In the
St. Louis BrownsThe Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
season they finished 8th in the
American LeagueThe American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...
with a record of 54 wins and 99 losses.
Offseason
- December 26, 1904: Jesse Burkett
Jesse Cail Burkett , nicknamed "The Crab", was a Major League Baseball player at the turn of the 20th century...
was traded by the Browns to the Boston AmericansThe Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
for George Stone and cash.
- February, 1905: The Browns traded a player to be named later to the Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
for Branch RickeyWesley Branch Rickey was an innovative Major League Baseball executive elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1967...
. The Browns completed the deal by sending Frank RothFrancis Charles Roth was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played all or part of six seasons in the majors, between and , for the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds...
to the White Sox in June.
Roster
| 1905 St. Louis Browns |
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Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos |
Player |
G |
AB |
H |
Avg. |
HR |
RBI |
| C |
|
90 |
266 |
46 |
.173 |
0 |
23 |
| 1B |
|
135 |
504 |
122 |
.242 |
0 |
48 |
| SS |
|
156 |
587 |
159 |
.271 |
1 |
59 |
| OF |
|
155 |
635 |
189 |
.298 |
7 |
52 |
| OF |
|
124 |
429 |
112 |
.261 |
3 |
36 |
| OF |
|
142 |
536 |
127 |
.237 |
2 |
47 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player |
G |
AB |
H |
Avg. |
HR |
RBI |
| |
94 |
322 |
75 |
.233 |
1 |
20 |
| |
35 |
107 |
25 |
.234 |
0 |
7 |
| |
26 |
97 |
20 |
.206 |
0 |
6 |
| |
27 |
82 |
16 |
.195 |
0 |
5 |
| |
1 |
3 |
0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
| |
1 |
3 |
0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player |
G |
IP |
W |
L |
ERA |
SO |
| |
38 |
323 |
6 |
25 |
2.81 |
127 |
| |
32 |
275 |
6 |
25 |
2.81 |
127 |
| |
31 |
258.2 |
14 |
14 |
2.75 |
114 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player |
G |
IP |
W |
L |
ERA |
SO |
| |
22 |
141.1 |
5 |
9 |
3.50 |
54 |
| |
13 |
77.1 |
2 |
5 |
3.61 |
44 |
| |
6 |
30.2 |
0 |
3 |
3.82 |
11 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player |
G |
W |
L |
SV |
ERA |
SO |
| |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
3 |
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