On This Day

Wednesday, May 17, 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 11 13 .458 2.5
Highlanders 11 13 .458 2.5
Americans 10 14 .417 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 21 5 .808 --
Pirates 17 10 .630 4.5
Cubs 14 14 .500 8.0
Reds 12 13 .480 8.5
Phillies 11 13 .458 9.0
Beaneaters 10 15 .400 10.5
Superbas 12 18 .400 11.0
Cardinals 8 17 .320 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Schulte 3
2 George Browne 2
2 Bill Dahlen 2
2 Emil Frisk 2
2 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Donlin 1
1 Sam Mertes 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Stone 4
2 Sam Mertes 3
3 Tom Jones 2
4 John Anderson 1
4 8 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Slagle 1
1 Joe Tinker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hooks Wiltse 0.60
2 Barney Pelty 0.43
3 Bill Hogg 0.14
4 Carl Lundgren 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Barney Pelty 1
1 Hooks Wiltse 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hooks Wiltse 6
2 Barney Pelty 3
3 Walter Clarkson 2
4 Bill Hogg 1
4 Carl Lundgren 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Bresnahan .378
2 Roy Thomas .374
3 Willie Keeler .355
4 Ginger Beaumont .343
5 Mike Donlin .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Burkett 2
1 Mike Donlin 2
1 Del Howard 2
1 Willie Keeler 2
1 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Titus 22
2 Sam Mertes 21
3 Mike Donlin 19
4 Ernie Courtney 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 12
2 Topsy Hartsel 10
2 Jimmy Slagle 10
4 Harry Bay 9
4 2 others tied 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 6
2 Oscar Jones 5
2 Joe McGinnity 5
2 Chick Robitaille 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Howell 41
2 Cy Young 40
3 Eddie Plank 35
4 Red Ames 34
4 Frank Smith 34

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 Ginger Beaumont .460
2 Roy Thomas .400
3 Harry Davis .394
4 Willie Keeler .386
5 Kitty Bransfield .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Burkett 2
1 Del Howard 2
3 Emil Batch 1
3 Hal Chase 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Clancy 10
2 Moose Grimshaw 9
3 Roger Bresnahan 8
3 Hal Chase 8
3 7 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Dahlen 6
1 Art Devlin 6
1 Topsy Hartsel 6
1 Danny Hoffman 6
1 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 0.50
1 Dummy Taylor 0.50
3 Irv Young 0.67
4 Tom Hughes 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 3
1 Oscar Jones 3
1 Hooks Wiltse 3
1 Irv Young 3
5 19 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hooks Wiltse 21
2 Harry Howell 19
2 Frank Smith 19
4 Ralph Caldwell 18
4 2 others 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 .348
2 Willie Keeler .348
3 Honus Wagner .341
4 Ginger Beaumont .317
5 John Titus .317

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 90
2 Sam Mertes 87
3 John Anderson 80
3 Sam Crawford 80
3 Bill Dahlen 80

Stolen Bases

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

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 203

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