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1905 Philadelphia Athletics season

Field	Value
name	Philadelphia Athletics
season	1905
misc	American League champions
image	Philadelphia Athletics Primary Logo (1902 to 1921).svg
league	American League
ballpark	Columbia Park
city	Philadelphia
record
league_place	1st
owners	Benjamin Shibe
Tom Shibe
John Shibe
Connie Mack
Sam Jones
Frank Hough
managers	Connie Mack

Tom Shibe John Shibe Connie Mack Sam Jones Frank Hough |}} 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

1905 Philadelphia City Series

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.

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.

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

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

Record vs. opponents

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

1905 Philadelphia Athletics
Roster
Pitchers

Player stats

	= Indicates team leader

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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	123	420	114	.271	0	45
1B	150	607	173	.285	8	83
2B	151	537	149	.277	6	71
3B	147	587	156	.266	0	77
SS	88	325	66	.203	3	29
LF	150	538	148	.275	0	28
CF	120	459	120	.261	1	35
RF	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

G	AB	H	Avg.	RBI
79	252	67	.266	24
66	238	57	.239	13
40	121	18	.149	10
29	60	10	.167	3

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
41	346.2	24	12	2.26	210
46	328.2	27	10	1.48	287
35	255.0	18	8	1.84	145
25	183.2	4	11	2.60	82
1	5.0	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
	35	229.0	18	11	2.83	142
	6	35.1	1	4	4.33	24

1905 World Series

Main article: 1905 World Series

NL New York Giants (4) vs AL Philadelphia Athletics (1)

	Game		Score		Date		Location		Attendance
1
2
3
4
5

Awards and honors

American League top five finishers

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

References

(1905). "The Reach Official American League Guide". A.J. Reach.
. (April 6, 1905). "The Old Sport's Musings". *Philadelphia Inquirer*.
. (April 7, 1905). "Athletics and Phillies Will Try Again To-day". *Philadelphia Inquirer*.
. (April 2, 1905). "Chief Bender Ties Phillies in Knots". *Philadelphia Inquirer*.
. (April 4, 1905). "Athletics Win Again: Those Athletics Gets the Second by Close Shave". *Philadelphia Inquirer*.
. (April 5, 1905). "Phillies Turn To and Take a Fall Out of Athletics". *Philadelphia Inquirer*.
. (April 8, 1905). "Waddel's Curves Trifle Too Deep for the Phillies". *Philadelphia Inquirer*.
. (April 9, 1905). "The Phillies Made Their Hits Count". *Philadelphia Inquirer*.
. (April 11, 1905). "Athletics Jump Suthoff in the Eighth Inning". *Philadelphia Inquirer*.
. (April 12, 1905). "The Only Ruben Has His Handed Him By The Phillies in the Fourth, 8 to 5". *Philadelphia Inquirer*.
. (April 13, 1905). "Phillies Tie Up Spring Series with Athletics, Winning the Final Game". *Philadelphia Inquirer*.

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