The 1905 Boston Americans season was the fifth season for the

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franchise that later became known as the

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. The Americans finished fourth in the

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(AL) with a record of 78 wins and 74 losses, 16 games behind the

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. The team was managed by Jimmy Collins and played its home games at

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Offseason

* December 26, 1904: George Stone and cash were traded by the Americans to the

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for

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. * March 1905: The team held

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Regular season

* April 14: The regular season opens with a 3–2 loss to the

at Columbia Park in

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. * April 21: In the home opener, the Americans lose to the visiting Athletics, 5–4. * 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. * 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

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. * September 27: Bill Dinneen throws a

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in a home game against the

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. * 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.

Statistical leaders

The offense was led by Jimmy Collins with 65 RBIs and a .276 batting average, and

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with six home runs. The pitching staff was led by

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, who made 38 appearances (33 starts) and pitched 31 complete games with an 18–19 record and 1.82

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, while striking out 210 in 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 innings.

Season standings

The team had one game end in a tie; June 22 vs.

. Tie games are not counted in league standings, but player statistics during tie games are counted.

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Source:

Roster

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

Other batters

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

Pitching

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

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

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

References

External links

1905 Boston Americans
at ''Baseball Reference''
1905 Boston Americans season
at ''Baseball Almanac'' {{Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox seasons Boston Americans Boston Americans 1900s in Boston