On This Day

Monday, May 1, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 7 5 .583 --
Athletics 7 5 .583 0.0
Highlanders 7 5 .583 0.0
Senators 8 6 .571 0.0
Naps 6 5 .545 0.5
Browns 6 7 .462 1.5
Tigers 5 7 .417 2.0
Americans 4 10 .286 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 9 3 .750 --
Pirates 9 4 .692 0.5
Cubs 8 6 .571 2.0
Phillies 6 5 .545 2.5
Reds 6 7 .462 3.5
Beaneaters 5 8 .385 4.5
Superbas 6 10 .375 5.0
Cardinals 3 9 .250 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Wallace 4
2 Dave Brain 3
2 Jesse Burkett 3
2 Mike Donlin 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kid Gleason 3
1 Sam Mertes 3
1 Ossee Schrecongost 3
4 Roger Bresnahan 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Stone 2
2 Emil Batch 1
2 Jesse Burkett 1
2 Fred Clarke 1
2 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cy Young 1.71
2 Frank Corridon 1.33
3 Andy Coakley 0.88
4 Wish Egan 0.67
5 Fred Glade 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buttons Briggs 1
1 Frank Corridon 1
1 Patsy Flaherty 1
1 Fred Glade 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Young 12
2 Frank Corridon 8
3 Andy Coakley 7
4 Wish Egan 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Tinker .388
2 Wid Conroy .381
3 Jimmy Slagle .378
4 Roger Bresnahan .375
4 Heinie Peitz .375

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 Sam Mertes 15
2 John Titus 13
3 Tommy Corcoran 12
4 Jimmy Williams 11
5 2 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 6
2 Phil Lewis 5
3 Harry Bay 4
3 Fred Clarke 4
3 13 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Sudhoff 0.50
2 Doc White 0.93
3 Otto Hess 0.99
4 Beany Jacobson 1.33
5 Big Jeff Pfeffer 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 3
1 Walter Clarkson 3
1 Beany Jacobson 3
1 Christy Mathewson 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Young 30
2 Harry Howell 22
3 Fred Glade 21
4 Andy Coakley 19
4 Bob Ewing 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Wiltse 2
2 Jack Powell 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .365
2 Willie Keeler .347
3 Honus Wagner .339
4 Jake Beckley .329
5 Cy Seymour .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 87
3 John Anderson 82
4 Sam Crawford 80
4 Danny Murphy 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 52
2 Sam Mertes 47
3 Harry Bay 42
4 Joe Tinker 40
5 Dan McGann 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Addie Joss 1.50
2 Doc White 1.53
3 Otto Hess 1.59
4 Rube Waddell 1.66
5 Jack Chesbro 1.86

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 332
2 Jack Chesbro 241
3 Cy Young 213
4 Eddie Plank 212
5 Christy Mathewson 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Wiltse 4
2 Red Ames 3
2 Joe McGinnity 3
2 Casey Patten 3
5 2 tied 2