1916 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1916 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 87-67. They scored 673 runs and belted 17 home runs to go along with a .264 batting average. The offense was powered by Ty Cobb, who led the team with 5 home runs and 201 hits. Bobby Veach knocked in 91 runs. Ty Cobb had a great year on the basepaths with 68 stolen bases.
The team allowed 595 runs and had a team ERA of 2.97. Harry Coveleski led the pitching staff with 21 wins and 108 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| George Burns | 1B | 135 | 479 | 60 | 137 | 4 | 73 | 12 | .327 | .382 | .709 | .286 |
| Donie Bush | SS | 145 | 550 | 73 | 124 | 0 | 34 | 19 | .319 | .267 | .586 | .225 |
| Ben Dyer | SS | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .357 | .690 | .286 |
| Babe Ellison | 3B | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Frank Fuller | 2B | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .182 | .100 | .282 | .100 |
| George Maisel | 3B | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ossie Vitt | 3B | 153 | 597 | 88 | 135 | 0 | 42 | 18 | .314 | .295 | .609 | .226 |
| Ralph Young | 2B | 153 | 528 | 60 | 139 | 1 | 45 | 20 | .342 | .322 | .664 | .263 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ty Cobb | OF | 145 | 542 | 113 | 201 | 5 | 68 | 68 | .452 | .493 | .945 | .371 |
| Sam Crawford | OF | 100 | 322 | 41 | 92 | 0 | 42 | 10 | .359 | .401 | .760 | .286 |
| Jack Dalton | OF | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .364 | .182 |
| George Harper | OF | 44 | 56 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .230 | .179 | .409 | .161 |
| Harry Heilmann | OF | 136 | 451 | 57 | 127 | 2 | 73 | 9 | .349 | .410 | .759 | .282 |
| Marty Kavanagh | OF | 58 | 78 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .239 | .192 | .431 | .141 |
| Bobby Veach | OF | 150 | 566 | 92 | 173 | 3 | 91 | 24 | .367 | .433 | .800 | .306 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Del Baker | C | 61 | 98 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .245 | .194 | .439 | .153 |
| Red McKee | C | 32 | 76 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .268 | .276 | .544 | .211 |
| Tubby Spencer | C | 19 | 54 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 2 | .443 | .481 | .924 | .370 |
| Oscar Stanage | C | 94 | 291 | 16 | 69 | 0 | 30 | 3 | .286 | .316 | .602 | .237 |
| Billy Sullivan | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5193 | 673 | 1371 | 17 | 560 | 190 | .326 | .350 | .676 | .264 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| George Boehler | 5 | 2 | 13.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 4.72 | 1.579 | |||
| Bernie Boland | 46 | 9 | 130.3 | 10 | 3 | .769 | 3 | 59 | 73 | 3.94 | 1.412 | |||
| Harry Coveleski | 44 | 39 | 324.3 | 21 | 11 | .656 | 2 | 108 | 63 | 1.97 | 1.051 | |||
| George Cunningham | 35 | 14 | 150.3 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 2 | 68 | 74 | 2.75 | 1.464 | |||
| Hooks Dauss | 39 | 29 | 238.7 | 19 | 12 | .613 | 4 | 95 | 90 | 3.21 | 1.299 | |||
| Jean Dubuc | 36 | 16 | 170.3 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 1 | 40 | 84 | 2.96 | 1.280 | |||
| Howard Ehmke | 5 | 4 | 37.3 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 3.13 | 1.314 | |||
| Eric Erickson | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 2.81 | 1.313 | |||
| Earl Hamilton | 5 | 5 | 37.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 2.65 | 1.501 | |||
| Bill James | 30 | 20 | 151.7 | 8 | 12 | .400 | 1 | 61 | 79 | 3.68 | 1.450 | |||
| Deacon Jones | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2.57 | 1.714 | |||
| Grover Lowdermilk | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .00 | 10.000 | |||
| Bill McTigue | 3 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.06 | 1.887 | |||
| Willie Mitchell | 23 | 17 | 127.7 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 0 | 60 | 48 | 3.31 | 1.308 | |||
| Team Totals | 281 | 155 | 1409.8 | 87 | 67 | .565 | 13 | 531 | 578 | 2.97 | 1.299 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ossie Vitt and Ralph Young | 153 |
| At Bats | Ossie Vitt | 597 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ossie Vitt | 705 |
| Batting Average | Ty Cobb | .371 |
| On-Base % | Ty Cobb | .452 |
| Slugging % | Ty Cobb | .493 |
| OPS | Ty Cobb | .945 |
| Runs | Ty Cobb | 113 |
| Hits | Ty Cobb | 201 |
| Total Bases | Ty Cobb | 267 |
| Doubles | Bobby Veach | 33 |
| Triples | Bobby Veach | 15 |
| Home Runs | Ty Cobb | 5 |
| RBI | Bobby Veach | 91 |
| Walks | Ty Cobb | 78 |
| Strikeouts | Oscar Stanage | 48 |
| Stolen Bases | Ty Cobb | 68 |
| Caught Stealing | Ty Cobb | 24 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ossie Vitt | 32 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Harry Coveleski | 21 |
| Losses | Hooks Dauss and Bill James | 12 |
| Saves | Hooks Dauss | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Bernie Boland | .769 |
| ERA | Harry Coveleski | 1.97 |
| WHIP | Harry Coveleski | 1.051 |
| Innings Pitched | Harry Coveleski | 324.3 |
| Games | Bernie Boland | 46 |
| Games Started | Harry Coveleski | 39 |
| Strikeouts | Harry Coveleski | 108 |
| Complete Games | Harry Coveleski | 22 |
| Shutouts | Harry Coveleski | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Harry Coveleski | 1248 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Hooks Dauss | 85 |
| Hits Allowed | Harry Coveleski | 278 |
| Walks Allowed | Hooks Dauss | 90 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Harry Coveleski | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Hooks Dauss | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Hooks Dauss | 16 |
