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Bennett Park

Detroit, MI · 1901–1911

Bennett Park
Photo: Public domain
805
Games on file
1901
First
1911
Last

Bennett Park was a ballpark in Detroit, MI. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 25, 1901 and the last on September 10, 1911. The register files it under the American League.

805 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1901 and 1911. The Detroit Tigers played 11 seasons here, from 1901 to 1911. Across those seasons the club went 858-765.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 25, 1901, when the Detroit Tigers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 14–13. Pink Hawley started for the Milwaukee Brewers and Roscoe Miller for the Detroit Tigers. Jack Sheridan was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on September 10, 1911, when the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Naps 2–1. Fred Blanding started for the Cleveland Naps and Bill Donovan for the Detroit Tigers. Jack Egan was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 32,386, for a game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Detroit Tigers on May 20, 1903.

The major leagues also played in Detroit, MI at Recreation Park (1881–1888), Burns Park (1901–1902), Tiger Stadium (1912–1999), and Comerica Park (from 2000).

Home clubs

Games remembered here

1908

The Cubs' 1908 World Series Championship

The Chicago Cubs beat the Detroit Tigers 2–0 to clinch the 1908 World Series, a title the franchise would not repeat for 108 years.

1905

Frank Smith's No-Hitter

Frank Smith started as the Chicago White Sox held the Detroit Tigers without a hit on September 6, 1905, winning 15–0.

Further reading: Wikipedia