1905 Philadelphia Phillies season explained

Philadelphia Phillies
Season:	1905
League:	National League
Ballpark:	National League Park
City:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Owners:	Bill Shettsline
Managers:	Hugh Duffy

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.^[1]

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.^{[2] [3]}

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

Regular season

Roster

1905 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		Manager

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		113	380	95	.250	0	36
1B		151	580	150	.259	3	76
2B		155	608	150	.247	1	50
SS		136	492	125	.254	1	48
3B		155	601	165	.275	2	77
OF		147	562	178	.317	0	31
OF		155	603	180	.299	5	98
OF		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
	42	128	25	.195	0	12
	46	114	21	.184	0	12
	16	51	13	.255	0	4
	15	40	12	.300	0	3
	9	26	3	.115	0	2
	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
	46	337.1	23	14	3.09	136
	38	289.1	18	17	2.46	75
	34	259.2	14	11	2.18	98
	35	212.0	10	12	3.48	79
	17	138.2	10	6	2.27	50
	2	17.0	2	0	1.59	8
	2	17.0	1	1	1.59	12
	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
	13	77.2	3	4	3.62	26
	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

References

• 1905 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. Book: The Reach Official American League Guide . 1905 . A.J. Reach . 127 . May 22, 2009 .
2. News: . April 6, 1905 . The Old Sport's Musings. Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 10. Owing to the sloppiness of the going, the game between the Athletics and the Phillies scheduled for yesterday was called off..
3. News: . April 7, 1905 . Athletics and Phillies Will Try Again To-day. Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 10.