1905 Philadelphia Phillies season

1905 Philadelphia Phillies
LeagueNational League
BallparkNational League Park
CityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
OwnersBill Shettsline
ManagersHugh Duffy
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The 1905 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in Major League Baseball. The Phillies finished fourth in the National League with a record of 83 wins and 69 losses.

Preseason

The 1905 Philadelphia Phillies

In 1905, the Phillies conducted spring training for a week in Augusta, Georgia at Warren Park, and then in Savannah, Georgia, where the team practiced and played exhibition games at Bolton Street Park. It was the second consecutive year the Phillies trained in Savannah.

1905 Philadelphia City Series

The Phillies played eight games against the Philadelphia Athletics 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 due to wet grounds.[2][3]

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

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
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 Phillies all-time record against the A's was 14–14 through 1905.

Regular season

Season standings

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Giants 105 48 .686 — 54‍–‍21 51‍–‍27
Pittsburgh Pirates 96 57 .627 9 49‍–‍28 47‍–‍29
Chicago Cubs 92 61 .601 13 54‍–‍25 38‍–‍36
Philadelphia Phillies 83 69 .546 21½ 39‍–‍36 44‍–‍33
Cincinnati Reds 79 74 .516 26 50‍–‍28 29‍–‍46
St. Louis Cardinals 58 96 .377 47½ 32‍–‍45 26‍–‍51
Boston Beaneaters 51 103 .331 54½ 29‍–‍46 22‍–‍57
Brooklyn Superbas 48 104 .316 56½ 29‍–‍47 19‍–‍57

Record vs. opponents

1905 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston — 11–11–1 7–15 8–14 3–19 5–17–1 9–13 8–14
Brooklyn 11–11–1 — 6–16 4–18 7–15 3–18–1 7–14–1 10–12
Chicago 15–7 16–6 — 12–10 10–12 12–9–1 10–12–1 17–5
Cincinnati 14–8 18–4 10–12 — 5–16–2 13–9 9–13 10–12
New York 19–3 15–7 12–10 16–5–2 — 14–8 12–10 17–5
Philadelphia 17–5–1 18–3–1 9–12–1 9–13 8–14 — 6–16 16–6
Pittsburgh 13–9 14–7–1 12–10–1 13–9 10–12 16–6 — 18–4
St. Louis 14–8 12–10 5–17 12–10 5–17 6–16 4–18 —


Roster

1905 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Player stats

Batting

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
C Red Dooin 113 380 95 .250 0 36
1B Kitty Bransfield 151 580 150 .259 3 76
2B Kid Gleason 155 608 150 .247 1 50
SS Mickey Doolin 136 492 125 .254 1 48
3B Ernie Courtney 155 601 165 .275 2 77
OF Roy Thomas 147 562 178 .317 0 31
OF Sherry Magee 155 603 180 .299 5 98
OF John Titus 147 548 169 .308 2 89

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
Fred Abbott 42 128 25 .195 0 12
Otto Krueger 46 114 21 .184 0 12
Mike Kahoe 16 51 13 .255 0 4
Hugh Duffy 15 40 12 .300 0 3
Red Munson 9 26 3 .115 0 2
Johnny Lush 6 16 5 .313 0 1

Pitching

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
Togie Pittinger 46 337.1 23 14 3.09 136
Bill Duggleby 38 289.1 18 17 2.46 75
Tully Sparks 34 259.2 14 11 2.18 98
Frank Corridon 35 212.0 10 12 3.48 79
Kid Nichols 17 138.2 10 6 2.27 50
Johnny Lush 2 17.0 2 0 1.59 8
Harry Kane 2 17.0 1 1 1.59 12
King Brady 2 13.0 1 1 3.46 3

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
Jack Sutthoff 13 77.2 3 4 3.62 26
Ralph Caldwell 7 34.0 1 3 4.24 29

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
Buck Washer 1 0 0 0 6.00 0

Notes

  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.

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