1905 Pacific Coast League season

When looking at the final standings, the 1905 Pacific Coast League season looks a lot closer than it was, with Los Angeles edging out San Francisco by a half game overall. But because the season was split into two halves, San Francisco, not having won either half, didn't figure into the playoff picture. That came down to Los Angeles, the winner of second half, and Tacoma, the winner of the first half, with Los Angeles winning the championship.

Among the highlights of the season were an unassisted triple play by Larry Schlafly of Portland against Seattle on June 21st, and a record 19-strikeout game by Charlie Shields of Seattle versus Portland on July 8th.

No-hitters were thrown by Charley Hall of Seattle against Oakland on April 5th, Jimmy Whelan of San Francisco against Seattle on July 16th, and Bobby Keefe of Tacoma against Oakland on November 18th.

Final standings

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Los Angeles Looloos	120	94	.561	--	Pop Dillon
San Francisco Seals	125	100	.556	0.5	Parke Wilson
Tacoma Tigers	106	107	.498	13.5	Charlie Graham
Oakland Commuters	103	119	.464	21	George Van Haltren
Portland Giants	94	110	.461	21	Walt McCredie
Seattle Siwashes	93	111	.456	22	Russ Hall

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Kitty Brashear, Los Angeles, .303
• Runs Scored George Van Haltren, Oakland, 125
• Hits Lou Nordyke, Tacoma/Sacramento, 227
• Doubles Lou Nordyke, Tacoma/Sacramento, 57
• Triples Joe Nealon, San Francisco, 11
• Home Runs Truck Eagan, Tacoma, 21

Pitching

• Wins Jimmy Whelan, San Francisco, 30 and Bobby Keefe, Tacoma/Sacramento, 30
• Earned Run Average Bobby Keefe, Tacoma/Sacramento, 1.61
• Strikeouts Charley Hall, Seattle, 275

References

• Dennis Snelling: The Greatest Minor League: A History of the Pacific Coast League, 1903-1957, 2012.

Related Sites

• BR page