1905 Boston Americans

78-74 • .513 Win% • 4th in AL

📊 Season Record

78 Wins
74 Losses
.513 Win %
4th Rank
579 R 565 RA
Diff +14

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579 Runs Scored
565 Runs Allowed
+14 Run Diff
479K Attendance

📈 vs. 1905 AL Average

Batting Avg .233 3% below the 1905 league average (.240)
OBP .305 2% above the 1905 league average (.299)
SLG .310 1% below the 1905 league average (.313)
Team ERA 2.84 7% worse than the 1905 league average (2.65)
Runs Scored 579 2% above the 1905 league average (568 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumHuntington Avenue Grounds
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 479,306
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Avg per Game 6,224

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1905

Batting Avg

1 Jimmy Collins 0.276 2 George Winter 0.261 3 Chick Stahl 0.258 4 Jesse Burkett 0.257 5 Kip Selbach 0.246

Home Runs

1 Hobe Ferris 6 2 Jesse Burkett 4 3 Jimmy Collins 4 4 Myron Grimshaw 4 5 Kip Selbach 4

RBI

1 Jimmy Collins 65 2 Hobe Ferris 59 3 Buck Freeman 49 4 Jesse Burkett 47 5 Kip Selbach 47
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Freddy Parent 153 602 55 141 16 5 0 33 47 52 25 0.234
Jesse Burkett 148 573 78 147 12 13 4 47 67 63 13 0.257
Hobe Ferris 142 523 51 115 24 16 6 59 23 69 11 0.220
Jimmy Collins 131 508 66 140 26 5 4 65 37 21 18 0.276
Chick Stahl 134 500 61 129 17 4 0 47 50 51 18 0.258
Buck Freeman 130 455 59 109 20 8 3 49 46 51 8 0.240
Kip Selbach 121 418 54 103 16 6 4 47 67 28 12 0.246
Lou Criger 109 313 33 62 6 7 1 36 54 20 5 0.198
Myron Grimshaw 85 285 39 68 8 2 4 35 21 35 4 0.239
Bob Unglaub 43 121 18 27 5 1 0 11 6 15 2 0.223
Cy Young 38 120 8 18 2 1 2 10 4 29 0 0.150
Jesse Tannehill 37 93 11 21 2 0 1 12 16 18 1 0.226
George Winter 35 92 12 24 0 0 0 5 5 21 4 0.261
Charlie Armbruster 35 91 13 18 4 0 0 6 18 14 3 0.198
Bill Dinneen 31 88 6 13 2 0 0 4 2 15 4 0.148
Art McGovern 15 44 1 5 1 0 0 1 4 5 0 0.114
John Godwin 15 43 4 14 1 0 0 10 3 6 3 0.326
Norwood Gibson 23 42 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 15 0 0.095
George LaChance 12 41 1 6 1 0 0 5 6 5 0 0.146
Pop Rising 11 29 2 3 1 1 0 2 2 4 0 0.103
Duke Farrell 7 21 2 6 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.286
Ed Hughes 6 14 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0.214
Ed Barry 7 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.091
Joe Harris 3 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.111
Hank Olmsted 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.125
Tom Doran 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Yip Owens 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1905

ERA

1 Cy Young 1.82 2 Jesse Tannehill 2.48 3 Ed Barry 2.88 4 George Winter 2.96 5 Norwood Gibson 3.69

Wins

1 Jesse Tannehill 22 2 Cy Young 18 3 George Winter 16 4 Bill Dinneen 12 5 Norwood Gibson 4

Strikeouts

1 Cy Young 210 2 George Winter 119 3 Jesse Tannehill 113 4 Bill Dinneen 97 5 Norwood Gibson 67
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Cy Young 18 19 1.82 38 33 0 320.2 248 65 30 210
Jesse Tannehill 22 9 2.48 37 32 0 271.2 238 75 59 113
George Winter 16 17 2.96 35 27 0 264.1 249 87 54 119
Bill Dinneen 12 14 3.73 31 29 1 243.2 235 101 50 97
Norwood Gibson 4 7 3.69 23 17 0 134.0 118 55 55 67
Ed Barry 1 2 2.88 7 5 0 40.2 38 13 15 18
Ed Hughes 3 2 4.59 6 4 0 33.1 38 17 9 8
Hank Olmsted 1 2 3.24 3 3 0 25.0 18 9 12 6
Joe Harris 1 2 2.35 3 3 0 23.0 16 6 8 14

👥 Roster (27)

Charlie Armbruster Ed Barry Jesse Burkett Jimmy Collins Lou Criger Bill Dinneen Tom Doran Duke Farrell Hobe Ferris Buck Freeman Norwood Gibson John Godwin +15 more

27 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1905 Boston Americans

What was the 1905 Boston Americans record?
The 1905 Boston Americans finished 78-74 (.513 win pct).
Who led the 1905 Boston Americans in home runs?
Hobe Ferris led the 1905 Boston Americans with 6 home runs.
What was the 1905 Boston Americans team ERA?
The 1905 Boston Americans posted a team ERA of 2.84.
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