1919 Detroit Tigers season

1919 Detroit Tigers
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Navin Field (since 1912)
Detroit (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Frank Navin
Manager(s)	Hughie Jennings
Local television	none
Local radio	none
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The 1919 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fourth in the American League with a record of 80–60, 8 games behind the Chicago White Sox.

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago White Sox	88	52	0.629	—	48–22	40–30
Cleveland Indians	84	55	0.604	3½	44–25	40–30
New York Yankees	80	59	0.576	7½	46–25	34–34
Detroit Tigers	80	60	0.571	8	46–24	34–36
St. Louis Browns	67	72	0.482	20½	40–30	27–42
Boston Red Sox	66	71	0.482	20½	35–30	31–41
Washington Senators	56	84	0.400	32	32–40	24–44
Philadelphia Athletics	36	104	0.257	52	21–49	15–55

Record vs. opponents

1919 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	9–11	4–15	9–11	10–9	14–6	9–10–1	11–9
Chicago	11–9	—	12–8	11–9	12–8	17–3	11–9	14–6
Cleveland	15–4	8–12	—	8–12	13–7	16–4	11–9	13–7
Detroit	11–9	9–11	12–8	—	8–12	14–6	14–6	12–8
New York	9–10	8–12	7–13	12–8	—	18–2	12–8	14–6–2
Philadelphia	6–14	3–17	4–16	6–14	2–18	—	7–13	8–12
St. Louis	10–9–1	9–11	9–11	6–14	8–12	13–7	—	12–8
Washington	9–11	6–14	7–13	8–12	6–14–2	12–8	8–12	—

Roster

1919 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers Doc Ayers Bernie Boland George Cunningham Hooks Dauss Howard Ehmke Eric Erickson Bill James Rudy Kallio Dutch Leonard Slim Love Willie Mitchell		Catchers Eddie Ainsmith Oscar Stanage Archie Yelle Infielders Donie Bush Ben Dyer Babe Ellison Harry Heilmann Bob Jones Ralph Young		Outfielders Ty Cobb Ira Flagstead Chick Shorten Bobby Veach Other positions Snooks Dowd		Manager Hughie Jennings Coaches Dan Howley

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
3B	Jones, BobBob Jones	127	439	114	.260	1	57

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
Dyer, BenBen Dyer	44	85	21	.247	0	15

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
Boland, BernieBernie Boland	35	242.2	14	16	3.04	71

Other 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
Ayers, DocDoc Ayers	24	93.2	5	3	2.69	32
James, BillBill James	2	9.1	1	0	5.79	3

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Cunningham, GeorgeGeorge Cunningham	17	1	1	1	4.91	11

References

• 1919 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference