On This Day

Thursday, July 20, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Naps	50	28	.641	--
White Sox	45	30	.600	3.5
Athletics	45	30	.600	3.5
Tigers	39	38	.506	10.5
Highlanders	34	39	.466	13.5
Americans	34	40	.459	14.0
Browns	29	48	.377	20.5
Senators	26	49	.347	22.5

Games

White Sox 6, Highlanders 4

Naps 7, Americans 3

Naps 8, Americans 4

Tigers 7, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	58	25	.699	--
Pirates	53	31	.631	5.5
Phillies	48	34	.585	9.5
Cubs	49	35	.583	9.5
Reds	43	40	.518	15.0
Cardinals	31	54	.365	28.0
Beaneaters	27	57	.321	31.5
Superbas	24	57	.296	33.0

Games

Superbas 2, Reds 1

Cubs 3, Beaneaters 1

Beaneaters 5, Cubs 4

Giants 7, Cardinals 4

Giants 2, Cardinals 1

Pirates 7, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Slagle	6
2	Mike Donlin	5
3	Ed Abbaticchio	4
3	Frank Bowerman	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Bowerman	1
1	Otto Hess	1
1	Homer Smoot	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	4
1	Jimmy Slagle	4
3	Dave Brain	3
4	Frank Bowerman	2
4	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Emil Batch	2
1	Sam Mertes	2
3	Bill Bergen	1
3	Frank Bowerman	1
3	16 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hooks Wiltse	0.88
2	Otto Hess	0.80
3	Joe McGinnity	0.75
4	Bill Dinneen	0.67
5	Earl Moore	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Otto Hess	1
1	Frank Kitson	1
1	Mike Lynch	1
1	Joe McGinnity	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Otto Hess	8
2	Hooks Wiltse	7
3	Bill Dinneen	6
3	Joe McGinnity	6
3	Orval Overall	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.358
2	Honus Wagner	.347
3	Frank Chance	.343
4	Nap Lajoie	.342
5	Roy Thomas	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dahlen	5
1	Harry Davis	5
3	Sam Crawford	4
3	Mike Donlin	4
3	6 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	61
2	Sam Mertes	58
3	Cy Seymour	52
4	John Titus	49
5	Honus Wagner	48

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	40
2	Honus Wagner	31
3	Harry Bay	29
3	Danny Hoffman	29
5	2 tied	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.84
2	Rube Waddell	2.05
3	Ed Reulbach	2.18
4	Addie Joss	2.34
5	Nick Altrock	2.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	17
2	Red Ames	14
2	Addie Joss	14
2	Christy Mathewson	14
2	Togie Pittinger	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	159
2	Red Ames	127
3	Cy Young	120
4	Harry Howell	113
5	Eddie Plank	108

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	Mike Donlin	.413
2	Harry Bay	.407
3	Otis Clymer	.407
4	Tommy Leach	.395
5	Cy Seymour	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Delahanty	3
2	Harry Davis	2
2	Bob Hall	2
2	Fred Odwell	2
5	25 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	13
2	Bill Bradley	11
2	Joe Tinker	11
2	Honus Wagner	11
5	2 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Miller Huggins	6
1	Fred Tenney	6
3	Ed Abbaticchio	5
4	Emil Batch	4
4	8 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Orth	0.00
2	Jake Weimer	0.53
3	Mordecai Brown	1.33
4	Jesse Tannehill	1.40
5	Doc White	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hooks Wiltse	4
2	Mordecai Brown	3
2	Jack Chesbro	3
2	Andy Coakley	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Irv Young	23
2	Jack Chesbro	21
2	Orval Overall	21
4	Bob Ewing	20
4	2 others tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chappie McFarland	1
1	Togie Pittinger	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ginger Beaumont	.375
2	Harry Bay	.372
3	Fred Tenney	.367
4	Mike Donlin	.365
5	Cy Seymour	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	3
1	Jim Delahanty	3
1	Fred Odwell	3
4	Frank Bowerman	2
4	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	24
2	Del Howard	23
2	Sam Mertes	23
4	Joe Tinker	19
5	Honus Wagner	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Miller Huggins	11
2	Bill Dahlen	10
2	Billy Maloney	10
2	Honus Wagner	10
5	4 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.25
2	Andy Coakley	1.71
3	Al Orth	1.76
4	Irv Young	2.06
5	Mordecai Brown	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	6
1	Frank Owen	6
1	Rube Waddell	6
1	Hooks Wiltse	6
5	7 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	69
2	Cy Young	48
3	Red Ames	42
3	Jack Chesbro	42
5	2 tied	38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.354
2	Honus Wagner	.347
3	Willie Keeler	.343
4	Cy Seymour	.328
5	Roy Thomas	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	7
1	Patsy Dougherty	7
1	Sherry Magee	7
1	Danny Murphy	7
1	Homer Smoot	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	95
1	Sam Mertes	95
3	Bill Dahlen	83
4	Tommy Corcoran	76
5	Jimmy Collins	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	58
2	Harry Bay	51
3	Elmer Flick	42
3	Joe Tinker	42
5	Billy Maloney	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.49
2	Addie Joss	1.73
3	Rube Waddell	1.87
4	Bill Bernhard	2.09
5	Earl Moore	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	30
2	Jack Chesbro	28
3	Rube Waddell	27
4	Joe McGinnity	25
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	339
2	Cy Young	222
3	Red Ames	217
4	Jack Chesbro	206
5	Eddie Plank	198

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	3
1	Hooks Wiltse	3
3	Red Ames	1
3	Buttons Briggs	1
3	19 others tied	1