1905 Boston Americans season
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Owner(s) | John I. Taylor |
Manager(s) | Jimmy Collins |
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The 1905 Boston Americans season was the fifth season for the professional baseball franchise that later became known as the Boston Red Sox. The Americans finished fourth in the American League (AL) with a record of 78 wins and 74 losses. The team was managed by Jimmy Collins and played its home games at Huntington Avenue Grounds.
Offseason
- December 26, 1904: George Stone and cash were traded by the Americans to the St. Louis Browns for Jesse Burkett.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Philadelphia Athletics | 92 | 56 | 0.622 | — | 51–22 | 41–34 |
Chicago White Sox | 92 | 60 | 0.605 | 2 | 50–29 | 42–31 |
Detroit Tigers | 79 | 74 | 0.516 | 15½ | 45–30 | 34–44 |
Boston Americans | 78 | 74 | 0.513 | 16 | 44–32 | 34–42 |
Cleveland Naps | 76 | 78 | 0.494 | 19 | 41–36 | 35–42 |
New York Highlanders | 71 | 78 | 0.477 | 21½ | 40–35 | 31–43 |
Washington Senators | 64 | 87 | 0.424 | 29½ | 33–42 | 31–45 |
St. Louis Browns | 54 | 99 | 0.353 | 40½ | 34–42 | 20–57 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 6–16–1 | 14–8 | 10–12 | 13–8 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 13–8 | |||||
Chicago | 16–6–1 | — | 13–9 | 11–11–1 | 15–7–1 | 9–12–1 | 14–7–1 | 14–8–1 | |||||
Cleveland | 8–14 | 9–13 | — | 12–10 | 12–10 | 7–15 | 14–8–1 | 14–8 | |||||
Detroit | 12–10 | 11–11–1 | 10–12 | — | 13–8 | 9–13 | 13–9 | 11–11 | |||||
New York | 8–13 | 7–15–1 | 10–12 | 8–13 | — | 8–11–1 | 15–7 | 15–7–1 | |||||
Philadelphia | 15–7 | 12–9–1 | 15–7 | 13–9 | 11–8–1 | — | 15–7–1 | 11–9–1 | |||||
St. Louis | 7–15 | 7–14–1 | 8–14–1 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 7–15–1 | — | 9–13 | |||||
Washington | 8–13 | 8–14–1 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 7–15–1 | 9–11–1 | 13–9 | — |
Opening Day lineup
Jesse Burkett | LF |
Freddy Parent | SS |
Chick Stahl | CF |
Jimmy Collins | 3B |
Buck Freeman | RF |
Candy LaChance | 1B |
Hobe Ferris | 2B |
Lou Criger | C |
Cy Young | P |
Roster
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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 |
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3B | Jimmy Collins | 131 | 508 | 140 | .276 | 4 | 65 |
OF | Jesse Burkett | 148 | 573 | 147 | .257 | 4 | 47 |
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 |
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John Godwin | 15 | 43 | 14 | .326 | 0 | 10 |
Yip Owens | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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Bill Dinneen | 31 | 243.2 | 12 | 14 | 3.73 | 97 |
Ed Barry | 7 | 40.2 | 1 | 2 | 2.88 | 18 |
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 |
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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 |
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Notes
- ↑ George Stone at Baseball Reference
References
- 1905 Boston Americans at Baseball Reference
- 1905 Boston Americans season at Baseball Almanac