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1908 Detroit Tigers

Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1907 / 1909

90-63, Finished 1st in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Hughie Jennings (90-63)
Scored 647 runs, Allowed 547 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 88-65

Ballparks: Bennett Park · Attendance: 436,199 (5th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 104, Pitching - 100 · one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 99

Postseason:  Lost World Series (4-1) to Chicago Cubs


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1907 / 1909 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

Game Results

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Team Batting

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Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 C Boss Schmidt# 27 122 454 419 45 111 14 3 1 38 5 16 20 .265 .297 .320 .617 97 134 3 16
2 1B Claude Rossman* 27 138 571 524 45 154 33 13 2 71 8 27 49 .294 .330 .418 .748 138 219 1 19
3 2B Red Downs 24 84 303 289 28 64 10 3 1 35 2 5 42 .221 .237 .287 .524 67 83 1 8
4 SS Germany Schaefer 32 153 665 584 96 151 20 10 3 52 40 37 73 .259 .304 .342 .646 106 200 1 43
5 3B Bill Coughlin 29 119 450 405 32 87 5 1 0 23 10 23 46 .215 .269 .232 .501 60 94 7 15
6 OF Sam Crawford* 28 152 654 591 102 184 33 16 7 80 15 37 27 .311 .355 .457 .812 159 270 3 23
7 OF Matty McIntyre* 28 151 672 569 105 168 24 13 0 28 20 83 61 .295 .392 .383 .775 148 218 7 13
8 OF Ty Cobb* 21 150 635 581 88 188 36 20 4 108 39 34 41 .324 .367 .475 .842 169 276 6 14
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
9 SS Charley O'Leary 32 65 231 211 21 53 9 3 0 17 4 9 16 .251 .295 .322 .617 97 68 4 7
10 OF Davy Jones* 28 56 138 121 17 25 2 1 0 10 11 13 9 .207 .284 .240 .523 67 29 0 4
11 C Ira Thomas 27 40 108 101 6 31 1 0 0 8 0 5 10 .307 .346 .317 .663 112 32 1 1
12 MI Red Killefer 23 28 85 75 9 16 1 0 0 11 4 3 10 .213 .253 .227 .480 53 17 1 6
13 SS Donie Bush# 20 20 79 68 13 20 1 1 0 4 2 7 11 .294 .360 .338 .698 123 23 0 4
14 C Fred Payne 27 20 55 45 3 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 .067 .176 .067 .243 -22 3 3 4
15 3B Clay Perry 26 7 18 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .118 .167 .118 .284 -9 2 1 0
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
16 P George Mullin 27 55 137 125 13 32 2 2 1 8 2 7 26 .256 .306 .328 .634 102 41 2 3
17 P Ed Summers# 23 40 117 113 6 14 2 0 0 5 0 0 36 .124 .124 .142 .265 -15 16 0 4
18 P Bill Donovan# 31 30 93 82 5 13 1 0 0 2 2 10 25 .159 .250 .171 .421 35 14 0 1
19 P Ed Killian* 31 28 73 73 5 10 3 0 0 6 0 0 10 .137 .137 .178 .315 0 13 0 0
20 P Ed Willett 24 30 70 67 4 11 1 0 0 8 0 0 19 .164 .176 .179 .356 14 12 1 2
21 P George Winter 30 7 20 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .111 .111 .111 .222 -29 2 0 2
22 P Ed Siever* 33 11 19 18 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 7 3 0 1
23 P George Suggs 25 6 12 10 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 .200 .273 .300 .573 83 3 0 1
24 P Herm Malloy 23 3 9 9 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 113 3 0 0
Team Totals 27.2 154 5668 5115 644 1347 199 86 19 520 165 320 545 .263 .312 .347 .659 110 1775 42 191
Rank in 8 AL teams 2 1 1 1 2 3 5 1 6 8 1 1 1 1 1 6 1
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Pitching

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Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 SP Ed Summers 23 24 12 .667 1.64 40 32 8 23 5 1 301.0 271 112 55 3 55 103 20 1 5 1195 145 1.083 8.1 0.1 1.6 3.1 1.87
2 SP George Mullin 27 17 13 .567 3.10 39 30 8 26 1 0 290.2 301 142 100 1 71 121 7 0 12 1187 77 1.280 9.3 0.0 2.2 3.7 1.70
3 SP Bill Donovan 31 18 7 .720 2.08 29 28 1 25 6 0 242.2 210 78 56 2 53 141 6 0 3 967 115 1.084 7.8 0.1 2.0 5.2 2.66
4 SP Ed Willett 24 15 8 .652 2.28 30 23 7 18 2 1 197.1 186 67 50 2 60 77 14 0 10 786 105 1.247 8.5 0.1 2.7 3.5 1.28
5 SP Ed Killian* 31 12 9 .571 2.99 27 23 4 15 0 1 180.2 170 78 60 3 53 47 8 0 1 736 80 1.234 8.5 0.1 2.6 2.3 0.89
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
6 RP George Suggs 25 1 1 .500 1.67 6 1 3 1 0 1 27.0 32 8 5 0 2 8 0 0 0 109 147 1.259 10.7 0.0 0.7 2.7 4.00
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
7 Ed Siever* 33 2 6 .250 3.50 11 9 2 4 1 0 61.2 74 37 24 0 13 23 0 0 1 258 69 1.411 10.8 0.0 1.9 3.4 1.77
8 George Winter 30 1 5 .167 1.60 7 6 1 5 0 1 56.1 49 19 10 0 7 25 3 0 0 214 151 0.994 7.8 0.0 1.1 4.0 3.57
9 Herm Malloy 23 0 2 .000 3.71 3 2 1 2 0 0 17.0 20 11 7 1 4 8 2 0 1 78 67 1.412 10.6 0.5 2.1 4.2 2.00
Team Totals 27.2 90 63 .588 2.40 154 154 35 119 15 5 1374.1 1313 552 367 12 318 553 60 1 33 5530 100 1.187 8.6 0.1 2.1 3.6 1.74
Rank in 8 AL teams 1 8 6 1 4 4 7 8 6 6 4 2 7
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

Team Fielding--Totals

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Age G CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Pos Summary
Donie Bush 20 20 112 42 63 7 9 .938 5.25 SS
Ty Cobb 21 150 249 212 23 14 5 .944 1.57 OF
Bill Coughlin 29 119 355 120 214 21 12 .941 2.81 3B
Sam Crawford 28 151 464 428 22 14 14 .970 2.98 OF-1B
Bill Donovan 31 29 60 16 39 5 0 .917 1.90 P
Red Downs 24 83 483 181 266 36 25 .925 5.39 2B-3B
Davy Jones 28 32 75 67 5 3 2 .960 2.25 OF
Red Killefer 23 27 114 48 54 12 9 .895 3.78 2B-SS-3B
Ed Killian 31 27 89 15 71 3 0 .966 3.19 P
Herm Malloy 23 3 13 2 10 1 0 .923 4.00 P
Matty McIntyre 28 151 354 329 17 8 4 .977 2.29 OF
George Mullin 27 39 128 21 102 5 2 .961 3.15 P
Charley O'Leary 32 65 337 131 179 27 15 .920 4.77 SS-2B
Fred Payne 27 18 67 54 10 3 1 .955 3.56 1 14 7 33% 45% C-OF
Clay Perry 26 7 20 7 10 3 1 .850 2.43 3B
Claude Rossman 27 138 1560 1429 102 29 70 .981 11.09 1B
Germany Schaefer 32 155 855 319 479 57 58 .933 5.15 SS-2B-3B
Boss Schmidt 27 121 762 541 184 37 12 .951 5.99 5 134 129 49% 45% C
Ed Siever 33 11 23 5 16 2 0 .913 1.91 P
George Suggs 25 6 4 0 4 0 1 1.000 0.67 P
Ed Summers 23 40 117 20 90 7 2 .940 2.75 P
Ira Thomas 27 29 143 124 15 4 3 .972 4.79 1 29 11 28% 45% C
Ed Willett 24 30 99 14 81 4 3 .960 3.17 P
George Winter 30 7 33 6 22 5 1 .848 4.00 P
Team Totals 27.2 154 6516 4131 2078 307 249 .953 4.26 7 177 147 45% 45%
Rank in 8 AL teams 2 2 7
Age G CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Pos Summary

Team Player Value--Batters

League Register · WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Age G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Acquired Pos Summary
Donie Bush# 20 20 79 2 -0 0 -1 1 2 0.2 3 4 0.5 .510 .501 0.6 0.0 5 $ Purchased 6
Ty Cobb* 21 150 635 39 2 0 -3 -8 30 3.7 21 52 5.8 .525 .523 6.2 -1.4 55 $4,500 Purchased *O
Bill Coughlin 29 119 450 -16 -1 0 -4 4 -17 -2.2 15 -2 -0.7 .482 .486 -0.2 0.0 2 $ Purchased *5
Sam Crawford* 28 152 654 36 -1 0 -9 -4 22 2.6 22 44 4.8 .517 .516 5.9 -1.6 52 $4,000 Jumped Lgs *O3
Bill Donovan# 31 30 93 -6 -0 0 0 6 0 0.0 3 3 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 3 $ Jumped Lgs 1
Red Downs 24 84 303 -10 -0 0 -6 0 -17 -2.1 10 -6 -1.1 .475 .487 -0.4 -0.7 -0 $ Purchased 4/5
Davy Jones* 28 56 138 -4 1 0 0 -1 -4 -0.4 5 1 0.0 .492 .497 0.0 -0.1 1 $ Purchased O
Red Killefer 23 28 85 -4 0 0 -4 1 -7 -0.9 3 -4 -0.6 .468 .495 -0.1 -0.4 -0 $ Rule 5 Draft 4/65
Ed Killian* 31 28 73 -7 0 0 0 5 -2 -0.3 2 0 -0.3 .490 .498 -0.3 0.0 0 $ Traded 1
Herm Malloy 23 3 9 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .525 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ /1
Matty McIntyre* 28 151 672 30 -2 0 8 -8 28 3.5 22 51 5.8 .524 .522 4.7 0.0 43 $ Traded *O
George Mullin 27 55 137 -0 -0 0 0 9 9 1.1 5 13 1.1 .520 .507 1.1 0.0 13 $ 1
Charley O'Leary 32 65 231 -1 -0 0 -6 4 -3 -0.4 8 5 0.4 .494 .498 1.1 -0.2 11 $ 6/4
Fred Payne 27 20 55 -6 0 0 0 1 -5 -0.6 2 -3 -0.4 .470 .496 -0.4 0.1 -3 $ Rule 5 Draft 2/O
Clay Perry 26 7 18 -2 0 0 -1 0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.3 .453 .498 -0.1 -0.1 -1 $ /5
Claude Rossman* 27 138 571 19 -1 0 -4 -5 10 1.2 19 29 3.1 .509 .508 3.6 -1.1 33 $ Purchased *3
Germany Schaefer 32 153 665 2 3 0 -8 6 3 0.3 22 25 2.6 .502 .502 3.5 -0.3 33 $ Purchased 645
Boss Schmidt# 27 122 454 -1 -0 0 -1 8 5 0.6 15 20 2.2 .505 .504 2.3 0.9 21 $ Purchased *2
Ed Siever* 33 11 19 -2 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.1 1 0 -0.1 .494 .500 -0.1 0.0 0 $ Purchased 1
George Suggs 25 6 12 -0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .512 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ /1
Ed Summers# 23 40 117 -14 0 0 0 8 -6 -0.8 4 -2 -0.8 .480 .495 -0.8 0.0 -2 $ 1
Ira Thomas 27 40 108 1 0 0 1 2 4 0.5 4 8 0.9 .513 .503 0.8 0.4 7 $ Purchased 2
Ed Willett 24 30 70 -6 0 0 0 5 -2 -0.2 2 1 -0.2 .493 .499 -0.2 0.0 1 $ Purchased 1
George Winter 30 7 20 -3 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .476 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ Waivers /1
Team Total 27.2 1515 5668 49 1 0 -38 36 47 5.7 190 237 22.7 .504 .501 27.2 -4.4 275 $8,500
Age G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Acquired Pos Summary

Team Player Value--Pitchers

League Register · WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Age IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Acquired
Bill Donovan 31 242.2 29 28 78 2.89 3.34 -0.23 0.00 100.0 3.57 18 2.4 1.0 -0.2 4.3 38 .584 .515 $ Jumped Lgs
Ed Killian* 31 180.2 27 23 78 3.89 3.34 -0.26 0.00 100.0 3.60 -6 -0.7 1.0 -0.2 0.7 9 .473 .496 $ Traded
Herm Malloy 23 17.0 3 2 11 5.82 3.34 -0.28 0.00 100.0 3.62 -4 -0.5 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -3 .350 .497 $
George Mullin 27 290.2 39 30 142 4.40 3.34 -0.25 0.00 100.0 3.59 -26 -3.1 1.0 -0.3 -0.8 -3 .421 .481 $
Ed Siever* 33 61.2 11 9 37 5.40 3.34 -0.27 0.00 100.0 3.60 -12 -1.4 1.0 -0.1 -0.9 -7 .375 .492 $ Purchased
George Suggs 25 27.0 6 1 8 2.67 3.34 -0.27 0.00 100.0 3.61 3 0.4 1.0 -0.0 0.6 5 .562 .502 $
Ed Summers 23 301.0 40 32 112 3.35 3.34 -0.25 0.00 100.0 3.59 8 1.0 1.0 -0.3 3.3 32 .526 .506 $
Ed Willett 24 197.1 30 23 67 3.06 3.34 -0.24 0.00 100.0 3.58 11 1.5 1.0 -0.2 3.0 27 .550 .509 $ Purchased
George Winter 30 56.1 7 6 19 3.04 3.34 -0.24 0.00 100.0 3.58 3 0.4 1.0 -0.0 0.9 8 .563 .503 $ Waivers
Team Total 27.2 1374.1 192 154 552 3.61 3.34 -0.25 0.00 100.0 3.59 -5 0.1 1.0 -1.2 10.8 106 .501 .500 $
Age IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Acquired

1907 / 1909 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics