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1909 Detroit Tigers Pitching Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1908 / 1910)
98-54, Finished 1st in American League
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Scored 666 runs, Allowed 493 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 96-56
Manager: Hughie Jennings (98-54)
Ballpark: Bennett Park (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 490,490 (4th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 104, Pitching - 102;   one-year: Batting - 110, Pitching - 106
Won AL Pennant
Postseason:  Lost World Series (4-3) to Pittsburgh Pirates

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1908 / 1910 Pitching Statistics

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 George Mullin 28 29 8 .784 2.22 40 35 5 29 3 1 303.2 258 96 75 1 78 124 8 0 5 1232 113 1.106 7.6 0.0 2.3 3.7 1.59
2 SP Ed Willett 25 21 10 .677 2.34 41 34 3 25 3 1 292.2 239 112 76 5 76 89 15 0 11 1173 108 1.076 7.3 0.2 2.3 2.7 1.17
3 SP Ed Summers 24 19 9 .679 2.24 35 32 3 24 3 1 281.2 243 91 70 4 52 107 10 1 5 1132 113 1.047 7.8 0.1 1.7 3.4 2.06
4 SP Ed Killian* 32 11 9 .550 1.71 25 19 4 14 3 1 173.1 150 45 33 1 49 54 6 0 4 691 147 1.148 7.8 0.1 2.5 2.8 1.10
5 SP Bill Donovan 32 8 7 .533 2.31 21 17 4 13 4 2 140.1 121 50 36 0 60 76 6 0 4 595 109 1.290 7.8 0.0 3.8 4.9 1.27
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 Ralph Works 21 4 1 .800 1.97 16 4 10 4 0 2 64.0 62 19 14 0 17 31 2 0 2 257 128 1.234 8.7 0.0 2.4 4.4 1.82
7 RP George Suggs 26 1 3 .250 2.03 9 4 5 2 0 1 44.1 34 12 10 1 10 18 3 0 1 162 124 0.992 6.9 0.2 2.0 3.7 1.80
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
8 Kid Speer* 23 4 4 .500 2.83 12 8 3 4 0 1 76.1 88 39 24 2 13 12 5 0 4 318 89 1.323 10.4 0.2 1.5 1.4 0.92
9 Bill Lelivelt 24 0 1 .000 4.50 4 2 2 1 0 1 20.0 27 12 10 0 2 4 0 0 0 85 56 1.450 12.2 0.0 0.9 1.8 2.00
10 Ed Lafitte 23 0 1 .000 3.86 3 1 2 1 0 1 14.0 22 14 6 2 2 11 1 0 1 67 65 1.714 14.1 1.3 1.3 7.1 5.50
11 Elijah Jones 27 1 1 .500 2.70 2 2 0 0 0 0 10.0 10 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 36 93 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 1.8
Team Totals 26.7 98 54 .645 2.26 158 158 41 117 16 12 1420.1 1254 493 357 16 359 528 56 1 38 5748 111 1.136 7.9 0.1 2.3 3.3 1.47
Rank in 8 AL teams 1 8 3 1 5 2 2 6 3 3 5 3 4919
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
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* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

Team Neutralized Pitching

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Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact Gact
Bill Donovan 32 9 6 .600 3.13 135.0 140 52 47 0 69 73 7 1.548 9.3 4.6 4.9 1.06 0.0 21 21
Elijah Jones 27 1 0 1.000 2.77 13.0 0 4 4 0 0 3 0 0.000 0.0 0.0 2.1 0.0 2 2
*Ed Killian 32 13 5 .722 2.44 162.0 172 49 44 1 56 50 7 1.407 9.6 3.1 2.8 0.89 0.1 25 25
Ed Lafitte 23 0 1 .000 5.14 14.0 26 9 8 2 2 11 1 2.000 16.7 1.3 7.1 5.50 1.3 3 3
Bill Lelivelt 24 1 1 .500 6.16 19.0 30 14 13 0 2 4 0 1.684 14.2 0.9 1.9 2.00 0.0 4 4
George Mullin 28 20 12 .625 3.01 296.0 301 110 99 1 91 121 9 1.324 9.2 2.8 3.7 1.33 0.0 40 40
*Kid Speer 23 3 4 .429 4.11 70.0 102 36 32 2 15 11 6 1.671 13.1 1.9 1.4 0.73 0.3 12 12
George Suggs 26 3 1 .750 3.00 39.0 37 14 13 1 11 16 3 1.231 8.5 2.5 3.7 1.45 0.2 9 9
Ed Summers 24 19 11 .633 3.04 275.0 284 103 93 5 61 104 12 1.255 9.3 2.0 3.4 1.70 0.2 35 35
Ed Willett 25 19 12 .613 3.20 281.0 278 111 100 6 88 85 17 1.302 8.9 2.8 2.7 0.97 0.2 41 41
Ralph Works 21 4 2 .667 2.90 59.0 71 21 19 0 19 29 2 1.525 10.8 2.9 4.4 1.53 0.0 16 16
Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Pitching

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Age Yrs 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 ERA+
Bill Donovan 32 12 157 120 .567 2.65 317 282 34 254 31 8 2539.0 2241 1034 748 21 920 1340 79 0 64 10693 106 1.245 7.9 0.1 3.3 4.7 1.46 106
Elijah Jones 27 2 1 2 .333 4.15 6 3 3 1 0 1 26.0 33 18 12 0 4 11 1 0 3 110 62 1.423 11.4 0.0 1.4 3.8 2.75 62
*Ed Killian 32 7 98 75 .566 2.35 202 171 29 144 21 6 1524.1 1388 547 398 7 455 496 66 1 21 4344 111 1.209 8.2 0.0 2.7 2.9 1.09 111
Ed Lafitte 23 1 0 1 .000 3.86 3 1 2 1 0 1 14.0 22 14 6 2 2 11 1 0 1 67 65 1.714 14.1 1.3 1.3 7.1 5.50 65
Bill Lelivelt 24 1 0 1 .000 4.50 4 2 2 1 0 1 20.0 27 12 10 0 2 4 0 0 0 85 56 1.450 12.2 0.0 0.9 1.8 2.00 56
George Mullin 28 8 157 134 .540 2.66 330 298 29 258 25 6 2592.1 2434 1116 765 19 833 1091 79 2 67 10932 103 1.260 8.5 0.1 2.9 3.8 1.31 103
*Kid Speer 23 1 4 4 .500 2.83 12 8 3 4 0 1 76.1 88 39 24 2 13 12 5 0 4 318 89 1.323 10.4 0.2 1.5 1.4 0.92 89
George Suggs 26 2 2 4 .333 1.89 15 5 8 3 0 2 71.1 66 20 15 1 12 26 3 0 1 271 131 1.093 8.3 0.1 1.5 3.3 2.17 131
Ed Summers 24 2 43 21 .672 1.93 75 64 11 47 8 2 582.2 514 203 125 7 107 210 30 2 10 2327 128 1.066 7.9 0.1 1.7 3.2 1.96 128
Ed Willett 25 4 37 26 .587 2.51 84 66 13 47 5 2 563.2 496 222 157 7 164 209 33 0 25 2277 100 1.171 7.9 0.1 2.6 3.3 1.27 100
Ralph Works 21 1 4 1 .800 1.97 16 4 10 4 0 2 64.0 62 19 14 0 17 31 2 0 2 257 128 1.234 8.7 0.0 2.4 4.4 1.82 128
Age Yrs 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 ERA+

1908 / 1910 Pitching Statistics