1915-1916

1915- The club posted a regular-season record of 100-54, Manager Hughie Jennings remembered the campaign as "the biggest disappointment" of his career after Babe Ruth's Red Sox won the pennant with 101 wins. The Tigers would fall a 2 1/2 games short of the AL Pennant.

The 1915 Detroit Tigers had what many consider the greatest outfield ever assembled. Ty Cobb-center, Sam Crawford-right, and Bobby Veach-left, finished a remarkable #1, #2, #3 in both RBIs and total bases. The Georgia Peach won his ninth straight batting title hitting .369 with 99 RBIs, 144 runs, and a major league record 96 stolen bases. Crawford hit .313 and drove in 112 runs, and Veach hit .299 with 112 RBIs. Shortstop Donie Bush led the American League in plate appearances with 703 and
was the American League leader in shortstop assists.

Tiger pitching was also pretty dominate as Hooks Dauss went 24-13, Harry Coveleski went 22-13, Jean Dubac (best remembered for his alleged role in the 1918 Chicago Black Sox scandal)17-12, and Bernie Boland 13-7.

The Detroit Tigers had 5 players that rank in the top 100 all time at their respective positions:

* Ty Cobb: 2nd best center fielder of all time
* Sam Crawford: 10th best right fielder of all time
* Bobby Veach: 33rd best left fielder of all time
* Donie Bush: 51st best shortstop of all time
* George Burns: 79th best first baseman of all time

1915 Detroit Tiger Photos:

1916- The Detroit Tigers followed up their impressive 1915 season with a solid 87-76 record finishing in 3rd place 4 games behind the Boston Red Sox. Ty Cobb hot .371 losing the batting title to Cleveland Indian Tris Speaker who hit .386. Cobb stole 68 bases and had 201 hits. Bobby Veach racked up 91 RBIs and Harry Coveleski went 21-11 with 108 strikeouts.

Despite hitting .371 Ty Cobb fails to win the batting crown, as the Tigers still put up a solid season finishing in 3rd place with an 87-67 record.