Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
1905 in sports
See also: 1904 in sports, other events of 1905, 1906 in sports and the Sports timeline.
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Baseball
- World Series: the New York Giants defeated the Philadelphia Athletics four games to one.
- Debutes: Hal Chase (April 14), Ty Cobb (August 30), Eddie Cicotte (September 3)
- Final season: Jesse Burkett
- Trades:
- January 16: The St. Louis Browns traded Jesse Burkett and Frank Huelsman to the Boston Americans for George Stone.
Football (Australian Rules)
- Victorian Football League
- Fitzroy wins the 9th VFL Premiership (Fitzroy 4.6 (30) d Collingwood 2.5 (17))
- See also Victorian Football League season 1905
Football (soccer)
- Alf Common becomes the first player ever to be transferred for £1000.
Football (American)
- The College football season is blighted by 15 fatal injuries, as a result of which US president Theodore Roosevelt calls upon the game's authorities to reform it.
Births
- July 22, Doc Cramer
- October 10, Wally Berger
Deaths
- September 10, Pete Browning
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