1905 New York Highlanders

71-78 • .477 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1905 New York Highlanders went 71-78 (.477) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 586 runs, allowed 621, and played home games at Hilltop Park. Team leaders included Jimmy Williams (6 HR, 62 RBI) and Jack Chesbro (19-15, 2.20 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

71 Wins
78 Losses
.477 Win %
6th Rank
586 R 621 RA
Diff -35

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586 Runs Scored
621 Runs Allowed
-35 Run Diff
371K Attendance

📈 vs. 1905 AL Average

Batting Avg .247 3% above the 1905 league average (.240)
OBP .307 3% above the 1905 league average (.299)
SLG .319 2% above the 1905 league average (.313)
Team ERA 2.93 10% worse than the 1905 league average (2.65)
Runs Scored 586 3% above the 1905 league average (568 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumHilltop Park
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Home Games 75
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Total Attendance 371,000
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Avg per Game 4,946

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1905

Batting Avg

1 Ed Hahn 0.319 2 Willie Keeler 0.302 3 Wid Conroy 0.273 4 Joe Yeager 0.267 5 Patsy Dougherty 0.263

Home Runs

1 Jimmy Williams 6 2 Willie Keeler 4 3 Hal Chase 3 4 Patsy Dougherty 3 5 Wid Conroy 2

RBI

1 Jimmy Williams 62 2 Kid Elberfeld 53 3 Hal Chase 49 4 Dave Fultz 42 5 Joe Yeager 42
1905 New York Highlanders — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Willie Keeler 149 560 81 169 14 4 4 38 43 13 19 0.302
Jimmy Williams 129 470 54 107 20 8 6 62 50 46 14 0.228
Hal Chase 128 465 60 116 16 6 3 49 15 62 22 0.249
Dave Fultz 129 422 49 98 13 3 0 42 39 47 44 0.232
Patsy Dougherty 116 418 56 110 9 6 3 29 28 40 17 0.263
Joe Yeager 115 401 54 107 16 7 0 42 25 28 8 0.267
Kid Elberfeld 111 390 48 102 18 2 0 53 23 16 18 0.262
Wid Conroy 101 385 55 105 19 11 2 25 32 47 25 0.273
Red Kleinow 88 253 23 56 6 3 1 24 20 34 7 0.221
Deacon McGuire 72 228 9 50 7 2 0 33 18 21 3 0.219
Ed Hahn 43 160 32 51 5 0 0 11 25 10 1 0.319
Al Orth 55 131 13 24 3 1 1 8 4 22 2 0.183
Jack Chesbro 41 112 6 21 6 3 0 10 2 32 2 0.188
John Anderson 32 99 12 23 3 1 0 14 8 8 9 0.232
Bill Hogg 39 67 3 4 0 0 0 1 5 23 0 0.060
Jack Powell 37 65 4 12 1 0 1 2 4 12 0 0.185
Frank LaPorte 11 40 4 16 1 0 1 12 1 4 1 0.400
Jim Cockman 13 38 5 4 0 0 0 2 4 10 2 0.105
Doc Powers 11 33 3 6 1 0 0 2 1 6 0 0.182
Clark Griffith 26 32 2 7 1 1 0 5 3 11 0 0.219
Ambrose Puttmann 18 32 3 10 1 2 0 2 0 8 0 0.312
Rube Oldring 8 30 2 9 0 1 1 6 2 4 4 0.300
Frank Delahanty 9 27 0 6 1 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.222
Joe Connor 8 22 4 5 1 0 0 2 3 5 1 0.227
Doc Newton 11 22 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 9 0 0.136
Walter Clarkson 9 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.053
Fred Curtis 2 9 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0.222
Wilbur Good 5 8 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.375
Louis LeRoy 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.125
Phil Cooney 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jack Doyle 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Jacklitsch 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.000
Joe McCarthy 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Charlie Fallon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Art Goodwin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1905

ERA

1 Clark Griffith 1.68 2 Doc Newton 2.11 3 Jack Chesbro 2.20 4 Al Orth 2.86 5 Bill Hogg 3.20

Wins

1 Jack Chesbro 19 2 Al Orth 18 3 Clark Griffith 9 4 Bill Hogg 9 5 Jack Powell 8

Strikeouts

1 Jack Chesbro 156 2 Bill Hogg 125 3 Al Orth 121 4 Jack Powell 84 5 Clark Griffith 46
1905 New York Highlanders — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Al Orth 18 16 2.86 40 37 0 305.1 273 97 61 121
Jack Chesbro 19 15 2.20 41 38 0 303.1 262 74 71 156
Bill Hogg 9 13 3.20 39 22 1 205.0 178 73 101 125
Jack Powell 8 13 3.50 37 23 1 203.0 214 79 57 84
Clark Griffith 9 6 1.68 25 7 1 101.2 82 19 15 46
Ambrose Puttmann 2 7 4.27 17 9 1 86.1 79 41 37 39
Doc Newton 2 2 2.11 11 7 0 59.2 61 14 24 15
Walter Clarkson 3 3 3.91 9 4 0 46.0 40 20 13 35
Louis LeRoy 1 1 3.75 3 3 0 24.0 26 10 1 8
Wilbur Good 0 2 4.74 5 2 0 19.0 18 10 14 13
Art Goodwin 0 0 81.00 1 0 0 0.1 2 3 2 0

👥 Roster (35)

John Anderson Hal Chase Jack Chesbro Walter Clarkson Jim Cockman Joe Connor Wid Conroy Phil Cooney Fred Curtis Frank Delahanty Patsy Dougherty Jack Doyle +23 more

35 players

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The 1905 New York Highlanders in brief

In 1905 the New York Highlanders posted a 71-78 mark (.477) and finished 6th in the AL. The New York Highlanders scored 586 runs and allowed 621, a run differential of -35. At the plate the New York Highlanders hit .247, 3% better than the league's .240. The staff ERA of 2.93 was 10% worse than the league average of 2.65. The 1905 New York Highlanders outscored the average club by 3% (586 against 568).

Hilltop Park was home in 1905, drawing a total attendance of 371,000. Jimmy Williams topped the New York Highlanders with 6 home runs. Willie Keeler collected the most hits, 169. The pitching staff's wins leader was Jack Chesbro (19). The 1905 roster runs to 35 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1905 New York Highlanders

What was the 1905 New York Highlanders record?
The 1905 New York Highlanders finished 71-78 (.477 win pct).
Who led the 1905 New York Highlanders in home runs?
Jimmy Williams led the 1905 New York Highlanders with 6 home runs.
What was the 1905 New York Highlanders team ERA?
The 1905 New York Highlanders posted a team ERA of 2.93.
Did the 1905 New York Highlanders win the World Series?
No. The 1905 New York Highlanders did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1905 New York Highlanders play?
The 1905 New York Highlanders played home games at Hilltop Park.
Who led the 1905 New York Highlanders in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jimmy Williams (6 HR, 62 RBI) and Jack Chesbro (19-15, 2.20 ERA).
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