# 1905 Major League Baseball season

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, capturing their first modern championship in franchise history.

## 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.

## Teams

| League | Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
| American League | Boston Americans | Boston, Massachusetts | Huntington Avenue Grounds | 11,500 | Jimmy Collins |
| American League | Chicago White Sox | Chicago, Illinois | South Side Park | 14,000 | Fielder Jones |
| American League | Cleveland Naps | Cleveland, Ohio | League Park (Cleveland) | 9,000 | Bill Bradley |
| American League | Cleveland Naps | Cleveland, Ohio | League Park (Cleveland) | 9,000 | Nap Lajoie |
| American League | Detroit Tigers | Detroit, Michigan | Bennett Park | 8,500 | Bill Armour |
| American League | New York Highlanders | New York, New York | Hilltop Park | 16,000 | Clark Griffith |
| American League | Philadelphia Athletics | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Columbia Park | 13,600 | Connie Mack |
| American League | St. Louis Browns | St. Louis, Missouri | Sportsman's Park | 8,000 | Jimmy McAleer |
| American League | Washington Senators | Washington, D.C. | National Park | 9,000 | Jake Stahl |
| National League | Boston Beaneaters | Boston, Massachusetts | South End Grounds | 6,600 | Fred Tenney |
| National League | Brooklyn Superbas | New York, New York | Washington Park | 12,000 | Ned Hanlon |
| National League | Chicago Cubs | Chicago, Illinois | West Side Park | 14,200 | Frank Selee |
| National League | Chicago Cubs | Chicago, Illinois | West Side Park | 14,200 | Frank Chance |
| National League | Cincinnati Reds | Cincinnati, Ohio | Palace of the Fans | 12,000 | Joe Kelley |
| National League | New York Giants | New York, New York | Polo Grounds | 16,000 | John McGraw |
| National League | Philadelphia Phillies | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | National League Park | 18,000 | Hugh Duffy |
| National League | Pittsburgh Pirates | Allegheny, Pennsylvania | Exposition Park | 16,000 | Fred Clarke |
| National League | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis, Missouri | League Park (St. Louis) | 15,200 | Kid Nichols |
| National League | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis, Missouri | League Park (St. Louis) | 15,200 | Jimmy Burke |
| National League | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis, Missouri | League Park (St. Louis) | 15,200 | Stanley Robison |

## Standings
### American League

vteAmerican League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| 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 |

### National League

vteNational 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 |

## Postseason
### Bracket

| World Series | World Series | World Series |
| AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 1 |
| NL | New York Giants | 4 |

## Managerial changes
### Off-season

| Team | Former Manager | New Manager |
| Cleveland Naps | Bill Armour | Bill Bradley |
| Detroit Tigers | Bobby Lowe | Bill Armour |
| Washington Senators | Patsy Donovan | Jake Stahl |
| Boston Beaneaters | Al Buckenberger | Fred Tenney |

### In-season

| Team | Former Manager | New Manager |
| Cleveland Naps | Bill Bradley | Nap Lajoie |
| Chicago Cubs | Frank Selee | Frank Chance |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Kid Nichols | Jimmy Burke |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Jimmy Burke | Stanley Robison |

## League leaders
### American League

Hitting leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Elmer Flick (CLE) | .308 |
| OPS | Elmer Flick (CLE) | .845 |
| HR | Harry Davis (PHA) | 8 |
| RBI | Harry Davis (PHA) | 83 |
| R | Harry Davis (PHA) | 93 |
| H | George Stone (SLB) | 187 |
| SB | Danny Hoffman (PHA) | 46 |
Pitching leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Rube Waddell$^1$ (PHA) | 27 |
| L | Fred Glade (SLB) | 25 |
| ERA | Rube Waddell$^1$ (PHA) | 1.48 |
| K | Rube Waddell$^1$ (PHA) | 287 |
| IP | George Mullin (DET) | 347.2 |
| SV | Jim Buchanan (SLB) | 2 |
| WHIP | Cy Young (BSA) | 0.867 |
$^1$ American League Triple Crown pitching winner

### National League

Hitting leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Cy Seymour (CIN) | .377 |
| OPS | Cy Seymour (CIN) | .988 |
| HR | Fred Odwell (CIN) | 9 |
| RBI | Cy Seymour (CIN) | 121 |
| R | Mike Donlin (NYG) | 124 |
| H | Cy Seymour (CIN) | 219 |
| SB | Art Devlin (NYG) Billy Maloney (CHC) | 59 |
Pitching leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Christy Mathewson$^1$ (NYG) | 31 |
| L | Vic Willis$^2$ (BSB) | 29 |
| ERA | Christy Mathewson$^1$ (NYG) | 1.28 |
| K | Christy Mathewson$^1$ (NYG) | 206 |
| IP | Irv Young (BSB) | 378.0 |
| SV | Claude Elliott (NYG) | 6 |
| WHIP | Christy Mathewson (NYG) | 0.933 |
$^1$ National League Triple Crown pitching winner $^2$ Modern (1901–present) single-season losses record

## Home field attendance

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

## Events

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.
* April 26 – Jack McCarthy of the Chicago Cubs is the first fielder to throw out three base runners at home plate, achieving the feat against the Pittsburgh Pirates.