1905 Philadelphia Athletics season
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1905 Philadelphia Athletics season
| 1905 Philadelphia Athletics 1905 AL Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Benjamin Shibe, Tom Shibe, John Shibe, Connie Mack, Sam Jones, Frank Hough | |
| Manager(s) | 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 first 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 Hall of Famers: Rube Waddell, Eddie Plank, and Chief Bender. Waddell easily won the pitching triple crown in 1905, with 27 wins, 287 strikeouts, and a 1.48 earned run average.
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Regular season
The A's offense scored the most runs in the league. Slugger Harry Davis led all players in home runs, runs scored, and runs batted in.
Season standings
| American League | W | L | T | GB | Pct. |
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| Philadelphia Athletics | 92 | 56 | 4 | -- | .622 |
| Chicago White Sox | 92 | 60 | 6 | 2 | .605 |
| Detroit Tigers | 79 | 74 | 1 | 15½ | .516 |
| Boston Americans | 78 | 74 | 1 | 16 | .513 |
| Cleveland Naps | 76 | 78 | 1 | 19 | .494 |
| New York Highlanders | 71 | 78 | 3 | 21½ | .477 |
| Washington Senators | 64 | 87 | 3 | 29½ | .424 |
| St. Louis Browns | 54 | 99 | 3 | 40½ | .353 |
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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Player stats
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Eddie Plank | 41 | 346.2 | 24 | 12 | 2.26 | 210 |
| Rube Waddell | 46 | 328.2 | 27 | 10 | 1.48 | 287 |
| Andy Coakley | 35 | 255 | 18 | 8 | 1.84 | 145 |
| Weldon Henley | 25 | 183.2 | 4 | 11 | 2.60 | 82 |
| Joseph Myers | 1 | 5 | 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 |
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| Chief Bender | 35 | 229 | 18 | 11 | 2.83 | 142 |
| Jimmy Dygert | 6 | 35.1 | 1 | 4 | 4.33 | 24 |
1905 World Series
Main article: 1905 World Series
NL New York Giants (4) vs AL Philadelphia Athletics (1)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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| 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
References
- 1905 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
- 1905 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
| Preceded by Boston Americans 1904 |
American League Champions Philadelphia Athletics 1905 |
Succeeded by Chicago White Sox 1906 |
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