Tribe Scalps Dodgers in '05 Series!
1905 Draft Nuggets:
Branch Rickey 1.2 CIN
Ty Cobb 1.4 SLC
Hal Chase 1.7 NYY
NL Award Winners:
Outstanding Hitter - George Stone BKN
Outstanding Pitcher - Mordecai Brown CHN
Rookie of the Year - Nig Clarke CHN
NL Stat Leaders:
Avg - George Stone BKN .313
RBI - Harry Lumley BKN 70
HR - Tim Jordan PIT 14
Wins - Mordecai Brown CHN 24
ERA - Mordecai Brown CHN 1.58
K's - Rube Waddell NYG 252
AL Award Winners:
Outstanding Hitter - Mike Donlin SLB
Outstanding Pitcher - Dummy Taylor DET
Rookie of the Year - Jake Thielman CHA
AL Stat Leaders:
Avg - Willie Keeler WAS .341
RBI - Sherry Magee NYY 71
HR- Harry Davis NYY 10
Wins - 2 with 22
ERA - Chick Robitaille CLE 1.63
K's - Christy Mathewson DET 184
Points of Interest:
Chick Fraser, Christy Mathewson, Harry Howell, and Ned Garvin all toss no hitters during the season.
8 SP win 20+ games in 1905.
Cleveland's pitching staff (top to bottom) was absolutely sick this season, giving up only 2.8 rpg. Well ahead of their AL counterparts. Brooklyn wins a very competitive NL circuit this season. No less than 6 teams were within 7 games of the leaders at season's end, Chicago coming up one game short. The '05 series looked to be a mismatch as Cleveland should be the definite favorite over the Bums. This proved to be somewhat true, but Brooklyn fans did get to see 2 Dodger victories before the Tribe hoisted the flag, becoming the 5th different club to claim the No Pepper Series title in as many seasons.
Minor League Update:
Toronto repeats as AAA champions, besting Minneapolis' Millers in the AAA Series.
The Pittsfield Hillies claimed their first AA title by defeating the Chattanooga Lookouts in the AA Series.