On This Day

Saturday, July 15, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	44	26	.629	--
Naps	45	27	.625	0.0
Athletics	43	29	.597	2.0
Tigers	36	37	.493	9.5
Americans	32	35	.478	10.5
Highlanders	32	37	.464	11.5
Browns	28	46	.378	18.0
Senators	24	47	.338	20.5

Games

White Sox 2, Senators 1

Highlanders 6, Naps 5

Tigers 5, Athletics 2

Athletics 9, Tigers 1

Americans 2, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	56	22	.718	--
Pirates	49	31	.613	8.0
Phillies	47	31	.603	9.0
Cubs	46	34	.575	11.0
Reds	41	38	.519	15.5
Cardinals	30	50	.375	27.0
Beaneaters	24	55	.304	32.5
Superbas	23	55	.295	33.0

Games

Cubs 8, Superbas 0

Cardinals 11, Beaneaters 8

Giants 8, Pirates 7

Phillies 7, Reds 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lave Cross	5
2	Duff Cooley	4
2	Ernie Courtney	4
2	Harry Davis	4
2	Ossee Schrecongost	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Browne	1
1	Jim Delahanty	1
1	Mike Donlin	1
1	John Knight	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Courtney	5
1	Joe Tinker	5
3	Fred Clarke	3
3	Danny Shay	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Bay	2
1	Charlie Jones	2
1	Danny Shay	2
4	Harry Bemis	1
4	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Frank Smith	1.20
2	Buttons Briggs	1.00
3	Eddie Plank	0.56
4	Andy Coakley	0.55
4	Vic Willis	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Buttons Briggs	1
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Andy Coakley	1
1	Wish Egan	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Chesbro	8
2	Buttons Briggs	6
2	Andy Coakley	6
2	Frank Smith	6
2	Vic Willis	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chappie McFarland	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.359
2	Honus Wagner	.350
3	Roy Thomas	.345
4	Nap Lajoie	.342
5	Frank Chance	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dahlen	5
1	Harry Davis	5
3	Sam Crawford	4
3	Mike Donlin	4
3	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	60
2	Sam Mertes	53
3	Cy Seymour	52
4	John Titus	49
5	2 tied	45

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	40
2	Honus Wagner	29
3	Harry Bay	28
3	Sherry Magee	28
5	2 tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.83
2	Rube Waddell	1.90
3	Nick Altrock	2.13
4	Ed Reulbach	2.26
5	Addie Joss	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	16
2	Red Ames	14
2	Christy Mathewson	14
2	Togie Pittinger	14
5	Addie Joss	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	150
2	Red Ames	119
3	Harry Howell	108
3	Cy Young	108
5	Eddie Plank	103

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	3
1	Hooks Wiltse	3
3	Jim Buchanan	1
3	Ralph Caldwell	1
3	11 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Bay	.471
2	Tommy Leach	.441
3	Jimmy Sebring	.422
4	Johnny Kling	.412
5	George Browne	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	3
2	Jim Delahanty	2
3	Ed Abbaticchio	1
3	Emil Batch	1
3	21 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Tinker	15
2	Cy Seymour	14
3	Ginger Beaumont	13
3	Sam Mertes	13
5	4 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bradley	7
1	Miller Huggins	7
3	Harry Bay	6
3	Bill Dahlen	6
3	Fred Tenney	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Orth	0.00
2	Ed Walsh	0.71
3	Doc White	0.97
4	Clark Griffith	1.29
5	Bob Ewing	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Andy Coakley	4
1	Bob Ewing	4
1	Hooks Wiltse	4
4	Mordecai Brown	3
4	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	32
2	Jack Chesbro	28
3	Vic Willis	24
4	Doc White	23
5	2 tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chappie McFarland	1
1	Togie Pittinger	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.389
2	Harry Bay	.377
3	Cy Seymour	.365
4	Ginger Beaumont	.363
5	2 tied	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	3
1	Fred Odwell	3
3	Dave Brain	2
3	Sam Crawford	2
3	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	24
2	Del Howard	23
2	Sam Mertes	23
2	Cy Seymour	23
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	13
2	Bill Dahlen	11
2	Miller Huggins	11
2	Sherry Magee	11
5	Honus Wagner	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.49
2	Andy Coakley	1.66
3	Al Orth	1.76
4	Mordecai Brown	1.98
5	Cy Young	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Owen	6
1	Rube Waddell	6
3	Red Ames	5
3	Charlie Case	5
3	11 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	71
2	Jack Chesbro	46
3	Red Ames	44
4	Harry Howell	42
5	Cy Young	41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.349
2	Honus Wagner	.346
3	Willie Keeler	.342
4	Cy Seymour	.337
5	John Titus	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Danny Murphy	8
2	Dave Brain	7
2	Harry Davis	7
2	Patsy Dougherty	7
2	Sherry Magee	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	94
1	Sam Mertes	94
3	Bill Dahlen	84
4	Tommy Corcoran	78
5	Sam Crawford	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	56
2	Harry Bay	51
3	Joe Tinker	43
4	Elmer Flick	42
5	Billy Maloney	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.49
2	Rube Waddell	1.77
3	Addie Joss	1.81
4	Bill Bernhard	2.06
5	Frank Owen	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	31
2	Jack Chesbro	29
3	Rube Waddell	26
4	Joe McGinnity	25
5	Eddie Plank	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	339
2	Jack Chesbro	211
2	Cy Young	211
4	Red Ames	209
5	Eddie Plank	199

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	3
1	Hooks Wiltse	3
3	Joe McGinnity	2
4	Red Ames	1
4	21 others tied	1