On This Day

Monday, April 17, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 2 0 1.000 --
Naps 1 0 1.000 0.5
Highlanders 3 0 1.000 -0.5
White Sox 3 1 .750 0.0
Browns 1 3 .250 2.0
Tigers 0 1 .000 1.5
Americans 0 2 .000 2.0
Senators 0 3 .000 2.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 2 0 1.000 --
Phillies 3 0 1.000 -0.5
Pirates 3 1 .750 0.0
Cardinals 2 2 .500 1.0
Cubs 2 2 .500 1.0
Reds 1 3 .250 2.0
Beaneaters 0 2 .000 2.0
Superbas 0 3 .000 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hal Chase 3
1 Miller Huggins 3
1 Charlie Jones 3
1 Heinie Peitz 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Homer Smoot 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Anderson 3
1 Jake Stahl 3
3 Hal Chase 2
3 Ernie Courtney 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fred Clarke 2
1 Jimmy Williams 2
3 John Anderson 1
3 Jake Beckley 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doc White 0.78
2 Jack Doscher 0.40
2 Mike Lynch 0.40
4 Happy Townsend 0.31
5 2 tied 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Campbell 1
1 Walter Clarkson 1
1 Frank Corridon 1
1 Mike Lynch 1
1 Doc White 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doc White 7
2 Walter Clarkson 6
2 Mike Lynch 6
2 Orval Overall 6
5 Happy Townsend 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dan McGann .714
2 Homer Smoot .563
3 Emil Batch .545
4 Tommy Corcoran .533
5 3 tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Homer Smoot 2
2 Harry Davis 1
2 Mike Donlin 1
2 Christy Mathewson 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Titus 9
2 Tommy Corcoran 5
2 Red Owens 5
4 Kid Elberfeld 4
4 Dan McGann 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fred Clarke 3
2 Chief Bender 2
2 Dave Brain 2
2 Bill Clancy 2
2 11 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 0.00
1 Nick Altrock 0.00
1 Bob Ewing 0.00
1 Al Orth 0.00
1 3 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Altrock 1
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Billy Campbell 1
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 19 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Ewing 10
2 Fred Glade 8
3 Jack Chesbro 7
3 Tom Hughes 7
3 4 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Powell 1
1 Hooks Wiltse 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .382
2 Honus Wagner .347
3 Willie Keeler .339
4 Jake Beckley .326
5 Frank Chance .308

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 11
2 Harry Lumley 9
3 Dave Brain 7
3 Dan McGann 7
3 Danny Murphy 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 101
2 Sam Mertes 83
3 Bill Bradley 82
4 John Anderson 81
4 Buck Freeman 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 54
2 Sam Mertes 47
3 Bill Dahlen 46
4 Joe Tinker 43
5 Dan McGann 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.59
2 Addie Joss 1.59
3 Otto Hess 1.67
4 Doc White 1.69
5 Jack Chesbro 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 41
2 Joe McGinnity 35
3 Christy Mathewson 33
4 Cy Young 26
5 2 tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 344
2 Jack Chesbro 243
3 Christy Mathewson 211
4 Eddie Plank 205
5 Cy Young 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Wiltse 5
2 Red Ames 3
2 Joe McGinnity 3
2 Casey Patten 3
5 3 tied 2