On This Day

Saturday, April 29, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 7 4 .636 --
Highlanders 7 4 .636 0.0
White Sox 6 5 .545 1.0
Senators 7 6 .538 1.0
Tigers 5 5 .500 1.5
Naps 5 5 .500 1.5
Browns 5 6 .455 2.0
Americans 3 10 .231 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 7 3 .700 --
Pirates 7 4 .636 0.5
Reds 6 5 .545 1.5
Phillies 5 5 .500 2.0
Cubs 6 6 .500 2.0
Superbas 6 8 .429 3.0
Beaneaters 5 7 .417 3.0
Cardinals 3 7 .300 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Bradley 3
1 Jiggs Donahue 3
1 Ed McFarland 3
4 Ed Abbaticchio 2
4 22 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Smith 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Malachi Kittridge 3
2 Tommy Corcoran 2
2 Ernie Courtney 2
2 Solly Hofman 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jiggs Donahue 2
2 Harry Bay 1
2 Cliff Blankenship 1
2 Jimmy Burke 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Orval Overall 1.20
2 Deacon Phillippe 0.45
3 Togie Pittinger 0.30
4 Vic Willis 0.29
5 Chappie McFarland 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Beany Jacobson 1
1 Orval Overall 1
1 Deacon Phillippe 1
1 Togie Pittinger 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 6
2 Deacon Phillippe 5
2 Vic Willis 5
4 Barney Pelty 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Bresnahan .400
2 Heinie Peitz .393
3 Jimmy Slagle .378
4 John Knight .375
5 Sam Crawford .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Murphy 2
1 Homer Smoot 2
1 Jimmy Williams 2
4 Ed Abbaticchio 1
4 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Titus 13
2 Tommy Corcoran 12
2 Sam Mertes 12
4 Danny Hoffman 10
5 Jimmy Williams 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Davis 4
1 John Dobbs 4
1 Jiggs Donahue 4
1 Gus Dundon 4
1 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Sudhoff 0.50
2 Harry Howell 0.59
3 Otto Hess 0.99
4 Beany Jacobson 1.33
5 Doc White 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 3
1 Walter Clarkson 3
1 Beany Jacobson 3
1 Casey Patten 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Ewing 19
2 Fred Glade 18
2 Orval Overall 18
2 Cy Young 18
5 3 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Wiltse 2
2 Jack Powell 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .363
2 Willie Keeler .348
3 Honus Wagner .340
4 Jake Beckley .330
5 Frank Chance .313

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 91
2 Sam Mertes 85
3 John Anderson 82
4 Danny Murphy 81
5 Sam Crawford 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 50
2 Sam Mertes 47
3 Harry Bay 41
4 Dan McGann 40
4 Joe Tinker 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Addie Joss 1.53
2 Doc White 1.59
3 Otto Hess 1.59
4 Rube Waddell 1.66
5 Jack Chesbro 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 40
2 Joe McGinnity 34
3 Christy Mathewson 33
4 Eddie Plank 26
5 2 tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 332
2 Jack Chesbro 244
3 Eddie Plank 215
4 Christy Mathewson 210
5 Cy Young 205

Saves

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