1905 Pittsburgh Pirates

96-57 • .627 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1905 Pittsburgh Pirates went 96-57 (.627) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 692 runs, allowed 570, and played home games at Exposition Park. Team leaders included Honus Wagner (6 HR, 101 RBI) and Sam Leever (20-5, 2.70 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

96 Wins
57 Losses
.627 Win %
2nd Rank
692 R 570 RA
Diff +122

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692 Runs Scored
570 Runs Allowed
+122 Run Diff
375K Attendance

📈 vs. 1905 NL Average

Batting Avg .265 4% above the 1905 league average (.255)
OBP .320 2% above the 1905 league average (.315)
SLG .349 5% above the 1905 league average (.331)
Team ERA 2.86 5% better than the 1905 league average (3.00)
Runs Scored 692 9% above the 1905 league average (636 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumExposition Park
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 375,209
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Avg per Game 4,810

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1905

Batting Avg

1 Honus Wagner 0.363 2 Ginger Beaumont 0.328 3 Bob Ganley 0.315 4 Fred Clarke 0.299 5 Otis Clymer 0.296

Home Runs

1 Honus Wagner 6 2 Ginger Beaumont 3 3 Dave Brain 3 4 Bill Clancy 2 5 Fred Clarke 2

RBI

1 Honus Wagner 101 2 Del Howard 63 3 Tommy Leach 53 4 Claude Ritchey 52 5 Fred Clarke 51
1905 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Honus Wagner 147 548 114 199 32 14 6 101 54 53 57 0.363
Claude Ritchey 153 533 54 136 29 6 0 52 51 29 12 0.255
Fred Clarke 141 525 95 157 18 15 2 51 55 41 24 0.299
Tommy Leach 131 499 71 128 10 14 2 53 37 44 17 0.257
Del Howard 123 435 56 127 18 5 2 63 27 44 19 0.292
Ginger Beaumont 103 384 60 126 12 8 3 40 22 17 21 0.328
Otis Clymer 96 365 74 108 11 5 0 23 19 39 23 0.296
Dave Brain 85 307 31 79 17 6 3 46 15 31 8 0.257
Heinie Peitz 88 278 18 62 10 0 0 27 24 25 2 0.223
Bill Clancy 56 227 23 52 11 3 2 34 4 18 3 0.229
George Gibson 46 135 14 24 2 2 2 14 15 17 2 0.178
Bob Ganley 32 127 12 40 1 2 0 7 8 9 3 0.315
Homer Hillebrand 39 110 9 26 3 2 0 7 6 12 1 0.236
Fred Carisch 32 107 7 22 0 3 0 8 2 6 1 0.206
Deacon Phillippe 38 97 6 9 0 0 0 4 8 21 0 0.093
Sam Leever 33 88 4 9 2 1 0 5 4 10 0 0.102
George McBride 27 87 9 19 4 0 0 7 6 11 2 0.218
Mike Lynch 33 81 12 11 1 1 0 2 5 21 0 0.136
Patsy Flaherty 30 76 7 15 4 2 0 4 3 20 0 0.197
Charlie Case 31 68 3 7 1 0 0 1 7 23 0 0.103
Chick Robitaille 17 45 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 0.133
Jim Wallace 7 29 3 6 1 0 0 3 3 6 2 0.207
Steamer Flanagan 7 25 7 7 1 1 0 3 1 1 3 0.280
Lefty Leifield 8 20 2 7 1 1 0 5 2 5 0 0.350
Otto Knabe 3 10 0 3 1 0 0 2 3 2 0 0.300
Ed Kinsella 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Harry Smith 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.000
Frank Moore 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1905

ERA

1 Deacon Phillippe 2.19 2 Charlie Case 2.57 3 Sam Leever 2.70 4 Homer Hillebrand 2.82 5 Lefty Leifield 2.89

Wins

1 Sam Leever 20 2 Deacon Phillippe 20 3 Mike Lynch 17 4 Charlie Case 11 5 Patsy Flaherty 10

Strikeouts

1 Deacon Phillippe 133 2 Mike Lynch 106 3 Sam Leever 81 4 Charlie Case 57 5 Patsy Flaherty 44
1905 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Deacon Phillippe 20 13 2.19 38 33 0 279.0 235 68 48 133
Sam Leever 20 5 2.70 33 29 1 229.2 199 69 54 81
Charlie Case 11 11 2.57 31 24 1 217.0 202 62 66 57
Mike Lynch 17 8 3.79 33 22 2 206.1 191 87 107 106
Patsy Flaherty 10 10 3.50 27 20 1 187.2 197 73 49 44
Chick Robitaille 8 5 2.92 17 12 0 120.1 126 39 28 32
Homer Hillebrand 5 2 2.82 10 6 1 60.2 43 19 19 37
Lefty Leifield 5 2 2.89 8 7 0 56.0 52 18 14 10
Ed Kinsella 0 1 2.65 3 2 0 17.0 19 5 3 11
Del Howard 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 6.0 4 0 1 0
Frank Moore 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 1

👥 Roster (28)

Ginger Beaumont Dave Brain Fred Carisch Charlie Case Bill Clancy Fred Clarke Otis Clymer Patsy Flaherty Steamer Flanagan Bob Ganley George Gibson Homer Hillebrand +16 more

28 players

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The 1905 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The 1905 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 96-57, a .627 winning percentage, placing 2nd in the NL. Runs came in at 692 scored against 570 allowed (+122). Against a league average of .255, the 1905 Pittsburgh Pirates batted .265. The staff ERA of 2.86 was 5% better than the league average of 3.00. Measured against the 636-run league average, the offense was 9% ahead.

The home park, Exposition Park, recorded 375,209 in attendance, about 4,810 a game. For power, Honus Wagner led the way with 6 homers. Sam Leever was the top winner, with 20 victories. The strikeout leader was Deacon Phillippe with 133. The 1905 roster runs to 28 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1904 season and the 1906 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1905 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1905 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1905 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 96-57 (.627 win pct).
Who led the 1905 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Honus Wagner led the 1905 Pittsburgh Pirates with 6 home runs.
What was the 1905 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1905 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 2.86.
Did the 1905 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1905 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1905 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1905 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Exposition Park.
Who led the 1905 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Honus Wagner (6 HR, 101 RBI) and Sam Leever (20-5, 2.70 ERA).
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