1905 St. Louis Browns

54-99 • .353 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1905 St. Louis Browns went 54-99 (.353) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 512 runs, allowed 608, and played home games at Sportsman's Park III. Team leaders included George Stone (7 HR, 52 RBI) and Harry Howell (15-22, 1.98 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

54 Wins
99 Losses
.353 Win %
8th Rank
512 R 608 RA
Diff -96

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512 Runs Scored
608 Runs Allowed
-96 Run Diff
362K Attendance

📈 vs. 1905 AL Average

Batting Avg .231 4% below the 1905 league average (.240)
OBP .288 4% below the 1905 league average (.299)
SLG .289 8% below the 1905 league average (.313)
Team ERA 2.74 3% worse than the 1905 league average (2.65)
Runs Scored 512 10% below the 1905 league average (568 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park III
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 362,138
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Avg per Game 4,584

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1905

Batting Avg

1 George Stone 0.296 2 Bobby Wallace 0.271 3 Emil Frisk 0.261 4 Tom Jones 0.242 5 Ben Koehler 0.237

Home Runs

1 George Stone 7 2 Emil Frisk 3 3 Ben Koehler 2 4 Harry Gleason 1 5 Harry Howell 1

RBI

1 Bobby Wallace 59 2 Harry Gleason 57 3 George Stone 52 4 Tom Jones 48 5 Ben Koehler 47
1905 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Stone 154 632 76 187 25 13 7 52 44 69 26 0.296
Bobby Wallace 156 587 67 159 25 9 1 59 45 34 13 0.271
Ben Koehler 142 536 55 127 14 6 2 47 32 82 22 0.237
Harry Gleason 150 535 45 116 11 5 1 57 34 45 23 0.217
Tom Jones 135 504 44 122 16 2 0 48 30 40 19 0.242
Emil Frisk 124 429 58 112 11 6 3 36 42 56 7 0.261
Ike Rockenfield 95 322 40 70 12 0 0 16 46 35 11 0.217
Ike Van Zandt 94 322 31 75 15 1 1 20 7 48 7 0.233
Joe Sugden 90 266 21 46 4 0 0 23 23 17 3 0.173
Harry Howell 42 135 9 26 6 2 1 10 3 44 0 0.193
Tubby Spencer 35 115 6 27 1 2 0 11 7 15 2 0.235
Frank Roth 35 107 9 25 3 0 0 7 6 24 1 0.234
Fred Glade 32 98 1 9 1 0 0 1 5 35 1 0.092
Barney Pelty 31 98 9 15 0 0 0 1 2 21 0 0.153
Charlie Starr 26 97 9 20 0 0 0 6 7 12 0 0.206
Art Weaver 28 92 5 11 2 1 0 3 1 12 0 0.120
Willie Sudhoff 32 86 6 16 3 1 0 3 7 15 1 0.186
Charles Moran 27 82 6 16 1 0 0 5 10 6 3 0.195
Dick Padden 16 58 5 10 1 1 0 4 3 2 3 0.172
Jim Buchanan 22 46 5 7 1 0 0 1 5 8 1 0.152
Cy Morgan 13 31 1 8 1 0 0 5 2 12 1 0.258
Harry Ables 6 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Jack Powell 3 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.100
Charlie Gibson 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Branch Rickey 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1905

ERA

1 Harry Howell 1.98 2 Barney Pelty 2.75 3 Fred Glade 2.81 4 Willie Sudhoff 2.99 5 Jim Buchanan 3.50

Wins

1 Harry Howell 15 2 Barney Pelty 14 3 Willie Sudhoff 10 4 Fred Glade 6 5 Jim Buchanan 5

Strikeouts

1 Harry Howell 198 2 Fred Glade 127 3 Barney Pelty 114 4 Willie Sudhoff 70 5 Jim Buchanan 54
1905 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Harry Howell 15 22 1.98 38 37 0 323.0 252 71 101 198
Fred Glade 6 25 2.81 32 32 0 275.0 257 86 58 127
Barney Pelty 14 14 2.75 31 28 0 258.2 222 79 68 114
Willie Sudhoff 10 20 2.99 32 30 0 244.0 222 81 78 70
Jim Buchanan 5 9 3.50 22 15 2 141.1 149 55 27 54
Cy Morgan 2 5 3.61 13 8 0 77.1 82 31 37 44
Harry Ables 0 3 3.82 6 3 0 30.2 37 13 13 11
Jack Powell 2 1 1.61 3 3 0 28.0 22 5 5 12
Ike Van Zandt 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 6.2 2 0 2 3

👥 Roster (25)

Harry Ables Jim Buchanan Emil Frisk Charlie Gibson Fred Glade Harry Gleason Harry Howell Tom Jones Ben Koehler Charles Moran Cy Morgan Dick Padden +13 more

25 players

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The 1905 St. Louis Browns in brief

The 1905 St. Louis Browns won 54 games and lost 99, ending up 8th in the AL. The run column shows 512 for and 608 against. Against a league average of .240, the 1905 St. Louis Browns batted .231. The staff ERA of 2.74 was 3% worse than the league average of 2.65. Measured against the 568-run league average, the offense was 10% behind.

Home games were played at Sportsman's Park III, where 362,138 fans came through the gates. For power, George Stone led the way with 7 homers. Bobby Wallace drove in a team-high 59 runs. Harry Howell led the pitchers with 15 wins. The roster section lists 25 players who appeared for the club. Neighboring pages cover the 1904 season and the 1906 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1905 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1905 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1905 St. Louis Browns finished 54-99 (.353 win pct).
Who led the 1905 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
George Stone led the 1905 St. Louis Browns with 7 home runs.
What was the 1905 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1905 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 2.74.
Did the 1905 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1905 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1905 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1905 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park III.
Who led the 1905 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were George Stone (7 HR, 52 RBI) and Harry Howell (15-22, 1.98 ERA).
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