On This Day

Wednesday, May 24, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	17	11	.607	--
Naps	15	11	.577	1.0
Tigers	15	13	.536	2.0
Athletics	15	13	.536	2.0
Browns	14	16	.467	4.0
Senators	14	17	.452	4.5
Highlanders	13	17	.433	5.0
Americans	12	17	.414	5.5

Games

White Sox 7, Senators 4

Naps 6, Athletics 5

Tigers 12, Highlanders 6

Browns 5, Americans 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	25	7	.781	--
Pirates	19	14	.576	6.5
Phillies	16	14	.533	8.0
Cubs	17	17	.500	9.0
Reds	14	17	.452	10.5
Superbas	14	22	.389	13.0
Beaneaters	12	19	.387	12.5
Cardinals	12	19	.387	12.5

Games

Superbas 3, Cardinals 1

Pirates 11, Beaneaters 1

Reds 4, Giants 3

Phillies 6, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ginger Beaumont	4
2	Kitty Bransfield	3
2	Fred Clarke	3
2	Bill Coughlin	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Doc Casey	1
1	Mickey Doolin	1
1	Nap Lajoie	1
1	Jimmy Sebring	1
1	Homer Smoot	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Dundon	4
1	Charley O'Leary	4
3	Doc Casey	2
3	Sam Crawford	2
3	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Fultz	3
2	John Anderson	2
2	Jake Stahl	2
4	Ed Abbaticchio	1
4	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jake Weimer	0.64
2	Frank Smith	0.62
3	Sam Leever	0.50
4	Jack Harper	0.40
5	Hooks Wiltse	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Duggleby	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Sam Leever	1
1	George Mullin	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Smith	8
2	Jake Weimer	7
3	Dick Harley	3
3	Weldon Henley	3
3	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Bresnahan	.391
2	John Titus	.351
3	Roy Thomas	.345
4	Ginger Beaumont	.344
5	Willie Keeler	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dahlen	3
1	Mike Donlin	3
1	Dan McGann	3
1	Homer Smoot	3
5	10 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Titus	28
2	Sherry Magee	24
3	Dan McGann	23
3	Sam Mertes	23
5	Mike Donlin	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Topsy Hartsel	15
1	Honus Wagner	15
3	Jake Stahl	14
4	Danny Hoffman	13
5	Harry Bay	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	0.57
2	Dummy Taylor	1.76
3	Earl Moore	1.76
4	Red Ames	1.77
5	Irv Young	2.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	7
1	Rube Waddell	7
3	Bill Duggleby	6
3	Oscar Jones	6
3	6 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Smith	55
2	Harry Howell	50
3	Eddie Plank	47
4	Red Ames	45
4	2 others tied	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	Sam Crawford	.441
2	Charley O'Leary	.412
3	Emil Frisk	.405
4	John Titus	.400
5	Emil Batch	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dahlen	2
1	Mike Donlin	2
1	Dan McGann	2
4	Emil Batch	1
4	24 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	10
2	Bill Clancy	9
2	Dan McGann	9
2	John Titus	9
5	3 tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kitty Bransfield	8
1	Jake Stahl	8
3	Art Devlin	7
3	Danny Hoffman	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dummy Taylor	0.50
1	Rube Waddell	0.50
3	Irv Young	0.75
4	Red Ames	1.20
5	Sam Leever	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	3
1	Bill Duggleby	3
1	Ed Killian	3
1	Sam Leever	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Smith	28
2	Red Ames	22
3	Eddie Plank	19
3	Rube Waddell	19
5	Bill Hogg	18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Bresnahan	.416
2	Cy Seymour	.396
3	Ginger Beaumont	.379
4	Willie Keeler	.370
5	John Titus	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dahlen	3
2	Jesse Burkett	2
2	Mike Donlin	2
2	Emil Frisk	2
2	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	19
2	John Titus	18
3	Ernie Courtney	17
4	Sam Crawford	15
4	3 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Topsy Hartsel	13
2	Harry Bay	12
2	Danny Hoffman	12
2	Jake Stahl	12
2	Honus Wagner	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	0.69
2	Red Ames	1.15
3	Irv Young	1.55
4	Earl Moore	1.71
5	Dummy Taylor	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	6
1	Frank Smith	6
3	Oscar Jones	5
3	Ed Killian	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Smith	51
2	Eddie Plank	40
3	Red Ames	38
3	Rube Waddell	38
5	2 tied	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	1
1	Oscar Jones	1
1	Mike Lynch	1
1	Kaiser Wilhelm	1
1	Hooks Wiltse	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Keeler	.352
2	Nap Lajoie	.349
3	Honus Wagner	.335
4	John Titus	.328
5	Roger Bresnahan	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	9
1	Danny Murphy	9
3	Dave Brain	6
3	Harry Davis	6
3	5 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	90
2	Sam Mertes	87
3	Sam Crawford	85
4	Bill Dahlen	82
5	John Anderson	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	58
2	Sam Mertes	52
3	Harry Bay	47
4	Bill Dahlen	43
5	Joe Tinker	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Addie Joss	1.57
2	Doc White	1.59
3	Rube Waddell	1.61
4	Jack Chesbro	1.84
5	Otto Hess	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	35
2	Christy Mathewson	34
3	Joe McGinnity	31
4	Eddie Plank	25
4	2 others tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	327
2	Jack Chesbro	219
3	Eddie Plank	209
4	Christy Mathewson	208
5	Cy Young	204

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	4
2	Red Ames	3
2	Joe McGinnity	3
4	Buttons Briggs	2
4	Win Kellum	2