1905 New York Highlanders season
The 1905 New York Highlanders season was a season in American baseball. It was the team's third season. The Highlanders finished in sixth place in the American League with a record of 71–78. The team was managed by Clark Griffith and played its home games at Hilltop Park.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
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 Kleinow | 88 | 253 | 56 | .221 | 1 | 24 |
| 1B | Hal Chase | 128 | 465 | 116 | .249 | 3 | 49 |
| 2B | Jimmy Williams | 129 | 470 | 107 | .228 | 6 | 62 |
| SS | Kid Elberfeld | 111 | 390 | 102 | .262 | 0 | 53 |
| 3B | Joe Yeager | 115 | 401 | 107 | .267 | 0 | 42 |
| OF | Willie Keeler | 149 | 560 | 169 | .302 | 4 | 38 |
| OF | Patsy Dougherty | 116 | 418 | 110 | .263 | 3 | 29 |
| OF | Dave Fultz | 129 | 422 | 98 | .232 | 0 | 42 |
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 |
| Wid Conroy | 101 | 385 | 105 | .273 | 2 | 25 |
| Deacon McGuire | 72 | 228 | 50 | .219 | 0 | 33 |
| Ed Hahn | 43 | 160 | 51 | .319 | 0 | 11 |
| John Anderson | 32 | 99 | 23 | .232 | 0 | 14 |
| Frank LaPorte | 11 | 40 | 16 | .400 | 1 | 12 |
| Jim Cockman | 13 | 38 | 4 | .105 | 0 | 2 |
| Doc Powers | 11 | 33 | 6 | .182 | 0 | 2 |
| Rube Oldring | 8 | 30 | 9 | .300 | 1 | 6 |
| Frank Delahanty | 9 | 27 | 6 | .222 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Connor | 8 | 22 | 5 | .227 | 0 | 2 |
| Fred Curtis | 2 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 2 |
| Fred Jacklitsch | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Doyle | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil [Cooney (baseball)|Phil Cooney] | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Fallon | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 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 |
| Al Orth | 40 | 305.1 | 18 | 16 | 2.86 | 121 |
| 41 | 303.1 | 19 | 15 | 2.20 | 156 | |
| Louis [Leroy (baseball)|Louis Leroy] | 3 | 24.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.75 | 8 |
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 |
| Bill Hogg | 39 | 205.0 | 9 | 13 | 3.20 | 125 |
| Jack Powell | 37 | 203.0 | 8 | 13 | 3.50 | 84 |
| 25 | 101.2 | 9 | 6 | 1.68 | 46 | |
| Ambrose Puttmann | 17 | 86.1 | 2 | 7 | 4.27 | 39 |
| Doc Newton | 11 | 59.2 | 2 | 2 | 2.11 | 15 |
| Walter Clarkson | 9 | 46.0 | 3 | 3 | 3.91 | 35 |
| Wilbur Good | 5 | 19.0 | 0 | 2 | 4.74 | 13 |
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 |
| Art Goodwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81.00 | 0 |