1905 Pittsburgh Pirates season

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
Team photo, August 1905
Team photo, August 1905
LeagueNational League
BallparkExposition Park
CityAllegheny, Pennsylvania
OwnersBarney Dreyfuss
ManagersFred Clarke
← 1904 Seasons 1906 →

Regular season

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Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
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

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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

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Roster

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1905 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 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

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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
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

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
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

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
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

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Del Howard 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
Frank Moore 1 0 0 0 0.00 1

Notes

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  1. ^ In the early 20th century and earlier, the name of Pittsburgh was spelled with and without the final 'h'.

References

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