1905 American League
Code:
Team W L % GB
Boston Pilgrims 98 61 .604 -
Philadelphia Athletics 84 70 .545 9
Cleveland Bronchos 79 75 .513 14
St. Louis Browns 77 77 .500 16
Washington Senators 74 80 .481 19
Chicago White Sox 73 81 .474 20
Detroit Tigers 72 82 .468 21
New York Highlanders 64 90 .416 29
League AVG: .239
League ERA: 2.67
Boston Pilgrims
The best pitching staff in baseball and one of the best team batting averages in either league was what got the Pilgrims their first pennant. If you count the National League's Beaneaters, this is the first pennant for the city of Boston since 1885. This was particularly surprising because the Pilgrims won just 72 games last season, improving 21 games this year.
C Ossee Schreckengost - .269, 49 RBI
1B Jake Stahl - .266, 42 RBI, 33 SB
2B Hobe Ferris - .285, 57 RBI
3B John Godwin - .194, 45 RBI
SS Freddy Parent - .274, 68 RBI
LF Patsy Dougherty - .315, 60 RBI, 47 SB
CF Charlie Hemphill - .266, 42 RBI
RF George Stone - .287, 37 RBI
Key Bench:
RF Shad Berry - .286, 17 RBI
1B Pearce Chiles - .326, 27 RBI
3B Harry Gleason - .293, 20 RBI
Pitchers:
Norwood Gibson - 28-13, 1.31
Joe Harris - 21-10, 1.64 (R)
Buttons Briggs - 18-15, 3.00
George Winter - 10-9, 3.55
Win Kellum - 7-5, 3.28
Philadelphia Athletics
Lineup:
C John Warner - .300, 33 RBI
1B Dan McGann - .251, 38 RBI, 45 SB
2B Danny Murphy - .221, 50 RBI
3B Monte Cross - .201, 36 RBI
SS Harry Lochhead - .272, 55 RBI
LF Matty McIntyre - .316, 45 RBI
CF Dave Fultz - .288, 51 RBI, 60 SB
RF Socks Seybold - .245, 67 RBI
Key Bench:
C Harry Smith - .265, 23 RBI
CF Dann Hoffman - .255, 17 RBI
Pitchers:
Eddie Plank - 20-17, 2.56
Chief Bender - 24-14, 1.62
Weldon Henley - 17-15, 2.25
Andy Coakley - 14-14, 3.42
Cleveland Bronchos
Lineup:
C Peaches Graham - .281, 33 RBI
1B George Stovall - .281, 35 RBI (R)
2B Sam Mertes - .212, 35 RBI, 75 SB
3B Jap Barbeau - .184, 39 RBI (R)
SS Terry Turner - .275, 51 RBI
LF Klondike Douglass - .259, 21 RBI
CF Rube Vinson - .189, 48 RBI
RF Sport McAllister - .258, 49 RBI
Key Bench:
C Harry Bemis - .294, 27 RBI
Pitchers:
Otto Hess - 20-19, 2.08
Addie Joss - 20-20, 2.69
Earl Moore - 20-14, 2.46
Jesse Stovall - 6-10, 3.12
St. Louis Browns
Lineup:
C Billy Maloney - .223, 36 RBI, 34 SB
1B Candy LaChance - .282, 34 RBI
2B Bill Friel - .260, 42 RBI
3B Hunter Hill - .219, 23 RBI
SS Billy Gilbert - .263, 45 RBI, 47 SB
LF Tom O'Brien - .302, 73 RBI
CF Davy Jones - .276, 63 RBI, 27 SB
RF Irv Waldron - .278, 33 RBI
Pitchers:
Barney Pelty - 18-20, 2.06
Jim Buchanan - 16-17, 2.55 (R)
Cy Morgan - 22-13, 2.74
Pete Dowling - 4-12, 3.57
Hal Mauck - 11-8, 3.60
Washington Senators
The Senators set a new low in team batting average (.208) for the 5th straight season. They also lost 80 or more games for the 4th time in their 5-year history, and yet they managed to finish in 5th place. This is just the second time they have not finished last.
Lineup:
C Lew Drill - .216, 38 RBI
1B John Farrell - .242, 37 RBI
2B Rabbit Nill - .138, 10 HR, 48 RBI (R)
3B Bill Coughlin - .258, 58 RBI, 25 SB
SS Bill Stuart - .196, 29 RBI
LF Jimmy Slagle - .303, 35 RBI, 63 SB
CF Emil Frisk - .224, 59 RBI
RF Izzy Hoffman - .165, 11 HR, 38 RBI
Pitchers:
Davey Dunkle - 20-17, 2.22
Case Patten - 18-17, 2.54
Tom Smith - 18-18, 3.00
Beany Jacobson - 9-16, 2.40
Chicago White Sox
Lineup:
C Marty Bergen - .214, 25 RBI
1B Harry Davis - .256, 40 RBI, 37 SB
2B Art Madison - .208, 41 RBI
3B Billy Clingman - .286, 23 RBI
SS Dave Brain - .275, 56 RBI
LF George Flynn - .222, 39 RBI, 68 SB
CF Jack McCarthy - .282, 71 RBI
RF Tommy Dowd - .287, 55 RBI, 46 SB
Pitchers:
Ed Walsh - 16-23, 2.31
Frank Smith - 14-21, 2.86
Elmer Stricklett - 15-16, 2.69 (R)
Roy Patterson - 16-7, 2.62
Detroit Tigers
After winning 83 games in 1903 and 87 games and the pennant in 1904, the Tigers flopped all the way to 7th place with a 72-82 record this season. Neither the offense nor the pitching looked like pennant defending caliber, but the pitching stunk particularly bad.
Lineup:
C Charlie Dexter - .186, 37 RBI
1B Charlie Carr - .278, 72 RBI
2B Charley O'Leary - .250, 34 RBI
3B Joe Yeager - .232, 57 RBI
SS Kid Elberfeld - .292, 89 RBI, 41 SB
LF Davey Crockett - .300, 38 RBI
CF Roy Thomas - .275, 49 RBI, 34 SB
RF Ollie Pickering - .277, 80 RBI
Pitchers:
George Mullin - 24-17, 2.86
Ed Killian - 15-21, 3.45
Frank Owen - 17-18, 3.41
Alex Jones - 6-8, 3.24
New York Highlanders
Lineup:
C Roger Bresnahan - .266, 55 RBI
1B Burt Hart - .261, 50 RBI, 33 SB
2B Gene DeMontreville - .275, 49 RBI, 26 SB
3B Jimmy Mathison - .184, 27 RBI
SS Tommy Corcoran - .265, 47 RBI
LF Billy Lush - .238, 29 RBI
CF Cy Seymour - .324, 54 RBI
RF Jimmy Bannon - .261, 27 RBI
Key Bench:
3B George Rohe - .273, 19 RBI
Pitchers:
Barney Wolfe - 10-25, 3.32
Walter Clarkson - 20-14, 2.52
Ambrose Puttmann - 12-21, 3.35
Bill Hogg - 15-11, 2.17 (R)
Batting AVG
.324 Cy Seymour, NYY
.316 Matty McIntyre, PHA
.315 Patsy Dougherty, BOS
.303 Jimmy Slagle, WSH
.302 Tom O'Brien, SLB
HOMERUNS
11 Izzy Hoffman, WSH
10 Rabbit Nill, WSH
8 Dave Brain, CHW
RBI
89 Kid Elberfeld, DET
80 Ollie Pickering, DET
73 Tom O'Brien, SLB
72 Charlie Carr, DET
71 Jack McCarthy, CHW
OPS
.766 Jimmy Slagle, WSH
.758 Matty McIntyre, PHA
.752 Cy Seymour, NYY
.749 Patsy Dougherty, BOS
.743 Kid Elberfeld, DET
STEALS
75 Sam Mertes, CLE (75-12, 86.21%)
68 George Flynn, CHW (68-46, 59.65%)
63 Jimmy Slagel, WSH (63-16, 79.75%)
60 Dave Fultz, PHA (60-21, 74.07%)
47 Billy Gilbert, SLB (47-18, 72.31%)
47 Patsy Dougherty, BOS (47-18, 72.31%)
ERA
1.31 Norwood Gibson, BOS (28-13)
1.62 Chief Bender, PHA (24-14)
1.64 Joe Harris, BOS (21-10)
2.06 Barney Pelty, SLB (18-20)
2.08 Otto Hess, CLE (20-19)
WINS
28 Norwood Gibson, BOS
24 George Mullin, DET (24-17, 2.86)
24 Chief Bender, PHA
22 Cy Morgan, SLB (22-13, 2.74)
21 Joe Harris, BOS
STRIKEOUTS
275 Ed Walsh, CHW (16-23, 2.31)
274 Frank Smith, CHW (14-21, 2.86)
270 Joe Harris, BOS
256 George Mullin, DET
251 Norwood Gibson, BOS
POY: Norwood Gibson, BOS, 28, 28-13, 1.31 ERA, 88 BB, 251 K, .194 OAVG, 0.94 WHIP
BOY: CF Cy Seymour, NYY, 32, .324, 54 RBI, .752 OPS
ROY: Joe Harris, BOS, 23, 21-10, 1.64 ERA, 108 BB, 270 K, .186 OAVG, 0.97 WHIP
Gold Gloves:
Pitcher: Buttons Briggs, BOS
Catcher: Charlie Dexter, DET
First Base: George Stovall, CLE
Second Base: Sam Mertes, CLE
Third Base: Bill Coughlin, WSH
Shortstop: Terry Turner, CLE
Leftfield: Matty McIntyre, PHA
Centerfield: Charlie Hemphill, BOS
Rightfield: Izzy Hoffman, WSH