1905 Boston Americans Roster

The 1905 Boston Americans team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1905 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1905 Boston Americans Opening Day starters list, a 1905 Boston Americans salary list, a 1905 Boston Americans uniform number breakdown and a 1905 Boston Americans primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1905 Boston Americans



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Complete Roster  
 

n/a Ed Barry 6-03 185 Left Right 1882-10-02
n/a Bill Dinneen 6-01 190 Right Right 1876-04-05
n/a Norwood Gibson 5-10 165 Right Right 1877-03-11
n/a Joe Harris 6-01 198 Right Right 1882-02-01
n/a Ed Hughes 6-01 180 Right Right 1880-10-05
n/a Hank Olmsted 5-08½ 147 Right Right 1879-01-12
n/a Jesse Tannehill 5-08 150 Left Both 1874-07-14
n/a George Winter 5-08 155 Right Right 1878-04-27
n/a Cy Young 6-02 210 Right Right 1867-03-29
n/a Charlie Armbruster 5-09 180 Right Right 1880-08-30
n/a Lou Criger 5-10 165 Right Right 1872-02-03
n/a Tom Doran 5-11 152 Right Left 1880-12-02
n/a Duke Farrell 6-01 208 Right Both 1866-08-31
n/a Art McGovern 5-10 160 Right Right 1882-02-27
n/a Frank Owens 6-00 170 Right Right 1886-01-26
n/a Jimmy Collins 5-09 178 Right Right 1870-01-16
n/a Hobe Ferris 5-08 162 Right Right 1874-12-07
n/a Buck Freeman 5-09 169 Left Left 1871-10-30
n/a Myron Grimshaw 6-01 173 Right Both 1875-11-30
n/a Candy LaChance 6-01 183 Right Both 1870-02-14
n/a Freddy Parent 5-07 154 Right Right 1875-11-11
n/a Bob Unglaub 5-11 178 Right Right 1881-07-31
n/a Jesse Burkett 5-08 155 Left Left 1868-12-04
n/a John Godwin 6-00 190 Right Right 1877-03-10
n/a Pop Rising Unknown Unknown Right Unknown 1872-01-02
n/a Kip Selbach 5-07 190 Right Right 1872-03-24
n/a Chick Stahl 5-10 160 Left Left 1873-01-10
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The 1905 Boston Americans played 152 games during the regular season, won 78 games, lost 74 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds (Park Factors: 101/102) where 468,828 fans witnessed their 1905 Americans finish the season with a .513 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1905 Boston Americans Opening Day starters list, a 1905 Boston Americans salary list, a 1905 Boston Americans uniform number breakdown and a 1905 Boston Americans primary starters list:

1905 Boston Americans
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1905 Boston Americans
Most Games by Position

C Lou Criger (109)
1B Myron Grimshaw (74)
2B Hobe Ferris (142)
3B Jimmy Collins (131)
SS Freddy Parent (153)
LF Jesse Burkett (148)
CF Chick Stahl (134)
RF Kip Selbach (92)
  
SP Norwood Gibson
SP Jesse Tannehill
SP George Winter
SP Cy Young
  
CL Bill Dinneen


1905 Boston Americans
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1905 Boston Americans
Uniform Numbers

Uniform Numbers Not Worn

Did you know that a 1905 Boston Americans Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?