On This Day

Saturday, June 17, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Naps	30	14	.682	--
White Sox	29	20	.592	3.5
Athletics	28	20	.583	4.0
Tigers	26	23	.531	6.5
Americans	22	25	.468	9.5
Highlanders	19	27	.413	12.0
Senators	19	31	.380	14.0
Browns	18	31	.367	14.5

Games

Tigers 7, Americans 2

Americans 6, Tigers 5

White Sox 6, Highlanders 3

Athletics 3, Browns 1

Naps 3, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	39	16	.709	--
Pirates	32	24	.571	7.5
Phillies	29	22	.569	8.0
Reds	30	24	.556	8.5
Cubs	31	25	.554	8.5
Cardinals	23	32	.418	16.0
Beaneaters	17	36	.321	21.0
Superbas	16	38	.296	22.5

Games

Reds 5, Beaneaters 2

Pirates 3, Phillies 2

Giants 7, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Coughlin	4
2	Frank Bowerman	3
2	Sam Crawford	3
2	Mike Donlin	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	2
2	Dave Brain	1
2	George Stone	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	5
2	Dan McGann	4
3	Joe Kelley	3
4	George Davis	2
4	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Donlin	2
2	Shad Barry	1
2	Harry Bay	1
2	Ginger Beaumont	1
2	17 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Otto Hess	1.00
2	Fred Glade	0.71
3	Deacon Phillippe	0.67
4	Bill Hogg	0.40
5	Frank Owen	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Otto Hess	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	Frank Owen	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Otto Hess	6
2	Fred Glade	5
3	Bill Dinneen	4
3	Bill Hogg	4
3	Deacon Phillippe	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.354
2	Honus Wagner	.349
3	Roy Thomas	.342
4	Homer Smoot	.325
5	Sam Crawford	.322

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	37
2	Dan McGann	34
2	Sam Mertes	34
2	John Titus	34
5	Mike Donlin	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	29
2	Art Devlin	22
3	Harry Bay	20
4	Danny Hoffman	19
4	2 others tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.42
2	Ed Reulbach	1.60
3	Addie Joss	1.61
4	Earl Moore	1.88
5	Doc White	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Togie Pittinger	12
2	Rube Waddell	11
3	Red Ames	10
3	Christy Mathewson	10
5	4 tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	90
2	Red Ames	85
3	George Mullin	80
4	Eddie Plank	76
5	Harry Howell	75

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wid Conroy	.514
2	Ossee Schrecongost	.432
3	Cy Seymour	.429
4	Honus Wagner	.414
5	Jimmy Burke	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	3
1	Patsy Dougherty	3
1	George Stone	3
4	Emil Batch	1
4	22 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Seymour	17
2	Ossee Schrecongost	13
3	Joe Tinker	12
4	Frank Huelsman	11
4	Fred Odwell	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	14
2	Tommy Corcoran	10
3	Art Devlin	8
4	Frank Chance	7
4	Tommy Leach	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Deacon Phillippe	0.87
2	Bob Wicker	0.95
3	Earl Moore	1.00
3	Jake Weimer	1.00
5	Ed Reulbach	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Togie Pittinger	4
1	Ed Reulbach	4
1	Jesse Tannehill	4
4	Charlie Case	3
4	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	36
2	Red Ames	20
3	Deacon Phillippe	19
3	Jack Taylor	19
5	4 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Buchanan	1
1	Claude Elliott	1
1	Noodles Hahn	1
1	Hooks Wiltse	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.398
2	Honus Wagner	.389
3	Wid Conroy	.378
4	Frank Chance	.356
5	George Davis	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	4
1	Bill Dahlen	4
3	Patsy Dougherty	3
3	George Stone	3
5	5 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Seymour	24
2	Sherry Magee	22
3	Sam Crawford	18
3	Bill Dahlen	18
3	Dan McGann	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	20
2	Art Devlin	13
3	Frank Chance	12
3	Tommy Corcoran	12
3	Sherry Magee	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Addie Joss	0.96
2	Ed Reulbach	1.21
3	Nick Altrock	1.40
4	Tom Walker	1.50
5	Rube Waddell	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Togie Pittinger	9
2	Christy Mathewson	6
2	Ed Reulbach	6
2	Rube Waddell	6
5	11 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	64
2	Red Ames	51
3	George Mullin	50
4	Eddie Plank	41
5	Frank Smith	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Buchanan	1
1	Claude Elliott	1
1	Noodles Hahn	1
1	Jack Harper	1
1	5 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.350
2	Honus Wagner	.341
3	Willie Keeler	.337
4	Cy Seymour	.327
5	Roy Thomas	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Patsy Dougherty	9
1	Danny Murphy	9
3	Mike Grady	7
4	Dave Brain	6
4	8 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dahlen	91
1	Sam Mertes	91
3	Sam Crawford	84
4	Sherry Magee	79
5	Nap Lajoie	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	54
2	Harry Bay	48
3	Sam Mertes	45
4	Elmer Flick	41
5	3 tied	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Addie Joss	1.46
2	Doc White	1.54
3	Rube Waddell	1.69
4	Earl Moore	1.83
5	Bill Bernhard	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	33
2	Jack Chesbro	29
3	Joe McGinnity	28
4	Eddie Plank	25
4	Rube Waddell	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	330
2	Cy Young	214
3	Jack Chesbro	203
3	Eddie Plank	203
5	Christy Mathewson	200

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