Editing 1905 World Series (section)

== Firsts and records ==
* This was the first best-of-seven World Series, as opposed to the best-of-nine [[1903 World Series]].
* The [[Philadelphia Athletics]] became the first team to lose a World Series game 1–0 on an unearned run.
* It was the only World Series consisting entirely of complete-game shutouts.<ref name="Burke">{{cite book|last1=Burke|first1=Larry|title=The Baseball Chronicles - A Decade-by-Decade History of the All-American Pastime|date=1995|publisher=Smithmark Publishing|location=New York, NY|isbn=0831706805|pages=18}}</ref> Only one reliever was used in the entire Series, [[Red Ames]] for [[Joe McGinnity]] in the ninth inning of Game 2.
* The [[New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]] did not yield a single [[earned run]] in this Series, thereby setting a postseason record for lowest team ERA of 0.00 that was not matched until the [[2020 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]] had a team ERA of 0.00 during the [[2020 National League Wild Card Series]] against the Cincinnati Reds.
* The first steal of home during the World Series occurred during the fifth inning of Game 3, by New York's [[Bill Dahlen]] on the front end of a double steal.
* Both managers and four of the five starting pitchers are now in the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Fame]]. The exception is [[Andy Coakley]], who started Game 3 for Philadelphia.