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1905 Major League Baseball season

This article is about the 1905 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1905 in baseball.

The 1905 Major League Baseball season began on April 14, 1905. The regular season ended October 8, with the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Athletics as regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the second modern World Series on October 9 and ended with Game 5 on October 14. The Giants defeated the Athletics, four games to one.

1905 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 14 – October 14, 1905
Number of games154
Number of teams16
Pennant Winners
AL championsPhiladelphia Athletics
  AL runners-upChicago White Sox
NL championsNew York Giants
  NL runners-upPittsburgh Pirates
World Series
ChampionsNew York Giants
  Runners-upPhiladelphia Athletics
MLB seasons
Locations of AL teams for the 1904–1906 MLB seasons
American League
Locations of NL teams for the 1904–1906 MLB seasons
National League

Teams edit

League Team City Stadium Capacity
American League Boston Americans Boston, Massachusetts Huntington Avenue Grounds 11,500
Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois South Side Park 15,000
Cleveland Naps Cleveland, Ohio League Park 9,000
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Bennett Park 8,500
New York Highlanders New York, New York Hilltop Park 16,000
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Columbia Park 13,600
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 8,000
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. National Park Unknown
National League Boston Beaneaters Boston, Massachusetts South End Grounds 2,300
Brooklyn Superbas New York, New York Washington Park 18,800
Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois West Side Park 16,000
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Palace of the Fans 6,000
New York Giants New York, New York Polo Grounds 16,000
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania National League Park 18,000
Pittsburgh Pirates Allegheny, Pennsylvania Exposition Park 16,000
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Robison Field Unknown

Schedule edit

See also: Major League Baseball schedule

The 1905 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place for the 1904 season. This format would last until 1919.

Opening Day took place on April 16 with all but the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Naps playing. The final day of the regular season was on October 8. The World Series took place between October 9 and October 14.

Standings edit

Postseason edit

Bracket edit

World Series
   
AL Philadelphia Athletics 1
NL New York Giants 4

Managers edit

League leaders edit

American League edit

National League edit

Home field attendance edit

Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game
Chicago White Sox[1] 92 3.4% 687,419 23.4% 8,383
Philadelphia Athletics[2] 92 13.6% 554,576 8.3% 7,494
New York Giants[3] 105 -0.9% 552,700 -9.4% 7,272
Chicago Cubs[4] 92 -1.1% 509,900 16.1% 6,295
Boston Americans[5] 78 -17.9% 468,828 -24.8% 6,089
Pittsburgh Pirates[6] 96 10.3% 369,124 8.4% 4,732
St. Louis Browns[7] 54 -16.9% 339,112 6.6% 4,293
Philadelphia Phillies[8] 83 59.6% 317,932 125.9% 4,183
Cleveland Naps[9] 76 -11.6% 316,306 19.5% 4,108
Cincinnati Reds[10] 79 -10.2% 313,927 -19.9% 3,974
New York Highlanders[11] 71 -22.8% 309,100 -29.6% 4,121
St. Louis Cardinals[12] 58 -22.7% 292,800 -24.3% 3,803
Washington Senators[13] 64 68.4% 252,027 91.3% 3,273
Brooklyn Superbas[14] 48 -14.3% 227,924 6.2% 2,960
Detroit Tigers[15] 79 27.4% 193,384 8.8% 2,545
Boston Beaneaters[16] 51 -7.3% 150,003 6.6% 1,974

Events edit

For the first time in Major League history, two teams with over 100 losses played each other, when the Brooklyn Superbas (100 losses) and Boston Beaneaters (100 losses) met in their final series of the season.[17]

References edit

  1. ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  6. ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  7. ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  8. ^ "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  9. ^ "Cleveland Guardians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  10. ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  11. ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  12. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  13. ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  14. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  15. ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  16. ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  17. ^ "Elias Says..." ESPN.com. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
  18. ^ Pellowski, Michael J (2007). The Little Giant Book of Baseball Facts. United States: Sterling Publishing Co. pp. 352. ISBN 9781402742736.

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