1904 was the fourth 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

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. The team finished in seventh place with a record of 62–90 (.408), 32 games behind the

Boston Americans The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

. 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 Tyrus Raymond Cobb (December 18, 1886 – July 17, 1961), nicknamed "the Georgia Peach", was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder. He was born in rural Narrows, Georgia. Cobb spent 22 seasons with the Detroit Tigers, the las ...

'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

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

Other 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 bases on balls (79) * AL leader in times on base (249) * AL leader in games (162) * AL leader in plate appearances (714) * #2 in AL in singles (152) * #4 in AL in at bats (624) * #5 in AL in outs (465)

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 ...

* #3 in AL in bases on balls allowed (94) * #5 in AL in wild pitches (11)

Ed Killian Edwin Henry Killian (November 12, 1876 – July 18, 1928), nicknamed "Twilight Ed" and the "Twilight Twirler", was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. Killian played professional baseball from 1902 to 1912, including seven ...

* #4 in AL in bases on balls allowed (93) * #4 in AL in games finished (6) * #5 in AL in hit batsmen (17)

Frank Kitson General Sir Frank Edward Kitson, (born 15 December 1926) is a retired British Army officer and writer on military subjects, notably low intensity operations. He rose to be Commander-in-Chief UK Land Forces from 1982 to 1985 and was Aide-de-C ...

* #5 in AL in home runs allowed (7)

Bobby Lowe Robert Lincoln Lowe (July 10, 1865 – December 8, 1951), nicknamed "Link", was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player, coach, and scout. He played for the Boston Beaneaters (1890–1901), Chicago Cubs (1902–1903), Pittsbur ...

* 3rd oldest player in the AL (38)

Matty McIntyre Matthew Martin "Matty" McIntyre (June 12, 1880 – April 2, 1920) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played ten seasons with the Philadelphia Athletics (1901), Detroit Tigers (1904–10), and Chicago White Sox (1911–12). Born in St ...

* #3 in AL in sacrifice hits (28) George Mullin * AL leader in bases on balls allowed (131) * #2 in AL in complete games (42) * #2 in AL in hits allowed (345) * #2 in AL in batters faced (1597) * #3 in AL in shutouts (7) * #3 in AL in losses (23) * #4 in AL in games (45) * #4 in AL in innings pitched (382.1) * #4 in AL in games started (44) * #5 in AL in earned runs allowed (102) Bob Wood * 4th oldest player in the AL (38)

References

1904 Detroit Tigers Regular Season Statistics at Baseball Reference
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