On This Day

Tuesday, April 18, 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
Senators 1 3 .250 2.0
Browns 1 3 .250 2.0
Tigers 0 1 .000 1.5
Americans 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
Beaneaters 1 2 .333 1.5
Reds 1 3 .250 2.0
Superbas 0 4 .000 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Barclay 2
1 Rip Cannell 2
1 John Dobbs 2
1 Harry Lumley 2
5 15 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Phil Lewis 2
2 Ed Abbaticchio 1
2 Bill Lauterborn 1
2 Jake Stahl 1
2 Harry Wolverton 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buck Freeman 1
1 Frank Huelsman 1
1 Jake Stahl 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Irv Young 0.75
2 George Winter 0.50
2 Barney Wolfe 0.50
4 Harry McIntire 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Barney Wolfe 1
1 Irv Young 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Irv Young 6
2 Barney Wolfe 4
3 Harry McIntire 2
4 George Winter 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Homer Smoot .563
2 Tommy Corcoran .533
3 Jimmy Slagle .500
3 Roy Thomas .500
5 Kid Gleason .455

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 2 others tied 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 Barney Wolfe 0.00
1 4 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 21 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Ewing 10
2 Fred Glade 8
2 Irv Young 8
4 Jack Chesbro 7
4 5 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 .380
2 Honus Wagner .344
3 Willie Keeler .339
4 Jake Beckley .327
5 Frank Chance .309

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 98
2 Sam Mertes 83
3 Bill Bradley 82
4 John Anderson 81
4 Buck Freeman 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 53
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 1.68
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