On This Day

Tuesday, April 25, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 6 2 .750 --
Tigers 4 2 .667 1.0
Highlanders 5 3 .625 1.0
Naps 3 3 .500 2.0
Browns 4 4 .500 2.0
Senators 4 5 .444 2.5
White Sox 3 5 .375 3.0
Americans 2 7 .222 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 6 1 .857 --
Pirates 5 3 .625 1.5
Cubs 5 4 .556 2.0
Phillies 4 4 .500 2.5
Reds 5 5 .500 2.5
Beaneaters 4 6 .400 3.5
Superbas 4 7 .364 4.0
Cardinals 3 6 .333 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Keeler 4
1 Cy Seymour 4
3 Charlie Babb 3
3 Frank Bowerman 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Collins 1
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 Willie Keeler 1
1 Jimmy Sheckard 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Hoffman 3
2 Frank Bowerman 2
2 Joe Cassidy 2
2 Hal Chase 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Babb 1
1 Bill Bergen 1
1 Hal Chase 1
1 Wid Conroy 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Rhoads 0.57
2 Bill Donovan 0.43
2 Oscar Jones 0.43
4 Walter Clarkson 0.40
4 Dummy Taylor 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Harper 1
1 Bill Hogg 1
1 Oscar Jones 1
1 Bob Rhoads 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hogg 7
2 Bob Rhoads 4
3 Bill Donovan 3
3 Jack Harper 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Wiltse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Slagle .462
2 John Knight .414
3 Danny Murphy .407
4 Heinie Peitz .400
5 Mike Donlin .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Homer Smoot 2
2 Kitty Bransfield 1
2 Jimmy Collins 1
2 Harry Davis 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Corcoran 10
1 Sam Mertes 10
1 John Titus 10
4 Danny Hoffman 9
5 2 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Lewis 4
1 Jimmy Slagle 4
3 Fred Clarke 3
3 George Davis 3
3 10 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 0.00
1 Noodles Hahn 0.00
1 Frank Kitson 0.00
1 Bob Rhoads 0.00
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 3
1 Jake Weimer 3
3 Chief Bender 2
3 Walter Clarkson 2
3 9 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Ewing 19
2 Harry Howell 16
3 Walter Clarkson 14
4 Norwood Gibson 13
5 3 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Wiltse 2
2 Jack Powell 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .369
2 Willie Keeler .346
3 Honus Wagner .338
4 Jake Beckley .330
5 Cy Seymour .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 10
2 Harry Lumley 9
3 Danny Murphy 8
4 Dave Brain 7
5 6 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 91
2 Sam Mertes 84
3 John Anderson 82
4 Danny Murphy 79
5 2 tied 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 49
2 Sam Mertes 46
3 Bill Dahlen 41
4 Dan McGann 40
4 Joe Tinker 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Addie Joss 1.56
2 Rube Waddell 1.62
3 Otto Hess 1.68
4 Doc White 1.68
5 Jack Chesbro 1.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 40
2 Christy Mathewson 34
2 Joe McGinnity 34
4 Eddie Plank 26
4 Rube Waddell 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 335
2 Jack Chesbro 240
3 Christy Mathewson 213
4 Eddie Plank 212
5 Cy Young 200

Saves

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