1905 Des Moines Underwriters Roster

Western League (WL) - Class: A
Team Record: 95-54
Finished 1st in the WL
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Ballpark: Unknown

The Des Moines Underwriters of the Western League ended the 1905 season with a record of 95 wins and 54 losses, finishing first in the WL.

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Player	Bats	Throws	Birth Date	Height	Weight	Hometown
Ben Caffyn	L	L	February 10, 1879	5'10"	175	Peoria, IL US
Bill Chappelle	R	R	March 22, 1881	6'2"	206	Waterloo, NY US
Floyd Coates			January 2, 1877
Charlie Dexter	R	R	June 15, 1876	5'7"	155	Evansville, IN US
Doty
Roy Fiske						, IA US
Charlie Frisbee	S	R	February 2, 1874	5'9"	175	Dows, IA US
Bob Ganley	L	L	April 23, 1875	5'7"	156	Lowell, MA US
John Halla	L	L	May 13, 1884	5'11"	175	St. Louis, MO US
George Hogreiver	R	R	March 17, 1869	5'8"	160	Cincinnati, OH US
Lefty Leifield	L	L	September 5, 1883	6'1"	165	Trenton, IL US
Herman Long	L	R	April 13, 1866	5'8"	160	Chicago, IL US
Lou Manske	L	L	July 4, 1884	6'0"		Milwaukee, WI US
Bill McGilvray	L	L	April 29, 1883	6'0"	160	Portland, OR US
Reeve McKay		R	November 16, 1881	6'1"	168	Morgan, TX US
Frank McNichols			March 23, 1880
Bill Morrison
Clarence Owsley			July 30, 1883			, IN US
Claude Rossman	L	L	June 17, 1881	6'0"	188	Philmont, NY US
Bert Schils		R	March 24, 1879			Holland, WI US
Frank Shugart	L	R	December 10, 1866	5'8"	170	Luthersburg, PA US
Fred Steele		R	March 23, 1878			Neola, IA US
Lee Stillman			July 19, 1882			, IA US
Babe Towne	R	R	March 12, 1880	5'10"	180	Coon Rapids, IA US
Howard Wakefield	R	R	April 2, 1884	6'1"	205	Bucyrus, OH US
Roland Wolfe			August 27, 1879

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