1905 Brooklyn Superbas season
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| Owner(s) | Charles Ebbets, Ferdinand Abell, Henry Medicus, Ned Hanlon |
| Manager(s) | Ned Hanlon |
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The 1905 Brooklyn Superbas fell to last place with a franchise-worst 48–104 record, costing manager Ned Hanlon his job.
Offseason
- January 1905: Sammy Strang was purchased from the Superbas by the New York Giants.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Giants | 105 | 48 | 0.686 | — | 54–21 | 51–27 |
| Pittsburg Pirates | 96 | 57 | 0.627 | 9 | 49–28 | 47–29 |
| Chicago Cubs | 92 | 61 | 0.601 | 13 | 54–25 | 38–36 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 83 | 69 | 0.546 | 21½ | 39–36 | 44–33 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 79 | 74 | 0.516 | 26 | 50–28 | 29–46 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 58 | 96 | 0.377 | 47½ | 32–45 | 26–51 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 51 | 103 | 0.331 | 54½ | 29–46 | 22–57 |
| Brooklyn Superbas | 48 | 104 | 0.316 | 56½ | 29–47 | 19–57 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | 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 | |||||
| Pittsburg | 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 | — | |||||
Roster
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Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
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 |
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| C | Ritter, LewLew Ritter | 92 | 311 | 32 | 68 | .219 | 1 | 28 | 16 |
| 1B | Gessler, DocDoc Gessler | 126 | 431 | 44 | 125 | .290 | 3 | 46 | 26 |
| 2B | Malay, CharlieCharlie Malay | 102 | 349 | 33 | 88 | .252 | 1 | 31 | 13 |
| 3B | Batch, EmilEmil Batch | 145 | 568 | 64 | 143 | .252 | 5 | 49 | 21 |
| SS | Lewis, PhilPhil Lewis | 118 | 433 | 32 | 110 | .254 | 3 | 33 | 16 |
| OF | Lumley, HarryHarry Lumley | 130 | 505 | 50 | 148 | .293 | 7 | 47 | 22 |
| OF | Sheckard, JimmyJimmy Sheckard | 130 | 480 | 58 | 140 | .292 | 3 | 41 | 23 |
| OF | Dobbs, JohnJohn Dobbs | 123 | 460 | 59 | 117 | .254 | 2 | 36 | 15 |
Other batters
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 |
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| Bergen, BillBill Bergen | 79 | 247 | 12 | 47 | .190 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
| Babb, CharlieCharlie Babb | 75 | 235 | 27 | 44 | .187 | 0 | 17 | 10 |
| Hall, BobBob Hall | ||||||||
| Owens, RedRed Owens | ||||||||
| Hummel, JohnJohn Hummel | ||||||||
| MacGamwell, EdEd MacGamwell | ||||||||
| Yale, AdAd Yale |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games
| Player | G | GS | CG | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO |
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| McIntire, HarryHarry McIntire | |||||||||
| Scanlan, DocDoc Scanlan | |||||||||
| Stricklett, ElmerElmer Stricklett | |||||||||
| Eason, MalMal Eason | 27 | 27 | 20 | 207 | 5 | 21 | 4.30 | 72 | 64 |
| Jones, OscarOscar Jones | |||||||||
| Mitchell, FredFred Mitchell |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games
| Player | G | GS | CG | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO |
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| Doscher, JackJack Doscher | 12 | 7 | 6 | 71 | 1 | 5 | 3.17 | 30 | 33 |
Relief pitchers
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 |
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| Reisling, DocDoc Reisling |