On This Day

Friday, June 2, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Naps 22 12 .647 --
White Sox 22 14 .611 1.0
Athletics 21 15 .583 2.0
Tigers 19 18 .514 4.5
Americans 15 20 .429 7.5
Senators 16 22 .421 8.0
Browns 16 23 .410 8.5
Highlanders 15 22 .405 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 32 9 .780 --
Pirates 24 17 .585 8.0
Phillies 22 16 .579 8.5
Reds 19 20 .487 12.0
Cubs 20 22 .476 12.5
Cardinals 16 23 .410 15.0
Beaneaters 14 26 .350 17.5
Superbas 15 29 .341 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Topsy Hartsel 3
1 Dan McGann 3
1 Pat Moran 3
4 Bill Dahlen 2
4 6 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Donlin 3
2 Harry Wolverton 2
3 Roger Bresnahan 1
3 Lave Cross 1
3 9 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Davis 1
1 Ben Koehler 1
1 George Stone 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Ames 0.80
2 George Mullin 0.55
3 Fred Glade 0.50
4 Chick Fraser 0.39
5 Rube Waddell 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Fred Glade 1
1 Rube Waddell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ames 12
2 Chick Fraser 7
3 George Mullin 6
4 Beany Jacobson 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe McGinnity 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Bresnahan .372
2 Roy Thomas .336
3 Ginger Beaumont .329
4 Sam Crawford .328
5 Cy Seymour .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dahlen 4
2 Mike Donlin 3
2 Sherry Magee 3
2 Dan McGann 3
2 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 30
1 John Titus 30
3 Mike Donlin 27
3 Dan McGann 27
3 Sam Mertes 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Bay 19
2 Honus Wagner 17
3 Topsy Hartsel 16
3 Danny Hoffman 16
5 3 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.47
2 Dummy Taylor 1.50
3 Addie Joss 1.77
4 Irv Young 1.83
5 Christy Mathewson 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 9
1 Rube Waddell 9
3 Togie Pittinger 8
3 Frank Smith 8
5 9 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ames 65
2 Frank Smith 63
3 George Mullin 62
4 Cy Young 61
5 Eddie Plank 58

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Wiltse 2
2 Claude Elliott 1
2 Jack Harper 1
2 Oscar Jones 1
2 6 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Chase .400
2 Otis Clymer .395
3 Frank Chance .383
4 George Davis .381
5 Topsy Hartsel .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dahlen 3
2 Jimmy Sebring 2
2 John Titus 2
4 Ed Abbaticchio 1
4 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 13
2 Bill Dahlen 10
3 Dan McGann 9
3 Harry Wolverton 9
3 Joe Yeager 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Bay 10
2 Elmer Flick 8
2 Sherry Magee 8
4 John Anderson 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nick Altrock 0.64
2 Addie Joss 0.67
3 Dummy Taylor 0.96
4 Irv Young 1.00
4 Christy Mathewson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Togie Pittinger 5
2 Frank Smith 4
3 Red Ames 3
3 Chief Bender 3
3 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Mullin 32
2 Red Ames 31
3 Eddie Plank 23
4 Frank Smith 22
5 Cy Young 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Harper 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Deacon Phillippe 1
1 Ambrose Puttmann 1
1 Kaiser Wilhelm 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Bresnahan .382
2 Ginger Beaumont .376
3 Nap Lajoie .353
4 Fred Clarke .346
5 Spike Shannon .340

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 23
2 Dan McGann 19
3 Bill Clancy 17
3 Bill Dahlen 17
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Bay 14
1 Danny Hoffman 14
3 Kitty Bransfield 12
3 Topsy Hartsel 12
3 Billy Maloney 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dummy Taylor 0.78
2 Irv Young 0.86
3 Nick Altrock 1.22
4 Addie Joss 1.40
5 Rube Waddell 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 6
1 Togie Pittinger 6
1 Rube Waddell 6
4 Addie Joss 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Smith 48
2 Red Ames 46
2 George Mullin 46
4 Rube Waddell 45
5 Bill Hogg 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 1
1 Jack Harper 1
1 Oscar Jones 1
1 Mike Lynch 1
1 4 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .349
2 Nap Lajoie .347
3 Willie Keeler .338
4 Ginger Beaumont .321
5 Roger Bresnahan .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Murphy 9
2 Dave Brain 6
2 Bill Dahlen 6
2 Patsy Dougherty 6
2 7 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 90
2 Bill Dahlen 87
3 Nap Lajoie 84
4 Sam Crawford 83
5 2 tied 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 58
2 Harry Bay 50
2 Sam Mertes 50
4 Bill Dahlen 42
5 Elmer Flick 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Addie Joss 1.49
2 Doc White 1.57
3 Rube Waddell 1.80
4 Otto Hess 1.84
5 Bill Bernhard 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 34
2 Jack Chesbro 33
3 Joe McGinnity 29
4 Rube Waddell 25
4 Cy Young 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 316
2 Cy Young 212
3 Jack Chesbro 209
4 Eddie Plank 208
5 Christy Mathewson 207

Saves

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