1903 was the third year 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 the still-new

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. The team finished in fifth place with a record or 65–71 (.478), 25 games behind the

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. 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

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

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

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)

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* 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 William Edward Donovan (October 13, 1876 – December 9, 1923), nicknamed "Wild Bill" and "Smiling Bill", was an American right-handed baseball pitcher and manager. Donovan played Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators (1898), Broo ...

* #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)

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* #4 in AL in home runs allowed (8)

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* MLB leader in sacrifice hits (34) * #2 in AL in bases on balls (70) * #3 in on-base percentage (.379)

Deacon McGuire James Thomas "Deacon" McGuire (November 18, 1863 – October 31, 1936) was an American professional baseball player, manager and coach whose career spanned the years 1883 to 1915. He played 26 seasons in Major League Baseball, principally as a ca ...

* 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
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