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1905 Brooklyn Superbas season
The 1905 Brooklyn Superbas fell to last place with a franchise-worst 48–104 record, costing manager Ned Hanlon his job.
| 1905 Brooklyn Superbas |
|---|
| National League |
| Washington Park |
| Brooklyn, New York |
| 48–104 (.316) |
| 8th |
| Charles Ebbets, Ferdinand Abell, Henry Medicus, Ned Hanlon |
| Charles Ebbets |
| Ned Hanlon |
The 1905 Brooklyn Superbas fell to last place with a franchise-worst 48–104 record, costing manager Ned Hanlon his job.
- January 1905: Sammy Strang was purchased from the Superbas by the New York Giants.
| 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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 1905 Brooklyn Superbas | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | ||||||
| Pitchers | ||||||
| Jack Doscher | ||||||
| Mal Eason | ||||||
| Oscar Jones | ||||||
| Harry McIntire | ||||||
| Fred Mitchell | ||||||
| Doc Reisling | ||||||
| Doc Scanlan | ||||||
| Elmer Stricklett | Catchers | |||||
| Bill Bergen | ||||||
| Lew Ritter | ||||||
| Infielders |
Charlie Babb Emil Batch Doc Gessler John Hummel Phil Lewis Ed MacGamwell Charlie Malay Red Owens Ad Yale | | Outfielders John Dobbs Bob Hall Harry Lumley Jimmy Sheckard | | Manager Ned Hanlon |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Lew Ritter | 92 | 311 | 32 | 68 | .219 | 1 | 28 | 16 |
| 1B | Doc Gessler | 126 | 431 | 44 | 125 | .290 | 3 | 46 | 26 |
| 2B | Charlie Malay | 102 | 349 | 33 | 88 | .252 | 1 | 31 | 13 |
| 3B | Emil Batch | 145 | 568 | 64 | 143 | .252 | 5 | 49 | 21 |
| SS | Phil Lewis | 118 | 433 | 32 | 110 | .254 | 3 | 33 | 16 |
| OF | Harry Lumley | 130 | 505 | 50 | 148 | .293 | 7 | 47 | 22 |
| OF | Jimmy Sheckard | 130 | 480 | 58 | 140 | .292 | 3 | 41 | 23 |
| OF | John Dobbs | 123 | 460 | 59 | 117 | .254 | 2 | 36 | 15 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Bergen | 79 | 247 | 12 | 47 | .190 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
| Charlie Babb | 75 | 235 | 27 | 44 | .187 | 0 | 17 | 10 |
| Bob Hall | 56 | 203 | 21 | 48 | .236 | 2 | 15 | 8 |
| Red Owens | 43 | 168 | 14 | 36 | .214 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| John Hummel | 30 | 109 | 19 | 29 | .266 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| Fred Mitchell | 27 | 79 | 4 | 15 | .190 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ed MacGamwell | 4 | 16 | 0 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ad Yale | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | GS | CG | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry McIntire | 40 | 35 | 29 | 308.2 | 8 | 25 | 3.70 | 101 | 135 |
| Doc Scanlan | 33 | 28 | 22 | 249.2 | 14 | 12 | 2.92 | 104 | 135 |
| Elmer Stricklett | 33 | 28 | 25 | 237.1 | 9 | 18 | 3.34 | 71 | 77 |
| Mal Eason | 27 | 27 | 20 | 207.0 | 5 | 21 | 4.30 | 72 | 64 |
| Oscar Jones | 29 | 20 | 14 | 174.0 | 8 | 15 | 4.66 | 56 | 66 |
| Fred Mitchell | 12 | 10 | 9 | 96.1 | 3 | 7 | 4.76 | 38 | 44 |
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | GS | CG | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Doscher | 12 | 7 | 6 | 71.0 | 1 | 5 | 3.17 | 30 | 33 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doc Reisling | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 4 | 2 |
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Baseball-Reference season page
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Baseball Almanac season page
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1905 Brooklyn Superbas uniform
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Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
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Acme Dodgers page Archived September 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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Retrosheet
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