On This Day

Tuesday, July 4, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 39 22 .639 --
Naps 39 22 .639 0.0
Athletics 38 24 .613 1.5
Tigers 30 33 .476 10.0
Americans 27 30 .474 10.0
Highlanders 26 33 .441 12.0
Browns 23 40 .365 17.0
Senators 22 40 .355 17.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 50 20 .714 --
Pirates 43 27 .614 7.0
Cubs 42 28 .600 8.0
Phillies 40 27 .597 8.5
Reds 35 33 .515 14.0
Cardinals 25 44 .362 24.5
Superbas 21 49 .300 29.0
Beaneaters 20 48 .294 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Freddy Parent 7
2 Lave Cross 5
2 Bobby Wallace 5
4 Harry Bay 4
4 8 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 1
1 John Dobbs 1
1 Johnny Kling 1
1 Harry McIntire 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ginger Beaumont 4
1 Frank Chance 4
1 Joe Tinker 4
1 John Titus 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Bay 2
1 Frank Chance 2
1 Dave Fultz 2
1 Doc Gessler 2
1 3 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Chesbro 2.00
2 Cy Young 0.75
3 Bob Wicker 0.71
4 Bill Donovan 0.50
4 Earl Moore 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 2
2 Nick Altrock 1
2 Jack Chesbro 1
2 Bill Donovan 1
2 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 11
2 Cy Young 9
3 Tully Sparks 6
4 Charlie Chech 5
4 Bob Wicker 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .368
2 Roy Thomas .346
3 Cy Seymour .343
4 Nap Lajoie .342
5 John Titus .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dahlen 5
2 Sam Crawford 4
2 Sherry Magee 4
2 Dan McGann 4
2 Jimmy Williams 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 51
2 John Titus 44
3 Cy Seymour 43
4 Sam Mertes 42
5 Dan McGann 41

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Maloney 38
2 Honus Wagner 27
3 Art Devlin 26
3 Danny Hoffman 26
3 Sherry Magee 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.61
2 Ed Reulbach 1.65
3 Doc White 1.96
4 Addie Joss 2.21
5 Nick Altrock 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 16
2 Christy Mathewson 13
2 Togie Pittinger 13
4 Red Ames 12
4 Addie Joss 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 140
2 Red Ames 105
3 Cy Young 100
4 Harry Howell 98
5 Eddie Plank 93

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 3
1 Hooks Wiltse 3
3 Jim Buchanan 1
3 Ralph Caldwell 1
3 9 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kid Gleason .446
2 Honus Wagner .440
3 Nap Lajoie .404
4 Frank Chance .400
5 Frank Bowerman .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hickman 2
2 Harry Arndt 1
2 Frank Bowerman 1
2 Frank Chance 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Howard 14
1 Sherry Magee 14
3 Frank Bowerman 11
4 Ginger Beaumont 10
5 2 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Maloney 8
2 Frank Chance 7
2 Dave Fultz 7
2 Sherry Magee 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Morgan 0.00
2 Andy Coakley 0.44
3 Doc White 0.96
4 Dummy Taylor 1.06
5 Cy Young 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 5
2 Frank Owen 4
3 Jack Chesbro 3
3 Frank Corridon 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 50
2 Cy Young 28
3 Harry McIntire 23
4 Jack Chesbro 21
5 Red Ames 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ralph Caldwell 1
1 Claude Elliott 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .417
2 Nap Lajoie .389
3 Frank Chance .376
4 Cy Seymour .361
5 Mike Donlin .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 3
1 George Stone 3
3 Josh Clarke 2
3 Patsy Dougherty 2
3 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Seymour 30
2 Del Howard 22
3 Sherry Magee 21
3 Fred Odwell 21
5 3 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Maloney 22
2 Frank Chance 16
3 Tommy Corcoran 12
4 Art Devlin 9
4 6 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Wicker 1.37
2 Ed Reulbach 1.62
3 Togie Pittinger 1.64
4 Doc White 1.66
5 Frank Owen 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 7
2 Christy Mathewson 6
2 Frank Owen 6
2 Ed Reulbach 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 86
2 Harry Howell 41
3 Red Ames 40
4 Cy Young 39
5 2 tied 35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .359
2 Nap Lajoie .355
3 Cy Seymour .332
4 Willie Keeler .329
5 John Titus .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Patsy Dougherty 9
2 Danny Murphy 8
3 Sherry Magee 7
4 Dave Brain 6
4 7 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dahlen 92
2 Sherry Magee 89
3 Sam Mertes 86
4 Sam Crawford 78
5 Jimmy Williams 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 57
2 Harry Bay 52
3 Joe Tinker 43
4 Elmer Flick 42
5 3 tied 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 1.50
2 Rube Waddell 1.63
3 Addie Joss 1.72
4 Earl Moore 2.09
5 Jack Chesbro 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 33
2 Jack Chesbro 29
3 Rube Waddell 28
4 Joe McGinnity 26
4 Eddie Plank 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 356
2 Cy Young 224
3 Jack Chesbro 212
4 Eddie Plank 200
5 Red Ames 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 3
1 Claude Elliott 3
1 Joe McGinnity 3
1 Hooks Wiltse 3
5 19 tied 1