On This Day

Thursday, August 3, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	52	35	.598	--
White Sox	51	35	.593	0.5
Naps	53	38	.582	1.0
Highlanders	42	41	.506	8.0
Americans	42	43	.494	9.0
Tigers	43	46	.483	10.0
Senators	33	55	.375	19.5
Browns	32	55	.368	20.0

Games

Americans 5, Naps 0

Highlanders 5, Browns 4

Athletics 3, Tigers 2

White Sox 6, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	69	26	.726	--
Pirates	59	35	.628	9.5
Phillies	55	38	.591	13.0
Cubs	53	42	.558	16.0
Reds	48	48	.500	21.5
Cardinals	36	61	.371	34.0
Beaneaters	31	65	.323	38.5
Superbas	28	64	.304	39.5

Games

Reds 5, Superbas 0

Pirates 10, Giants 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Willie Keeler	5
2	Jimmy Barrett	4
2	George Stone	4
4	Dave Brain	3
4	Harry Gleason	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Nig Clarke	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dave Brain	2
1	Lou Criger	2
1	Bill Dahlen	2
1	Topsy Hartsel	2
1	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wid Conroy	3
2	Dave Fultz	2
3	Tommy Corcoran	1
3	Sam Crawford	1
3	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jesse Tannehill	1.67
2	Frank Smith	1.00
3	George Mullin	0.50
4	Andy Coakley	0.42
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Chech	1
1	Andy Coakley	1
1	Clark Griffith	1
1	Sam Leever	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Otto Hess	7
1	Frank Smith	7
3	Fred Glade	6
3	George Mullin	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Patsy Flaherty	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.367
2	Honus Wagner	.353
3	Mike Donlin	.336
4	Roy Thomas	.330
5	Frank Chance	.329

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	70
2	Sherry Magee	65
3	Cy Seymour	58
4	John Titus	54
5	Dan McGann	53

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	42
2	Art Devlin	32
2	Sherry Magee	32
2	Honus Wagner	32
5	2 tied	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.98
2	Rube Waddell	2.24
3	Ed Reulbach	2.26
4	Addie Joss	2.34
5	Deacon Phillippe	2.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	19
2	Christy Mathewson	18
3	Red Ames	17
3	Togie Pittinger	17
5	2 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	194
2	Red Ames	145
3	Cy Young	132
4	Eddie Plank	128
5	Harry Howell	125

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	4
2	Hooks Wiltse	3
3	Joe McGinnity	2
4	Jim Buchanan	1
4	15 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.479
2	Cy Seymour	.436
3	Dave Fultz	.432
4	Mike Grady	.412
5	Willie Keeler	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Bowerman	2
1	Harry Davis	2
3	Charlie Carr	1
3	Nig Clarke	1
3	21 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	16
2	Frank Huelsman	11
2	Jake Stahl	11
4	Dave Brain	10
5	Spike Shannon	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	8
2	Dave Fultz	7
3	Art Devlin	5
4	John Anderson	4
4	10 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chief Bender	1.20
2	Tom Hughes	1.26
3	Christy Mathewson	1.41
4	Bill Duggleby	1.59
5	Eddie Plank	1.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	4
2	Red Ames	3
2	Jack Chesbro	3
2	Tom Hughes	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	35
2	Ed Reulbach	30
3	Irv Young	23
4	Bob Ewing	22
4	Christy Mathewson	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	1
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	Clark Griffith	1
1	Bill Hogg	1
1	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.427
2	Harry Bay	.396
3	George Stone	.375
4	Ginger Beaumont	.366
5	Willie Keeler	.364

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	29
2	Joe Tinker	25
3	Dave Brain	17
3	Jimmy Collins	17
3	Harry Davis	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Fultz	11
2	Sam Mertes	9
3	Harry Bay	8
3	Bill Dahlen	8
3	Spike Shannon	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.33
2	Deacon Phillippe	1.86
2	Homer Hillebrand	1.86
4	Clark Griffith	2.03
5	Doc White	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	7
2	Ed Killian	6
2	Jesse Tannehill	6
4	Red Ames	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	65
2	Ed Reulbach	45
3	Bob Ewing	42
4	Jack Chesbro	41
4	2 others tied	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	1
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	Clark Griffith	1
1	Bill Hogg	1
1	4 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.351
2	Willie Keeler	.343
3	Nap Lajoie	.342
4	Cy Seymour	.340
5	Mike Donlin	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dahlen	7
1	Harry Davis	7
1	Patsy Dougherty	7
1	Sherry Magee	7
5	7 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	101
2	Sherry Magee	98
3	Bill Dahlen	85
4	Kitty Bransfield	77
4	Jimmy Collins	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	54
2	Harry Bay	48
3	Billy Maloney	42
4	Sam Mertes	41
5	3 tied	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.60
2	Addie Joss	1.83
3	Rube Waddell	2.10
4	Ed Reulbach	2.26
5	Cy Young	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	32
2	Jack Chesbro	30
3	Rube Waddell	26
4	Joe McGinnity	25
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	343
2	Red Ames	223
3	Jack Chesbro	210
4	Cy Young	209
5	Christy Mathewson	197

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	4
2	Hooks Wiltse	3
3	Joe McGinnity	2
3	Jack Taylor	2
5	22 tied	1