The 1905 Pittsburgh[a] Pirates season was the 24th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise. The Pirates finished second in the National League with a record of 96–57.
1905 Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
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![]() Team photo, August 1905 | ||
League | National League | |
Ballpark | Exposition Park | |
City | Allegheny, Pennsylvania | |
Owners | Barney Dreyfuss | |
Managers | Fred Clarke | |
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Regular season
editSeason standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Giants | 105 | 48 | .686 | — | 54–21 | 51–27 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 96 | 57 | .627 | 9 | 49–28 | 47–29 |
Chicago Cubs | 92 | 61 | .601 | 13 | 54–25 | 38–36 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 83 | 69 | .546 | 21½ | 39–36 | 44–33 |
Cincinnati Reds | 79 | 74 | .516 | 26 | 50–28 | 29–46 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 58 | 96 | .377 | 47½ | 32–45 | 26–51 |
Boston Beaneaters | 51 | 103 | .331 | 54½ | 29–46 | 22–57 |
Brooklyn Superbas | 48 | 104 | .316 | 56½ | 29–47 | 19–57 |
Record vs. opponents
editSources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 11–11–1 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 3–19 | 5–17–1 | 9–13 | 8–14 | |||||
Brooklyn | 11–11–1 | — | 6–16 | 4–18 | 7–15 | 3–18–1 | 7–14–1 | 10–12 | |||||
Chicago | 15–7 | 16–6 | — | 12–10 | 10–12 | 12–9–1 | 10–12–1 | 17–5 | |||||
Cincinnati | 14–8 | 18–4 | 10–12 | — | 5–16–2 | 13–9 | 9–13 | 10–12 | |||||
New York | 19–3 | 15–7 | 12–10 | 16–5–2 | — | 14–8 | 12–10 | 17–5 | |||||
Philadelphia | 17–5–1 | 18–3–1 | 9–12–1 | 9–13 | 8–14 | — | 6–16 | 16–6 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 13–9 | 14–7–1 | 12–10–1 | 13–9 | 10–12 | 16–6 | — | 18–4 | |||||
St. Louis | 14–8 | 12–10 | 5–17 | 12–10 | 5–17 | 6–16 | 4–18 | — |
Opening Day lineup
editRoster
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager |
Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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 |
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C | Heinie Peitz | 88 | 278 | 62 | .223 | 0 | 27 |
1B | Del Howard | 123 | 435 | 127 | .292 | 2 | 63 |
2B | Claude Ritchey | 153 | 533 | 136 | .255 | 0 | 52 |
SS | Honus Wagner | 147 | 548 | 199 | .363 | 6 | 101 |
3B | Dave Brain | 85 | 307 | 79 | .257 | 3 | 46 |
OF | Ginger Beaumont | 103 | 384 | 126 | .328 | 3 | 40 |
OF | Fred Clarke | 141 | 525 | 157 | .299 | 2 | 51 |
OF | Otis Clymer | 96 | 365 | 108 | .296 | 0 | 23 |
Other batters
editNote: 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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Tommy Leach | 131 | 499 | 128 | .257 | 2 | 53 |
Bill Clancy | 56 | 227 | 52 | .229 | 2 | 34 |
George Gibson | 46 | 135 | 24 | .178 | 2 | 14 |
Bob Ganley | 32 | 127 | 40 | .315 | 0 | 7 |
Homer Hillebrand | 39 | 110 | 26 | .236 | 0 | 7 |
Fred Carisch | 32 | 107 | 22 | .206 | 0 | 8 |
George McBride | 27 | 87 | 19 | .218 | 0 | 7 |
Jim Wallace | 7 | 29 | 6 | .207 | 0 | 3 |
Steamer Flanagan | 7 | 25 | 7 | .280 | 0 | 3 |
Otto Knabe | 3 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 2 |
Harry Smith | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: 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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Deacon Phillippe | 38 | 279.0 | 20 | 13 | 2.19 | 133 |
Sam Leever | 33 | 229.2 | 20 | 5 | 2.70 | 81 |
Charlie Case | 31 | 217.0 | 11 | 11 | 2.57 | 57 |
Patsy Flaherty | 27 | 187.2 | 10 | 10 | 3.50 | 44 |
Chick Robitaille | 17 | 120.1 | 8 | 5 | 2.92 | 32 |
Lefty Leifield | 8 | 56.0 | 5 | 2 | 2.89 | 10 |
Other pitchers
editNote: 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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Mike Lynch | 33 | 206.1 | 17 | 8 | 3.79 | 106 |
Homer Hillebrand | 10 | 60.2 | 5 | 2 | 2.82 | 37 |
Ed Kinsella | 3 | 17.0 | 0 | 1 | 2.65 | 11 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Del Howard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Frank Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Notes
edit- ^ In the early 20th century and earlier, the name of Pittsburgh was spelled with and without the final 'h'.
References
edit- 1905 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 1905 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac