The 1905 Los Angeles Angels season was the third season for the Los Angeles Angels playing in the Pacific Coast League (PCL). The Angels compiled a 120–94 record and won the PCL pennant. They defeated the Tacoma Tigers, five games to one, in the PCL championship series. Jim Morley was the team's manager and owner, and Pop Dillon was the team captain. The team played its home games at Chutes Park and Prager Park in Los Angeles.
1905 PCL standings Team W L Pct. GB Los Angeles Angels 120 94 .561 -- San Francisco Seals 125 100 .556 Tacoma Tigers 106 107 .498 Oakland Commuters 103 119 .464 Portland Giants 94 110 .461 Seattle Siwashes 93 111 .456
Statistics
Batting Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; SLG = Slugging percentage Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR SLG SS Kitty Brashear 189 653 198 .303 4 .400 1B Pop Dillon 216 778 211 .271 2 .341 RF Gavvy Cravath 204 703 182 .259 9 .368 3B Jud Smith 198 752 187 .249 2 .322 CF Curt Bernard 193 736 181 .246 2 .288 2B Tim Flood 188 716 174 .243 5 .318 LF Art Ross 208 726 175 .241 0 .285 C Bobby Eager 122 381 74 .194 0 .223 C Harry Spies 127 395 75 .190 0 .243 SS Jimmy Toman 96 323 56 .173 0 .207
Pitching Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; PCT = Win percentage; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L PCT ERA SO Dolly Gray 52 419.1 27 16 .628 2.15 Spider Baum 57 445.0 27 28 .491 2.18 Bill Tozer 39 343.0 22 16 .579 2.05 Rusty Hall 41 329.2 17 15 .531 2.16 Judge Nagle 14 118.1 11 0 1.000 1.37 Harry Goodwin 26 167.0 9 9 .500 2.75
References
Further reading "The Greatest Minor League: A History of the Pacific Coast League, 1903-1957", by Dennis Snelling (McFarland 2011) "The Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League: A History, 1903-1957", by Richard Beverage (McFarland 2011)