1926 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1926 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 79-75. They scored 793 runs and belted 36 home runs to go along with a .291 batting average. The offense was powered by Heinie Manush, who led the team with 14 home runs and 188 hits. Harry Heilmann was the best run producer with 103 RBI.
The team allowed 829 runs and had a team ERA of 4.41. Earl Whitehill led the pitching staff with 16 wins and 109 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Lu Blue | 1B | 128 | 429 | 92 | 123 | 1 | 52 | 13 | .413 | .415 | .828 | .287 |
| Les Burke | 2B | 38 | 75 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .301 | .240 | .541 | .227 |
| Charlie Gehringer | 2B | 123 | 459 | 62 | 127 | 1 | 48 | 9 | .322 | .399 | .721 | .277 |
| Billy Mullen | 3B | 11 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .077 | .410 | .077 |
| Johnny Neun | 1B | 97 | 242 | 47 | 72 | 0 | 15 | 4 | .370 | .388 | .758 | .298 |
| Frank O'Rourke | 3B | 111 | 363 | 43 | 88 | 1 | 41 | 8 | .321 | .300 | .621 | .242 |
| Jackie Tavener | SS | 156 | 532 | 65 | 141 | 1 | 58 | 8 | .332 | .365 | .697 | .265 |
| Jack Warner | 3B | 100 | 311 | 41 | 78 | 0 | 34 | 8 | .342 | .315 | .657 | .251 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ty Cobb | OF | 79 | 233 | 48 | 79 | 4 | 62 | 9 | .408 | .511 | .919 | .339 |
| Bob Fothergill | OF | 110 | 387 | 63 | 142 | 3 | 73 | 4 | .421 | .506 | .927 | .367 |
| Harry Heilmann | OF | 141 | 502 | 90 | 184 | 9 | 103 | 6 | .445 | .534 | .979 | .367 |
| Heinie Manush | OF | 136 | 498 | 95 | 188 | 14 | 86 | 11 | .421 | .564 | .985 | .378 |
| Al Wingo | OF | 108 | 298 | 45 | 84 | 1 | 45 | 4 | .389 | .356 | .745 | .282 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Bassler | C | 66 | 174 | 20 | 53 | 0 | 22 | 0 | .447 | .362 | .809 | .305 |
| Ray Hayworth | C | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .333 | .273 | .606 | .273 |
| Clyde Manion | C | 75 | 176 | 15 | 35 | 0 | 14 | 1 | .295 | .222 | .517 | .199 |
| Larry Woodall | C | 67 | 146 | 18 | 34 | 0 | 15 | 0 | .304 | .267 | .571 | .233 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5313 | 793 | 1547 | 36 | 717 | 88 | .352 | .398 | .751 | .291 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Clyde Barfoot | 11 | 1 | 31.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.88 | 1.629 | |||
| Rip Collins | 30 | 13 | 122 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 1 | 44 | 44 | 2.73 | 1.410 | |||
| Wilbur Cooper | 8 | 3 | 13.7 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11.20 | 2.628 | |||
| Hooks Dauss | 35 | 5 | 124.3 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 9 | 27 | 49 | 4.20 | 1.480 | |||
| Jess Doyle | 2 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.15 | 1.628 | |||
| Sam Gibson | 35 | 24 | 196.3 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 2 | 61 | 75 | 3.48 | 1.396 | |||
| Ken Holloway | 36 | 12 | 139 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 2 | 43 | 42 | 5.12 | 1.683 | |||
| Augie Johns | 35 | 14 | 112.7 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1 | 40 | 69 | 5.35 | 1.650 | |||
| Rudy Kneisch | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2.65 | 1.412 | |||
| George Smith | 23 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 15 | 33 | 6.95 | 2.000 | |||
| Lil Stoner | 32 | 22 | 159.7 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 0 | 57 | 63 | 5.47 | 1.515 | |||
| Ed Wells | 36 | 26 | 178 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 0 | 58 | 76 | 4.15 | 1.556 | |||
| Earl Whitehill | 36 | 34 | 252.3 | 16 | 13 | .552 | 0 | 109 | 79 | 3.99 | 1.387 | |||
| Team Totals | 321 | 157 | 1394.6 | 79 | 75 | .513 | 18 | 469 | 555 | 4.41 | 1.524 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jackie Tavener | 156 |
| At Bats | Jackie Tavener | 532 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jackie Tavener | 613 |
| Batting Average | Heinie Manush | .378 |
| On-Base % | Harry Heilmann | .445 |
| Slugging % | Heinie Manush | .564 |
| OPS | Heinie Manush | .985 |
| Runs | Heinie Manush | 95 |
| Hits | Heinie Manush | 188 |
| Total Bases | Heinie Manush | 281 |
| Doubles | Harry Heilmann | 41 |
| Triples | Charlie Gehringer | 17 |
| Home Runs | Heinie Manush | 14 |
| RBI | Harry Heilmann | 103 |
| Walks | Lu Blue | 90 |
| Strikeouts | Jackie Tavener | 53 |
| Stolen Bases | Lu Blue | 13 |
| Caught Stealing | Bob Fothergill | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Heinie Manush and Jackie Tavener | 28 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Earl Whitehill | 16 |
| Losses | Earl Whitehill | 13 |
| Saves | Hooks Dauss | 9 |
| Won-Loss % | Hooks Dauss | .667 |
| ERA | Sam Gibson | 3.48 |
| WHIP | Earl Whitehill | 1.387 |
| Innings Pitched | Earl Whitehill | 252.3 |
| Games | Ken Holloway, Ed Wells, and Earl Whitehill | 36 |
| Games Started | Earl Whitehill | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Earl Whitehill | 109 |
| Complete Games | Sam Gibson | 16 |
| Shutouts | Ed Wells | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Earl Whitehill | 1099 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Earl Whitehill | 112 |
| Hits Allowed | Earl Whitehill | 271 |
| Walks Allowed | Earl Whitehill | 79 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Lil Stoner | 11 |
| Wild Pitches | Lil Stoner | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ken Holloway and Earl Whitehill | 8 |
