1919 Detroit Tigers

Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1918 / 1920

80-60, Finished 4th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Hughie Jennings (80-60)
Scored 618 runs, Allowed 578 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 74-66

Ballparks: Navin Field · Attendance: 643,805 (1st of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 99 · one-year: Batting - 92, Pitching - 91

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1918 / 1920 Fielding Statistics

Team Fielding--Totals

Standard Fielding by Position Below · League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Pos. Summary
Eddie Ainsmith	29	106	105	100	585	456	107	22	7	.962	5.31	9		83	55	40%	45%		C
Doc Ayers	28	24	5	3	34	5	25	4	3	.882	1.25								P
Bernie Boland	27	35	30	18	73	14	57	2	4	.973	2.03								P
Donie Bush	31	129	129	124	706	290	376	40	45	.943	5.16								SS
Ty Cobb	32	123	123	120	299	272	19	8	2	.973	2.37								OF
George Cunningham	24	18	0	0	21	2	16	3	0	.857	1.06								P
Hooks Dauss	29	34	32	22	108	5	101	2	6	.981	3.12								P
Ben Dyer	26	37	19	18	104	36	62	6	5	.942	2.80								3B-SS-OF
Howard Ehmke	25	33	31	20	98	9	86	3	3	.969	2.88								P
Babe Ellison	22	36	28	28	128	59	65	4	7	.969	3.44								2B-OF-SS
Eric Erickson	27	3	2	0	7	0	6	1	0	.857	2.00								P
Ira Flagstead	25	84	79	76	163	140	15	8	2	.951	1.87								OF
Harry Heilmann	24	140	140	139	1511	1402	78	31	66	.979	10.57								1B
Bill James	32	2	1	0	3	1	2	0	0	1.000	1.50								P
Bob Jones	29	127	127	115	374	134	219	21	11	.944	2.78								3B
Rudy Kallio	26	12	1	0	5	1	4	0	1	1.000	0.42								P
Dutch Leonard	27	29	28	18	50	7	40	3	1	.940	1.62								P
Slim Love	28	22	8	4	18	1	15	2	2	.889	0.73								P
Willie Mitchell	29	3	2	0	5	1	4	0	0	1.000	1.67								P
Chick Shorten	27	75	71	66	149	143	2	4	2	.973	1.93								OF
Oscar Stanage	36	37	35	32	194	150	39	5	6	.974	5.11	2		46	20	30%	45%		C-1B
Bobby Veach	31	138	138	138	364	338	14	12	1	.967	2.55								OF
Archie Yelle	27	6	0	0	6	4	1	1	0	.833	0.83	0		0	1	100%	45%		C
Ralph Young	30	125	125	120	740	312	405	23	41	.969	5.74								2B-SS
Team Totals	28.5	140	1259	1161	5745	3782	1758	205	215	.964	4.03	11		129	76	37%	45%
Rank in 8 AL teams								4	8	5
	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Pos. Summary

Standard Team Fielding

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Player Standard Fielding--C

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	SB	CS	CS%
Eddie Ainsmith	29	106	105	100	585	456	107	22	7	.962	5.31	9	83	55	40%
Oscar Stanage	36	36	35	32	193	149	39	5	6	.974	5.22	2	46	20	30%
Archie Yelle	27	6	0	0	6	4	1	1	0	.833	0.83	0	0	1	100%
League Average										.974	4.96				45%
Team Total		140	140	132	784	609	147	28	13	.964	5.11	11	129	76	37%

Player Standard Fielding--1B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Harry Heilmann	24	140	140	139	1511	1402	78	31	66	.979	10.57
Oscar Stanage	36	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.00
League Average										.988	10.44
Team Total		140	140	139	1512	1403	78	31	66	.979	10.50

Player Standard Fielding--2B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Ralph Young	30	120	120	115	705	296	388	21	41	.970	5.70
Babe Ellison	22	25	20	20	116	48	64	4	7	.966	4.48
League Average										.961	5.16
Team Total		140	140	135	821	344	452	25	48	.970	5.49

Player Standard Fielding--3B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Bob Jones	29	127	127	115	374	134	219	21	11	.944	2.78
Ben Dyer	26	23	13	13	64	19	42	3	0	.953	2.65
League Average										.950	3.24
Team Total		140	140	128	438	153	261	24	11	.945	2.76

Player Standard Fielding--SS

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Donie Bush	31	129	129	124	706	290	376	40	45	.943	5.16
Ben Dyer	26	11	6	5	39	16	20	3	5	.923	3.27
Ralph Young	30	5	5	5	35	16	17	2	0	.943	6.60
Babe Ellison	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
League Average										.942	5.04
Team Total		140	140	134	780	322	413	45	50	.942	5.03

Player Standard Fielding--OF

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Bobby Veach	31	138	138	138	364	338	14	12	1	.967	2.55
Ty Cobb	32	123	123	120	299	272	19	8	2	.973	2.37
Ira Flagstead	25	83	79	76	163	140	15	8	2	.951	1.87
Chick Shorten	27	75	71	66	149	143	2	4	2	.973	1.93
Babe Ellison	22	10	8	8	12	11	1	0	0	1.000	1.20
Ben Dyer	26	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.00
League Average										.958	2.16
Team Total		140	419	408	988	905	51	32	7	.968	2.22

Player Standard Fielding--P

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Hooks Dauss	29	34	32	22	108	5	101	2	6	.981	3.12
Howard Ehmke	25	33	31	20	98	9	86	3	3	.969	2.88
Bernie Boland	27	35	30	18	73	14	57	2	4	.973	2.03
Dutch Leonard	27	29	28	18	50	7	40	3	1	.940	1.62
Doc Ayers	28	24	5	3	34	5	25	4	3	.882	1.25
Slim Love	28	22	8	4	18	1	15	2	2	.889	0.73
George Cunningham	24	17	0	0	21	2	16	3	0	.857	1.06
Rudy Kallio	26	12	1	0	5	1	4	0	1	1.000	0.42
Eric Erickson	27	3	2	0	7	0	6	1	0	.857	2.00
Willie Mitchell	29	3	2	0	5	1	4	0	0	1.000	1.67
Bill James	32	2	1	0	3	1	2	0	0	1.000	1.50
League Average										.946	1.75
Team Total		140	140	85	422	46	356	20	20	.953	1.88

1918 / 1920 Fielding Statistics

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