On This Day

Monday, July 17, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Naps	46	27	.630	--
White Sox	44	28	.611	1.5
Athletics	43	30	.589	3.0
Tigers	37	37	.500	9.5
Americans	33	36	.478	11.0
Highlanders	32	38	.457	12.5
Browns	29	47	.382	18.5
Senators	26	47	.356	20.0

Games

Senators 7, White Sox 4

Naps 4, Highlanders 1

Tigers 4, Athletics 3

Browns 3, Americans 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	56	23	.709	--
Pirates	50	31	.617	7.0
Phillies	47	32	.595	9.0
Cubs	47	34	.580	10.0
Reds	42	38	.525	14.5
Cardinals	30	51	.370	27.0
Beaneaters	25	55	.313	31.5
Superbas	23	56	.291	33.0

Games

Cubs 1, Superbas 0

Beaneaters 4, Cardinals 3

Pirates 3, Giants 0

Reds 1, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Malachi Kittridge	3
2	Charlie Carr	2
2	Joe Cassidy	2
2	Frank Chance	2
2	16 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Delahanty	1
1	Mike Grady	1
1	Pat Moran	1
1	Honus Wagner	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Isbell	3
2	Sam Crawford	2
2	Jim Delahanty	2
2	Charlie Hickman	2
2	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ed Abbaticchio	2
2	Ginger Beaumont	1
2	Doc Casey	1
2	Duff Cooley	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Orval Overall	2.00
2	Jake Weimer	1.25
3	Deacon Phillippe	1.20
4	Red Ames	0.89
5	Irv Young	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bernhard	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	George Mullin	1
1	Orval Overall	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	8
1	Orval Overall	8
3	Deacon Phillippe	6
4	Jack Powell	5
4	Jake Weimer	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.359
2	Honus Wagner	.352
3	Frank Chance	.345
4	Nap Lajoie	.342
5	Roy Thomas	.341

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	Honus Wagner	46

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	2.01
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	154
2	Red Ames	127
3	Cy Young	117
4	Harry Howell	113
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	.489
2	Jimmy Sebring	.436
3	Cy Seymour	.419
4	Tommy Leach	.412
5	George Browne	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	3
1	Jim Delahanty	3
3	Ed Abbaticchio	1
3	Emil Batch	1
3	23 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Tinker	15
2	Sam Mertes	13
3	Ginger Beaumont	12
3	Cy Seymour	12
5	Honus Wagner	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Miller Huggins	7
2	Bill Bradley	6
2	Bill Dahlen	6
2	Fred Tenney	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Orth	0.00
2	Mordecai Brown	1.00
3	Doc White	1.29
3	Clark Griffith	1.29
5	Deacon Phillippe	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Mullin	4
2	Jack Chesbro	3
2	Andy Coakley	3
2	Red Donahue	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Young	26
2	Rube Waddell	25
3	Vic Willis	24
4	Jack Chesbro	23
5	Red Ames	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chappie McFarland	1
1	Togie Pittinger	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ginger Beaumont	.372
2	Harry Bay	.370
3	Mike Donlin	.365
4	Cy Seymour	.364
5	Fred Tenney	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	3
1	Jim Delahanty	3
1	Fred Odwell	3
4	Dave Brain	2
4	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	23
2	Cy Seymour	22
3	Del Howard	21
4	Sam Mertes	19
4	Honus Wagner	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Miller Huggins	12
2	Billy Maloney	11
3	Bill Dahlen	10
3	Sherry Magee	10
3	Honus Wagner	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.57
2	Cy Young	1.70
3	Andy Coakley	1.71
4	Mordecai Brown	1.98
5	Deacon Phillippe	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Owen	6
2	Jack Chesbro	5
2	Andy Coakley	5
2	Frank Corridon	5
2	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	64
2	Cy Young	45
3	Jack Chesbro	43
4	Red Ames	42
5	Harry Howell	38

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	.351
2	Honus Wagner	.349
3	Willie Keeler	.341
4	Cy Seymour	.333
5	John Titus	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	7
1	Harry Davis	7
1	Patsy Dougherty	7
1	Mike Grady	7
1	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	94
2	Sam Mertes	90
3	Bill Dahlen	83
4	Tommy Corcoran	76
5	Sam Crawford	75

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.47
2	Addie Joss	1.76
3	Rube Waddell	1.83
4	Bill Bernhard	2.02
5	Frank Owen	2.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	30
2	Jack Chesbro	28
3	Rube Waddell	26
4	Joe McGinnity	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	343
2	Cy Young	219
3	Red Ames	217
4	Jack Chesbro	209
5	Eddie Plank	193

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	3
1	Hooks Wiltse	3
3	Red Ames	1
3	Buttons Briggs	1
3	21 others tied	1