1905 St. Louis Cardinals season
| 1905 St. Louis Cardinals | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |
| Ballpark | League Park | |
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Record | 58–96 (.377) | |
| League place | 6th | |
| Owners | Frank Robison and Stanley Robison | |
| Managers | Kid Nichols, Jimmy Burke, and Stanley Robison | |
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The 1905 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 24th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 14th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 58–96 during the season and finished sixth in the National League.
Regular season

Season standings
| 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 |
| 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BOS | BR | CHI | 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 | |||||
| 14–8 | 12–10 | 5–17 | 12–10 | 5–17 | 6–16 | 4–18 | — | ||||||
Roster
| 1905 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
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| Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
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 | Mike Grady | 100 | 311 | 89 | .286 | 4 | 41 |
| 1B | Jake Beckley | 134 | 514 | 147 | .286 | 1 | 57 |
| 2B | Harry Arndt | 113 | 415 | 101 | .243 | 2 | 36 |
| SS | George McBride | 81 | 281 | 61 | .217 | 2 | 34 |
| 3B | Jimmy Burke | 122 | 431 | 97 | .225 | 1 | 30 |
| OF | Homer Smoot | 139 | 534 | 166 | .311 | 4 | 58 |
| OF | Spike Shannon | 140 | 544 | 146 | .268 | 0 | 41 |
| OF | Jack Dunleavy | 119 | 435 | 105 | .241 | 1 | 25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Shay | 78 | 281 | 67 | .238 | 0 | 28 |
| Josh Clarke | 50 | 167 | 43 | .257 | 3 | 18 |
| Dave Brain | 44 | 158 | 36 | .228 | 1 | 17 |
| Jack Warner | 41 | 137 | 35 | .255 | 1 | 12 |
| Tom Leahy | 35 | 97 | 22 | .227 | 0 | 7 |
| Art Hoelskoetter | 24 | 83 | 20 | .241 | 0 | 5 |
| Rube DeGroff | 15 | 56 | 14 | .250 | 0 | 5 |
| Dave Zearfoss | 20 | 51 | 8 | .157 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Himes | 12 | 41 | 6 | .146 | 0 | 0 |
| John Farrell | 7 | 24 | 4 | .167 | 0 | 1 |
| Simmy Murch | 4 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Shea | 2 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Taylor | 37 | 309.0 | 15 | 21 | 3.44 | 102 |
| Chappie McFarland | 31 | 250.1 | 8 | 18 | 3.81 | 85 |
| Jake Thielman | 32 | 242.0 | 15 | 16 | 3.50 | 87 |
| Buster Brown | 23 | 178.2 | 8 | 11 | 2.97 | 57 |
| Wish Egan | 23 | 171.1 | 6 | 15 | 3.97 | 29 |
| Kid Nichols | 7 | 51.2 | 1 | 5 | 5.40 | 16 |
| Sandy McDougal | 5 | 44.2 | 1 | 4 | 3.43 | 10 |
| Billy Campbell | 2 | 17.0 | 1 | 1 | 7.41 | 2 |
| Art Hoelskoetter | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.50 | 4 |
| Jim McGinley | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 15.00 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win Kellum | 11 | 74.0 | 3 | 3 | 2.92 | 19 |
External links
- 1905 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference
- 1905 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com