On This Day

Friday, May 26, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	18	11	.621	--
Naps	17	11	.607	0.5
Athletics	17	13	.567	1.5
Tigers	15	15	.500	3.5
Senators	15	17	.469	4.5
Browns	14	17	.452	5.0
Highlanders	13	19	.406	6.5
Americans	12	18	.400	6.5

Games

White Sox 1, Americans 0

Naps 1, Highlanders 0

Athletics 5, Tigers 2

Senators 4, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	26	8	.765	--
Pirates	19	15	.559	7.0
Phillies	17	15	.531	8.0
Cubs	18	17	.514	8.5
Reds	15	17	.469	10.0
Cardinals	13	19	.406	12.0
Beaneaters	13	20	.394	12.5
Superbas	14	24	.368	14.0

Games

Giants 6, Superbas 0

Phillies 3, Beaneaters 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sam Crawford	3
2	Frank Bowerman	2
2	George Browne	2
2	Wid Conroy	2
2	11 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	John Titus	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Art Devlin	2
1	Frank Huelsman	2
1	Ed Killian	2
1	John Titus	2
5	13 tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Koehler	2
1	Fred Tenney	2
3	John Anderson	1
3	Harry Bay	1
3	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tom Hughes	1.67
2	Al Orth	1.20
3	Cy Young	1.00
4	Togie Pittinger	0.83
5	Otto Hess	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Altrock	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Otto Hess	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Otto Hess	6
1	Al Orth	6
3	Tom Hughes	5
3	Togie Pittinger	5
3	Cy Young	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Bresnahan	.374
2	Sam Crawford	.352
3	Roy Thomas	.352
4	John Titus	.342
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	13 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Titus	30
2	Sherry Magee	25
3	Dan McGann	24
3	Sam Mertes	24
5	Mike Donlin	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Topsy Hartsel	16
2	Honus Wagner	15
3	Danny Hoffman	14
3	Jake Stahl	14
5	Harry Bay	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.63
2	Earl Moore	1.76
2	Dummy Taylor	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	Chief Bender	6
3	Bill Duggleby	6
3	9 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Smith	55
2	Harry Howell	50
2	Cy Young	50
4	Rube Waddell	48
5	2 tied	47

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	.476
2	Cy Seymour	.395
3	Charley O'Leary	.390
4	George Davis	.378
5	Sherry Magee	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dahlen	2
1	Mike Donlin	2
1	Dan McGann	2
1	Tom Needham	2
1	John Titus	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	10
1	Charley O'Leary	10
3	Sam Crawford	9
3	Dan McGann	9
5	2 tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Hoffman	8
1	Jake Stahl	8
3	Topsy Hartsel	7
4	John Anderson	6
4	4 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Ames	0.43
2	Dummy Taylor	0.96
3	Irv Young	1.00
4	Win Kellum	1.29
5	2 tied	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Togie Pittinger	4
2	Nick Altrock	3
2	Chief Bender	3
2	Bill Duggleby	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Smith	28
2	Rube Waddell	22
3	George Mullin	20
4	Eddie Plank	19
5	2 tied	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	.384
2	Ginger Beaumont	.379
3	Roy Thomas	.375
4	Sam Crawford	.365
5	John Titus	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dahlen	3
2	Jesse Burkett	2
2	Mike Donlin	2
2	Emil Frisk	2
2	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Titus	20
2	Sherry Magee	19
3	Ernie Courtney	16
3	Dan McGann	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Ames	1.15
2	Irv Young	1.55
3	Earl Moore	1.59
4	Happy Townsend	1.98
5	Rube Waddell	1.99

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Smith	51
2	Cy Young	42
3	George Mullin	41
4	Rube Waddell	39
5	Red Ames	38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Keeler	.353
2	Nap Lajoie	.345
3	Honus Wagner	.333
4	John Titus	.326
5	Cy Seymour	.318

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	88
1	Sam Mertes	88
3	Sam Crawford	86
4	Bill Dahlen	83
5	John Anderson	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	58
2	Sam Mertes	51
3	Harry Bay	44
4	Bill Dahlen	43
5	Joe Tinker	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Addie Joss	1.55
2	Doc White	1.60
3	Rube Waddell	1.75
4	Jack Chesbro	1.88
5	Otto Hess	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	34
1	Christy Mathewson	34
3	Joe McGinnity	30
4	Rube Waddell	25
4	Cy Young	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	330
2	Jack Chesbro	216
3	Cy Young	209
4	Christy Mathewson	208
5	Eddie Plank	202

Saves

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