On This Day

Monday, May 15, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Naps 12 9 .571 --
White Sox 12 10 .545 0.5
Athletics 12 10 .545 0.5
Senators 13 11 .542 0.5
Tigers 10 11 .476 2.0
Browns 10 12 .455 2.5
Highlanders 10 12 .455 2.5
Americans 10 14 .417 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 19 5 .792 --
Pirates 16 10 .615 4.0
Cubs 14 12 .538 6.0
Reds 12 13 .480 7.5
Phillies 11 12 .478 7.5
Superbas 12 17 .414 9.5
Beaneaters 10 15 .400 9.5
Cardinals 7 17 .292 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Emil Batch 3
1 Miller Huggins 3
1 Roy Thomas 3
4 Harry Bay 2
4 21 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Emil Batch 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rabbit Nill 3
1 Doc White 3
3 Emil Batch 2
3 George Browne 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kitty Bransfield 2
1 Claude Ritchey 2
3 Ginger Beaumont 1
3 Fred Clarke 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chief Bender 1.33
2 Fred Glade 0.75
2 Tom Hughes 0.75
4 Jack Harper 0.71
5 Joe McGinnity 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Glade 6
1 Tom Hughes 6
3 Jack Harper 5
4 Chief Bender 4
4 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Oscar Jones 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Thomas .372
2 Roger Bresnahan .368
3 Willie Keeler .353
4 Mike Donlin .352
5 Ginger Beaumont .340

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 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 12
2 Topsy Hartsel 10
3 Harry Bay 9
3 Billy Maloney 9
3 Jimmy Slagle 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 0.62
2 Buttons Briggs 1.61
3 Earl Moore 1.64
4 Christy Mathewson 1.71
5 Dummy Taylor 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 5
1 Oscar Jones 5
1 Joe McGinnity 5
1 Chick Robitaille 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Young 40
2 Harry Howell 37
3 Eddie Plank 35
4 Frank Smith 34
5 Orval Overall 32

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Coughlin .457
2 Roy Thomas .449
3 Ginger Beaumont .415
4 Harry Davis .415
5 Mike Donlin .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Burkett 2
2 Emil Batch 1
2 Hal Chase 1
2 Bill Clancy 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roger Bresnahan 11
2 Ernie Courtney 10
2 Lave Cross 10
2 Mike Donlin 10
5 5 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Dahlen 7
1 Danny Hoffman 7
1 Honus Wagner 7
4 Topsy Hartsel 6
4 2 others tied 6

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 Jake Thielman 3
1 Irv Young 3
5 27 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Smith 26
2 Cy Young 22
3 Eddie Plank 20
4 Bill Hogg 19
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 1
1 Oscar Jones 1
1 Mike Lynch 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .352
2 Willie Keeler .347
3 Honus Wagner .344
4 John Titus .315
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 91
2 Sam Mertes 84
3 Sam Crawford 81
4 John Anderson 78
4 Bill Dahlen 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 57
2 Sam Mertes 53
3 Harry Bay 44
4 Bill Dahlen 43
5 Joe Tinker 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 1.59
2 Addie Joss 1.59
3 Rube Waddell 1.64
4 Jack Chesbro 1.79
5 Otto Hess 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 37
2 Christy Mathewson 33
3 Joe McGinnity 32
4 Eddie Plank 26
5 Cy Young 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 318
2 Jack Chesbro 224
3 Eddie Plank 212
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