1905 Major League Baseball season
The 1905 Major League Baseball season, had the second modern World Series. The New York Giants defeated the Philadelphia Athletics to win the World Series.
1905 MLB season | |
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League | Major League Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | April 14 – October 14, 1905 |
Pennant Winners | |
AL champions | Philadelphia Athletics |
AL runners-up | Chicago White Sox |
NL champions | New York Giants |
NL runners-up | Pittsburgh Pirates |
World Series | |
Champions | New York Giants |
Runners-up | Philadelphia Athletics |
Final standings
American League | |||||
Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
1st | Philadelphia Athletics | 92 | 56 | .622 | – |
2nd | Chicago White Sox | 92 | 60 | .605 | 2.0 |
3rd | Detroit Tigers | 79 | 74 | .516 | 15.5 |
4th | Boston Americans | 78 | 74 | .513 | 16.0 |
5th | Cleveland Naps | 76 | 78 | .494 | 19.0 |
6th | New York Highlanders | 71 | 78 | .477 | 21.5 |
7th | Washington Senators | 64 | 87 | .424 | 32.0 |
8th | St. Louis Browns | 54 | 99 | .353 | 40.5 |
National League | |||||
Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
1st | New York Giants | 105 | 48 | .686 | – |
2nd | Pittsburgh Pirates | 96 | 57 | .627 | 9.0 |
3rd | Chicago Cubs | 92 | 61 | .601 | 13.0 |
4th | Philadelphia Phillies | 83 | 69 | .546 | 21.5 |
5th | Cincinnati Reds | 79 | 74 | .516 | 26.0 |
6th | St. Louis Cardinals | 58 | 96 | .377 | 47.5 |
7th | Boston Beaneaters | 51 | 103 | .331 | 54.5 |
8th | Brooklyn Superbas | 48 | 104 | .314 | 56.5 |
League leaders
American League | National League | |||
AVG | Elmer Flick CLE | .308 | Cy Seymour CIN | .377 |
HR | Harry Davis PHA | 8 | Fred Odwell CIN | 9 |
RBI | Harry Davis PHA | 83 | Cy Seymour CIN | 121 |
Wins | Rube Waddell PHA | 27 | Christy Mathewson NYG | 31 |
ERA | Rube Waddell PHA | 1.48 | Christy Mathewson NYG | 1.28 |
Ks | Rube Waddell PHA | 287 | Christy Mathewson NYG | 206 |
Postseason
The Athletics won the AL with a record of 92–56, and took on the 105–48 Giants in the second World Series. The Giants took the series 4–1.
Managers
American League
Team | Manager | Comments |
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Boston Americans | Jimmy Collins | |
Chicago White Sox | Fielder Jones | |
Cleveland Bluebirds | Bill Bradley Nap Lajoie |
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Detroit Tigers | Bill Armour | |
New York Highlanders | Clark Griffith | |
Philadelphia Athletics | Connie Mack | |
St. Louis Browns | Jimmy McAleer | |
Washington Senators | Jake Stahl |
National League
Team | Manager | Comments |
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Boston Beaneaters | Fred Tenney | |
Brooklyn Superbas | Ned Hanlon | |
Chicago Cubs | Frank Selee Frank Chance |
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Cincinnati Reds | Joe Kelley | |
New York Giants | John McGraw | |
Philadelphia Phillies | Hugh Duffy | |
Pittsburgh Pirates | Fred Clarke | |
St. Louis Cardinals | Kid Nichols, Jimmy Burke and Stanley Robison |
Events
For the first time in Major League history, two teams with over 100 losses played each other, when the Brooklyn Superbas (100 losses) and Boston Beaneaters (100 losses) met in their final series of the season.[1]
- April 26 – Jack McCarthy of the Chicago Cubs is the first fielder to throw out three base runners at home plate, achieving the feat against the Pittsburgh Pirates.[2]
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References
- "Elias Says..." ESPN.com. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
- Pellowski, Michael J (2007). The Little Giant Book of Baseball Facts. United States: Sterling Publishing Co. pp. 352. ISBN 9781402742736.
External links
- 1905 in baseball history from ThisGreatGame.com
- 1905 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference
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