1903 was the third year for the Detroit Tigers in the still-new American League. The team finished in fifth place with a record or 65–71 (.478), 25 games behind the Boston Americans. The 1903 Tigers outscored their opponents 567 to 539. The team's attendance at Bennett Park was 224,523, sixth out of the eight teams in the AL.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1903 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C 72 248 62 .250 0 21 1B 135 548 154 .281 2 79 2B 93 336 75 .223 1 22 3B 109 402 103 .256 0 43 SS 78 265 69 .260 0 22 OF 137 550 184 .335 4 89 OF 136 517 163 .315 2 31 OF Billy Lush 119 423 116 .274 1 33
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI 69 239 53 .222 0 23 63 192 41 .214 1 13 35 132 45 .341 0 19 29 105 25 .238 0 12 23 74 17 .230 0 6 11 37 10 .270 0 3 5 22 4 .182 0 1 2 8 3 .375 0 0 1 3 0 .000 0 0
Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included
Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 41 320.2 19 15 2.25 170 35 307.0 17 16 2.29 187 31 257.2 15 162 2.58 102 16 118.2 7 9 2.96 33 10 60.2 3 4 3.86 14 7 56.1 2 5 3.36 21 6 39.1 2 2 3.43 14 3 18.0 0 2 8.50 10 1 9.0 0 1 4.00 1 2 8.2 0 1 12.46 2
Awards and honors League top five finishers Jimmy Barrett AL leader in on-base percentage (.407) AL leader in bases on balls (74) AL leader in times on base (243) #4 in AL in batting average (.315) #3 in AL in runs scored (95) #3 in AL in plate appearances (615) #4 in AL in singles (138)
Sam Crawford AL leader in runs created (98) MLB leader in triples (25) #2 in AL in batting average (.335) #2 in AL in hits (184) #2 in AL in total bases (269) #3 in AL in OPS (.855) #3 in AL in times on base (211) #4 in AL in slugging percentage (.489) #4 in AL in sacrifice hits (25) #5 in AL in RBIs (89)
Bill Donovan #2 in AL in strikeouts (187) #2 in MLB in hits allowed per 9 innings pitched (7.24) #2 in AL in strikeouts per 9 innings pitched (5.48) #2 in AL in bases on balls allowed (95) #5 in AL in wild pitches (7)
Harry "Candy" Kane 2nd youngest player in AL (19)
Frank Kitson #4 in AL in home runs allowed (8)
Billy Lush MLB leader in sacrifice hits (34) #2 in AL in bases on balls (70) #3 in on-base percentage (.379)
Deacon McGuire 2nd oldest player in the AL (39)
George Mullin AL leader in saves (2) AL leader in bases on balls allowed (106) #2 in AL in shutouts (6) #2 in games (41) #3 in AL in batters faced (1345) #5 in AL in strikeouts per 9 innings pitched (4.77) #5 in AL in strikeouts (170) #6 in AL in ERA (2.26)
Joe Yeager #4 in AL in times hit by pitch (9)
References
1903 Detroit Tigers Regular Season Statistics