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1905 Season
Real Life -
New York great Christy Mathewson pitched his second career no-hitter, but the Giants needed a ninth-inning run off Chicago's Mordecai Brown to post a 1-0 victory in June. On August 30th, Detroit's Ty Cobb made his Major League debut, doubling off New York pitcher Jack Chesbro in a 5-3 Tigers victory.
On September 27th, Boston's Bill Dineen pitched the fourth no-hitter of the season, beating Chicago 2-0 in the first game of a doubleheader. On October 6th, despite losing to Washington 10-4, the Philadelphia Athletics clinched the A.L. pennant when the Browns defeated the White Sox 6-2 on the second last day of the season. The New York Giants would prevail in the N.L. by 9 games over the Pirates.
The Giants would prevail 4 games to 1 over the Athletics in an all-shutout fall classic, with 'Big Six' Christy Mathewson compiling a perfect 3-0 record with a 0.00 ERA in his 27 innings of work!
Elmer Flick from Cleveland won the A.L. batting crown with a .308 average while Philadelphia's Harry Davis again led the league in homers with 8 and also led in RBI with 83. Rube Waddell from Philadelphia was the top pitcher, with a 27-10 record, 1.48 ERA and 287 strikeouts, all league-leading totals. In the N.L., Cy Seymour from the Reds led the league with a .377 average, 219 hits and 121 RBI. Teammate Fred Odwell won the homer crown with 9. Christy Mathewson continued to run over the opposition with a 31-9 record, 1.28 ERA and 206 strikeouts to lead those categories.
The Recreation -
Key Retirements:
Patsy Donovan, RF
Career Stats: .299, 2127 H, 22 HR, 728 RBI, 554 SB (#25 All-Time AVG, #13 H, #15 R, #8 SB)
Dummy Hoy, CF
Career Stats: .275, 2217 H, 40 HR, 859 RBI, 615 SB (#9 H, #19 RBI, #15 2B, #10 3B, #4 BB, #7 R, #5 SB)
Herman 'Germany' Long, SS
Career Stats: .280, 2186 H, 102 HR, 1072 RBI, 554 SB (#10 H, #3 HR, #8 RBI, #5 2B, #17 3B, #6 R, #8 SB)
Steve Brodie, CF
Career Stats: .296, 2060 H, 29 HR, 1004 RBI, 428 SB (#14 H, #10 RBI, #23 2B, #21 3B, #19 BB, #17 R, #17 SB)
Duke Farrell, C
Career Stats: .272, 1809 H, 56 HR, 1012 RBI, 180 SB (#21 H, #19 HR, #9 RBI, #24 2B, #13 3B, #19 RBI, #24 R)
Bobby 'Link' Lowe, 3B
Career Stats: .280, 1773 H, 78 HR, 970 RBI, 290 SB (#22 H, #7 HR, #12 RBI, #15 BB, #23 SB, #19 R)
Top Preseason Prospects:
1. Jake Thielman, SP, St. Louis Cardinals, 25
2. Orval Overall, SP, Cincinnati Reds, 24
3. Cy Falkenberg, SP, Pittsburgh Pirates, 24
4. 'Big Ed' Reulbach, SP, Chicago Cubs, 22
5. Ty 'The Georgia Peach' Cobb, CF, Detroit Tigers, 18
May 20, 1905: Chicago Cubs rookie hurler Ed Reulbach tosses a no-hitter versus the Brooklyn Superbas.
June 8, 1905: Pink Hawley from the St. Louis Browns turns in a 13 inning, 7 hit, 0 run gem versus Detroit in a 1-0 win.
June 13, 1905: Pop Foster from the Washington Senators has one of the biggest offensive games of the season, going 4-4 with 2 R, 5 RBI and 2 HR in a 11-2 win over the Boston Pilgrims.
July 19, 1905: Jesse Tannehill, the Highlanders star hurler, gets traded across town to the Giants for Harry Howell. Tannehill would get traded again a week later, going to Cincinnati.
July 25, 1905: Another star pitcher changed teams, with Sam Leever going to Brooklyn from Pittsburgh for Oscar Jones. Pittsburgh would also get superstar second baseman Nap Lajoie from Brooklyn for Snake Wiltse.
September 12, 1905: Highlander's first baseman Frank Chance hits for the cycle versus Philadelphia.
September 15, 1905: Athletics pitcher Eddie Plank becomes the second hurler to throw a no-hitter on the year in a game versus Cleveland.
September 23, 1905: Chicago Cubs 'Dirty Jack' Doyle strokes hit number 2000 in his career in a 6-1 loss to the Pirates.
September 24, 1904: The St. Louis Browns continue their dynasty, wining their fourth A.L. pennant in a row. The Pittsburgh Pirates also repeat, although they needed a one-game playoff win over the Cubs to do it. Chick Robitaille tossed a complete game 3-hitter to send the Pirates to the World Series. It would be a best-of-seven format, with four umpires, two from each league and include a revenue sharing formula for the participants.
October 6, 1905: The Pirates win the second World Championship of baseball in a thrilling 4-3 series victory. Stars in the series included new 2B Nap Lajoie, who hit .310 with 10 RBI and Deacon Phillippe, who went 2-1 with a 1.67 ERA in the series.
Code:
Final Standings
American League W L PCT GB
St. Louis Browns 96 58 .623 -
New York Highlanders 88 66 .571 8
Cleveland Indians 79 75 .513 17
Chicago White Sox 77 77 .500 19
Detroit Tigers 75 79 .487 21
Washington Senators 72 82 .468 24
Philadelphia Athletics 66 88 .429 30
Boston Pilgrims 63 91 .409 33
National League W L PCT GB
Pittsburgh Pirates 98 57 .632 -
Chicago Cubs 97 58 .626 1
Philadelphia Phillies 84 70 .545 13.5
Boston Beaneaters 74 80 .481 22.5
Brooklyn Superbas 72 82 .468 24.5
Cincinnati Reds 67 87 .435 29.5
St. Louis Cardinals 63 91 .409 33.5
New York Giants 62 92 .403 34.5
World Series Championship
Game 1: Pittsburgh 9, St. Louis 2 (W: D. Phillippe, L: B. Husting)
Game 2: St. Louis 3, Pittsburgh 2 (W: J. Powell, L: O. Jones)
Game 3: Pittsburgh 4, St. Louis 3 (W: C. Falkenberg, L: T. Sparks)
Game 4: St. Louis 5, Pittsburgh 4 (W: B. Husting, L: D. Phillippe)
Game 5: Pittsburgh 4, St. Louis 1 (W: O. Jones, L: J. Powell)
Game 6: St. Louis 4, Pittsburgh 1 (W: T. Sparks, L: C. Falkenberg)
Game 7: Pittsburgh 3, St. Louis 1 (W: D. Phillippe, L: B. Husting)
Pittsburgh Pirates win World Series 4-3
Regular Season Leaders
American League National League
BA: Willie Keeler, NYH, .342 BA: Ginger Beaumont, PIT, .329
Runs: Mike Donlin, NYH, 103 Runs: Honus Wagner, PIT, 95
Hits: Willie Keeler, NYH, 175 Hits: Ginger Beaumont, PIT, 183
TB: Mike Donlin, NYH, 253 TB: Sam Crawford, CIN, 250
HR: Mike Grady, WAS, 19 HR: Sam Crawford, CIN, 15
RBI: Bill Coughlin, WAS, 89 RBI: Ginger Beaumont, CIN, 106
SB: Mike Donlin, NYH, 64 SB: Otis Clymer, PIT, 68
Patsy Dougherty, BOS, 64
Wins: Bert Husting, STL, 28 Wins: Deacon Phillippe, PIT, 30
ERA: Jack Powell, STL, 1.69 ERA: Ham Iburg, PHI, 2.06
CG: Jack Chesbro, BOS, 38 CG: Bill Dineen, BOS, 38
Bert Husting, STL, 38 Sam Leever, BRO, 38
Frank Smith, CHI, 38
IP: Frank Smith, CHI, 346.0 IP: Deacon Phillippe, PIT, 349.2
SO: Bert Husting, STL, 199 SO: Noodles Hahn, CIN, 193
20-Game Winners
American League National League
Bert Husting, STL, 28-10 Deacon Phillippe, PIT, 30-7
Addie Joss, CLE, 24-11 Tom Hughes, CHI, 25-12
Jack Powell, STL, 24-13 Ham Iburg, PHI, 23-10
George Disch, DET, 22-14 Sam Leever, BRO, 22-16
Barney Wolfe, NYH, 21-17 Happy Townsend, PHI, 22-14
Beany Jacobsen, WAS, 20-15 Bill Dineen, BOS, 21-17
Dale Gear, WAS, 20-14 Snake Wiltse, BRO, 20-16
100 RBIs
American League National League
None Ginger Beaumont
Notable Player Performances
RF 'Wee Willie' Keeler, 33, New York Highlanders
.342 AVG, 512 AB, 175 H, 71 R, 20 2B, 12 3B, 0 HR, 77 RBI, 14 BB, 31 K, 14 SB
CF Ginger Beaumont, 29, Pittsburgh Pirates
.329 AVG, 556 AB, 183 H, 76 R, 14 2B, 13 3B, 8 HR, 106 RBI, 39 BB, 25 K, 25 SB
Notable Pitching Performances
SP Jack 'Red' Powell, 31, St. Louis Browns
24-13, 1.69 ERA, 37 GS, 335.1 IP, 249 H, 44 BB, 106 K, 37 CG, 6 SHO
SP Deacon Phillippe, 33, Pittsburgh Pirates
30-7, 2.11 ERA, 38 GS, 349.2 IP, 248 H, 40 BB, 122 K, 35 CG, 8 SHO
Notable Rookie Performances
SP George Disch, 26, Detroit Tigers
22-14, 2.15 ERA, 37 GS, 334.1 IP, 264 H, 52 BB, 91 K, 35 CG, 2 SHO
SP 'Big Ed' Reulbach, 22, Chicago Cubs
19-14 2.13 ERA, 39 GS, 313.1 IP, 201 H, 74 BB, 116 K, 18 CG, 4 SHO
Prospect Watch
Jake Thielman: St. Louis Cardinals
16-21, 2.59 ERA, 37 GS, 326.2 IP, 303 H, 69 BB, 100 K, 34 CG, 2 SHO
Orval Overall: New York Giants
18-19, 3.29 ERA, 38 GS, 325.1 IP, 314 H, 111 BB, 117 K, 32 CG, 2 SHO
Cy Falkenberg: Pittsburgh Pirates
3-2, 3.86 ERA, 5 GS, 46.2 IP, 50 H, 11 BB, 13 K, 5 CG, 0 SHO
'Big Ed' Reulbach: See above
Ty 'Georgia Peach' Cobb: Detroit Tigers
.214 AVG, 243 AB, 52 H, 21 R, 12 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 23 RBI, 13 BB, 22 K, 2 SB
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