1905 Philadelphia Athletics season

March 2026 May 2026 Philadelphia Athletics 1905 American League champions Philadelphia Athletics Primary Logo (1902 to 1921).svg American League Columbia Park Philadelphia 92 56 y 1st Benjamin ShibeTom ShibeJohn ShibeConnie MackSam JonesFrank Hough Connie Mack The 1905 Philadelphia Athletics season was a season in American baseball. The team finished first in the American League with a record of 92 wins and 56 losses, winning their second pennant. They went on to face the New York Giants in the 1905 World Series, losing 4 games to 1. The pitching staff featured three future Hall of Famers: Rube Waddell, Eddie Plank, and Chief Bender. Waddell easily won the pitching triple crown in 1905, with 27 wins, 287 strikeouts, and a 1.48 earned run average. Preseason 1905 Philadelphia City Series The Athletics played eight games against the Philadelphia Phillies for the local championship in the pre-season city series. The Athletics and Phillies tied in the series, 4 games to 4.The Reach Official American League Guide 1905 A.J. Reach 127 https://books.google.com/books?id=Zj8qAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Columbia+Park%22+Philadelphia&pg=RA1-PA127 May 22, 2009 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 on account of wet grounds. 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. April 7, 1905 Athletics and Phillies Will Try Again To-day Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 10 AL Philadelphia Athletics (4) vs. NL Philadelphia Phillies (4) Philadelphia Phillies – 0, Philadelphia Athletics – 4 April 1, 1905 Columbia Park 1:40 14,830 April 2, 1905 Chief Bender Ties Phillies in Knots Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 14 Philadelphia Athletics – 3, Philadelphia Phillies – 2 April 3, 1905 Philadelphia Ball Park 1:45 4,642 April 4, 1905 Athletics Win Again: Those Athletics Gets the Second by Close Shave Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 10 Philadelphia Phillies – 4, Philadelphia Athletics – 3 April 4, 1905 Columbia Park 1:40 2,451 April 5, 1905 Phillies Turn To and Take a Fall Out of Athletics Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 10 Philadelphia Phillies – 1, Philadelphia Athletics – 6 April 7, 1905 Columbia Park 1:30 1,905 April 8, 1905 Waddel's Curves Trifle Too Deep for the Phillies Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 10 Philadelphia Athletics – 1, Philadelphia Phillies – 3 April 8, 1905 Philadelphia Ball Park 1:35 4,372 April 9, 1905 The Phillies Made Their Hits Count Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 15 Philadelphia Athletics – 5, Philadelphia Phillies – 1 April 10, 1905 Philadelphia Ball Park 1:40 2,896 April 11, 1905 Athletics Jump Suthoff in the Eighth Inning Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 10 Philadelphia Phillies – 8, Philadelphia Athletics – 5 April 11, 1905 Columbia Park 1:45 1,874 April 12, 1905 The Only Ruben Has His Handed Him By The Phillies in the Fourth, 8 to 5 Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 15 Philadelphia Athletics – 0, Philadelphia Phillies – 5 April 12, 1905 Philadelphia Ball Park 1:40 1,975 April 13, 1905 Phillies Tie Up Spring Series with Athletics, Winning the Final Game Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 10 The A's all-time record against the Phillies was 14–14 through 1905. Regular season thumb|270px|The Athletics at the Polo Grounds before a World Series game. The A's offense scored the most runs in the league. Slugger Harry Davis led all players in home runs, runs scored, and runs batted in. Season standings Philadelphia Athletics Record vs. opponents PHA Birth of the Elephant mascot After New York Giants' manager John McGraw told reporters that Philadelphia manufacturer Ben Shibe, who owned the controlling interest in the Athletics, had a "white elephant on his hands", manager Connie Mack defiantly adopted the white elephant as the team mascot, and presented McGraw with a stuffed toy elephant at the start of the 1905 World Series. McGraw and Mack had known each other for years, and McGraw accepted it graciously. Roster 1905 Philadelphia Athletics Roster Pitchers Chief Bender Andy Coakley Jimmy Dygert Weldon Henley Joseph Myers Eddie Plank Rube Waddell Catchers Harry Barton Doc Powers Ossee Schreckengost Infielders Lave Cross Monte Cross Harry Davis John Knight Danny Murphy Outfielders Topsy Hartsel Danny Hoffman Bris Lord Socks Seybold Manager Connie Mack Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 Ossee Schreckengost 123 420 114 .271 0 45 1B Harry Davis Harry Davis (1900s first baseman) 150 607 173 .285 8 83 2B Danny Murphy Danny Murphy (infielder) 151 537 149 .277 6 71 3B Lave Cross 147 587 156 .266 0 77 SS John Knight John Knight (baseball) 88 325 66 .203 3 29 LF Topsy Hartsel 150 538 148 .275 0 28 CF Danny Hoffman 120 459 120 .261 1 35 RF Socks Seybold 133 492 135 .274 6 59 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 Monte Cross 79 252 67 .266 0 24 Bris Lord 66 238 57 .239 0 13 Doc Powers 40 121 18 .149 0 10 Harry Barton Harry Barton (baseball) 29 60 10 .167 0 3 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 Eddie Plank 41 346.2 24 12 2.26 210 Rube Waddell 46 328.2 27 10 1.48 287 Andy Coakley 35 255.0 18 8 1.84 145 Weldon Henley 25 183.2 4 11 2.60 82 Joseph Myers Joseph Myers (baseball) 1 5.0 0 0 3.60 5 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 Chief Bender 35 229.0 18 11 2.83 142 Jimmy Dygert 6 35.1 1 4 4.33 24 1905 World Series 1905 World Series NL New York Giants (4) vs AL Philadelphia Athletics (1) GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1Giants – 3, Athletics – 0October 9Columbia Park17,9952Athletics – 3, Giants – 0October 10Polo Grounds24,9923Giants – 9, Athletics – 0October 12Columbia Park10,9914Athletics – 0, Giants – 1October 13Polo Grounds13,5985Athletics – 0, Giants – 2October 14Polo Grounds24,187 Awards and honors American League top five finishers Andy Coakley #4 earned run average (1.84) Lave Cross #2 runs batted in (77) Harry Davis #1 runs batted in (83) #1 home runs (8) #1 runs scored (93) #4 slugging percentage (.422) Topsy Hartsel #1 on-base percentage (.409) #4 runs scored (88) #4 stolen bases (37) Danny Hoffman #1 in stolen bases (46) Eddie Plank #2 wins (24) #2 strikeouts (210) Rube Waddell #1 wins (27) #1 earned run average (1.48) #1 strikeouts (287) #2 shutouts (7) Notes 2 References 1905 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference 1905 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Philadelphia Athletics seasons Philadelphia Athletics season Category:American League champion seasons Philadelphia Athletics Category:1900s in Philadelphia