On This Day

Sunday, May 28, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Naps 18 11 .621 --
White Sox 19 12 .613 0.0
Athletics 17 14 .548 2.0
Tigers 16 15 .516 3.0
Senators 16 18 .471 4.5
Browns 15 18 .455 5.0
Americans 13 19 .406 6.5
Highlanders 13 20 .394 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 27 8 .771 --
Pirates 20 16 .556 7.5
Phillies 17 16 .515 9.0
Cubs 19 18 .514 9.0
Reds 16 18 .471 10.5
Beaneaters 14 20 .412 12.5
Cardinals 14 20 .412 12.5
Superbas 14 25 .359 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Moose Grimshaw 4
2 Frank Chance 3
3 Al Bridwell 2
3 Tommy Corcoran 2
3 11 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Sebring 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jake Beckley 2
1 Dave Brain 2
1 Tom Jones 2
1 Bobby Wallace 2
5 3 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Bridwell 1
1 Doc Casey 1
1 Jimmy Collins 1
1 Hobe Ferris 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Barney Pelty 1.00
2 Orval Overall 0.45
3 Win Kellum 0.33
4 Casey Patten 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Win Kellum 1
1 Orval Overall 1
1 Barney Pelty 1
1 Jesse Tannehill 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Barney Pelty 8
2 Mordecai Brown 5
2 Orval Overall 5
4 Win Kellum 2
4 Casey Patten 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Bresnahan .362
2 Sam Crawford .358
3 Willie Keeler .341
4 Roy Thomas .341
5 3 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dahlen 3
1 Mike Donlin 3
1 Dan McGann 3
1 Homer Smoot 3
5 14 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 22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.63
2 Dummy Taylor 1.76
3 Red Ames 1.77
4 Irv Young 1.82
5 Earl Moore 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 7
1 Rube Waddell 7
1 Irv Young 7
4 Chief Bender 6
4 10 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Smith 55
2 George Mullin 51
2 Eddie Plank 51
4 Harry Howell 50
4 Cy Young 50

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 .475
2 George Davis .432
3 Frank Chance .424
3 Buck Freeman .424
5 Cy Seymour .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dahlen 2
1 Mike Donlin 2
1 Dan McGann 2
1 Jimmy Sebring 2
1 John Titus 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Clancy 10
1 Sherry Magee 10
3 Sam Crawford 8
3 Gus Dundon 8
3 4 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Hoffman 10
2 John Anderson 7
2 Topsy Hartsel 7
2 Jake Stahl 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Ames 0.43
2 Irv Young 0.75
3 Addie Joss 1.00
4 Win Kellum 1.17
5 Nick Altrock 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Barney Pelty 4
1 Togie Pittinger 4
3 Nick Altrock 3
3 Chief Bender 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Mullin 24
2 Eddie Plank 23
3 Barney Pelty 22
3 Rube Waddell 22
5 Frank Smith 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Oscar Jones 1
1 Kaiser Wilhelm 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ginger Beaumont .370
2 Roy Thomas .358
3 John Titus .356
4 Bill Coughlin .352
5 Sam Crawford .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dahlen 3
2 Jesse Burkett 2
2 Mike Donlin 2
2 Emil Frisk 2
2 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 19
1 John Titus 19
3 Bill Clancy 17
4 Ernie Courtney 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Hoffman 15
2 Topsy Hartsel 12
2 Honus Wagner 12
4 Harry Bay 11
4 Jake Stahl 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buttons Briggs 1.33
2 Irv Young 1.36
3 Red Ames 1.42
4 Addie Joss 1.60
5 Earl Moore 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Irv Young 6
2 Red Ames 5
2 Addie Joss 5
2 Sam Leever 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Smith 50
2 George Mullin 39
2 Rube Waddell 39
4 Eddie Plank 36
5 2 tied 34

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 .355
2 Nap Lajoie .348
3 Honus Wagner .341
4 John Titus .324
5 Cy Seymour .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Murphy 9
2 Harry Lumley 8
3 Dave Brain 6
3 Harry Davis 6
3 6 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 87
2 Sam Crawford 86
2 Nap Lajoie 86
4 Bill Dahlen 83
5 John Anderson 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 57
2 Sam Mertes 50
3 Harry Bay 44
4 Bill Dahlen 43
5 Joe Tinker 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Addie Joss 1.55
2 Doc White 1.62
3 Rube Waddell 1.80
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 Eddie Plank 24
4 2 others tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 318
2 Jack Chesbro 216
3 Eddie Plank 206
3 Cy Young 206
5 Christy Mathewson 205

Saves

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