1905 Cleveland Naps season
The 1905 Cleveland Naps season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 76–78, 19 games behind the Philadelphia Athletics. The Naps were 52-29 on July 24th, and held a three game lead in the American League, but they were only 24-49 after that point, and finished two games under .500 after having been 23 games over .500[1]
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| Owner(s) | Charles Somers |
| Manager(s) | Bill Bradley, Nap Lajoie |
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Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| 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 |
Roster
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Player stats
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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| 2B | Nap Lajoie | 65 | 249 | 82 | .329 | 2 | 41 |
| 3B | Bill Bradley | 146 | 541 | 145 | .268 | 0 | 51 |
| OF | Elmer Flick | 132 | 500 | 154 | .308 | 4 | 64 |
| OF | Jim Jackson | 109 | 426 | 109 | .256 | 2 | 31 |
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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| Otto Hess | 54 | 173 | 44 | .254 | 2 | 13 |
| Nick Kahl | 40 | 135 | 29 | .215 | 0 | 21 |
| Eddie Grant | 2 | 8 | 3 | .375 | 0 | 0 |
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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| Addie Joss | 33 | 286 | 20 | 12 | 2.01 | 132 |
| Otto Hess | 26 | 213.2 | 10 | 15 | 3.16 | 109 |
| Bill Bernhard | 22 | 174.1 | 7 | 13 | 3.36 | 56 |
| Red Donahue | 20 | 137.2 | 6 | 12 | 3.40 | 45 |
| Cy Ferry | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 2 |
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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| Hi West | 6 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 4.09 | 15 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| John Halla | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.84 | 4 |
References