On This Day

Thursday, June 8, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Naps	25	12	.676	--
Athletics	24	17	.585	3.0
White Sox	23	18	.561	4.0
Tigers	21	20	.512	6.0
Americans	18	21	.462	8.0
Senators	18	24	.429	9.5
Highlanders	16	24	.400	10.5
Browns	17	26	.395	11.0

Games

Americans 4, Browns 3

Naps 4, Highlanders 0

Athletics 6, White Sox 3

Tigers 6, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	35	11	.761	--
Phillies	25	17	.595	8.0
Pirates	28	20	.583	8.0
Reds	23	23	.500	12.0
Cubs	24	24	.500	12.0
Cardinals	19	27	.413	16.0
Beaneaters	15	30	.333	19.5
Superbas	15	32	.319	20.5

Games

Cubs 11, Beaneaters 2

Reds 11, Superbas 2

Pirates 4, Giants 1

Phillies 5, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Kitty Bransfield	4
1	Charley O'Leary	4
1	Joe Tinker	4
4	Ed Abbaticchio	3
4	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Burke	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lew Drill	3
1	Frank Huelsman	3
1	Cy Seymour	3
4	Kitty Bransfield	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	2
1	Joe Tinker	2
3	Ginger Beaumont	1
3	Bill Bradley	1
3	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Plank	2.25
2	Bill Donovan	0.80
3	Red Ames	0.75
4	Jack Chesbro	0.67
4	Orval Overall	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Case	1
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Bill Duggleby	1
1	Earl Moore	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Plank	9
2	Jack Chesbro	8
2	Bill Donovan	8
4	Tom Hughes	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Bresnahan	.349
2	Honus Wagner	.348
3	Cy Seymour	.335
4	Sam Crawford	.333
5	John Titus	.329

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	John Titus	32
2	Sherry Magee	31
3	Sam Mertes	30
4	Mike Donlin	29
5	Dan McGann	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Bay	19
1	Art Devlin	19
1	Billy Maloney	19
4	Danny Hoffman	18
4	Honus Wagner	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.42
2	Dummy Taylor	1.54
3	Addie Joss	1.66
4	Ed Reulbach	1.75
5	Earl Moore	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Togie Pittinger	10
1	Rube Waddell	10
3	Red Ames	9
4	Bill Duggleby	8
4	6 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Mullin	72
2	Red Ames	71
3	Eddie Plank	67
4	Frank Smith	66
5	Cy Young	63

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	2
1	Hooks Wiltse	2
3	Jim Buchanan	1
3	Noodles Hahn	1
3	8 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.509
2	Ossee Schrecongost	.419
3	Frank Schulte	.404
4	Jack Warner	.400
5	Art Devlin	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dahlen	2
1	Jimmy Williams	2
3	Ed Abbaticchio	1
3	Ginger Beaumont	1
3	21 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Kitty Bransfield	11
1	Cy Seymour	11
3	Joe Tinker	10
4	Roger Bresnahan	9
4	3 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sherry Magee	9
2	Art Devlin	8
2	Billy Maloney	8
4	Harry Bay	7
4	Wid Conroy	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.51
2	Harry Howell	0.60
3	Addie Joss	0.79
4	Nick Altrock	1.02
5	Dummy Taylor	1.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Togie Pittinger	5
2	Charlie Case	4
2	Ed Reulbach	4
4	Chief Bender	3
4	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Mullin	31
2	Red Ames	26
3	Eddie Plank	20
4	Charlie Case	19
4	Togie Pittinger	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Buchanan	1
1	Claude Elliott	1
1	Noodles Hahn	1
1	Jack Harper	1
1	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sam Crawford	.383
2	Honus Wagner	.370
3	Frank Chance	.361
4	Charley O'Leary	.359
5	2 tied	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dahlen	4
2	Hal Chase	2
2	Bill Clancy	2
2	Mike Donlin	2
2	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Clancy	19
2	Cy Seymour	18
3	Sherry Magee	17
4	Bill Dahlen	16
5	Kitty Bransfield	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	15
2	Billy Maloney	14
3	Harry Bay	13
4	Danny Hoffman	12
5	4 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dummy Taylor	0.96
2	Nick Altrock	1.31
3	Addie Joss	1.38
4	Harry Howell	1.71
5	Ed Reulbach	1.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Togie Pittinger	8
2	Jake Thielman	6
3	Red Ames	5
3	Charlie Case	5
3	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	48
2	George Mullin	45
3	Bill Hogg	39
3	Eddie Plank	39
3	Frank Smith	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Buchanan	1
1	Claude Elliott	1
1	Noodles Hahn	1
1	Jack Harper	1
1	6 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.351
2	Nap Lajoie	.346
3	Willie Keeler	.339
4	Frank Chance	.318
5	Cy Seymour	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Danny Murphy	9
2	Patsy Dougherty	7
3	Bill Dahlen	6
3	Buck Freeman	6
3	7 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	89
2	Bill Dahlen	86
3	Sam Crawford	80
4	Nap Lajoie	78
5	Jimmy Williams	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	56
2	Harry Bay	49
3	Sam Mertes	47
4	Elmer Flick	41
5	2 tied	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Addie Joss	1.47
2	Doc White	1.59
3	Rube Waddell	1.72
4	Otto Hess	1.78
5	Bill Bernhard	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	33
2	Jack Chesbro	32
3	Joe McGinnity	29
4	Rube Waddell	25
5	3 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	314
2	Jack Chesbro	216
3	Eddie Plank	212
3	Cy Young	212
5	Christy Mathewson	207

Saves

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