed Willett | 15 |
