On This Day

Saturday, June 3, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Naps 23 12 .657 --
White Sox 22 15 .595 2.0
Athletics 22 15 .595 2.0
Tigers 20 18 .526 4.5
Americans 16 20 .444 7.5
Senators 16 23 .410 9.0
Browns 16 24 .400 9.5
Highlanders 15 23 .395 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 33 10 .767 --
Phillies 23 16 .590 8.0
Pirates 24 18 .571 8.5
Cubs 21 22 .488 12.0
Reds 19 21 .475 12.5
Cardinals 17 23 .425 14.5
Beaneaters 15 27 .357 17.5
Superbas 15 30 .333 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Art Devlin 4
2 Sam Crawford 3
2 Del Howard 3
2 Ossee Schrecongost 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dahlen 1
1 Patsy Dougherty 1
1 Germany Schaefer 1
1 Jimmy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Criger 3
1 Jim Delahanty 3
3 Jiggs Donahue 2
3 Hobe Ferris 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 3
2 Sherry Magee 2
2 Sam Mertes 2
2 Danny Murphy 2
5 14 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hooks Wiltse 2.67
2 Irv Young 0.83
3 Togie Pittinger 0.75
4 Willie Sudhoff 0.56
5 Andy Coakley 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Coakley 1
1 Ed Killian 1
1 Togie Pittinger 1
1 Ed Reulbach 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hooks Wiltse 8
2 Andy Coakley 5
2 Bob Rhoads 5
2 Willie Sudhoff 5
2 Irv Young 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Bresnahan .356
2 Roy Thomas .342
3 Sam Crawford .341
4 Cy Seymour .331
5 Honus Wagner .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dahlen 5
2 Jimmy Williams 4
3 Mike Donlin 3
3 Sherry Magee 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 30
1 John Titus 30
3 Mike Donlin 28
4 Dan McGann 27
4 Sam Mertes 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Bay 19
2 Honus Wagner 18
3 Art Devlin 17
3 Danny Hoffman 17
3 Sherry Magee 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.47
2 Dummy Taylor 1.48
3 Irv Young 1.69
4 Ed Reulbach 1.70
5 Addie Joss 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 9
1 Togie Pittinger 9
1 Rube Waddell 9
4 Ed Killian 8
4 2 others tied 8

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 Claude Elliott 2
1 Hooks Wiltse 2
3 Jack Harper 1
3 Oscar Jones 1
3 6 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Otis Clymer .405
2 Honus Wagner .400
3 Sam Crawford .396
4 Hal Chase .371
5 2 tied .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dahlen 4
2 Jimmy Sebring 2
2 Jimmy Williams 2
4 Ed Abbaticchio 1
4 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 13
2 Bill Dahlen 11
3 Jim Delahanty 10
3 Harry Wolverton 10
5 Joe Yeager 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sherry Magee 10
2 Harry Bay 8
3 John Anderson 7
3 Art Devlin 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nick Altrock 0.47
2 Addie Joss 0.67
3 Irv Young 0.80
4 Dummy Taylor 0.90
5 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 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ames 31
2 George Mullin 29
3 Irv Young 24
4 Frank Smith 22
5 Cy Young 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 1
1 Jack Harper 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Deacon Phillippe 1
1 2 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam Crawford .357
2 Nap Lajoie .353
3 George Stone .344
4 Cy Seymour .343
5 Roger Bresnahan .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dahlen 5
2 Jesse Burkett 2
2 Mike Donlin 2
2 Emil Frisk 2
2 8 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 22
2 Bill Dahlen 18
3 Bill Clancy 17
3 Dan McGann 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Bay 14
1 Art Devlin 14
3 Danny Hoffman 13
3 Billy Maloney 13
5 3 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Irv Young 0.75
2 Dummy Taylor 0.77
3 Nick Altrock 1.22
4 Addie Joss 1.40
5 Ed Reulbach 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Togie Pittinger 7
2 Rube Waddell 6
2 Irv Young 6
4 Red Ames 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Smith 48
2 George Mullin 46
3 Rube Waddell 45
4 Red Ames 42
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 .351
2 Nap Lajoie .347
3 Willie Keeler .340
4 Ginger Beaumont .319
5 John Titus .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Murphy 9
2 Bill Dahlen 7
2 Patsy Dougherty 7
4 Dave Brain 6
4 8 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 90
2 Bill Dahlen 88
3 Sam Crawford 82
4 Nap Lajoie 81
5 Jimmy Williams 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 59
2 Sam Mertes 52
3 Harry Bay 50
4 Bill Dahlen 42
5 Elmer Flick 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Addie Joss 1.49
2 Doc White 1.57
3 Otto Hess 1.78
4 Rube Waddell 1.80
5 Bill Bernhard 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 33
1 Christy Mathewson 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 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe McGinnity 4
1 Hooks Wiltse 4
3 Red Ames 3
4 Buttons Briggs 2
4 2 others tied 2