1905 St. Louis Cardinals

58-96 • .377 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1905 St. Louis Cardinals went 58-96 (.377) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 535 runs, allowed 734, and played home games at Robison Field. Team leaders included Homer Smoot (4 HR, 58 RBI) and Jack Taylor (15-21, 3.44 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

58 Wins
96 Losses
.377 Win %
6th Rank
535 R 734 RA
Diff -199

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535 Runs Scored
734 Runs Allowed
-199 Run Diff
271K Attendance

📈 vs. 1905 NL Average

Batting Avg .247 3% below the 1905 league average (.255)
OBP .306 3% below the 1905 league average (.315)
SLG .320 3% below the 1905 league average (.331)
Team ERA 3.59 20% worse than the 1905 league average (3.00)
Runs Scored 535 16% below the 1905 league average (636 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRobison Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 271,650
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Avg per Game 3,527

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1905

Batting Avg

1 Homer Smoot 0.311 2 Mike Grady 0.286 3 Jake Beckley 0.286 4 Spike Shannon 0.268 5 Josh Clarke 0.257

Home Runs

1 Mike Grady 4 2 Homer Smoot 4 3 Josh Clarke 3 4 Harry Arndt 2 5 George McBride 2

RBI

1 Homer Smoot 58 2 Jake Beckley 57 3 Mike Grady 41 4 Spike Shannon 41 5 Harry Arndt 36
1905 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Spike Shannon 140 544 73 146 16 3 0 41 47 51 27 0.268
Homer Smoot 139 534 73 166 21 16 4 58 33 61 21 0.311
Jake Beckley 134 514 48 147 20 10 1 57 30 41 12 0.286
Jack Dunleavy 119 435 52 105 8 8 1 25 55 60 15 0.241
Jimmy Burke 122 431 34 97 9 5 1 30 21 24 15 0.225
Harry Arndt 113 415 40 101 11 6 2 36 24 37 13 0.243
Mike Grady 100 311 41 89 20 7 4 41 33 44 15 0.286
George McBride 81 281 22 61 1 2 2 34 14 64 10 0.217
Danny Shay 78 281 30 67 12 1 0 28 35 26 11 0.238
Josh Clarke 50 167 31 43 3 2 3 18 27 31 8 0.257
Dave Brain 44 158 11 36 4 5 1 17 8 16 4 0.228
Jack Warner 41 137 9 35 2 2 1 12 6 5 2 0.255
Jack Taylor 39 121 11 23 5 2 0 12 8 15 4 0.190
Tom Leahy 35 97 3 22 1 3 0 7 8 17 0 0.227
Jake Thielman 34 91 16 21 1 5 0 8 12 19 1 0.231
Chappie McFarland 31 85 8 14 2 1 0 4 6 19 0 0.165
Art Hoelskoetter 24 83 7 20 2 1 0 5 3 13 1 0.241
Buster Brown 23 65 3 6 0 3 0 1 1 23 0 0.092
Wish Egan 23 59 5 6 0 0 0 0 3 20 1 0.102
Rube DeGroff 15 56 3 14 2 1 0 5 5 15 1 0.250
Dave Zearfoss 20 51 2 8 0 1 0 2 4 5 0 0.157
Jack Himes 12 41 3 6 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.146
Win Kellum 11 25 2 5 0 0 0 3 3 6 0 0.200
John Farrell 7 24 6 4 0 1 0 1 4 1 1 0.167
Kid Nichols 8 22 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.227
Sandy McDougal 5 15 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.133
Simmy Murch 4 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.111
Billy Campbell 2 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.143
Gerry Shea 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Jim McGinley 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1905

ERA

1 Win Kellum 2.92 2 Buster Brown 2.97 3 Sandy McDougal 3.43 4 Jack Taylor 3.44 5 Jake Thielman 3.50

Wins

1 Jack Taylor 15 2 Jake Thielman 15 3 Buster Brown 8 4 Chappie McFarland 8 5 Wish Egan 6

Strikeouts

1 Jack Taylor 102 2 Jake Thielman 87 3 Chappie McFarland 85 4 Buster Brown 57 5 Wish Egan 29
1905 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Taylor 15 21 3.44 37 34 1 309.0 302 118 85 102
Chappie McFarland 8 18 3.81 31 28 1 250.1 281 106 65 85
Jake Thielman 15 16 3.50 32 29 0 242.0 265 94 62 87
Buster Brown 8 11 2.97 23 21 0 178.2 172 59 62 57
Wish Egan 6 15 3.57 23 19 0 171.1 189 68 39 29
Win Kellum 3 3 2.92 11 7 0 74.0 70 24 10 19
Kid Nichols 1 5 5.40 7 7 0 51.2 64 31 18 16
Sandy McDougal 1 4 3.43 5 5 0 44.2 50 17 12 10
Billy Campbell 1 1 7.41 2 2 0 17.0 27 14 7 2
Art Hoelskoetter 0 1 1.50 1 1 0 6.0 6 1 5 4
Jim McGinley 0 1 15.00 1 1 0 3.0 5 5 2 0

👥 Roster (30)

Harry Arndt Jake Beckley Dave Brain Buster Brown Jimmy Burke Billy Campbell Josh Clarke Rube DeGroff Jack Dunleavy Wish Egan John Farrell Mike Grady +18 more

30 players

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The 1905 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

A 58-96 record (.377) put the 1905 St. Louis Cardinals 6th in the NL. The St. Louis Cardinals scored 535 runs and allowed 734, a run differential of -199. The team batting average of .247 was 3% below the 1905 league mark of .255. The St. Louis Cardinals staff finished with a 3.59 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.00. The 1905 St. Louis Cardinals scored 16% fewer runs than the average club (535 against 636).

Attendance at Robison Field totaled 271,650 for the year. Homer Smoot topped the St. Louis Cardinals with 4 home runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Jake Thielman (15). The strikeout leader was Jack Taylor with 102. The 1905 roster runs to 30 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1905 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1905 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1905 St. Louis Cardinals finished 58-96 (.377 win pct).
Who led the 1905 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Mike Grady led the 1905 St. Louis Cardinals with 4 home runs.
What was the 1905 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1905 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.59.
Did the 1905 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1905 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1905 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1905 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Robison Field.
Who led the 1905 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Homer Smoot (4 HR, 58 RBI) and Jack Taylor (15-21, 3.44 ERA).
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