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.

1905 Philadelphia Phillies
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
National League Park (since 1887) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Bill Shettsline
Manager(s)	Hugh Duffy
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Offseason

City Series

In the 1905 pre-season City Series against the Athletics, the two teams played eight games between April 1 and 12, 1905, alternating games between the A's Columbia Park and the Phillies' Philadelphia Park. The Phillies won the third, fifth, seventh, and eighth games as the teams split the 1905 series four games to four.[1]

Regular season

The 1905 Philadelphia Phillies

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Giants	105	48	0.686	—	54–21	51–27
Pittsburgh Pirates	96	57	0.627	9	49–28	47–29
Chicago Cubs	92	61	0.601	13	54–25	38–36
Philadelphia Phillies	83	69	0.546	21½	39–36	44–33
Cincinnati Reds	79	74	0.516	26	50–28	29–46
St. Louis Cardinals	58	96	0.377	47½	32–45	26–51
Boston Beaneaters	51	103	0.331	54½	29–46	22–57
Brooklyn Superbas	48	104	0.316	56½	29–47	19–57

Record vs. opponents

1905 National League Records 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

1905 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers King Brady Ralph Caldwell Frank Corridon Bill Duggleby Harry Kane Kid Nichols Togie Pittinger Tully Sparks Jack Sutthoff Buck Washer		Catchers Fred Abbott Red Dooin Mike Kahoe Red Munson Infielders Kitty Bransfield Ernie Courtney Mickey Doolan Kid Gleason Otto Krueger		Outfielders Hugh Duffy Johnny Lush Sherry Magee Roy Thomas John Titus		Manager Hugh Duffy

Player stats

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

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	10	12	3.48	79
Kid Nichols	17	138.2	10	6	2.27	50
Johnny Lush	2	17	2	0	1.59	8
Harry Kane	2	17	1	1	1.59	12
King Brady	2	13	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	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

Notes

1. The Reach Official American League Guide. A.J. Reach. 1905. p. 127. Retrieved May 22, 2009.

References

• 1905 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference