1905 Philadelphia Athletics season

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

Regular season

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.

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.

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		123	420	114	.271	0	45
1B		150	607	173	.285	8	83
2B		151	537	149	.277	6	71
3B		147	587	156	.266	0	77
SS		88	325	66	.203	3	29
LF		150	538	148	.275	0	28
CF		120	459	120	.261	1	35
RF		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
	79	252	67	.266	0	24
	66	238	57	.239	0	13
	40	121	18	.149	0	10
	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
	41	346.2	24	12	2.26	210
	46	328.2	27	10	1.48	287
	35	255.0	18	8	1.84	145
	25	183.2	4	11	2.60	82
	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
	35	229.0	18	11	2.83	142
	6	35.1	1	4	4.33	24

1905 World Series

'''NL New York Giants vs AL Philadelphia Athletics '''

Awards and honors

American League top five finishers

Andy Coakley

#4 earned run average

Lave Cross

#2 runs batted in

Harry Davis

#1 runs batted in
#1 home runs
#1 runs scored
#4 slugging percentage

Topsy Hartsel

#1 on-base percentage
#4 runs scored
#4 stolen bases

Danny Hoffman

#1 in stolen bases

Eddie Plank

#2 wins
#2 strikeouts

Rube Waddell

#1 wins
#1 earned run average
#1 strikeouts
#2 shutouts