1919 Detroit Tigers Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 80-60
Finished 4th in the AL
Attendance: 643,805, Avg. 15,074
Ballpark: Navin Field
Manager: Hughie Jennings (80-60)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1919 Detroit Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 80-60
Finished 4th in the AL
Attendance: 643,805, Avg. 15,074
Ballpark: Navin Field
Manager: Hughie Jennings (80-60)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1919 Detroit Tigers Results
The Detroit Tigers of the American League ended the 1919 season with a record of 80 wins and 60 losses, finishing fourth in the AL.
The Tigers plated 618 runs and conceded 578 runs. Bobby Veach drove in 101 runs. Ty Cobb topped all regular batters by hitting .384. Hooks Dauss led the squad with 21 wins, while Howard Ehmke, too added 15 or more wins, too Dutch Leonard recorded a 2.77 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Hughie Jennings coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Ainsmith | C | R | R | February 4, 1890 | 5'11" | 180 | Cambridge, Russia |
| Doc Ayers | P | R | R | May 21, 1891 | 6'1" | 185 | Snake Creek, VA USA |
| Bernie Boland | P | R | R | January 21, 1892 | 5'8" | 168 | Rochester, NY USA |
| Donie Bush | SS | B | R | October 8, 1887 | 5'6" | 140 | Indianapolis, IN USA |
| Ty Cobb | CF | L | R | December 18, 1886 | 6'1" | 175 | Narrows, GA USA |
| George Cunningham | P | R | R | July 13, 1894 | 5'11" | 185 | Sturgeon Lake, MN USA |
| Hooks Dauss | P | R | R | September 22, 1889 | 5'10" | 168 | Indianapolis, IN USA |
| Snooks Dowd | P | R | R | December 20, 1897 | 5'8" | 163 | Springfield, MA USA |
| Ben Dyer | 3B | R | R | February 13, 1893 | 5'10" | 170 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Howard Ehmke | P | R | R | April 24, 1894 | 6'3" | 190 | Silver Creek, NY USA |
| Babe Ellison | 2B | R | R | November 15, 1896 | 5'11" | 170 | Ola, AR USA |
| Eric Erickson | P | R | R | March 13, 1892 | 6'2" | 190 | Vargarda, Sweden |
| Ira Flagstead | RF | R | R | September 22, 1893 | 5'9" | 165 | Montague, MI USA |
| Harry Heilmann | 1B | R | R | August 3, 1894 | 6'1" | 195 | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Bill James | P | B | R | January 20, 1887 | 6'4" | 195 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Bob Jones | 3B | L | R | December 2, 1889 | 6'0" | 170 | Clayton, CA USA |
| Rudy Kallio | P | R | R | December 14, 1892 | 5'10" | 160 | Portland, OR USA |
| Dutch Leonard | P | L | L | April 16, 1892 | 5'10" | 185 | Birmingham, OH USA |
| Slim Love | P | L | L | August 1, 1890 | 6'7" | 195 | Love, MS USA |
| Willie Mitchell | P | R | L | December 1, 1889 | 6'0" | 176 | Pleasant Grove, MS USA |
| Chick Shorten | RF | L | L | April 19, 1892 | 6'0" | 175 | Scranton, PA USA |
| Oscar Stanage | C | R | R | March 17, 1883 | 5'11" | 190 | Tulare, CA USA |
| Bobby Veach | LF | L | R | June 29, 1888 | 5'11" | 160 | St. Charles, KY USA |
| Archie Yelle | C | R | R | June 11, 1892 | 5'10" | 170 | Saginaw, MI USA |
| Ralph Young | 2B | B | R | September 19, 1888 | 5'5" | 165 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
