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1917 Detroit Tigers Fielding Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1916 / 1918)
78-75, Finished 4th in American League
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Scored 639 runs, Allowed 577 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 84-69
Manager: Hughie Jennings (78-75)
Ballpark: Navin Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 457,289 (3rd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 100, Pitching - 99;   one-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 96

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1916 / 1918 Fielding Statistics

Team Fielding--Totals

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Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB Pos. Summary
Bernie Boland 25 44 0 0 1 83 9 72 2 0 .976 1.84 P-OF
George Burns 24 104 1196 1127 57 12 44 .990 11.38 1B
Donie Bush 29 147 755 281 423 51 41 .932 4.79 SS
Ty Cobb 30 152 0 123 29 411 373 27 11 9 .973 2.63 OF
Johnny Couch 26 3 8 1 6 1 0 .875 2.33 P
Harry Coveleski 31 16 37 3 30 4 1 .892 2.06 P
Sam Crawford 37 18 0 0 3 169 165 2 2 5 .988 9.28 1B-OF
George Cunningham 22 44 51 4 43 4 3 .922 1.07 P
Hooks Dauss 27 38 0 1 0 114 10 100 4 2 .965 2.89 P-OF
Tony DeFate 22 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 2B
Ben Dyer 24 22 81 25 46 10 4 .877 3.23 SS-3B
Howard Ehmke 23 35 86 14 68 4 1 .953 2.34 P
Babe Ellison 20 9 101 98 1 2 5 .980 11.00 1B
Ira Flagstead 23 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 OF
George Harper 25 31 0 3 28 51 48 2 1 0 .980 1.61 OF
Harry Heilmann 22 150 0 28 95 519 466 40 13 13 .975 3.37 OF-1B
Bill James 30 34 70 4 61 5 1 .929 1.91 P
Bob Jones 27 26 89 26 57 6 2 .933 3.19 2B-3B
Deacon Jones 24 24 32 1 30 1 0 .969 1.29 P
Willie Mitchell 27 31 0 1 0 55 11 40 4 2 .927 1.65 P-OF
Fred Nicholson 22 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 OF
Tubby Spencer 33 62 314 250 57 7 10 .978 4.95 8 C
Oscar Stanage 34 95 484 385 88 11 13 .977 4.98 10 C
Bobby Veach 29 154 154 0 0 390 356 17 17 5 .956 2.42 OF
Ossie Vitt 27 140 451 164 260 27 18 .940 3.03 3B
Archie Yelle 25 24 80 62 16 2 1 .975 3.25 3 C
Ralph Young 28 141 782 300 449 33 46 .958 5.31 2B
Team Totals 27.5 154 6413 4186 1993 234 226 .964 3.99 21
Rank in 8 AL teams 5 8 4
Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB Pos. Summary
Games played chart available on the Roster pages.

Player Standard Fielding--C

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Oscar Stanage 34 95 484 385 88 11 13 .977 4.98
Tubby Spencer 33 62 314 250 57 7 10 .978 4.95
Archie Yelle 25 24 80 62 16 2 1 .975 3.25
League Average .971 4.98
Team Total 154 878 697 161 20 24 .977 4.74

Player Standard Fielding--1B

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
George Burns 24 104 1196 1127 57 12 44 .990 11.38
Harry Heilmann 22 27 293 266 23 4 9 .986 10.70
Sam Crawford 37 15 162 158 2 2 5 .988 10.67
Babe Ellison 20 9 101 98 1 2 5 .980 11.00
League Average .989 10.75
Team Total 154 1752 1649 83 20 63 .989 11.17

Player Standard Fielding--2B

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Ralph Young 28 141 782 300 449 33 46 .958 5.31
Bob Jones 27 18 64 19 41 4 1 .938 3.33
Tony DeFate 22 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00
League Average .959 4.94
Team Total 154 847 319 491 37 47 .956 5.06

Player Standard Fielding--3B

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Ossie Vitt 27 140 451 164 260 27 18 .940 3.03
Ben Dyer 24 8 29 6 21 2 0 .931 3.38
Bob Jones 27 8 25 7 16 2 1 .920 2.88
League Average .941 3.23
Team Total 154 505 177 297 31 19 .939 3.04

Player Standard Fielding--SS

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Donie Bush 29 147 755 281 423 51 41 .932 4.79
Ben Dyer 24 14 52 19 25 8 4 .846 3.14
League Average .931 4.84
Team Total 154 807 300 448 59 45 .927 4.65

Player Standard Fielding--OF

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Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Bobby Veach 29 154 154 0 0 390 356 17 17 5 .956 2.42
Ty Cobb 30 152 0 123 29 411 373 27 11 9 .973 2.63
Harry Heilmann 22 123 0 28 95 226 200 17 9 4 .960 1.76
George Harper 25 31 0 3 28 51 48 2 1 0 .980 1.61
Sam Crawford 37 3 0 0 3 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 2.33
Fred Nicholson 22 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.00
Ira Flagstead 23 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Bernie Boland 25 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Hooks Dauss 27 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Willie Mitchell 27 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
League Average .965 2.13
Team Total 154 1088 987 63 38 18 .965 2.23

Player Standard Fielding--P

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
George Cunningham 22 44 51 4 43 4 3 .922 1.07
Bernie Boland 25 43 83 9 72 2 0 .976 1.88
Hooks Dauss 27 37 114 10 100 4 2 .965 2.97
Howard Ehmke 23 35 86 14 68 4 1 .953 2.34
Bill James 30 34 70 4 61 5 1 .929 1.91
Willie Mitchell 27 30 55 11 40 4 2 .927 1.70
Deacon Jones 24 24 32 1 30 1 0 .969 1.29
Harry Coveleski 31 16 37 3 30 4 1 .892 2.06
Johnny Couch 26 3 8 1 6 1 0 .875 2.33
League Average .947 1.83
Team Total 154 536 57 450 29 10 .946 1.91

1916 / 1918 Fielding Statistics