Record - 92-60, Finished Second Place in the American League
Pythagorean Record - 97-55
Starters (Note - I couldn’t find a set lineup, so I’m listing the players who got the most time at their respective positions)
Hitters (BA/OBP/SLG)
C - Billy Sullivan (.201/.239/.269)
1b - Jiggs Donahue (.287/.346/.349)
2b - Gus Dundon (.192/.248/.228)
3b - Lee Tannehill (.200/.274/.244)
SS - George Davis (.278/.353/.340)
LF - Nixey Callahan (.272/.336/.368)
CF - Fielder Jones (.245/.335/.309)
RF - Danny Green (.243/.345/.309)
Team Leaders
Homeruns - Billy Sullivan, Fielder Jones and Frank Isbell (2)
Batting Average - Frank Isbell (.296)
OPS - Frank Isbell (.775)
Best Fielder - Fielder Jones (28 Fielding Runs Above Average)
Pitchers (IP/W/ERA)
SP - Frank Owen (334/21/2.10)
SP - Nick Altrock (315.7/23/1.88)
SP - Doc White (260.3/17/1.76)
SP - Frank Smith (291.7/19/2.13)
SP - Ed Walsh (136.7/8/2.17)
SP - Roy Patterson (88.7/4/1.83)
Team Leaders
Wins - Nick Altrock(23)
ERA - Doc White (2.61)
Strikeouts - Frank Smith (171)
You could tell the 1905 White Sox were close to greatness and in some ways, they resemble the 2005 White Sox. They relied on pitching while they had a mediocre offense, and they came really close to winning the American League pennant in 1905. They won as many games as the first place Philadelphia A’s but they lost four more. I’m not sure why there’s such a discrepency in the number of games, but back then, the post season usually started at a set date so not all rain outs were made up. In fact, there were seasons where this screwed over some teams (look at the 1935 Yankees) and it might have happened in 1905 to the Sox. What I don’t understand is, why the Sox played so many more games then everyone else in the American League. I’ll try to do my homework and I’ll let you what I find.
This team was all about pitching. They led the league in ERA with a stellar 1.99 mark. Four White Sox were amongst the top ten in the American League in ERA and three were in the top ten in WHIP. The team also gave up less homeruns (11) then any other team in the league. The White Sox staff had 131 complete games in 158 starts, which was third in the league.
Nick Altrock had such an impressive season that he probably would have finished second in the Cy Young voting if the award existed (the A’s Hall of Fame pitcher Rube Waddell led the league in most pitching categories in 1905 so he would have won the award). He was third in the league in wins (23), fifth in ERA (1.88) and seventh in WHIP (1.068). The worst ERA on the team was Ed Walsh with 2.17 and the worst WHIP was Frank Smith with 1.10 who was second in the league in walks with 107.
The 1905 White Sox were a season away from their “Hitless Wonders” tag, but it certainly applied in 1905 as well. The White Sox were dead last in homeruns (11) and in the second half of the league in hitting (.237) and slugging (.304). Utilityman Frank Isbell led the league in hitting but he logged only 341 at bats. Only two starters (Jiggs Donahue and George Davis) hit above .250.
This was a great team though. And like a lot of other great teams, the White Sox would have to wait one more year to bring home their first World Series championship.
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