On This Day

Monday, May 22, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Naps 14 10 .583 --
White Sox 15 11 .577 0.0
Athletics 14 12 .538 1.0
Tigers 13 13 .500 2.0
Senators 14 15 .483 2.5
Browns 13 15 .464 3.0
Highlanders 13 15 .464 3.0
Americans 11 16 .407 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 24 6 .800 --
Pirates 18 13 .581 6.5
Cubs 17 15 .531 8.0
Phillies 14 14 .500 9.0
Reds 13 16 .448 10.5
Superbas 13 21 .382 13.0
Beaneaters 11 18 .379 12.5
Cardinals 11 18 .379 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Danny Hoffman 3
1 Socks Seybold 3
3 John Anderson 2
3 Ginger Beaumont 2
3 16 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Hoffman 3
1 Joe Yeager 3
3 Kid Gleason 2
4 Red Ames 1
4 7 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Topsy Hartsel 2
2 John Anderson 1
2 Kid Gleason 1
2 Danny Hoffman 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Ames 1.57
2 Rube Waddell 1.43
3 George Mullin 0.64
4 Patsy Flaherty 0.27
5 Jack Taylor 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Charlie Chech 1
1 Bill Hogg 1
1 Rube Waddell 1
1 Vic Willis 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ames 11
2 Rube Waddell 10
3 Bill Hogg 8
4 George Mullin 7
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kaiser Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Bresnahan .391
2 Roy Thomas .364
3 John Titus .346
4 Cy Seymour .342
5 Willie Keeler .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan McGann 3
2 Jesse Burkett 2
2 Harry Davis 2
2 Mike Donlin 2
2 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Titus 26
2 Dan McGann 23
3 Sam Mertes 22
4 Mike Donlin 20
4 Sherry Magee 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 15
2 Topsy Hartsel 14
3 Harry Bay 12
3 Danny Hoffman 12
3 Jake Stahl 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 0.57
2 Buttons Briggs 1.61
3 Earl Moore 1.64
4 Dummy Taylor 1.76
5 Red Ames 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 7
1 Rube Waddell 7
3 Oscar Jones 6
3 Joe McGinnity 6
5 9 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Howell 50
2 Frank Smith 47
3 Red Ames 45
3 Rube Waddell 45
3 Cy Young 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Wiltse 2
2 Claude Elliott 1
2 Oscar Jones 1
2 Mike Lynch 1
2 2 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Titus .400
2 George Davis .361
3 Ginger Beaumont .358
4 Socks Seybold .355
5 2 tied .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Howard 2
1 Dan McGann 2
3 Emil Batch 1
3 Jesse Burkett 1
3 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Clancy 11
1 Dan McGann 11
3 Sherry Magee 9
4 Del Howard 8
4 2 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Stahl 7
2 Harry Bay 6
2 Kitty Bransfield 6
2 George Browne 6
2 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Killian 0.50
2 Happy Townsend 0.60
3 Dummy Taylor 0.67
4 Rube Waddell 1.00
4 Irv Young 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 3
1 Dummy Taylor 3
1 Jake Thielman 3
1 Rube Waddell 3
5 20 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 31
2 Frank Smith 27
3 Bill Hogg 24
4 Red Ames 22
5 Harry McIntire 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Oscar Jones 1
1 Mike Lynch 1
1 Kaiser Wilhelm 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Keeler .348
2 Nap Lajoie .347
3 Honus Wagner .337
4 John Titus .322
5 Cy Seymour .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lumley 10
2 Danny Murphy 9
3 Harry Davis 7
4 Dave Brain 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 90
2 Sam Mertes 86
3 Sam Crawford 84
4 John Anderson 80
5 Bill Dahlen 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 59
2 Sam Mertes 52
3 Harry Bay 47
4 Bill Dahlen 43
5 Joe Tinker 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.57
2 Addie Joss 1.57
3 Doc White 1.59
4 Jack Chesbro 1.84
5 Otto Hess 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 35
2 Christy Mathewson 33
3 Joe McGinnity 31
4 Rube Waddell 25
4 Cy Young 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 333
2 Jack Chesbro 219
3 Cy Young 211
4 Eddie Plank 205
5 Christy Mathewson 204

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