1905 Philadelphia Athletics

1905 Philadelphia Athletics / Franchise: Oakland Athletics / BR Team Page

Record: 92-56-4, Finished 1st in American League (1905 AL)

Clinched Pennant: October 5, 1905, At Washington Senators

Managed by Connie Mack

Ballpark: Columbia Park

Standings

American League	W	L	T	GB	Pct.
Philadelphia Athletics	92	56	4	--	.622
Chicago White Sox	92	60	6	2	.605
Detroit Tigers	79	74	1	15½	.516
Boston Americans	78	74	1	16	.513
Cleveland Naps	76	78	1	19	.494
New York Highlanders	71	78	3	21½	.477
Washington Senators	64	87	3	29½	.424
St. Louis Browns	54	99	3	40½	.353

World Series

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Giants - 3, Athletics - 0	October 9	Columbia Park	17,995
2	Athletics - 3, Giants - 0	October 10	Polo Grounds	24,992
3	Giants - 9, Athletics - 0	October 12	Columbia Park	10,991
4	Athletics - 0, Giants - 1	October 13	Polo Grounds	13,598
5	Athletics - 0, Giants - 2	October 14	Polo Grounds	24,187

Further Reading

• Administrator: "Charles Albert “Chief” Bender A Biographic Profile" Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society
• Steven A. King: "The Strangest Month in the Strange Career of Rube Waddell", in Morris Levin, ed.: From Swampoodle to South Philly: Baseball in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley, The National Pastime, SABR, 2013, pp. 45-52.

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