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1904 Detroit Tigers Season
1904 was the fourth year for the Detroit Tigers in the American League. The team finished in seventh place with a record of 62–90 (.408), 32 games behind the Boston Americans. They played ten tie games, which is the major league record. The 1904 Tigers were outscored by their opponents 627 to 505. The team's attendance at Bennett Park was 177,796, seventh out of the eight teams in the AL. In the year before Ty Cobb's arrival, pitcher George Mullin had a higher batting average than any of the team's regulars at .290. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Roster 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'' Other batters ''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' ''Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included'' Pitching Starting pitchers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennett Park (Detroit)
Bennett Park was a ballpark in Detroit. Located at Michigan and Trumbull Avenues, it was home to the Detroit Tigers and was named after Charlie Bennett, a former player whose career ended after a train accident in 1894. The Tigers began play at Bennett Park in the minor Western League with a 17–2 win over the Columbus Senators on April 28, 1896. That league was renamed the American League in 1900, and the AL declared itself a major league starting in 1901. History The ballpark sat 5,000 when it opened in 1896 and was gradually expanded to 14,000 by the time it was closed after the 1911 season. When the American League became a major league in 1901 the ballpark seated 8,500, the smallest park in the majors. Private parties built "Wildcat" bleachers on the rooftops of houses behind the left field fence, to the chagrin of Tiger ownership, since people paid to watch games from those bleachers but the Tigers did not get revenue. The park was noted for its dangerous playing sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Stovall
Jesse Cramer Stovall (July 24, 1875 – July 12, 1955) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons. He played for the Cleveland Naps in 1903 and the Detroit Tigers in 1904, pitching in 28 career games. His younger brothers, George Stovall George Thomas Stovall (November 23, 1877 – November 5, 1951), nicknamed "Firebrand", was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cleveland Naps and the St. Louis Browns in the American League, and he also played two ... (1877–1951) and Samuel Woodson Stovall (1881–1924), were also baseball players. Personal Jesse Stovall and his 1st wife Dorothy Evangeline Klapp (1884–1981) were married in Seattle, WA on February 25, 1904. The couple had 1 child, Margaret Etta Stovall (1907–1999) and were divorced in Reno, NV in 1914.Divorce Records, Reno, Washoe, Nevada, USA It is unknown when Jesse married second wife Bonnie Ethel Erickson (1888–1955). References External links 1875 bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Barrett (baseball)
James Erigena Barrett (March 28, 1875 – October 24, 1921) was a Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder. A native of Athol, Massachusetts, he batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Barrett played 10 seasons in the major leagues with the Cincinnati Reds (1899–1900, 1906), Detroit Tigers (1901–05), and Boston Red Sox (1907–08). Barrett was the first star for the Tigers, playing for the Tigers in the first five years of their existence. He left the Tigers with the arrival of a new center fielder Ty Cobb. Barrett had a career batting average of .291 (21 points higher than the league average during the deadball years in which he played). He also had a career on-base percentage of .379. In 1903 and 1904, he led the American League in times on base and walks. Despite Barrett's having played in only 866 major league games, baseball historian, Bill James, ranks Barrett as the 72nd best center fielder of all time. Early years Born in Athol, Massachusetts, Barrett ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rabbit Robinson
William Clyde "Rabbit" Robinson (March 5, 1882 – April 8, 1915), was a professional baseball player for 16 years from 1900 to 1915. He played three seasons in the major leagues for the Washington Senators (1903), Detroit Tigers (1904), and Cincinnati Reds (1910). Robinson was born in 1882 at Wellsburg, West Virginia. He began playing professional baseball in 1900 at age 18. He played for the Kansas City Blue Stockings of the Western League in 1901 and 1902 and compiled a .298 batting average in 1902. In 1903, Robinson made his major league debut with the Washington Senators. He appeared in 103 games but his batting average fell to .212. While with the Senators, he appeared in 45 games at second base, 30 games in the outfield, 24 games at shortstop, and five games at third base. In 1904, Robinson played for the Detroit Tigers, appearing in 101 games with a .241 batting average and .315 on-base percentage. With Detroit, he appeared in 30 games at shortstop, 26 games at third b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charley O'Leary
Charles Timothy O'Leary (October 15, 1875 – January 6, 1941) was an American professional baseball shortstop who played eleven seasons with the Detroit Tigers (1904–1912), St. Louis Cardinals (1913), and St. Louis Browns (1934) of Major League Baseball (MLB). Early life Born in Chicago, Illinois to Irish immigrants Timothy and Ellen O’Leary, who had 16 children (11 boys). O'Leary worked at age 16 for a clothing company and played on the company's semi-pro baseball team. His talent as a middle infielder and scrappy hitter came to the attention of Charles Comiskey, owner of the Chicago White Sox. Though there is no independent verification, O'Leary reportedly signed briefly with the White Sox, only to have his arm broken from a pitched ball thrown by 'fireballer' and Hall of Famer, Rube Waddell. Major leagues O'Leary made his major league debut on April 14, 1904, with the Tigers. He was Detroit's starting shortstop from 1904 to 1907 and became a backup shortstop and utilit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Hickman
Charles Taylor Hickman (May 4, 1876 – April 19, 1934) was an American professional baseball player and college baseball coach. He played all or part of 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a utility player for seven different franchises, including over 200 games each with the Cleveland Bronchos / Naps, Washington Senators, and New York Giants. After his professional carer, he coached the West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team for four seasons. Playing career Hickman was born in Taylorstown, Pennsylvania, and played one season of college baseball at West Virginia University in 1897. He began his professional career in the Interstate League, a minor league, in 1896–1897. Boston Beaneaters Hickman's first major-league experience came with the Boston Beaneaters in 1897, when he appeared in two games as a pitcher. He made 19 additional appearances with Boston in both 1898 and 1899, mainly as a pitcher along with games as a first baseman and outfielder. In 40 total gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Gremminger
Lorenzo Edward Gremminger (March 30, 1874 – May 26, 1942), nicknamed "Battleship", was an American baseball infielder. A native of Canton, Ohio, Gremminger played professional baseball player from 1895 to 1912, including four seasons of Major League Baseball as a third baseman for the Cleveland Spiders (1895), Boston Beaneaters (1902–1903), and Detroit Tigers (1904). While playing for Boston, he led the National League's third basemen in putouts in 1902 and 1903, in fielding percentage in 1902, in assists in 1903, and in double plays turned in 1903. Early years Gremminger was born on March 30, 1874 in Canton, Ohio to Michael M. Gremminger and Sarah Jean (nee Killian) Gremminger. Professional baseball Gremminger began playing professional baseball in 1895 for the Cleveland Spiders. He made his major league debut at age 21 on April 21, 1895. He appeared in 20 games for the Spiders, all at third base, and compiled a .269 batting average with 15 RBIs in 78 at bats. After his b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Coughlin
William Paul Coughlin (July 12, 1878 – May 7, 1943), was a Major League Baseball third baseman for the Washington Senators (1901–1904) and Detroit Tigers (1904–1908). Coughlin spent his entire adult life (1899–1943) playing and coaching baseball, as a major league player, minor league coach, and spending his last 23 years as the head baseball coach at Lafayette College, in Easton, Pennsylvania. Playing career Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and nicknamed "Scranton Bill" (also "Rowdy Bill"), Coughlin played nine seasons in the major leagues. Coughlin had a career batting average of .252 with 159 stolen bases and 123 sacrifice hits, including 36 sacrifice hits in 1906 (2nd best in the American League). Coughlin was twice among the AL leaders in home runs during the dead-ball era, with 6 each year in 1901 and 1902. Coughlin began his major league baseball career with Washington's National League club in 1899 but played in only 6 games. Two years later, he joined the new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Carr
Charles Carbitt Carr (December 27, 1875 – November 25, 1932) was an American baseball first baseman and manager. He played professional baseball from 1894 to 1919, including seven years in Major League Baseball with the Washington Senators (1891–1899), Washington Senators (1898), Philadelphia Athletics (1901), Detroit Tigers (1903–1904), Cleveland Naps (1904–1905), Cincinnati Reds (1906), and Indianapolis Hoosiers (Federal League), Indianapolis Hoosiers (1914). Over his seven-year major league career, Carr had a .252 batting average (baseball), batting average with 493 hits, 106 extra base hits, and 240 runs batted in (RBIs). He also served as a player-manager in the minor leagues for the Indianapolis Indians (1906-1910), Utica Utes (1911), and Kansas City Blues (American Association), Kansas City Blues (1912-1913). He concluded his professional baseball career in 1919 as a player for the Providence Grays (minor league), Providence Grays. He was also a principal of the Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Burns (second Baseman)
John Joseph Burns (1880–1957) was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) Central division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was f ... in 1903 and 1904. He played in the minors through 1911 and had three stints as a manager in the minors, in 1904, 1913 and 1920. Sources Detroit Tigers players Major League Baseball second basemen Baseball players from Pennsylvania 1880 births 1957 deaths Batavia Giants players Geneva Alhambras players Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons players Kansas City Blues (baseball) players Dayton Veterans players Dayton Old Soldiers players Grand Rapids Furniture Makers players Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players Toledo Mud Hens managers Toledo Mud Hens players San Francisco (minor league baseball) players San Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Wood (baseball)
Robert Lynn Wood (July 28, 1865 – May 22, 1943) was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of seven seasons in Major League Baseball, three with the Cincinnati Reds (1898–1900), and two each with the Cleveland Blues/Bronchos (1901–1902) and Detroit Tigers (1904–1905). Early years Wood was born in 1865 at Glasgow, Scotland. He moved with his parents to the United States at age eight and was raised in Youngstown, Ohio. Baseball career Wood began his professional baseball career with the Indianapolis Hoosiers of the Western League in 1895 at age 26. He remained with Indianapolis for three years. Wood made his major-league debut in 1898 for the Cincinnati Reds. He played three years for the Reds from 1898 to 1900. In 1899, he hit .313 with a .404 on-base percentage with the Reds. Wood jumped to the American League in 1900, appearing in 36 games for the Chicago Whitestockings. When the American League reached major-league status in 1901, Wood joined th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank McManus (baseball)
Francis E. McManus (September 21, 1875 – September 1, 1923), was a professional baseball player who played catcher from 1899 to 1904. McManus was murdered in Syracuse, New York Syracuse ( ) is a City (New York), city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, Onondaga County, New York, United States. It is the fifth-most populous city in the state of New York following New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffa .... External links 1875 births 1923 deaths Major League Baseball catchers Brooklyn Superbas players New York Highlanders players Detroit Tigers players Washington Senators (1891–1899) players Male murder victims People murdered in New York (state) Baseball players from Lawrence, Massachusetts Brockton Shoemakers players Augusta Kennebecs players Portland (minor league baseball) players Lewiston (minor league baseball) players Fall River Indians players Allentown Peanuts players Hartford Cooperatives players Newark Colts players Kansa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
