1905 Philadelphia Athletics season
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 second pennant. They went on to face the New York Giants in the 1905 World Series, losing 4 games to 1.
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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 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.
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 | 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 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 6–16–1 | 14–8 | 10–12 | 13–8 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 13–8 | |||||
| Chicago | 16–6–1 | — | 13–9 | 11–11–1 | 15–7–1 | 9–12–1 | 14–7–1 | 14–8–1 | |||||
| Cleveland | 8–14 | 9–13 | — | 12–10 | 12–10 | 7–15 | 14–8–1 | 14–8 | |||||
| Detroit | 12–10 | 11–11–1 | 10–12 | — | 13–8 | 9–13 | 13–9 | 11–11 | |||||
| New York | 8–13 | 7–15–1 | 10–12 | 8–13 | — | 8–11–1 | 15–7 | 15–7–1 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 15–7 | 12–9–1 | 15–7 | 13–9 | 11–8–1 | — | 15–7–1 | 11–9–1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 7–15 | 7–14–1 | 8–14–1 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 7–15–1 | — | 9–13 | |||||
| Washington | 8–13 | 8–14–1 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 7–15–1 | 9–11–1 | 13–9 | — | |||||
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
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 |
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
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)