On This Day

Tuesday, May 30, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Naps 21 11 .656 --
White Sox 20 14 .588 2.0
Athletics 19 14 .576 2.5
Tigers 18 16 .529 4.0
Senators 16 20 .444 7.0
Americans 15 19 .441 7.0
Browns 15 21 .417 8.0
Highlanders 13 22 .371 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 29 9 .763 --
Pirates 22 17 .564 7.5
Phillies 20 16 .556 8.0
Cubs 20 19 .513 9.5
Reds 17 19 .472 11.0
Cardinals 15 22 .405 13.5
Beaneaters 14 23 .378 14.5
Superbas 15 27 .357 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Browne 5
1 Otis Clymer 5
3 Emil Batch 4
3 Red Owens 4
3 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Abbaticchio 1
1 Bill Dahlen 1
1 Terry Turner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Abbaticchio 3
1 Bill Dahlen 3
3 Roger Bresnahan 2
3 John Dobbs 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Emil Batch 2
1 Harry Bay 2
1 Kitty Bransfield 2
1 Otis Clymer 2
1 3 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Winter 1.00
2 Frank Corridon 0.83
2 Addie Joss 0.83
2 George Mullin 0.83
5 Happy Townsend 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 2
2 Charlie Case 1
2 Andy Coakley 1
2 Frank Corridon 1
2 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Young 11
2 Harry Howell 7
3 Andy Coakley 6
3 Happy Townsend 6
3 George Winter 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Bresnahan .388
2 Sam Crawford .353
3 Roy Thomas .350
4 Willie Keeler .331
5 Charley O'Leary .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dahlen 4
2 Mike Donlin 3
2 Sherry Magee 3
2 Dan McGann 3
2 Homer Smoot 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 30
1 John Titus 30
3 Dan McGann 25
3 Sam Mertes 25
5 Mike Donlin 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 17
2 Harry Bay 16
2 Topsy Hartsel 16
2 Danny Hoffman 16
5 Jake Stahl 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.54
2 Dummy Taylor 1.76
3 Addie Joss 1.77
4 Irv Young 1.83
5 Earl Moore 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 8
1 Togie Pittinger 8
1 Rube Waddell 8
4 Addie Joss 7
4 5 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Young 61
2 Frank Smith 58
3 Harry Howell 57
4 George Mullin 56
5 Red Ames 53

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 .435
2 Roger Bresnahan .429
3 Frank Chance .425
4 Sherry Magee .412
5 Hal Chase .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dahlen 3
2 Mike Donlin 2
2 Dan McGann 2
2 Jimmy Sebring 2
2 John Titus 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 15
2 Bill Dahlen 10
3 Dan McGann 9
4 Sam Crawford 8
4 2 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Hoffman 8
1 Jake Stahl 8
3 John Anderson 7
3 Harry Bay 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nick Altrock 0.64
2 Addie Joss 0.67
3 Irv Young 1.00
4 Win Kellum 1.17
5 Cy Young 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Togie Pittinger 5
2 Barney Pelty 4
3 Red Ames 3
3 Bill Duggleby 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Mullin 26
2 Red Ames 25
2 Rube Waddell 25
4 Frank Smith 24
5 Cy Young 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kaiser Wilhelm 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Bresnahan .384
2 Roy Thomas .378
3 Ginger Beaumont .363
4 Harry Davis .352
5 Sherry Magee .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dahlen 4
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 Roger Bresnahan 18
3 Bill Clancy 17
3 Dan McGann 17
3 John Titus 17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nick Altrock 1.22
2 Addie Joss 1.33
2 Buttons Briggs 1.33
4 Earl Moore 1.59
5 Irv Young 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 6
1 Addie Joss 6
1 Sam Leever 6
1 Togie Pittinger 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Smith 50
2 George Mullin 44
3 Cy Young 43
4 Rube Waddell 42
5 Harry Howell 41

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 .348
2 Honus Wagner .347
3 Nap Lajoie .346
4 John Titus .320
5 Roger Bresnahan .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Murphy 9
2 Harry Lumley 7
3 Dave Brain 6
3 Bill Dahlen 6
3 8 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 88
2 Bill Dahlen 87
3 Sam Crawford 86
4 Nap Lajoie 84
5 John Anderson 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 58
2 Sam Mertes 50
3 Harry Bay 47
4 Bill Dahlen 42
5 4 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Addie Joss 1.49
2 Doc White 1.57
3 Rube Waddell 1.78
4 Otto Hess 1.84
5 Jack Chesbro 1.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 34
2 Jack Chesbro 33
3 Joe McGinnity 30
4 Cy Young 26
5 Rube Waddell 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 321
2 Cy Young 217
3 Jack Chesbro 209
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