1915 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1915 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 100-54. They scored 778 runs and belted 23 home runs to go along with a .268 batting average. George Burns provided the power for the team with 5 homers. Sam Crawford and Bobby Veach were tied for the team lead in RBI with 112. Ty Cobb led the team with 208 hits for a .369 average. Ty Cobb had a great year on the basepaths with 96 stolen bases.
The team allowed 597 runs and had a team ERA of 2.86. Hooks Dauss was the winningest pitcher, with 24 games won. Harry Coveleski led the team with 150 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| George Burns | 1B | 105 | 392 | 49 | 99 | 5 | 50 | 9 | .301 | .352 | .653 | .253 |
| Donie Bush | SS | 155 | 561 | 99 | 128 | 1 | 44 | 35 | .364 | .283 | .647 | .228 |
| Frank Fuller | 2B | 14 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .341 | .156 | .497 | .156 |
| Baby Doll Jacobson | 1B | 37 | 65 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .282 | .369 | .651 | .215 |
| Marty Kavanagh | 1B | 113 | 332 | 55 | 98 | 4 | 49 | 8 | .378 | .452 | .830 | .295 |
| George Moriarty | 3B | 31 | 38 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .318 | .237 | .555 | .211 |
| Ossie Vitt | 3B | 152 | 560 | 116 | 140 | 1 | 48 | 26 | .348 | .334 | .682 | .250 |
| Ralph Young | 2B | 123 | 378 | 44 | 92 | 0 | 31 | 12 | .339 | .286 | .625 | .243 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ty Cobb | OF | 156 | 563 | 144 | 208 | 3 | 99 | 96 | .486 | .487 | .973 | .369 |
| Sam Crawford | OF | 156 | 612 | 81 | 183 | 4 | 112 | 24 | .367 | .431 | .798 | .299 |
| Bobby Veach | OF | 152 | 569 | 81 | 178 | 3 | 112 | 16 | .390 | .434 | .824 | .313 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Del Baker | C | 68 | 134 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 15 | 3 | .327 | .313 | .640 | .246 |
| Red McKee | C | 55 | 106 | 10 | 29 | 1 | 17 | 1 | .353 | .349 | .702 | .274 |
| John Peters | C | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Oscar Stanage | C | 100 | 300 | 27 | 67 | 1 | 31 | 5 | .274 | .277 | .551 | .223 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5128 | 778 | 1372 | 23 | 647 | 241 | .345 | .358 | .703 | .268 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| George Boehler | 8 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1.80 | 1.533 | |||
| Bernie Boland | 45 | 18 | 202.7 | 13 | 7 | .650 | 2 | 72 | 75 | 3.11 | 1.194 | |||
| Pug Cavet | 17 | 7 | 71 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1 | 26 | 22 | 4.06 | 1.479 | |||
| Harry Coveleski | 50 | 38 | 312.7 | 22 | 13 | .629 | 4 | 150 | 87 | 2.45 | 1.145 | |||
| Hooks Dauss | 46 | 35 | 309.7 | 24 | 13 | .649 | 2 | 132 | 115 | 2.50 | 1.214 | |||
| Jean Dubuc | 39 | 33 | 258 | 17 | 12 | .586 | 2 | 74 | 88 | 3.21 | 1.236 | |||
| Bill James | 11 | 9 | 67 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 0 | 24 | 33 | 2.42 | 1.343 | |||
| Razor Ledbetter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Grover Lowdermilk | 7 | 5 | 28 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0 | 18 | 24 | 4.18 | 1.464 | |||
| Red Oldham | 17 | 2 | 57.7 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 2.81 | 1.196 | |||
| Ross Reynolds | 4 | 2 | 11.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6.35 | 1.947 | |||
| Bill Steen | 20 | 7 | 79.3 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 2.72 | 1.324 | |||
| Team Totals | 265 | 156 | 1413.4 | 100 | 54 | .649 | 19 | 550 | 492 | 2.86 | 1.239 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ty Cobb and Sam Crawford | 156 |
| At Bats | Sam Crawford | 612 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Donie Bush | 703 |
| Batting Average | Ty Cobb | .369 |
| On-Base % | Ty Cobb | .486 |
| Slugging % | Ty Cobb | .487 |
| OPS | Ty Cobb | .973 |
| Runs | Ty Cobb | 144 |
| Hits | Ty Cobb | 208 |
| Total Bases | Ty Cobb | 274 |
| Doubles | Bobby Veach | 40 |
| Triples | Sam Crawford | 19 |
| Home Runs | George Burns | 5 |
| RBI | Sam Crawford and Bobby Veach | 112 |
| Walks | Donie Bush and Ty Cobb | 118 |
| Strikeouts | George Burns | 51 |
| Stolen Bases | Ty Cobb | 96 |
| Caught Stealing | Ty Cobb | 38 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ossie Vitt | 42 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Hooks Dauss | 24 |
| Losses | Harry Coveleski and Hooks Dauss | 13 |
| Saves | Harry Coveleski, Red Oldham, and Bill Steen | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Bernie Boland | .650 |
| ERA | Harry Coveleski | 2.45 |
| WHIP | Harry Coveleski | 1.145 |
| Innings Pitched | Harry Coveleski | 312.7 |
| Games | Harry Coveleski | 50 |
| Games Started | Harry Coveleski | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Harry Coveleski | 150 |
| Complete Games | Hooks Dauss | 27 |
| Shutouts | Jean Dubuc | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Harry Coveleski | 1269 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jean Dubuc | 92 |
| Hits Allowed | Harry Coveleski | 271 |
| Walks Allowed | Hooks Dauss | 115 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jean Dubuc | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Jean Dubuc | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Harry Coveleski | 20 |
