On This Day

Friday, May 12, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Naps 11 8 .579 --
Senators 12 10 .545 0.5
White Sox 10 10 .500 1.5
Athletics 10 10 .500 1.5
Browns 10 10 .500 1.5
Highlanders 10 10 .500 1.5
Tigers 9 10 .474 2.0
Americans 9 13 .409 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 17 5 .773 --
Pirates 15 8 .652 2.5
Cubs 14 10 .583 4.0
Reds 12 11 .522 5.5
Phillies 10 11 .476 6.5
Superbas 10 16 .385 9.0
Beaneaters 8 15 .348 9.5
Cardinals 6 16 .273 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Keeler 3
1 George Stone 3
3 George Barclay 2
3 Emil Batch 2
3 31 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Grady 1
1 Jake Stahl 1
1 Honus Wagner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Chase 4
2 George Barclay 2
2 Bill Bradley 2
2 Wid Conroy 2
2 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Elmer Flick 2
1 Billy Maloney 2
1 Frank Schulte 2
1 Jimmy Slagle 2
1 Joe Tinker 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Addie Joss 0.88
2 Orval Overall 0.56
3 Harry Howell 0.50
3 Ed Killian 0.50
3 Deacon Phillippe 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Harry Howell 1
1 Oscar Jones 1
1 Addie Joss 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Addie Joss 7
2 Beany Jacobson 5
2 Orval Overall 5
2 Hooks Wiltse 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Lynch 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .367
2 Roger Bresnahan .354
3 Willie Keeler .351
4 Roy Thomas .349
5 4 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Burkett 2
1 Willie Keeler 2
1 Sherry Magee 2
1 Danny Murphy 2
1 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Titus 22
2 Mike Donlin 18
2 Sam Mertes 18
4 Ernie Courtney 16
4 Dan McGann 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 12
2 Topsy Hartsel 9
2 Jimmy Slagle 9
4 Harry Bay 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 0.62
2 Buttons Briggs 1.61
3 Bob Rhoads 1.67
4 Christy Mathewson 1.71
5 2 tied 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 5
1 Oscar Jones 5
1 Chick Robitaille 5
1 Rube Waddell 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Howell 37
2 Cy Young 36
3 Orval Overall 32
4 Red Ames 28
4 Eddie Plank 28

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ginger Beaumont .411
2 Sammy Strang .400
3 Elmer Flick .395
4 Roy Thomas .388
5 John Titus .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Burkett 2
2 Josh Clarke 1
2 Ernie Courtney 1
2 Bill Dahlen 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Courtney 12
2 Lave Cross 11
2 John Titus 11
4 Roger Bresnahan 10
4 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 9
2 Bill Dahlen 7
3 Harry Bay 6
3 Sam Mertes 6
5 8 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buttons Briggs 0.00
2 Rube Waddell 0.95
3 Christy Mathewson 1.33
4 Red Donahue 1.50
4 Earl Moore 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 3
1 Oscar Jones 3
1 Addie Joss 3
1 Carl Lundgren 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Smith 22
2 Harry Howell 21
2 Doc Scanlan 21
4 Orval Overall 20
5 Addie Joss 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 1
1 Mike Lynch 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .351
2 Willie Keeler .347
3 Honus Wagner .345
4 Elmer Flick .319
5 John Titus .316

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 96
2 Sam Mertes 85
3 Sam Crawford 81
4 John Anderson 80
5 Jimmy Williams 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 57
2 Sam Mertes 52
3 Harry Bay 43
3 Bill Dahlen 43
5 Joe Tinker 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Addie Joss 1.59
2 Rube Waddell 1.62
3 Doc White 1.78
4 Jack Chesbro 1.86
5 Otto Hess 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 38
2 Christy Mathewson 33
3 Joe McGinnity 32
4 Eddie Plank 25
4 Cy Young 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 326
2 Jack Chesbro 230
3 Christy Mathewson 216
4 Eddie Plank 211
5 Cy Young 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Wiltse 4
2 Red Ames 3
2 Joe McGinnity 3
4 Buttons Briggs 2
4 2 others tied 2