1905 in baseball

Year in baseball
this year = 1905

Champions

*World Series: New York Giants over Philadelphia Athletics (4-1)

Awards and honors

MLB Statistical Leaders

National League final standings

Events

*April 26 - Chicago Cubs outfielder Jack McCarthy ties a record by starting 3 double plays in 1 game from the outfield.
*June 13 - Christy Mathewson tosses his second career no-hitter, as the New York Giants defeat the Chicago Cubs, 1-0.
*June 29 - In the 8th inning of the New York Giants' 11-1 victory at Brooklyn, Archibald "Moonlight" Graham enters the game as the Giants' right fielder, his only major league appearance. He will not get to bat, but the event will be immortalized in "Field of Dreams".
*July 22 - Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Weldon Henley throws a no-hitter in the first game of a double-header against the St. Louis Browns. Philadelphia wins, 6-0.
*September 6 - Frank Smith, of the Chicago White Sox, in the second game of a double-header against the Detroit Tigers, pitches a no-hitter in a 15-0 White Sox victory.
*September 27 - Boston Americans pitcher Bill Dinneen tosses a no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox. Boston wins, 2-0.
*October 14 - The New York Giants defeat the Philadelphia Athletics, 2-0, in Game 5 of the World Series. The Giants win the series, four games to one, to claim their first World Championship.

Births

*January 2 - Pinky Whitney
*March 14 - Jack Rothrock
*April 3 - Gordie Hinkle
*May 3 - Red Ruffing
*May 5 - Jack Ryan
*June 10 - Vic Harris
*July 22 - Doc Cramer
*July 27 - Leo Durocher
*August 10 - Willie Wells
*August 17 - Johnny Watwood
*September 17 - Red Parnell
*September 30 - Johnny Allen
*October 10 - Wally Berger
*October 10 - John Stone
*October 12 - Rick Ferrell
*October 19 - Mike Meola
*November 21 - Freddie Lindstrom
*November 26 - Bob Johnson
*December 5 - Gus Mancuso

Deaths

*March 18 - Dick Higham, 53, right fielder and catcher who led NL in doubles in its 1876 first season, in runs and doubles in 1878; later an umpire, barred from the sport in 1882
*April 25 - Jackie Hayes, 43, Former catcher and outfielder for 6 different teams, 1882-1887, 1890.
*May 23 - George Zettlein, 60, pitcher who won 125 games in the National Association, ended Cincinnati's 84-game winning streak in 1870
*September 10 - Pete Browning, 44, outfielder for the Louisville Colonels who batted .341 lifetime, second-highest mark among right-handed hitters, winning three batting titles and hitting for the cycle twice; "Louisville Slugger" was first player to have bats custom-made
*December 6 - Jack Leary, 48, outfielder, infielder, and pitcher for five seasons from 1880-1884.