1905 Philadelphia Athletics season

Major League Baseball team season

1905 Philadelphia Athletics

American League Champions
League| American League
Ballpark| Columbia Park
City| Philadelphia
Owners| Benjamin Shibe
Tom Shibe
John Shibe
Connie Mack
Sam Jones
Frank Hough
Managers| Connie Mack

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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.

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.

## Preseason

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### 1905 Philadelphia City Series

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The Athletics played eight games against the Philadelphia Phillies for the local championship in the pre-season city series. The Athletics and Phillies tied in the series, 4 games to 4.[1]

Two games scheduled for April 5, 1905 at the Phillies' Philadelphia Ball Park, and for April 6, 1905 at the Athletics' Columbia Park were called off on account of wet grounds.[2][3]

AL Philadelphia Athletics (4) vs. NL Philadelphia Phillies (4)

Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance

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1 | April 1, 1905 | Philadelphia Phillies – 0, Philadelphia Athletics – 4 | Columbia Park | 1:40 | 14,830[4]
2 | April 3, 1905 | Philadelphia Athletics – 3, Philadelphia Phillies – 2 | Philadelphia Ball Park | 1:45 | 4,642[5]
3 | April 4, 1905 | Philadelphia Phillies – 4, Philadelphia Athletics – 3 | Columbia Park | 1:40 | 2,451[6]
4 | April 7, 1905 | Philadelphia Phillies – 1, Philadelphia Athletics – 6 | Columbia Park | 1:30 | 1,905[7]
5 | April 8, 1905 | Philadelphia Athletics – 1, Philadelphia Phillies – 3 | Philadelphia Ball Park | 1:35 | 4,372[8]
6 | April 10, 1905 | Philadelphia Athletics – 5, Philadelphia Phillies – 1 | Philadelphia Ball Park | 1:40 | 2,896[9]
7 | April 11, 1905 | Philadelphia Phillies – 8, Philadelphia Athletics – 5 | Columbia Park | 1:45 | 1,874[10]
8 | April 12, 1905 | Philadelphia Athletics – 0, Philadelphia Phillies – 5 | Philadelphia Ball Park | 1:40 | 1,975[11]

The A's all-time record against the Phillies was 14–14 through 1905.

## Regular season

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The Athletics at the Polo Grounds before a World Series game.

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

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American League Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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Philadelphia Athletics | 92 | 56  | .622  | —  | 51‍–‍22  | 41‍–‍34
Chicago White Sox | 92 | 60  | .605  | 2  | 50‍–‍29  | 42‍–‍31
Detroit Tigers | 79 | 74  | .516  | 15½  | 45‍–‍30  | 34‍–‍44
Boston Americans | 78 | 74  | .513  | 16  | 44‍–‍32  | 34‍–‍42
Cleveland Naps | 76 | 78  | .494  | 19  | 41‍–‍36  | 35‍–‍42
New York Highlanders | 71 | 78  | .477  | 21½  | 40‍–‍35  | 31‍–‍43
Washington Senators | 64 | 87  | .424  | 29½  | 33‍–‍42  | 31‍–‍45
St. Louis Browns | 54 | 99  | .353  | 40½  | 34‍–‍42  | 20‍–‍57

### Record vs. opponents

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1905 American League record

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Team  | BOS  | CWS  | CLE  | DET  | NYH  | PHA  | SLB  | 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

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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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1905 Philadelphia Athletics

Roster
Pitchers

* Chief Bender
* Andy Coakley
* Jimmy Dygert
* Weldon Henley
* Joseph Myers
* Eddie Plank
* Rube Waddell

|  | Catchers

* Harry Barton
* Doc Powers
* Ossee Schreckengost

Infielders

* Lave Cross
* Monte Cross
* Harry Davis
* John Knight
* Danny Murphy

|  | Outfielders

* Topsy Hartsel
* Danny Hoffman
* Bris Lord
* Socks Seybold

|  | Manager

* Connie Mack

## Player stats

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| = Indicates team leader

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### Batting

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#### Starters by position

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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

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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

### Pitching

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#### Starting pitchers

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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 | 255.0 | 18 | 8 | 1.84 | 145
Weldon Henley | 25 | 183.2 | 4 | 11 | 2.60 | 82
Joseph Myers | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 5

#### Other pitchers

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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 | 229.0 | 18 | 11 | 2.83 | 142
Jimmy Dygert | 6 | 35.1 | 1 | 4 | 4.33 | 24

## 1905 World Series

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Main article: 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

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### American League top five finishers

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Andy Coakley

* #4 earned run average (1.84)

Lave Cross

* #2 runs batted in (77)

Harry Davis

* #1 runs batted in (83)
* #1 home runs (8)
* #1 runs scored (93)
* #4 slugging percentage (.422)

Topsy Hartsel

* #1 on-base percentage (.409)
* #4 runs scored (88)
* #4 stolen bases (37)

Danny Hoffman

* #1 in stolen bases (46)

Eddie Plank

* #2 wins (24)
* #2 strikeouts (210)

Rube Waddell

* #1 wins (27)
* #1 earned run average (1.48)
* #1 strikeouts (287)
* #2 shutouts (7)

## Notes

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1. ^ The Reach Official American League Guide. A.J. Reach. 1905. p. 127. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
2. ^ "The Old Sport's Musings". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 6, 1905. p. 10\. "Owing to the sloppiness of the going, the game between the Athletics and the Phillies scheduled for yesterday was called off."
3. ^ "Athletics and Phillies Will Try Again To-day". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 7, 1905. p. 10.
4. ^ "Chief Bender Ties Phillies in Knots". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 2, 1905. p. 14.
5. ^ "Athletics Win Again: Those Athletics Gets the Second by Close Shave". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 4, 1905. p. 10.
6. ^ "Phillies Turn To and Take a Fall Out of Athletics". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 5, 1905. p. 10.
7. ^ "Waddel's Curves Trifle Too Deep for the Phillies". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 8, 1905. p. 10.
8. ^ "The Phillies Made Their Hits Count". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 9, 1905. p. 15.
9. ^ "Athletics Jump Suthoff in the Eighth Inning". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 11, 1905. p. 10.
10. ^ "The Only Ruben Has His Handed Him By The Phillies in the Fourth, 8 to 5". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 12, 1905. p. 15.
11. ^ "Phillies Tie Up Spring Series with Athletics, Winning the Final Game". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 13, 1905. p. 10.

## References

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* 1905 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
* 1905 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

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American League champions

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* 1902: Philadelphia Athletics
* 1903: Boston Americans
* 1904: Boston Americans
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* 1907: Detroit Tigers
* 1908: Detroit Tigers
* 1909: Detroit Tigers

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* 1910: Philadelphia Athletics
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* 1913: Philaelphia Athletics
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* 1917: Chicago White Sox
* 1918: Boston Red Sox
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* 1923: New York Yankees
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* 1930: Philadelphia Athletics
* 1931: Philadelphia Athletics
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* 1935: Detroit Tigers
* 1936: New York Yankees
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* 1987: Minnesota Twins
* 1988: Oakland Athletics
* 1989: Oakland Athletics

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* 1990: Oakland Athletics
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* 1994: No champion
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* 1996: New York Yankees
* 1997: Cleveland Indians
* 1998: New York Yankees
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Athletics

* Established in 1901
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