On This Day

Wednesday, May 3, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 10 6 .625 --
White Sox 8 6 .571 1.0
Highlanders 8 6 .571 1.0
Naps 7 6 .538 1.5
Tigers 7 7 .500 2.0
Athletics 7 7 .500 2.0
Browns 6 9 .400 3.5
Americans 5 11 .313 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 11 3 .786 --
Pirates 9 6 .600 2.5
Phillies 7 6 .538 3.5
Reds 8 7 .533 3.5
Cubs 8 8 .500 4.0
Superbas 7 11 .389 6.0
Cardinals 5 9 .357 6.0
Beaneaters 5 10 .333 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ginger Beaumont 4
1 Fred Clarke 4
3 Ed Abbaticchio 3
3 Harry Bemis 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roger Bresnahan 4
1 Lew Ritter 4
3 Ernie Courtney 3
3 Matty McIntyre 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Hoffman 2
1 Charlie Jones 2
1 Honus Wagner 2
4 Doc Casey 1
4 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Orval Overall 1.17
2 Bill Donovan 0.64
3 Mordecai Brown 0.60
4 Chief Bender 0.58
5 Deacon Phillippe 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Red Donahue 1
1 Clark Griffith 1
1 Oscar Jones 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Happy Townsend 8
2 Chief Bender 7
2 Ralph Caldwell 7
2 Bill Donovan 7
2 Orval Overall 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Tinker .386
2 Roger Bresnahan .375
3 Roy Thomas .356
4 Mike Donlin .354
5 Wid Conroy .347

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 16
2 Ernie Courtney 15
3 John Titus 14
4 Jimmy Williams 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 9
2 Harry Bay 5
2 Phil Lewis 5
2 Sherry Magee 5
2 3 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 Red Ames 4
1 Casey Patten 4
3 Chief Bender 3
3 Walter Clarkson 3
3 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Young 30
2 Harry Howell 25
2 Orval Overall 25
4 Red Ames 23
5 Fred Glade 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Wiltse 2
2 Claude Elliott 1
2 Jack Powell 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .361
2 Willie Keeler .344
3 Honus Wagner .342
4 Jake Beckley .327
5 Frank Chance .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 93
2 Sam Mertes 88
3 John Anderson 82
4 Sam Crawford 81
5 Jimmy Williams 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 55
2 Sam Mertes 49
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 Otto Hess 1.69
4 Rube Waddell 1.70
5 Jack Chesbro 1.88

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 325
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