1905 Season

21 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1905 Major League Baseball season was played by 21 teams. The New York Giants won the World Series, defeating the Philadelphia Athletics. Fred Odwell led with 9 home runs, Cy Seymour led with 121 RBI, and Cy Seymour led with 219 hits. This page carries the 1905 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

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1905 Bracket
World Series NY1 def. PHA (4-1)

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1905 Home Run Leaders

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Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 477 plate appearances at 154 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Cy Seymour .377 2 Honus Wagner .363 3 Mike Donlin .356 4 Roy Thomas .317 5 Frank Chance .316

OPS qualified

1 Cy Seymour .988 2 Honus Wagner .932 3 Mike Donlin .908 4 Frank Chance .883 5 Elmer Flick .845

Home Runs all players

1 Fred Odwell 9 2 Harry Davis 8 3 Cy Seymour 8 4 Bill Dahlen 7 5 Mike Donlin 7

RBI all players

1 Cy Seymour 121 2 Sam Mertes 108 3 Honus Wagner 101 4 Sherry Magee 98 5 John Titus 89

Hits all players

1 Cy Seymour 219 2 Mike Donlin 216 3 Honus Wagner 199 4 George Stone 187 5 John Barry 182

Runs all players

1 Mike Donlin 124 2 Roy Thomas 118 3 Miller Huggins 117 4 Honus Wagner 114 5 John Barry 100

Stolen Bases all players

1 Art Devlin 59 2 Billy Maloney 59 3 Honus Wagner 57 4 Sam Mertes 52 5 Sherry Magee 48
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1905 Strikeout Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 154 innings at 154 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Christy Mathewson 1.28 2 Ed Reulbach 1.42 3 Rube Waddell 1.48 4 Doc White 1.76 5 Cy Young 1.82

WHIP qualified

1 Cy Young 0.87 2 Christy Mathewson 0.93 3 Ed Reulbach 0.96 4 Rube Waddell 0.98 5 Frank Owen 0.99

Wins all pitchers

1 Christy Mathewson 31 2 Rube Waddell 27 3 Eddie Plank 24 4 Nick Altrock 23 5 Ed Killian 23

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Rube Waddell 287 2 Eddie Plank 210 3 Cy Young 210 4 Christy Mathewson 206 5 Red Ames 198

Saves all pitchers

1 Claude Elliott 6 2 Christy Mathewson 3 3 Joe McGinnity 3 4 Hooks Wiltse 3 5 Jim Buchanan 2
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📋 Standings

EAS

Philadelphia Giants ★ 12-0 All Cubans 4-3 Cuban X Giants 3-4 Brooklyn Royal Giants 0-12

American League

Philadelphia Athletics ★ 92-56 Chicago White Sox 92-60 Detroit Tigers 79-74 Boston Americans 78-74 Cleveland Naps 76-78 New York Highlanders 71-78 Washington Senators 64-87 St. Louis Browns 54-99

National League

New York Giants ★ 105-48 Pittsburgh Pirates 96-57 Chicago Cubs 92-61 Philadelphia Phillies 83-69 Cincinnati Reds 79-74 St. Louis Cardinals 58-96 Boston Beaneaters 51-103 Brooklyn Superbas 48-104

WES

Chicago Leland Giants ★ 1-1

The 1905 season in brief

The Philadelphia Giants set the pace in 1905 with a 12-0 record. The weakest record belonged to the Brooklyn Royal Giants, 0-12. Group by group, the Philadelphia Athletics (92-56) held off the Chicago White Sox (92-60) in the American League, the Philadelphia Giants owned the EAS group with a 12-0 mark, the All Cubans next at 4-3, and the National League was not close, the New York Giants finishing 105-48 to the Pittsburgh Pirates's 96-57. In the World Series, the New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Athletics, 4 games to 1. The home run board is topped by Fred Odwell at 9, ahead of Harry Davis with 8. The qualified batting-average board starts with Cy Seymour at .377, with Honus Wagner next at .363. Cy Seymour cleared the 477-plate-appearance line that 1905's 154 team games set. The batting tiles keep returning to Cy Seymour, first in batting average, OPS, RBI, and hits. The ERA board, limited to qualified pitchers, starts with Christy Mathewson at 1.28; Ed Reulbach followed at 1.42. 1905's pitching counting leaders: Christy Mathewson in wins (31) and Rube Waddell in strikeouts (287). The stolen-base tile is headed by Art Devlin with 59. For the complete tables behind these tiles, see the 1905 leaders page.

1905 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 1905?
The New York Giants won the 1905 World Series, beating the Philadelphia Athletics.
How many teams played in 1905?
21 teams played in the 1905 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1905?
Fred Odwell led with 9 home runs in 1905.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1905?
Cy Seymour led with 121 RBI in 1905.
Who led MLB in hits in 1905?
Cy Seymour led with 219 hits in 1905.
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