1905 Boston Americans season

1905  Boston Americans
League	American League
Ballpark	Huntington Avenue Grounds
City	Boston, Massachusetts
Record	78–74 (.513)
League place	4th (16 GB)
Owners	John I. Taylor
Managers	Jimmy Collins
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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Boston Americans manager Jimmy Collins

The 1905 Boston Americans season was the fifth season for the professional baseball franchise that later became known as the Boston Red Sox. The Americans finished fourth in the American League (AL) with a record of 78 wins and 74 losses, 16 games behind the Philadelphia Athletics. The team was managed by Jimmy Collins and played its home games at Huntington Avenue Grounds.

Offseason

• December 26, 1904: George Stone and cash were traded by the Americans to the St. Louis Browns for Jesse Burkett. ^[1]
• March 1905: The team held spring training in Macon, Georgia. ^[2]

Regular season

• April 14: The regular season opens with a 3–2 loss to the Philadelphia Athletics at Columbia Park in Philadelphia. ^[3]
• April 21: In the home opener, the Americans lose to the visiting Athletics, 5–4. ^[3]
• July 4: In their longest game of the season, the Americans lose to the Athletics, 4–2 in 20 innings, in the second game of a doubleheader played in Boston. ^[3]
• August 5: The team has a winning record for the first time in the season, reaching 44–43 with an 8–4 win over the Cleveland Naps at League Park in Cleveland. ^[3]
• September 27: Bill Dinneen throws a no-hitter in a home game against the Chicago White Sox. ^[4]
• October 7: The regular season ends with a home doubleheader against the New York Highlanders; Boston wins both games, 7–6 in 10 innings, then 12–9 in five innings. ^[3]

Statistical leaders

The offense was led by Jimmy Collins with 65 RBIs and a .276 batting average, and Hobe Ferris with six home runs. The pitching staff was led by Cy Young, who made 38 appearances (33 starts) and pitched 31 complete games with an 18–19 record and 1.82 ERA, while striking out 210 in 320+2⁄3 innings; and Jesse Tannehill, with 37 appearances (32 starts) and 27 complete games with a 22–9 record and 2.48 ERA, with 113 strikeouts in 271+2⁄3 innings.

Season standings

v t e 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

The team had one game end in a tie; June 22 vs. Chicago White Sox. ^[3] Tie games are not counted in league standings, but player statistics during tie games are counted. ^[5]

Record vs. opponents

1905 American League record v t e Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYH	PHA	SLB	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	—

Opening Day lineup

Jesse Burkett	LF
Freddy Parent	SS
Chick Stahl	CF
Jimmy Collins	3B
Buck Freeman	RF
Candy LaChance	1B
Hobe Ferris	2B
Duke Farrell	C
Cy Young	P

Source: ^{[6] [7]}

Roster

1905 Boston Americans
Roster
Pitchers Ed Barry Bill Dinneen Norwood Gibson Joe Harris Ed Hughes Hank Olmsted Jesse Tannehill George Winter Cy Young		Catchers Charlie Armbruster Lou Criger Tom Doran Duke Farrell Art McGovern Yip Owens Infielders Jimmy Collins Hobe Ferris Buck Freeman Myron Grimshaw Candy LaChance Freddy Parent Bob Unglaub		Outfielders Jesse Burkett John Godwin Pop Rising Kip Selbach Chick Stahl		Manager Jimmy Collins

Player stats

Batting

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Starters by position

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Lou Criger	109	313	62	.198	1	36
1B	Moose Grimshaw	85	285	68	.239	4	35
2B	Hobe Ferris	142	523	115	.220	6	59
SS	Freddy Parent	153	602	141	.234	0	33
3B	Jimmy Collins	131	508	140	.276	4	65
OF	Jesse Burkett	148	573	147	.257	4	47
OF	Kip Selbach	121	418	103	.246	4	47
OF	Chick Stahl	134	500	129	.258	0	47

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
Buck Freeman	130	455	109	240	3	49
Bob Unglaub	43	121	27	.223	0	11
Charlie Armbruster	35	91	18	.198	0	6
Art McGovern	15	44	5	.114	0	1
John Godwin	15	43	14	.326	0	10
Candy LaChance	12	41	6	.146	0	5
Pop Rising	11	29	3	.103	0	2
Duke Farrell	7	21	6	.286	0	2
Tom Doran	3	3	0	.000	0	0
Yip Owens	1	2	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

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

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Cy Young	38	320+2⁄3	18	19	1.82	210
Jesse Tannehill	37	271+2⁄3	22	9	2.48	113
George Winter	35	264+1⁄3	16	17	2.96	119
Bill Dinneen	31	243+2⁄3	12	14	3.73	97
Norwood Gibson	23	134	4	7	3.69	67
Hank Olmsted	3	25	1	2	3.24	6
Joe Harris	3	23	1	2	2.35	14

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
Ed Barry	7	40+2⁄3	1	2	2.88	18
Ed Hughes	6	33+1⁄3	3	2	4.59	8

References

1. George Stone at Baseball Reference
2. Murnane, T. H. (March 14, 1905). "With 18 Men. Collins Begins Practice at Macon, Ga". The Boston Globe . p. 5. Retrieved November 11, 2018– via newspapers.com.
3. "The 1905 Boston Americans Regular Season Game Log". Retrosheet . Retrieved November 2, 2018.
4. "Without a Safe Hit. Dineen Shuts Out Sox". The Boston Globe . September 28, 1905. p. 3. Retrieved November 13, 2018– via newspapers.com.
5. Hershberger, Richard (December 28, 2015). "Tie Games in Baseball". ordinary-times.com. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
6. "American League. Athletics Won". The Scranton Republican . April 15, 1905. p. 1. Retrieved November 14, 2018– via newspapers.com.
7. "Box Score". The Boston Globe . April 15, 1905. p. 8. Retrieved November 14, 2018– via newspapers.com.

External links

• 1905 Boston Americans at Baseball Reference
• 1905 Boston Americans season at Baseball Almanac