Franchise Encyclopedia: 1906 / 1908
92-58, Finished 1st in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Hughie Jennings (92-58)
Scored 694 runs, Allowed 532 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 93-57
Ballpark: Bennett Park (ballparks.com) · Attendance: 297,079 (7th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 102 · one-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 98
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| Rk | Pos | Age | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | Boss Schmidt# | 26 | 104 | 371 | 349 | 32 | 85 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 5 | .244 | .269 | .295 | .564 | 77 | 103 | 7 | 10 | |||||
| 2 | 1B | Claude Rossman* | 26 | 153 | 634 | 571 | 60 | 158 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 69 | 20 | 33 | .277 | .318 | .342 | .660 | 108 | 195 | 2 | 28 | |||||
| 3 | 2B | Red Downs | 23 | 105 | 403 | 374 | 28 | 82 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 13 | .219 | .249 | .289 | .538 | 69 | 108 | 2 | 14 | |||||
| 4 | SS | Charley O'Leary | 24 | 139 | 519 | 465 | 61 | 112 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 11 | 32 | .241 | .298 | .286 | .584 | 84 | 133 | 6 | 16 | |||||
| 5 | 3B | Bill Coughlin | 28 | 134 | 585 | 519 | 80 | 126 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 15 | 35 | .243 | .301 | .270 | .570 | 80 | 140 | 8 | 23 | |||||
| 6 | OF | Sam Crawford* | 27 | 144 | 632 | 582 | 102 | 188 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 81 | 18 | 37 | .323 | .366 | .460 | .826 | 160 | 268 | 2 | 11 | |||||
| 7 | OF | Ty Cobb* | 20 | 150 | 646 | 605 | 97 | 212 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 119 | 49 | 24 | .350 | .380 | .468 | .848 | 167 | 283 | 5 | 12 | |||||
| 8 | OF | Davy Jones* | 27 | 126 | 566 | 491 | 101 | 134 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 30 | 60 | .273 | .357 | .318 | .674 | 113 | 156 | 4 | 11 | |||||
| Rk | Pos | Age | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||||
| 9 | MI | Germany Schaefer | 31 | 109 | 419 | 372 | 45 | 96 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 21 | 30 | .258 | .313 | .315 | .628 | 98 | 117 | 0 | 17 | |||||
| 10 | C | Fred Payne | 26 | 53 | 185 | 169 | 17 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 7 | .166 | .221 | .201 | .422 | 33 | 34 | 5 | 4 | |||||
| 11 | OF | Matty McIntyre* | 27 | 20 | 89 | 81 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | .284 | .341 | .321 | .662 | 109 | 26 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 12 | C | Jimmy Archer | 24 | 18 | 48 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .119 | .196 | .119 | .315 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 13 | UT | Bobby Lowe | 41 | 17 | 44 | 37 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | .243 | .317 | .297 | .614 | 94 | 11 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 14 | C | Tex Erwin* | 21 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 15 | MI | Hughie Jennings | 38 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 | 135 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 16 | OF | Red Killefer | 22 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Rk | Pos | Age | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||||
| 17 | P | George Mullin | 26 | 70 | 170 | 157 | 16 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 12 | .217 | .276 | .287 | .563 | 77 | 45 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 18 | P | Ed Killian* | 30 | 46 | 130 | 122 | 16 | 39 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | .320 | .346 | .410 | .756 | 138 | 50 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 19 | P | Bill Donovan | 30 | 37 | 119 | 109 | 20 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 6 | .266 | .304 | .367 | .671 | 111 | 40 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| 20 | P | Ed Siever* | 32 | 39 | 98 | 94 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .160 | .168 | .202 | .371 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 21 | P | John Eubank | 34 | 15 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .129 | .129 | .194 | .323 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 22 | P | Ed Willett | 23 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .077 | .143 | .077 | .220 | -30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 23 | P | Elijah Jones | 25 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 24 | P | Herm Malloy | 22 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 | 135 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 26.1 | 153 | 5725 | 5204 | 696 | 1383 | 179 | 75 | 11 | 551 | 192 | 315 | .266 | .313 | .335 | .648 | 104 | 1745 | 44 | 162 | |||||||
| Rank in 8 AL teams | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Pos | Age | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
| Rk | Pos | Age | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SP | George Mullin | 26 | 20 | 20 | .500 | 2.59 | 46 | 42 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 357.1 | 346 | 153 | 103 | 1 | 106 | 146 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 1493 | 100 | 1.265 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 1.38 | |
| 2 | SP | Ed Killian* | 30 | 25 | 13 | .658 | 1.78 | 41 | 34 | 7 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 314.0 | 286 | 103 | 62 | 2 | 91 | 96 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1302 | 146 | 1.201 | 8.2 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 1.05 | |
| 3 | SP | Ed Siever* | 32 | 18 | 11 | .621 | 2.16 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 274.2 | 256 | 89 | 66 | 1 | 52 | 88 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1127 | 120 | 1.121 | 8.4 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 1.69 | |
| 4 | SP | Bill Donovan | 30 | 25 | 4 | .862 | 2.19 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 271.0 | 222 | 96 | 66 | 3 | 82 | 123 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1103 | 118 | 1.122 | 7.4 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 1.50 | |
| Rk | Pos | Age | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||||
| 5 | RP | John Eubank | 34 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2.67 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 81.0 | 88 | 40 | 24 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 346 | 97 | 1.333 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.85 | |
| Rk | Pos | Age | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||||
| 6 | Ed Willett | 23 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 3.70 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48.2 | 47 | 31 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 215 | 70 | 1.377 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 1.35 | ||
| 7 | Elijah Jones | 25 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.06 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16.0 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 51 | 1.688 | 12.9 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 2.25 | ||
| 8 | Herm Malloy | 22 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.62 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 46 | 2.250 | 14.6 | 1.1 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 1.20 | ||
| Team Totals | 29.2 | 92 | 58 | .613 | 2.33 | 153 | 153 | 33 | 120 | 15 | 7 | 1370.2 | 1281 | 537 | 355 | 8 | 380 | 512 | 53 | 1 | 20 | 5702 | 111 | 1.212 | 8.4 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 1.35 | |||
| Rank in 8 AL teams | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4480 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Pos | Age | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
| Age | G | G_LF | G_CF | G_RF | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | Pos. Summary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Archer | 24 | 18 | 87 | 64 | 20 | 3 | 0 | .966 | 4.67 | 1 | C-2B | |||
| Ty Cobb | 20 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 279 | 238 | 30 | 11 | 12 | .961 | 1.79 | OF | |
| Bill Coughlin | 28 | 133 | 426 | 163 | 233 | 30 | 9 | .930 | 2.98 | 3B | ||||
| Sam Crawford | 27 | 146 | 0 | 144 | 0 | 347 | 313 | 22 | 12 | 2 | .965 | 2.29 | OF-1B | |
| Bill Donovan | 30 | 32 | 73 | 13 | 56 | 4 | 0 | .945 | 2.16 | P | ||||
| Red Downs | 23 | 102 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 428 | 188 | 210 | 30 | 11 | .930 | 3.90 | 2B-OF-3B-SS | |
| Tex Erwin | 21 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 2.50 | 2 | C | |||
| John Eubank | 34 | 15 | 38 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 0 | .921 | 2.33 | P | ||||
| Hughie Jennings | 38 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 2.50 | 2B-SS | ||||
| Davy Jones | 27 | 125 | 121 | 4 | 0 | 306 | 282 | 15 | 9 | 2 | .971 | 2.38 | OF | |
| Elijah Jones | 25 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 1.00 | P | ||||
| Red Killefer | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | OF | |
| Ed Killian | 30 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 17 | 97 | 4 | 1 | .966 | 2.53 | P-OF-1B | |
| Bobby Lowe | 41 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | .889 | 1.50 | 3B-OF-SS | |
| Herm Malloy | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | P | ||||
| Matty McIntyre | 27 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.30 | OF | |
| George Mullin | 26 | 47 | 154 | 15 | 133 | 6 | 1 | .961 | 3.15 | P-1B | ||||
| Charley O'Leary | 24 | 138 | 849 | 353 | 448 | 48 | 35 | .943 | 5.80 | SS | ||||
| Fred Payne | 26 | 51 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 274 | 213 | 56 | 5 | 5 | .982 | 5.27 | 7 | C-OF |
| Claude Rossman | 26 | 153 | 1570 | 1478 | 62 | 30 | 57 | .981 | 10.07 | 1B | ||||
| Germany Schaefer | 31 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 554 | 245 | 286 | 23 | 23 | .958 | 4.96 | 2B-SS-3B-OF | |
| Boss Schmidt | 26 | 103 | 612 | 446 | 132 | 34 | 14 | .944 | 5.61 | 16 | C | |||
| Ed Siever | 32 | 39 | 88 | 13 | 72 | 3 | 2 | .966 | 2.18 | P | ||||
| Ed Willett | 23 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | .955 | 2.10 | P | ||||
| Team Totals | 26.3 | 153 | 6327 | 4108 | 1954 | 265 | 175 | .958 | 4.15 | 26 | ||||
| Rank in 8 AL teams | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Age | G | G_LF | G_CF | G_RF | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | Pos. Summary |