On This Day

Saturday, May 13, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Naps 12 8 .600 --
Senators 12 11 .522 1.5
White Sox 10 10 .500 2.0
Tigers 10 10 .500 2.0
Athletics 10 10 .500 2.0
Browns 10 10 .500 2.0
Highlanders 10 10 .500 2.0
Americans 9 14 .391 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 18 5 .783 --
Pirates 15 9 .625 3.5
Cubs 14 11 .560 5.0
Reds 12 12 .500 6.5
Phillies 10 12 .455 7.5
Superbas 11 16 .407 9.0
Beaneaters 9 15 .375 9.5
Cardinals 7 16 .304 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harry Arndt 4
1 Red Owens 4
3 Rip Cannell 3
3 Spike Shannon 3
5 16 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Needham 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Babb 2
1 Emil Batch 2
3 Roger Bresnahan 1
3 Charlie Carr 1
3 14 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wid Conroy 2
1 Dave Fultz 2
1 Roy Thomas 2
4 Harry Bay 1
4 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Earl Moore 1.00
1 Dummy Taylor 1.00
3 Jake Thielman 0.75
4 Frank Smith 0.70
5 Bill Hogg 0.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chick Fraser 1
1 Frank Kitson 1
1 Harry McIntire 1
1 Earl Moore 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moore 8
2 Bill Hogg 7
2 Frank Smith 7
4 Jake Thielman 6
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Bresnahan .368
2 Mike Donlin .363
3 Roy Thomas .356
4 Willie Keeler .346
5 Joe Tinker .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 Harry Bay 9
2 Topsy Hartsel 9
2 Billy Maloney 9
2 Jimmy Slagle 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 0.62
2 Buttons Briggs 1.61
3 Earl Moore 1.64
4 Bob Rhoads 1.67
5 Christy Mathewson 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 5
1 Oscar Jones 5
1 Chick Robitaille 5
1 Rube Waddell 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Young 40
2 Harry Howell 37
3 Frank Smith 34
4 Orval Overall 32
5 Earl Moore 29

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 Roy Thomas .429
2 Harry Davis .406
3 John Titus .388
4 Ben Koehler .381
5 Ginger Beaumont .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Burkett 2
2 Josh Clarke 1
2 Ernie Courtney 1
2 Bill Dahlen 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 8
2 Harry Bay 7
2 Bill Dahlen 7
4 Billy Maloney 6
5 11 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buttons Briggs 0.00
2 Earl Moore 0.50
3 Rube Waddell 0.95
4 Christy Mathewson 1.33
5 Red Donahue 1.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Smith 29
2 Cy Young 22
3 Harry Howell 21
4 Orval Overall 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 1
1 Mike Lynch 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .350
2 Honus Wagner .347
3 Willie Keeler .345
4 John Titus .317
5 Jake Beckley .315

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 94
2 Sam Mertes 84
3 Sam Crawford 82
4 John Anderson 80
5 Jimmy Williams 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 57
2 Sam Mertes 52
3 Harry Bay 44
4 Bill Dahlen 43
5 Joe Tinker 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Addie Joss 1.59
2 Doc White 1.60
3 Rube Waddell 1.62
4 Jack Chesbro 1.75
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 228
3 Eddie Plank 211
4 Cy Young 210
5 Christy Mathewson 209

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