1918 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1918 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 55-71. They scored 473 runs and belted 13 home runs to go along with a .249 batting average. Harry Heilmann led the team in home runs with 5. Bobby Veach knocked in 78 runs. Ty Cobb led the team with 161 hits for a .382 average. Ty Cobb had a great year on the basepaths with 34 stolen bases.
The team allowed 558 runs and had a team ERA of 3.40. Bernie Boland led the team with 14 wins. Hooks Dauss led the team with 73 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Donie Bush | SS | 128 | 500 | 74 | 117 | 0 | 22 | 9 | .340 | .266 | .606 | .234 |
| Jack Coffey | 2B | 22 | 67 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .303 | .269 | .572 | .209 |
| Jim Curry | 2B | 5 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .300 | .586 | .250 |
| Lee Dressen | 1B | 31 | 107 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .323 | .224 | .547 | .178 |
| Art Griggs | 1B | 28 | 99 | 11 | 36 | 0 | 16 | 2 | .422 | .444 | .866 | .364 |
| Hughie Jennings | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bob Jones | 3B | 74 | 287 | 43 | 79 | 0 | 21 | 7 | .320 | .352 | .672 | .275 |
| Marty Kavanagh | 1B | 13 | 44 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .418 | .341 | .759 | .273 |
| Ossie Vitt | 3B | 81 | 267 | 29 | 64 | 0 | 17 | 5 | .321 | .273 | .594 | .240 |
| Ralph Young | 2B | 91 | 298 | 31 | 56 | 0 | 21 | 15 | .313 | .218 | .531 | .188 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ty Cobb | OF | 111 | 421 | 83 | 161 | 3 | 64 | 34 | .440 | .515 | .955 | .382 |
| Ben Dyer | OF | 13 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .278 | .278 | .556 | .278 |
| Babe Ellison | OF | 7 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .346 | .304 | .650 | .261 |
| George Harper | OF | 69 | 227 | 19 | 55 | 0 | 16 | 3 | .301 | .282 | .583 | .242 |
| Harry Heilmann | OF | 79 | 286 | 34 | 79 | 5 | 39 | 13 | .359 | .406 | .765 | .276 |
| Davy Jones | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bobby Veach | OF | 127 | 499 | 59 | 139 | 3 | 78 | 21 | .331 | .391 | .722 | .279 |
| Frank Walker | OF | 55 | 167 | 10 | 33 | 1 | 20 | 3 | .234 | .311 | .545 | .198 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Tubby Spencer | C | 66 | 155 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .313 | .284 | .597 | .219 |
| Oscar Stanage | C | 54 | 186 | 9 | 47 | 1 | 14 | 2 | .294 | .290 | .584 | .253 |
| Archie Yelle | C | 56 | 144 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .227 | .194 | .421 | .174 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Joe Cobb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4262 | 473 | 1063 | 13 | 390 | 123 | .315 | .318 | .633 | .249 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Bailey | 8 | 4 | 37.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 13 | 26 | 5.97 | 2.095 | |||
| Bernie Boland | 29 | 25 | 204 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 0 | 63 | 67 | 2.65 | 1.191 | |||
| Ty Cobb | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.50 | 2.000 | |||
| Harry Coveleski | 3 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3.86 | 1.643 | |||
| George Cunningham | 27 | 14 | 140 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 1 | 39 | 38 | 3.15 | 1.207 | |||
| Hooks Dauss | 33 | 26 | 249.7 | 12 | 16 | .429 | 3 | 73 | 58 | 2.99 | 1.205 | |||
| Bill Donovan | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.50 | 1.000 | |||
| Ben Dyer | 2 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Eric Erickson | 12 | 9 | 94.3 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 1 | 48 | 29 | 2.48 | 1.166 | |||
| Happy Finneran | 5 | 2 | 13.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9.88 | 2.190 | |||
| Charley Hall | 6 | 1 | 13.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6.75 | 1.504 | |||
| Herb Hall | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15.00 | 3.167 | |||
| Bill James | 19 | 18 | 122 | 6 | 11 | .353 | 0 | 42 | 68 | 3.76 | 1.598 | |||
| Deacon Jones | 21 | 4 | 67 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 15 | 38 | 3.09 | 1.463 | |||
| Rudy Kallio | 30 | 22 | 181.3 | 8 | 14 | .364 | 0 | 70 | 76 | 3.62 | 1.401 | |||
| Willie Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Bobby Veach | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4.50 | 2.000 | |||
| Team Totals | 204 | 128 | 1160.7 | 55 | 71 | .437 | 7 | 374 | 437 | 3.40 | 1.350 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Donie Bush | 128 |
| At Bats | Donie Bush | 500 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Donie Bush | 593 |
| Batting Average | Bobby Veach | .279 |
| On-Base % | Donie Bush | .340 |
| Slugging % | Bobby Veach | .391 |
| OPS | Bobby Veach | .722 |
| Runs | Ty Cobb | 83 |
| Hits | Ty Cobb | 161 |
| Total Bases | Ty Cobb | 217 |
| Doubles | Bobby Veach | 21 |
| Triples | Ty Cobb | 14 |
| Home Runs | Harry Heilmann | 5 |
| RBI | Bobby Veach | 78 |
| Walks | Donie Bush | 79 |
| Strikeouts | George Cunningham | 34 |
| Stolen Bases | Ty Cobb | 34 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ossie Vitt | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bernie Boland | 14 |
| Losses | Hooks Dauss | 16 |
| Saves | Hooks Dauss | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Bernie Boland | .583 |
| ERA | Bernie Boland | 2.65 |
| WHIP | Bernie Boland | 1.191 |
| Innings Pitched | Hooks Dauss | 249.7 |
| Games | Hooks Dauss | 33 |
| Games Started | Hooks Dauss | 26 |
| Strikeouts | Hooks Dauss | 73 |
| Complete Games | Hooks Dauss | 21 |
| Shutouts | Bernie Boland | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Hooks Dauss | 1027 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Hooks Dauss | 83 |
| Hits Allowed | Hooks Dauss | 243 |
| Walks Allowed | Rudy Kallio | 76 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Hooks Dauss and Bill James | 3 |
| Wild Pitches | Rudy Kallio | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Hooks Dauss | 9 |
