| 1905 New York Highlanders | |
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| Owner(s) | William Devery and Frank Farrell |
| Manager(s) | Clark Griffith |
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The 1905 New York Highlanders season was a season in American baseball. It was the team's third season. The Highlanders finished in sixth place in the American League with a record of 71–78. The team was managed by Clark Griffith and played its home games at Hilltop Park.
Regular season
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
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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 | Red Kleinow | 88 | 253 | 56 | .221 | 1 | 24 |
| 1B | Hal Chase | 128 | 465 | 116 | .249 | 3 | 49 |
| 2B | Jimmy Williams | 129 | 470 | 107 | .228 | 6 | 62 |
| SS | Kid Elberfeld | 111 | 390 | 102 | .262 | 0 | 53 |
| 3B | Joe Yeager | 115 | 401 | 107 | .267 | 0 | 42 |
| OF | Willie Keeler | 149 | 560 | 169 | .302 | 4 | 38 |
| OF | Patsy Dougherty | 116 | 418 | 110 | .263 | 3 | 29 |
| OF | Dave Fultz | 129 | 422 | 98 | .232 | 0 | 42 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wid Conroy | 101 | 385 | 105 | .273 | 2 | 25 |
| Deacon McGuire | 72 | 228 | 50 | .219 | 0 | 33 |
| Ed Hahn | 43 | 160 | 51 | .319 | 0 | 11 |
| John Anderson | 32 | 99 | 23 | .232 | 0 | 14 |
| Frank LaPorte | 11 | 40 | 16 | .400 | 1 | 12 |
| Jim Cockman | 13 | 38 | 4 | .105 | 0 | 2 |
| Doc Powers | 11 | 33 | 6 | .182 | 0 | 2 |
| Rube Oldring | 8 | 30 | 9 | .300 | 1 | 6 |
| Frank Delahanty | 9 | 27 | 6 | .222 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Connor | 8 | 22 | 5 | .227 | 0 | 2 |
| Fred Curtis | 2 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 2 |
| Fred Jacklitsch | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Doyle | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Cooney | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe McCarthy | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Fallon | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Orth | 40 | 305.1 | 18 | 16 | 2.86 | 121 |
| Jack Chesbro | 41 | 303.1 | 19 | 15 | 2.20 | 156 |
| Louis Leroy | 3 | 24.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.75 | 8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hogg | 39 | 205.0 | 9 | 13 | 3.20 | 125 |
| Jack Powell | 37 | 203.0 | 8 | 13 | 3.50 | 84 |
| Clark Griffith | 25 | 101.2 | 9 | 6 | 1.68 | 46 |
| Ambrose Puttmann | 17 | 86.1 | 2 | 7 | 4.27 | 39 |
| Doc Newton | 11 | 59.2 | 2 | 2 | 2.11 | 15 |
| Walter Clarkson | 9 | 46.0 | 3 | 3 | 3.91 | 35 |
| Wilbur Good | 5 | 19.0 | 0 | 2 | 4.74 | 13 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Goodwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81.00 | 0 |
External links
- 1905 New York Highlanders season at Baseball Reference
- 1905 New York Highlanders team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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