On This Day

Saturday, July 29, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	50	32	.610	--
Naps	53	35	.602	0.0
Athletics	48	35	.578	2.5
Tigers	43	42	.506	8.5
Highlanders	39	41	.488	10.0
Americans	39	43	.476	11.0
Browns	32	52	.381	19.0
Senators	30	54	.357	21.0

Games

Browns 8, Americans 6

Highlanders 7, Naps 0

Highlanders 10, Naps 9

White Sox 5, Athletics 2

Senators 1, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	65	25	.722	--
Pirates	58	33	.637	7.5
Phillies	52	37	.584	12.5
Cubs	52	39	.571	13.5
Reds	46	45	.505	19.5
Cardinals	33	59	.359	33.0
Beaneaters	29	62	.319	36.5
Superbas	27	62	.303	37.5

Games

Phillies 4, Cubs 3

Giants 3, Reds 0

Pirates 13, Superbas 0

Cardinals 4, Beaneaters 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hal Chase	5
2	Wid Conroy	4
2	Patsy Dougherty	4
2	Deacon McGuire	4
2	Joe Yeager	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	1
1	Harry Gleason	1
1	Billy Sullivan	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deacon McGuire	5
2	Hal Chase	3
2	Buck Freeman	3
2	Joe Tinker	3
5	13 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	John Anderson	1
1	Ginger Beaumont	1
1	Hal Chase	1
1	George Davis	1
1	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Chesbro	1.17
2	Deacon Phillippe	1.00
2	Ed Reulbach	1.00
2	Jake Thielman	1.00
5	Christy Mathewson	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rick Adams	1
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Harry Howell	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Reulbach	9
2	Jack Chesbro	7
2	Jake Thielman	7
2	Rube Waddell	7
5	3 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.358
2	Cy Seymour	.355
3	Frank Chance	.346
4	Roy Thomas	.339
5	Mike Donlin	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dahlen	6
1	Harry Davis	6
3	Sam Crawford	5
4	Jim Delahanty	4
4	7 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	69
2	Sherry Magee	64
3	Cy Seymour	56
4	John Titus	54
5	Honus Wagner	52

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	42
2	Art Devlin	32
2	Honus Wagner	32
4	Harry Bay	31
4	Danny Hoffman	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.86
2	Ed Reulbach	2.19
3	Rube Waddell	2.21
4	Addie Joss	2.34
5	Deacon Phillippe	2.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	18
2	Christy Mathewson	17
3	Red Ames	16
4	Ed Killian	15
4	Togie Pittinger	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	180
2	Red Ames	140
3	Cy Young	127
4	Harry Howell	125
5	Eddie Plank	122

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	4
2	Hooks Wiltse	3
3	Joe McGinnity	2
4	Jim Buchanan	1
4	14 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.432
2	Mike Grady	.429
3	Dave Fultz	.405
4	Honus Wagner	.404
5	Charlie Carr	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Delahanty	3
2	Frank Bowerman	2
2	Sam Mertes	2
4	George Browne	1
4	29 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	17
2	Joe Tinker	14
3	Frank Huelsman	13
4	Spike Shannon	11
4	Jake Stahl	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	7
2	Harry Bay	5
2	Art Devlin	5
2	Dave Fultz	5
5	8 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Weldon Henley	0.00
2	Rick Adams	0.89
3	Buttons Briggs	1.24
4	Kid Nichols	1.29
5	Fred Glade	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Killian	5
2	Jack Chesbro	4
2	Christy Mathewson	4
4	Tom Hughes	3
4	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	30
2	Orval Overall	25
2	Frank Owen	25
4	Eddie Plank	24
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	1
1	Clark Griffith	1
1	Bill Hogg	1
1	Chappie McFarland	1
1	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Bay	.377
2	Mike Donlin	.374
3	Ginger Beaumont	.367
4	Cy Seymour	.365
5	Del Howard	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	4
1	Jim Delahanty	4
3	Frank Bowerman	2
3	Bob Hall	2
3	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	30
2	Joe Tinker	24
3	Ginger Beaumont	18
3	Harry Davis	18
3	2 others tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Dahlen	11
2	Sam Mertes	10
3	Harry Bay	9
3	Bill Bradley	9
3	Dave Fultz	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rick Adams	1.32
2	Doc White	1.38
3	Mordecai Brown	1.69
4	Clark Griffith	1.80
5	Buttons Briggs	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	6
1	Ed Killian	6
1	Frank Owen	6
1	Jesse Tannehill	6
1	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	64
2	Red Ames	43
2	Cy Young	43
4	Vic Willis	42
5	3 tied	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	2
2	Clark Griffith	1
2	Bill Hogg	1
2	Chappie McFarland	1
2	3 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.353
2	Nap Lajoie	.344
3	Willie Keeler	.334
4	Cy Seymour	.329
5	Ginger Beaumont	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dahlen	7
1	Patsy Dougherty	7
1	Sherry Magee	7
1	Danny Murphy	7
5	8 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	100
2	Sherry Magee	97
3	Bill Dahlen	82
4	Jimmy Collins	77
5	2 tied	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	57
2	Harry Bay	48
3	Joe Tinker	43
4	Billy Maloney	42
5	2 tied	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.52
2	Addie Joss	1.81
3	Rube Waddell	2.08
4	Ed Reulbach	2.19
5	Cy Young	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	31
2	Jack Chesbro	30
3	Rube Waddell	27
4	Joe McGinnity	25
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	340
2	Red Ames	218
3	Cy Young	214
4	Jack Chesbro	211
5	Christy Mathewson	199

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	4
2	Hooks Wiltse	3
3	Joe McGinnity	2
3	Jack Taylor	2
5	21 tied	1