| 1905 Chicago White Sox | |
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| Owner(s) | Charles Comiskey |
| Manager(s) | Fielder Jones |
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Offseason
- February 1905: Branch Rickey was traded by the White Sox to the Browns for a player to be named later. The Browns completed the deal by sending Frank Roth to the White Sox in June.[1]
Regular season
- July 1, 1905: Frank Owen became the first pitcher in the history of the American League to have two complete game victories on the same day.[2] On September 26, teammate Ed Walsh would match the feat.
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Athletics | 92 | 56 | 0.622 | — | 51–22 | 41–34 |
| Chicago White Sox | 92 | 60 | 0.605 | 2 | 50–29 | 42–31 |
| Detroit Tigers | 79 | 74 | 0.516 | 15½ | 45–30 | 34–44 |
| Boston Americans | 78 | 74 | 0.513 | 16 | 44–32 | 34–42 |
| Cleveland Naps | 76 | 78 | 0.494 | 19 | 41–36 | 35–42 |
| New York Highlanders | 71 | 78 | 0.477 | 21½ | 40–35 | 31–43 |
| Washington Senators | 64 | 87 | 0.424 | 29½ | 33–42 | 31–45 |
| St. Louis Browns | 54 | 99 | 0.353 | 40½ | 34–42 | 20–57 |
Record vs. opponents
1905 American League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 6–16–1 | 14–8 | 10–12 | 13–8 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 13–8 | |||||
| Chicago | 16–6–1 | — | 13–9 | 11–11–1 | 15–7–1 | 9–12–1 | 14–7–1 | 14–8–1 | |||||
| Cleveland | 8–14 | 9–13 | — | 12–10 | 12–10 | 7–15 | 14–8–1 | 14–8 | |||||
| Detroit | 12–10 | 11–11–1 | 10–12 | — | 13–8 | 9–13 | 13–9 | 11–11 | |||||
| New York | 8–13 | 7–15–1 | 10–12 | 8–13 | — | 8–11–1 | 15–7 | 15–7–1 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 15–7 | 12–9–1 | 15–7 | 13–9 | 11–8–1 | — | 15–7–1 | 11–9–1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 7–15 | 7–14–1 | 8–14–1 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 7–15–1 | — | 9–13 | |||||
| Washington | 8–13 | 8–14–1 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 7–15–1 | 9–11–1 | 13–9 | — | |||||
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Billy Sullivan | 98 | 323 | 65 | .201 | 2 | 26 |
| 1B | Jiggs Donahue | 149 | 533 | 153 | .287 | 1 | 76 |
| 2B | Gus Dundon | 106 | 364 | 70 | .192 | 0 | 22 |
| SS | George Davis | 151 | 550 | 153 | .278 | 1 | 55 |
| 3B | Lee Tannehill | 142 | 480 | 96 | .200 | 0 | 39 |
| OF | Fielder Jones | 153 | 568 | 139 | .245 | 2 | 38 |
| OF | Danny Green | 112 | 379 | 92 | .243 | 0 | 44 |
| OF | Ducky Holmes | 92 | 328 | 66 | .201 | 0 | 22 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Frank Isbell | 94 | 341 | 101 | .296 | 2 | 45 |
| Nixey Callahan | 96 | 345 | 94 | .272 | 1 | 43 |
| Ed McFarland | 80 | 250 | 70 | .280 | 0 | 31 |
| George Rohe | 34 | 113 | 24 | .212 | 1 | 12 |
| Hub Hart | 11 | 20 | 2 | .100 | 0 | 4 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Frank Owen | 42 | 334 | 21 | 13 | 2.10 | 125 |
| Nick Altrock | 38 | 315.2 | 23 | 12 | 1.88 | 97 |
| Frank Smith | 39 | 291.2 | 19 | 13 | 2.13 | 171 |
| Doc White | 36 | 260.1 | 17 | 13 | 1.76 | 120 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Ed Walsh | 22 | 136.2 | 8 | 3 | 2.17 | 71 |
| Roy Patterson | 13 | 88.2 | 4 | 6 | 1.83 | 29 |
Notes
References
- 1905 Chicago White Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- Chicago White Sox team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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