1905 Major League Baseball season

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This article is about the 1905 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1905 in baseball.

The 1905 MLB Season was the third season held by the MLB and had the second modern World Series. The New York Giants defeated the Philadelphia Athletics to win the World Series.


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[edit] Final Standings

American League
Rank Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
1st Philadelphia Athletics 92 56 .622     --
2nd Chicago White Sox 92 60 .605 2.0
3rd Detroit Tigers 79 74 .516 15.5
4th Boston Red Sox 78 74 .513 16.0
5th Cleveland Indians 76 78 .494 19.0
6th New York Yankees 71 78 .477 21.5
7th Washington Senators 64 87 .424 32.0
8th St. Louis Browns 54 99 .353 40.5


National League
Rank Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
1st New York Giants 105 48 .686     --
2nd Pittsburgh Pirates 96 57 .627  9.0
3rd Chicago Cubs 92 61 .601  13.0
4th Philadelphia Phillies 83 69 .546 21.5
5th Cincinnati Reds 79 74 .516 26.0
6th St. Louis Cardinals 58 96 .377 47.5
7th Boston Braves 51 103 .331 54.5
8th Brooklyn Dodgers 48 104 .314 56.5

[edit] League Leaders

American League National League
AVG Elmer Flick CLE .308 Cy Seymour CIN .377
HR Harry Davis PHA 8 Fred Odwell CIN 9
RBI Harry Davis PHA 83 Cy Seymour CIN 121
Wins Rube Waddell PHA 27 Christy Mathewson NYG 31
ERA Rube Waddell PHA 1.48   Christy Mathewson NYG 1.28  
Ks Rube Waddell PHA 287 Christy Mathewson NYG 206

[edit] Postseason

The Athletics won the AL with a record of 92-56, and took on the 105-48 Giants in the Second World Series. The Giants took the series 4-1.


[edit] References

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