On This Day

Friday, July 21, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Naps	50	29	.633	--
White Sox	46	30	.605	2.5
Athletics	45	31	.592	3.5
Tigers	40	38	.513	9.5
Americans	35	40	.467	13.0
Highlanders	34	40	.459	13.5
Browns	30	48	.385	19.5
Senators	26	50	.342	22.5

Games

White Sox 2, Highlanders 1

Americans 6, Naps 0

Tigers 8, Senators 7

Browns 3, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	59	25	.702	--
Pirates	54	32	.628	6.0
Cubs	50	35	.588	9.5
Phillies	49	35	.583	10.0
Reds	44	40	.524	15.0
Cardinals	31	55	.360	29.0
Beaneaters	27	58	.318	32.5
Superbas	24	58	.293	34.0

Games

Reds 5, Superbas 1

Cubs 3, Beaneaters 2

Giants 14, Cardinals 2

Pirates 7, Phillies 3

Phillies 5, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Kid Gleason	4
1	Del Howard	4
1	Claude Ritchey	4
1	Honus Wagner	4
5	9 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dahlen	1
1	Johnny Evers	1
1	Frank Huelsman	1
1	Sam Mertes	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	6
2	Kitty Bransfield	3
2	Frank Huelsman	3
2	Christy Mathewson	3
5	13 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Donlin	2
1	Kid Gleason	2
1	Chris Lindsay	2
1	Sammy Strang	2
5	15 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Homer Hillebrand	1.00
2	Fred Glade	0.62
3	Christy Mathewson	0.60
4	Jack Harper	0.55
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Altrock	1
1	Buttons Briggs	1
1	Fred Glade	1
1	Jack Harper	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Homer Hillebrand	8
2	Andy Coakley	6
2	Chick Fraser	6
2	Jack Harper	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.358
2	Honus Wagner	.350
3	Nap Lajoie	.342
4	Frank Chance	.341
5	Mike Donlin	.339

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	64
2	Sherry Magee	61
3	Cy Seymour	52
4	John Titus	50
5	Honus Wagner	49

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	40
2	Honus Wagner	31
3	Harry Bay	29
3	Art Devlin	29
3	2 others tied	29

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	2.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	17
2	Christy Mathewson	15
3	Red Ames	14
3	Addie Joss	14
3	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	4
2	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	.435
2	Harry Bay	.407
3	Otis Clymer	.387
4	Cy Seymour	.383
5	Jim Jackson	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Delahanty	3
2	Harry Davis	2
2	Bob Hall	2
2	Sam Mertes	2
2	Fred Odwell	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	17
2	Honus Wagner	12
3	Jimmy Collins	11
3	Joe Tinker	11
5	3 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Miller Huggins	6
2	Ed Abbaticchio	5
3	Emil Batch	4
3	Harry Bay	4
3	8 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jake Weimer	0.53
2	Al Orth	0.61
3	Jesse Tannehill	0.62
4	Mordecai Brown	1.33
5	Doc White	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Tannehill	4
2	Mordecai Brown	3
2	Jack Chesbro	3
2	Ed Killian	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chick Fraser	23
2	Jack Chesbro	21
2	Orval Overall	21
4	Vic Willis	20
4	2 others tied	20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.369
2	Cy Seymour	.364
3	Harry Bay	.355
4	Fred Tenney	.354
5	Honus Wagner	.350

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	29
2	Sherry Magee	24
3	Del Howard	22
4	Honus Wagner	19
5	Joe Tinker	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	Al Orth	1.13
2	Doc White	1.25
3	Andy Coakley	1.81
4	Jesse Tannehill	2.04
5	Irv Young	2.06

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	58
2	Cy Young	48
3	Jack Chesbro	42
4	Red Ames	38
4	2 others tied	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	2
2	Ralph Caldwell	1
2	Chappie McFarland	1
2	Togie Pittinger	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.348
2	Honus Wagner	.348
3	Willie Keeler	.340
4	Cy Seymour	.328
5	Mike Donlin	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dahlen	7
1	Harry Davis	7
1	Patsy Dougherty	7
1	Sherry Magee	7
1	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	100
2	Sherry Magee	95
3	Bill Dahlen	84
4	Jimmy Collins	77
5	Tommy Corcoran	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	58
2	Harry Bay	51
3	Joe Tinker	43
4	Elmer Flick	42
5	2 tied	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.49
2	Addie Joss	1.79
3	Rube Waddell	1.87
4	Bill Bernhard	2.26
5	Cy Young	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	31
2	Jack Chesbro	28
3	Rube Waddell	27
4	Joe McGinnity	25
5	3 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	339
2	Cy Young	221
3	Red Ames	209
4	Jack Chesbro	206
5	Eddie Plank	193

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	4
2	Hooks Wiltse	3
3	Red Ames	1
3	Buttons Briggs	1
3	19 others tied	1