On This Day

Saturday, July 8, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 41 23 .641 --
Naps 40 25 .615 1.5
Athletics 41 26 .612 1.5
Tigers 32 34 .485 10.0
Americans 29 33 .468 11.0
Highlanders 29 34 .460 11.5
Browns 25 42 .373 17.5
Senators 23 43 .348 19.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 52 21 .712 --
Pirates 46 28 .622 6.5
Phillies 43 28 .606 8.0
Cubs 43 31 .581 9.5
Reds 37 35 .514 14.5
Cardinals 27 46 .370 25.0
Superbas 22 51 .301 30.0
Beaneaters 21 51 .292 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hobe Ferris 6
2 Jesse Burkett 5
2 Hal Chase 5
2 Danny Murphy 5
5 10 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Collins 4
1 Lave Cross 4
1 Joe Tinker 4
4 Harry Davis 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hal Chase 2
2 Rip Cannell 1
2 Joe Cassidy 1
2 Lou Criger 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Willis 0.67
2 Frank Kitson 0.60
3 Bill Dinneen 0.43
3 Bill Hogg 0.43
5 Mordecai Brown 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Clark Griffith 1
1 Weldon Henley 1
1 Sam Leever 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 8
2 Bill Dinneen 6
2 Frank Kitson 6
2 Casey Patten 6
2 George Winter 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .360
2 Cy Seymour .355
3 Frank Chance .353
4 Nap Lajoie .342
5 Roy Thomas .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dahlen 5
2 Sam Crawford 4
2 Harry Davis 4
2 Sherry Magee 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 56
2 Cy Seymour 50
3 Sam Mertes 49
4 John Titus 46
5 Bill Dahlen 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Maloney 39
2 Sherry Magee 28
3 Art Devlin 27
3 Danny Hoffman 27
3 Honus Wagner 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.60
2 Doc White 1.89
3 Ed Reulbach 1.92
4 Nick Altrock 2.20
5 Addie Joss 2.21

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 144
2 Red Ames 112
3 Cy Young 106
4 Harry Howell 103
5 Eddie Plank 95

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 3
1 Hooks Wiltse 3
3 Jim Buchanan 1
3 Ralph Caldwell 1
3 10 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .472
2 John Titus .435
3 Kid Gleason .422
4 Sherry Magee .400
5 Ginger Beaumont .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 2
1 Charlie Hickman 2
3 Ed Abbaticchio 1
3 Emil Batch 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 19
2 Sam Mertes 12
2 Cy Seymour 12
4 Joe Tinker 11
5 3 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Dahlen 9
2 Dave Fultz 7
2 Sherry Magee 7
2 Billy Maloney 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 0.97
2 Bob Wicker 1.00
3 Clark Griffith 1.04
4 Christy Mathewson 1.06
5 Cy Young 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Corridon 4
1 Tully Sparks 4
1 Rube Waddell 4
1 Doc White 4
5 7 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 36
2 Cy Young 26
3 Vic Willis 24
4 Red Ames 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ralph Caldwell 1
1 Claude Elliott 1
1 Togie Pittinger 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .405
2 Cy Seymour .393
3 Mike Donlin .390
4 Honus Wagner .387
5 Roy Thomas .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 3
1 George Stone 3
3 Emil Batch 2
3 Dave Brain 2
3 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Seymour 31
2 Sherry Magee 25
3 Del Howard 21
3 Fred Odwell 21
5 3 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Maloney 20
2 Frank Chance 13
3 Bill Dahlen 11
3 Sherry Magee 11
5 Miller Huggins 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Wicker 1.00
2 Togie Pittinger 1.42
3 Doc White 1.56
4 Rube Waddell 1.75
5 Cy Young 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Owen 6
1 Rube Waddell 6
1 Doc White 6
4 Charlie Case 5
4 9 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 83
2 Red Ames 47
3 Harry Howell 43
3 Cy Young 43
5 Jack Chesbro 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ralph Caldwell 1
1 Claude Elliott 1
1 Togie Pittinger 1
1 Hooks Wiltse 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .351
2 Nap Lajoie .349
3 Cy Seymour .336
4 Willie Keeler .333
5 John Titus .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Patsy Dougherty 9
2 Dave Brain 7
2 Sherry Magee 7
2 Danny Murphy 7
5 6 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 92
1 Sam Mertes 92
3 Bill Dahlen 85
4 Sam Crawford 78
5 Tommy Corcoran 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 55
2 Harry Bay 53
3 Joe Tinker 43
4 Elmer Flick 41
5 Wid Conroy 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 1.48
2 Rube Waddell 1.57
3 Addie Joss 1.65
4 Jack Chesbro 2.20
5 Earl Moore 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 31
2 Jack Chesbro 28
2 Rube Waddell 28
4 Joe McGinnity 26
4 Eddie Plank 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 352
2 Cy Young 223
3 Jack Chesbro 208
4 Red Ames 202
5 Eddie Plank 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 3
1 Joe McGinnity 3
1 Hooks Wiltse 3
4 Red Ames 1
4 20 others tied 1