On This Day

Friday, August 4, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	53	36	.596	--
White Sox	51	36	.586	1.0
Naps	53	39	.576	1.5
Highlanders	43	41	.512	7.5
Americans	43	43	.500	8.5
Tigers	44	47	.484	10.0
Senators	34	55	.382	19.0
Browns	32	56	.364	20.5

Games

Americans 7, Naps 5

Highlanders 7, Browns 3

Athletics 8, Tigers 0

Tigers 3, Athletics 2

Senators 6, White Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	69	27	.719	--
Pirates	60	35	.632	8.5
Phillies	55	38	.591	12.5
Cubs	54	42	.563	15.0
Reds	48	48	.500	21.0
Cardinals	36	61	.371	33.5
Beaneaters	31	66	.320	38.5
Superbas	28	64	.304	39.0

Games

Cubs 2, Beaneaters 1

Pirates 7, Giants 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Kid Elberfeld	4
2	Lave Cross	3
2	Harry Davis	3
2	Eddie Grant	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hobe Ferris	1
1	Elmer Flick	1
1	Charlie Jones	1
1	Kip Selbach	1
1	Terry Turner	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Howard	3
1	Casey Patten	3
1	Kip Selbach	3
4	Hal Chase	2
4	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Otis Clymer	2
2	George Browne	1
2	Art Devlin	1
2	Doc Powers	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Weldon Henley	1.00
2	Carl Lundgren	0.83
3	Cy Ferry	0.67
4	Casey Patten	0.54
5	3 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Dinneen	1
1	Homer Hillebrand	1
1	Frank Kitson	1
1	Carl Lundgren	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Casey Patten	7
2	Bill Dinneen	5
2	Harry Howell	5
2	Carl Lundgren	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Lynch	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.367
2	Honus Wagner	.355
3	Mike Donlin	.338
4	Roy Thomas	.330
5	Harry Bay	.327

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
4	Honus Wagner	54

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	42
2	Art Devlin	33
3	Sherry Magee	32
3	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	2.47
4	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	149
3	Cy Young	132
4	Harry Howell	130
4	Eddie Plank	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	4
2	Hooks Wiltse	3
3	Mike Lynch	2
3	Joe McGinnity	2
5	15 tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.481
2	Dave Fultz	.444
3	Cy Seymour	.436
4	Honus Wagner	.415
5	Doc Gessler	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	2
1	Hobe Ferris	2
1	Elmer Flick	2
4	Frank Bowerman	1
4	22 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	12
2	Frank Huelsman	9
2	Jake Stahl	9
4	Dave Brain	8
4	5 others tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Fultz	7
2	Sam Mertes	6
3	Art Devlin	5
4	John Anderson	4
4	6 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Deacon Phillippe	1.00
2	Cy Young	1.03
3	Chief Bender	1.20
4	Eddie Plank	1.22
5	Tom Hughes	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	4
2	Red Ames	3
2	Jack Chesbro	3
2	Homer Hillebrand	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	35
2	Ed Reulbach	27
3	Bill Donovan	23
4	Red Ames	22
4	3 others tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	1
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	Clark Griffith	1
1	Bill Hogg	1
1	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.432
2	George Stone	.393
3	Mike Donlin	.389
4	Harry Bay	.383
5	Willie Keeler	.365

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	28
2	Joe Tinker	21
3	Dave Brain	17
3	Jimmy Collins	17
3	Honus Wagner	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Fultz	9
2	Sam Mertes	8
3	Emil Batch	7
3	Ginger Beaumont	7
3	4 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.33
2	Jesse Tannehill	1.69
3	Deacon Phillippe	1.86
3	Kid Nichols	1.86
5	Doc White	2.03

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	54
2	Ed Reulbach	45
3	Red Ames	44
4	Bob Ewing	42
5	Irv Young	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	1
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	Clark Griffith	1
1	Bill Hogg	1
1	5 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.349
2	Nap Lajoie	.343
3	Willie Keeler	.342
4	Cy Seymour	.340
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
5	7 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	101
2	Sherry Magee	98
3	Bill Dahlen	86
4	Jimmy Collins	77
5	2 tied	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	52
2	Harry Bay	48
3	Billy Maloney	42
4	Sam Mertes	41
5	Joe Tinker	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.60
2	Addie Joss	1.87
3	Rube Waddell	2.10
4	Ed Reulbach	2.26
5	Cy Young	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	31
2	Jack Chesbro	29
3	Rube Waddell	26
4	Joe McGinnity	25
4	Eddie Plank	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	343
2	Red Ames	227
3	Cy Young	209
4	Jack Chesbro	197
5	2 tied	195

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	4
2	Hooks Wiltse	3
3	Mike Lynch	2
3	Joe McGinnity	2
3	Jack Taylor	2