1905 Philadelphia Athletics season
| Managers | Connie Mack |
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The 1905 Philadelphia Athletics season was a season in American baseball. The team finished first in the American League with a record of 92 wins and 56 losses, winning their second pennant. They went on to face the New York Giants in the 1905 World Series, losing 4 games to 1.
The pitching staff featured three future
wins, 287 strikeouts, and a 1.48 earned run average
.
Preseason
1905 Philadelphia City Series
The Athletics played eight games against the Philadelphia Phillies for the local championship in the pre-season city series. The Athletics and Phillies tied in the series, 4 games to 4.[1]
Two games scheduled for April 5, 1905 at the Phillies' Philadelphia Ball Park, and for April 6, 1905 at the Athletics' Columbia Park were called off on account of wet grounds.[2][3]
AL Philadelphia Athletics (4) vs. NL Philadelphia Phillies (4)
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 1, 1905 | Philadelphia Phillies – 0, Philadelphia Athletics – 4 | Columbia Park | 1:40 | 14,830[4] |
| 2 | April 3, 1905 | Philadelphia Athletics – 3, Philadelphia Phillies – 2 | Philadelphia Ball Park | 1:45 | 4,642[5] |
| 3 | April 4, 1905 | Philadelphia Phillies – 4, Philadelphia Athletics – 3 | Columbia Park | 1:40 | 2,451[6] |
| 4 | April 7, 1905 | Philadelphia Phillies – 1, Philadelphia Athletics – 6 | Columbia Park | 1:30 | 1,905[7] |
| 5 | April 8, 1905 | Philadelphia Athletics – 1, Philadelphia Phillies – 3 | Philadelphia Ball Park | 1:35 | 4,372[8] |
| 6 | April 10, 1905 | Philadelphia Athletics – 5, Philadelphia Phillies – 1 | Philadelphia Ball Park | 1:40 | 2,896[9] |
| 7 | April 11, 1905 | Philadelphia Phillies – 8, Philadelphia Athletics – 5 | Columbia Park | 1:45 | 1,874[10] |
| 8 | April 12, 1905 | Philadelphia Athletics – 0, Philadelphia Phillies – 5 | Philadelphia Ball Park | 1:40 | 1,975[11] |
The A's all-time record against the Phillies was 14–14 through 1905.
Regular season
The A's offense scored the most runs in the league. Slugger
runs batted in
.
Season standings
| American League | W
|
L
|
Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Athletics | 92 | 56 | 0.622 | — | 51–22 | 41–34 |
| Chicago White Sox | 92 | 60 | 0.605 | 2 | 50–29 | 42–31 |
| Detroit Tigers | 79 | 74 | 0.516 | 15½ | 45–30 | 34–44 |
| Boston Americans | 78 | 74 | 0.513 | 16 | 44–32 | 34–42 |
| Cleveland Naps | 76 | 78 | 0.494 | 19 | 41–36 | 35–42 |
| New York Highlanders | 71 | 78 | 0.477 | 21½ | 40–35 | 31–43 |
| Washington Senators | 64 | 87 | 0.424 | 29½ | 33–42 | 31–45 |
| St. Louis Browns | 54 | 99 | 0.353 | 40½ | 34–42 | 20–57 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYH | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 6–16–1 | 14–8 | 10–12 | 13–8 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 13–8 | |||||
| Chicago | 16–6–1 | — | 13–9 | 11–11–1 | 15–7–1 | 9–12–1 | 14–7–1 | 14–8–1 | |||||
| Cleveland | 8–14 | 9–13 | — | 12–10 | 12–10 | 7–15 | 14–8–1 | 14–8 | |||||
| Detroit | 12–10 | 11–11–1 | 10–12 | — | 13–8 | 9–13 | 13–9 | 11–11 | |||||
| New York | 8–13 | 7–15–1 | 10–12 | 8–13 | — | 8–11–1 | 15–7 | 15–7–1 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 15–7 | 12–9–1 | 15–7 | 13–9 | 11–8–1 | — | 15–7–1 | 11–9–1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 7–15 | 7–14–1 | 8–14–1 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 7–15–1 | — | 9–13 | |||||
| Washington | 8–13 | 8–14–1 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 7–15–1 | 9–11–1 | 13–9 | — | |||||
Birth of the Elephant mascot
After
New York Giants' manager John McGraw told reporters that Philadelphia manufacturer Ben Shibe, who owned the controlling interest in the Athletics, had a "white elephant on his hands", manager Connie Mack defiantly adopted the white elephant as the team mascot, and presented McGraw with a stuffed toy elephant at the start of the 1905 World Series
. McGraw and Mack had known each other for years, and McGraw accepted it graciously.
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
Player stats
| = Indicates team leader |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Ossee Schreckengost | 123 | 420 | 114 | .271 | 0 | 45 |
| 1B | Harry Davis | 150 | 607 | 173 | .285 | 8 | 83 |
| 2B | Danny Murphy |
151 | 537 | 149 | .277 | 6 | 71 |
| 3B | Lave Cross | 147 | 587 | 156 | .266 | 0 | 77 |
| SS | John Knight | 88 | 325 | 66 | .203 | 3 | 29 |
| LF | Topsy Hartsel | 150 | 538 | 148 | .275 | 0 | 28 |
| CF | Danny Hoffman | 120 | 459 | 120 | .261 | 1 | 35 |
| RF | Socks Seybold | 133 | 492 | 135 | .274 | 6 | 59 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Cross | 79 | 252 | 67 | .266 | 0 | 24 |
| Bris Lord | 66 | 238 | 57 | .239 | 0 | 13 |
| Doc Powers | 40 | 121 | 18 | .149 | 0 | 10 |
| Harry Barton | 29 | 60 | 10 | .167 | 0 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Plank | 41 | 346.2 | 24 | 12 | 2.26 | 210 |
| Rube Waddell | 46 | 328.2 | 27 | 10 | 1.48 | 287 |
| Andy Coakley | 35 | 255.0 | 18 | 8 | 1.84 | 145 |
| Weldon Henley | 25 | 183.2 | 4 | 11 | 2.60 | 82 |
Joseph Myers |
1 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Bender | 35 | 229.0 | 18 | 11 | 2.83 | 142 |
| Jimmy Dygert | 6 | 35.1 | 1 | 4 | 4.33 | 24 |
1905 World Series
NL New York Giants (4) vs AL Philadelphia Athletics (1)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giants – 3, Athletics – 0 | October 9 | Columbia Park | 17,995 |
| 2 | Athletics – 3, Giants – 0 | October 10 | Polo Grounds | 24,992 |
| 3 | Giants – 9, Athletics – 0 | October 12 | Columbia Park | 10,991 |
| 4 | Athletics – 0, Giants – 1 | October 13 | Polo Grounds | 13,598 |
| 5 | Athletics – 0, Giants – 2 | October 14 | Polo Grounds | 24,187 |
Awards and honors
American League top five finishers
- #4 earned run average (1.84)
- #2 runs batted in (77)
- #1 runs batted in (83)
- #1 home runs (8)
- #1 runs scored (93)
- #4 slugging percentage (.422)
- #1 on-base percentage (.409)
- #4 runs scored (88)
- #4 stolen bases (37)
- #1 in stolen bases (46)
- #2 wins (24)
- #2 strikeouts (210)
- #1 wins (27)
- #1 earned run average (1.48)
- #1 strikeouts (287)
- #2 shutouts (7)
Notes
- ^ The Reach Official American League Guide. A.J. Reach. 1905. p. 127. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
- ^ "The Old Sport's Musings". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 6, 1905. p. 10.
Owing to the sloppiness of the going, the game between the Athletics and the Phillies scheduled for yesterday was called off.
- ^ "Athletics and Phillies Will Try Again To-day". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 7, 1905. p. 10.
- ^ "Chief Bender Ties Phillies in Knots". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 2, 1905. p. 14.
- ^ "Athletics Win Again: Those Athletics Gets the Second by Close Shave". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 4, 1905. p. 10.
- ^ "Phillies Turn To and Take a Fall Out of Athletics". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 5, 1905. p. 10.
- ^ "Waddel's Curves Trifle Too Deep for the Phillies". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 8, 1905. p. 10.
- ^ "The Phillies Made Their Hits Count". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 9, 1905. p. 15.
- ^ "Athletics Jump Suthoff in the Eighth Inning". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 11, 1905. p. 10.
- ^ "The Only Ruben Has His Handed Him By The Phillies in the Fourth, 8 to 5". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 12, 1905. p. 15.
- ^ "Phillies Tie Up Spring Series with Athletics, Winning the Final Game". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 13, 1905. p. 10.