1917 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1917 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 78-75. They scored 639 runs and belted 25 home runs to go along with a .259 batting average. The offense was powered by Bobby Veach, who led the team with 8 home runs and 103 RBI. Ty Cobb led the team with 225 hits for a .383 average. Ty Cobb had a great year on the basepaths with 55 stolen bases.
The team allowed 577 runs and had a team ERA of 2.56. Hooks Dauss led the pitching staff with 17 wins and 102 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Infielders
|
| George Burns
| 1B
| 119
| 407
| 42
| 92
| 1
| 40
| 3
| .264
| .317
| .581
| .226
|
| Donie Bush
| SS
| 147
| 581
| 112
| 163
| 0
| 24
| 34
| .370
| .322
| .692
| .281
|
| Sam Crawford
| 1B
| 61
| 104
| 6
| 18
| 2
| 12
| 0
| .204
| .269
| .473
| .173
|
| Tony DeFate
| 2B
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| .000
|
| Ben Dyer
| SS
| 30
| 67
| 6
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 3
| .232
| .284
| .516
| .209
|
| Babe Ellison
| 1B
| 9
| 29
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 4
| 0
| .333
| .448
| .781
| .172
|
| Bob Jones
| 2B
| 46
| 77
| 16
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 3
| .198
| .221
| .419
| .156
|
| Ossie Vitt
| 3B
| 140
| 512
| 65
| 130
| 0
| 47
| 18
| .329
| .303
| .632
| .254
|
| Ralph Young
| 2B
| 141
| 503
| 64
| 116
| 1
| 35
| 8
| .317
| .280
| .597
| .231
|
| Outfielders
|
| Ty Cobb
| OF
| 152
| 588
| 107
| 225
| 6
| 102
| 55
| .444
| .570
| 1.014
| .383
|
| Ira Flagstead
| OF
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| .000
|
| George Harper
| OF
| 47
| 117
| 6
| 24
| 0
| 12
| 2
| .290
| .231
| .521
| .205
|
| Harry Heilmann
| OF
| 150
| 556
| 57
| 156
| 5
| 86
| 11
| .333
| .387
| .720
| .281
|
| Fred Nicholson
| OF
| 13
| 14
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .333
| .357
| .690
| .286
|
| Bobby Veach
| OF
| 154
| 571
| 79
| 182
| 8
| 103
| 21
| .393
| .457
| .850
| .319
|
| Catchers
|
| Tubby Spencer
| C
| 70
| 192
| 13
| 46
| 0
| 22
| 0
| .324
| .313
| .637
| .240
|
| Oscar Stanage
| C
| 99
| 297
| 19
| 61
| 0
| 30
| 3
| .262
| .259
| .521
| .205
|
| Archie Yelle
| C
| 25
| 51
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 2
| .214
| .157
| .371
| .137
|
| Other
|
| Frank Walker
|
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| .000
|
| Team Totals
| -
| -
| 5093
| 639
| 1317
| 25
| 535
| 163
| .317
| .344
| .661
| .259
|
[edit] Batting Leaders
[edit] Pitching Leaders
