1905 Boston Americans season
Major League Baseball season
The 1905 Boston Americans season was the fifth season for the professional baseball franchise that later became known as the Boston Red Sox. The Americans finished fourth in the American League (AL) with a record of 78 wins and 74 losses, 16 games behind the Philadelphia Athletics. The team was managed by Jimmy Collins and played its home games at Huntington Avenue Grounds.
Offseason
December 26, 1904: George Stone and cash were traded by the Americans to the St. Louis Browns for Jesse Burkett.
March 1905: The team held spring training in Macon, Georgia.
Regular season
April 14: The regular season opens with a 3–2 loss to the Philadelphia Athletics at Columbia Park in Philadelphia.
April 21: In the home opener, the Americans lose to the visiting Athletics, 5–4.
July 4: In their longest game of the season, the Americans lose to the Athletics, 4–2 in 20 innings, in the second game of a doubleheader played in Boston.
August 5: The team has a winning record for the first time in the season, reaching 44–43 with an 8–4 win over the Cleveland Naps at League Park in Cleveland.
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