The 1905 New Orleans Pelicans season represented the New Orleans Pelicans baseball team in the Southern Association and won their first league pennant, finishing with a record of 84 – 45.[1] An outbreak of yellow fever resulted in a quarantine of New Orleans.[2] The Pelicans were forced to play most of their games out of town.[3] The team was led by pitcher Jimmy Dygert and Otto Williams.[4][5] The team also included Ted Breitenstein, George Rohe and Erve Beck.[6] Breitenstein went 21–5, and Dygert put up a record of 18–4.[7][8]
| 1905 New Orleans Pelicans | |
|---|---|
| League | Southern Association |
| Ballpark | Athletic Park |
| City | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Record | 84–45 |
| League place | 1st |
| Managers | Charlie Frank |
References edit
- ^ "Spalding's Official Baseball Record". February 17, 1915 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Reference at www.neworleansbar.org" (PDF).
- ^ "Spalding's Official Base Ball Guide for". 1905.
- ^ "History of New Orleans Baseball". www.neworleansbaseball.com.
- ^ "Pelicans nickname has century-plus history in New Orleans". New Orleans Pelicans.
- ^ "1905 New Orleans Pelicans Statistics". www.baseball-reference.com.
- ^ "1905 Southern League (SL) minor league baseball Leaders on StatsCrew.com".
- ^ Gisclair, S. Derby (February 17, 2004). Baseball in New Orleans. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738516141 – via Google Books.