On This Day

Tuesday, May 2, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 8 5 .615 --
Senators 9 6 .600 0.0
Athletics 7 6 .538 1.0
Highlanders 7 6 .538 1.0
Naps 6 6 .500 1.5
Tigers 6 7 .462 2.0
Browns 6 8 .429 2.5
Americans 5 10 .333 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 10 3 .769 --
Pirates 9 5 .643 1.5
Phillies 7 5 .583 2.5
Cubs 8 7 .533 3.0
Reds 7 7 .500 3.5
Beaneaters 5 9 .357 5.5
Superbas 6 11 .353 6.0
Cardinals 4 9 .308 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Abbaticchio 4
2 Ernie Courtney 3
2 Ben Koehler 3
2 Ed McFarland 3
2 Roy Thomas 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Courtney 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Courtney 5
2 Jimmy Collins 3
2 Lave Cross 3
2 Punch Knoll 3
2 Freddy Parent 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sherry Magee 2
1 Germany Schaefer 2
3 Harry Bay 1
3 Charlie Carr 1
3 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Otto Hess 0.82
2 George Winter 0.67
3 Frank Kitson 0.62
4 Frank Smith 0.44
5 Ambrose Puttmann 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Bill Duggleby 1
1 Jack Harper 1
1 Frank Kitson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Otto Hess 9
2 Frank Smith 7
3 Red Ames 5
3 Frank Kitson 5
5 6 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Tinker .396
2 Wid Conroy .370
3 Roger Bresnahan .356
4 John Knight .354
4 Jimmy Slagle .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Murphy 2
1 Homer Smoot 2
1 Jimmy Williams 2
4 Ed Abbaticchio 1
4 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 15
2 John Titus 14
3 Tommy Corcoran 12
3 Ernie Courtney 12
3 Jimmy Williams 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 7
2 Harry Bay 5
2 Phil Lewis 5
2 Sherry Magee 5
2 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Sudhoff 0.50
2 Doc White 0.93
3 Jake Thielman 1.00
4 Beany Jacobson 1.33
5 Otto Hess 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Casey Patten 4
2 Red Ames 3
2 Chief Bender 3
2 Walter Clarkson 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Young 30
2 Harry Howell 22
3 Fred Glade 21
4 Otto Hess 20
5 5 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Wiltse 2
2 Jack Powell 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .361
2 Willie Keeler .345
3 Honus Wagner .337
4 Jake Beckley .329
5 Cy Seymour .314

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 92
2 Sam Mertes 87
3 John Anderson 82
4 Sam Crawford 81
5 Danny Murphy 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 53
2 Sam Mertes 48
3 Harry Bay 43
4 Joe Tinker 40
5 Dan McGann 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Addie Joss 1.50
2 Doc White 1.53
3 Rube Waddell 1.66
4 Otto Hess 1.69
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 Eddie Plank 216
4 Cy Young 213
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