On This Day

Wednesday, July 5, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Naps	40	22	.645	--
White Sox	39	23	.629	1.0
Athletics	38	25	.603	2.5
Tigers	31	33	.484	10.0
Americans	28	30	.483	10.0
Highlanders	26	34	.433	13.0
Senators	23	40	.365	17.5
Browns	23	41	.359	18.0

Games

Americans 4, Athletics 3

Naps 6, White Sox 1

Tigers 2, Browns 1

Senators 8, Highlanders 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	51	20	.718	--
Pirates	44	27	.620	7.0
Cubs	42	29	.592	9.0
Phillies	40	28	.588	9.5
Reds	36	33	.522	14.0
Cardinals	25	45	.357	25.5
Beaneaters	21	48	.304	29.0
Superbas	21	50	.296	30.0

Games

Beaneaters 7, Superbas 0

Pirates 8, Cubs 3

Reds 9, Cardinals 5

Giants 9, Phillies 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Cy Seymour	4
2	George Browne	3
2	Sam Mertes	3
4	Ed Abbaticchio	2
4	27 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jesse Burkett	1
1	Tommy Corcoran	1
1	Socks Seybold	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Corcoran	4
2	Punch Knoll	3
2	Sherry Magee	3
2	Sam Mertes	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Emil Frisk	2
2	Ed Abbaticchio	1
2	John Anderson	1
2	Shad Barry	1
2	17 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Dinneen	0.67
2	Red Ames	0.50
3	George Mullin	0.43
4	Vic Willis	0.40
5	Red Donahue	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	1
1	Charlie Case	1
1	Bill Dinneen	1
1	Red Donahue	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	7
2	Ralph Caldwell	6
2	Bill Dinneen	6
4	Ambrose Puttmann	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.368
2	Cy Seymour	.352
3	Roy Thomas	.345
4	Nap Lajoie	.342
5	Mike Donlin	.326

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	54
2	Cy Seymour	46
3	Sam Mertes	45
3	John Titus	45
5	2 tied	41

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	39
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	Red Ames	13
2	Christy Mathewson	13
2	Togie Pittinger	13
5	Addie Joss	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	140
2	Red Ames	112
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	Honus Wagner	.434
2	Kid Gleason	.411
3	Nap Lajoie	.409
4	Kid Elberfeld	.379
5	George Stovall	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hickman	2
2	Harry Arndt	1
2	Jesse Burkett	1
2	Boileryard Clarke	1
2	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	17
2	Del Howard	13
3	Ginger Beaumont	10
3	Sam Mertes	10
3	Cy Seymour	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	9
2	Frank Chance	7
2	Bill Dahlen	7
2	Dave Fultz	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	Bob Wicker	1.00
5	Dummy Taylor	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	5
2	Frank Owen	4
3	Charlie Case	3
3	Jack Chesbro	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	39
2	Cy Young	28
3	Red Ames	23
3	Harry McIntire	23
5	Jack Chesbro	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ralph Caldwell	1
1	Claude Elliott	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.413
2	Nap Lajoie	.405
3	Cy Seymour	.383
4	Frank Chance	.370
5	Mike Donlin	.367

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Seymour	28
2	Sherry Magee	24
3	Del Howard	22
4	Tommy Corcoran	21
5	Fred Odwell	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	23
2	Frank Chance	16
3	Tommy Corcoran	9
3	Bill Dahlen	9
3	7 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Wicker	1.00
2	Ed Reulbach	1.62
3	Togie Pittinger	1.64
4	Doc White	1.66
5	Rube Waddell	1.72

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	Red Ames	47
3	Cy Young	39
4	Harry Howell	38
5	Jack Taylor	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
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	.354
2	Nap Lajoie	.351
3	Cy Seymour	.333
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	6 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	91
2	Bill Dahlen	89
3	Sam Mertes	88
4	Sam Crawford	78
5	Tommy Corcoran	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	55
2	Harry Bay	52
3	Joe Tinker	43
4	Elmer Flick	41
5	Wid Conroy	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.50
2	Rube Waddell	1.57
3	Addie Joss	1.66
4	Earl Moore	2.09
5	Otto Hess	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	32
2	Jack Chesbro	28
2	Rube Waddell	28
4	Joe McGinnity	26
4	Eddie Plank	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	348
2	Cy Young	220
3	Jack Chesbro	208
4	Red Ames	204
5	Eddie Plank	200

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	3
1	Joe McGinnity	3
1	Hooks Wiltse	3
4	Red Ames	2
5	19 tied	1