1905 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1905 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 58-96. They scored 534 runs and belted 20 home runs to go along with a .248 batting average. Mike Grady and Homer Smoot were tied for the team lead in home runs with 4. The offense was powered by Homer Smoot, who led the team with 58 RBI, 166 hits.
The team allowed 741 runs and had a team ERA of 3.59. Jack Taylor and Jake Thielman were tied for the team lead in wins with 15. Jack Taylor struck out 102 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Harry Arndt | 2B | 113 | 415 | 40 | 101 | 2 | 36 | 13 | .290 | .313 | .603 | .243 |
| Jake Beckley | 1B | 134 | 514 | 48 | 147 | 1 | 57 | 12 | .333 | .370 | .703 | .286 |
| Dave Brain | SS | 44 | 158 | 11 | 36 | 1 | 17 | 4 | .269 | .335 | .604 | .228 |
| Jimmy Burke | 3B | 122 | 431 | 34 | 97 | 1 | 30 | 15 | .275 | .276 | .551 | .225 |
| John Farrell | 2B | 7 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 | .250 | .536 | .167 |
| Art Hoelskoetter | 3B | 24 | 83 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .267 | .289 | .556 | .241 |
| George McBride | SS | 81 | 281 | 22 | 61 | 2 | 34 | 10 | .264 | .256 | .520 | .217 |
| Simmy Murch | 2B | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .222 | .111 |
| Danny Shay | 2B | 78 | 281 | 30 | 67 | 0 | 28 | 11 | .331 | .288 | .619 | .238 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Josh Clarke | OF | 50 | 167 | 31 | 43 | 3 | 18 | 8 | .361 | .353 | .714 | .257 |
| Rube DeGroff | OF | 15 | 56 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .311 | .321 | .632 | .250 |
| Jack Dunleavy | OF | 119 | 435 | 52 | 105 | 1 | 25 | 15 | .328 | .303 | .631 | .241 |
| Jack Himes | OF | 12 | 41 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .146 | .313 | .146 |
| Spike Shannon | OF | 140 | 544 | 73 | 146 | 0 | 41 | 27 | .327 | .309 | .636 | .268 |
| Homer Smoot | OF | 139 | 534 | 73 | 166 | 4 | 58 | 21 | .359 | .433 | .792 | .311 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Mike Grady | C | 100 | 311 | 41 | 89 | 4 | 41 | 15 | .360 | .434 | .794 | .286 |
| Tom Leahy | C | 35 | 97 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .286 | .299 | .585 | .227 |
| Gerry Shea | C | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Jack Warner | C | 41 | 137 | 9 | 35 | 1 | 12 | 2 | .301 | .321 | .622 | .255 |
| Dave Zearfoss | C | 20 | 51 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .218 | .196 | .414 | .157 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5066 | 534 | 1254 | 20 | 446 | 162 | .301 | .321 | .622 | .248 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Buster Brown | 23 | 21 | 178.7 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 0 | 57 | 62 | 2.97 | 1.309 | |||
| Billy Campbell | 2 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7.41 | 2.000 | |||
| Wish Egan | 23 | 19 | 171.3 | 6 | 15 | .286 | 0 | 29 | 39 | 3.57 | 1.331 | |||
| Art Hoelskoetter | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1.50 | 1.833 | |||
| Win Kellum | 11 | 7 | 74 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 2.92 | 1.081 | |||
| Sandy McDougal | 5 | 5 | 44.7 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 3.43 | 1.387 | |||
| Chappie McFarland | 31 | 28 | 250.3 | 8 | 18 | .308 | 1 | 85 | 65 | 3.81 | 1.382 | |||
| Jim McGinley | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15.00 | 2.333 | |||
| Kid Nichols | 7 | 7 | 51.7 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 5.40 | 1.586 | |||
| Jack Taylor | 37 | 34 | 309 | 15 | 21 | .417 | 1 | 102 | 85 | 3.44 | 1.252 | |||
| Jake Thielman | 32 | 29 | 242 | 15 | 16 | .484 | 0 | 87 | 62 | 3.50 | 1.351 | |||
| Team Totals | 173 | 154 | 1347.7 | 58 | 96 | .377 | 2 | 411 | 367 | 3.59 | 1.334 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Spike Shannon | 140 |
| At Bats | Spike Shannon | 544 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Spike Shannon | 612 |
| Batting Average | Homer Smoot | .311 |
| On-Base % | Homer Smoot | .359 |
| Slugging % | Homer Smoot | .433 |
| OPS | Homer Smoot | .792 |
| Runs | Spike Shannon and Homer Smoot | 73 |
| Hits | Homer Smoot | 166 |
| Total Bases | Homer Smoot | 231 |
| Doubles | Homer Smoot | 21 |
| Triples | Homer Smoot | 16 |
| Home Runs | Mike Grady and Homer Smoot | 4 |
| RBI | Homer Smoot | 58 |
| Walks | Jack Dunleavy | 55 |
| Stolen Bases | Spike Shannon | 27 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Spike Shannon | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jack Taylor and Jake Thielman | 15 |
| Losses | Jack Taylor | 21 |
| Saves | Chappie McFarland and Jack Taylor | 1 |
| Won-Loss % | Jake Thielman | .484 |
| ERA | Buster Brown | 2.97 |
| WHIP | Jack Taylor | 1.252 |
| Innings Pitched | Jack Taylor | 309 |
| Games | Jack Taylor | 37 |
| Games Started | Jack Taylor | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Jack Taylor | 102 |
| Complete Games | Jack Taylor | 34 |
| Shutouts | Buster Brown, Chappie McFarland, and Jack Taylor | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Jack Taylor | 1263 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jack Taylor | 118 |
| Hits Allowed | Jack Taylor | 302 |
| Walks Allowed | Jack Taylor | 85 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jack Taylor | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Jack Taylor | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jake Thielman | 12 |
