# 1905 Philadelphia Phillies season

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

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.
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.
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 |
| 2 | April 3, 1905 | Philadelphia Athletics – 3, Philadelphia Phillies – 2 | Philadelphia Ball Park | 1:45 | 4,642 |
| 3 | April 4, 1905 | Philadelphia Phillies – 4, Philadelphia Athletics – 3 | Columbia Park | 1:40 | 2,451 |
| 4 | April 7, 1905 | Philadelphia Phillies – 1, Philadelphia Athletics – 6 | Columbia Park | 1:30 | 1,905 |
| 5 | April 8, 1905 | Philadelphia Athletics – 1, Philadelphia Phillies – 3 | Philadelphia Ball Park | 1:35 | 4,372 |
| 6 | April 10, 1905 | Philadelphia Athletics – 5, Philadelphia Phillies – 1 | Philadelphia Ball Park | 1:40 | 2,896 |
| 7 | April 11, 1905 | Philadelphia Phillies – 8, Philadelphia Athletics – 5 | Columbia Park | 1:45 | 1,874 |
| 8 | April 12, 1905 | Philadelphia Athletics – 0, Philadelphia Phillies – 5 | Philadelphia Ball Park | 1:40 | 1,975 |
The Phillies all-time record against the A's was 14–14 through 1905.

## Regular season
### Season standings

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 |

### Record vs. opponents

1905 National League recordvte Sources: :
| 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
## 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 |