On This Day

Monday, May 29, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Naps	19	11	.633	--
White Sox	20	12	.625	0.0
Athletics	18	14	.563	2.0
Tigers	16	16	.500	4.0
Senators	16	18	.471	5.0
Browns	15	19	.441	6.0
Americans	13	19	.406	7.0
Highlanders	13	21	.382	8.0

Games

White Sox 9, Tigers 1

Naps 5, Browns 3

Athletics 2, Highlanders 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	28	8	.778	--
Pirates	20	17	.541	8.5
Phillies	18	16	.529	9.0
Cubs	19	19	.500	10.0
Reds	17	18	.486	10.5
Cardinals	15	20	.429	12.5
Beaneaters	14	21	.400	13.5
Superbas	14	26	.350	16.0

Games

Phillies 10, Beaneaters 7

Reds 6, Cubs 3

Giants 8, Superbas 5

Cardinals 6, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Emil Batch	4
2	Dave Brain	3
2	Roger Bresnahan	3
2	Jimmy Burke	3
2	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	5
2	Frank Smith	4
3	Roger Bresnahan	3
4	Tommy Corcoran	2
4	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Bay	1
1	Jimmy Burke	1
1	Wid Conroy	1
1	Jiggs Donahue	1
1	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cy Morgan	0.71
2	Jake Weimer	0.70
3	Al Orth	0.56
4	Red Ames	0.53
5	Rube Waddell	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	1
1	Charlie Chech	1
1	Chappie McFarland	1
1	Togie Pittinger	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	8
2	Jake Weimer	7
3	Mal Eason	5
3	Cy Morgan	5
3	Al Orth	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Bresnahan	.374
2	Roy Thomas	.353
3	Sam Crawford	.348
4	Willie Keeler	.336
5	John Titus	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dahlen	3
1	Mike Donlin	3
1	Sherry Magee	3
1	Dan McGann	3
1	Homer Smoot	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	30
1	John Titus	30
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
1	Honus Wagner	16
4	Harry Bay	14
4	Jake Stahl	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.54
2	Dummy Taylor	1.76
3	Irv Young	1.82
4	Earl Moore	1.95
5	Addie Joss	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	8
1	Rube Waddell	8
3	Togie Pittinger	7
3	Frank Smith	7
3	Irv Young	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Smith	58
2	Red Ames	53
3	George Mullin	51
3	Eddie Plank	51
3	Rube Waddell	51

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	.442
2	Buck Freeman	.424
3	Frank Chance	.405
4	Cy Seymour	.405
5	Sherry Magee	.404

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	Sherry Magee	15
2	Sam Crawford	8
2	Bill Dahlen	8
2	Tom Jones	8
2	3 others tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Hoffman	9
2	John Anderson	7
2	Topsy Hartsel	7
2	Jake Stahl	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nick Altrock	0.50
2	Irv Young	0.75
3	Addie Joss	1.00
4	Win Kellum	1.17
5	Dummy Taylor	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Togie Pittinger	5
2	Barney Pelty	4
3	Red Ames	3
3	Chief Bender	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	25
1	Rube Waddell	25
3	George Mullin	24
3	Frank Smith	24
5	Irv Young	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Oscar Jones	1
1	Kaiser Wilhelm	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roy Thomas	.389
2	John Titus	.367
3	Roger Bresnahan	.362
4	Bill Coughlin	.351
5	Sherry Magee	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dahlen	3
2	Jesse Burkett	2
2	Mike Donlin	2
2	Emil Frisk	2
2	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	24
2	John Titus	19
3	Bill Clancy	17
3	Ernie Courtney	17
5	3 tied	16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nick Altrock	1.33
1	Buttons Briggs	1.33
3	Irv Young	1.55
4	Earl Moore	1.59
5	Addie Joss	1.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	6
1	Togie Pittinger	6
1	Frank Smith	6
4	Addie Joss	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Smith	53
2	Rube Waddell	42
3	Red Ames	39
3	George Mullin	39
5	Eddie Plank	36

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	.349
2	Nap Lajoie	.345
3	Honus Wagner	.342
4	John Titus	.323
5	Roger Bresnahan	.319

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	87
2	Sam Crawford	86
3	Bill Dahlen	84
3	Nap Lajoie	84
5	John Anderson	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	57
2	Sam Mertes	50
3	Harry Bay	45
4	Bill Dahlen	42
5	Joe Tinker	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.51
2	Addie Joss	1.55
3	Rube Waddell	1.78
4	Otto Hess	1.89
5	Jack Chesbro	1.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	34
2	Jack Chesbro	33
3	Joe McGinnity	29
4	Rube Waddell	25
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	321
2	Jack Chesbro	209
3	Cy Young	206
4	Christy Mathewson	205
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