On This Day

Monday, August 7, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	54	37	.593	--
White Sox	51	38	.573	2.0
Naps	53	41	.564	2.5
Highlanders	46	41	.529	6.0
Americans	45	43	.511	7.5
Tigers	45	48	.484	10.0
Senators	36	55	.396	18.0
Browns	32	59	.352	22.0

Games

Americans 4, Naps 3

Highlanders 14, Browns 4

Tigers 9, Athletics 3

Senators 9, White Sox 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	69	29	.704	--
Pirates	62	36	.633	7.0
Phillies	58	40	.592	11.0
Cubs	58	42	.580	12.0
Reds	51	49	.510	19.0
Cardinals	37	64	.366	33.5
Beaneaters	32	70	.314	39.0
Superbas	29	66	.305	38.5

Games

Cubs 4, Giants 0

Reds 13, Phillies 7

Beaneaters 3, Pirates 0

Pirates 3, Beaneaters 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Fred Clarke	4
2	Cozy Dolan	3
2	Patsy Dougherty	3
2	Danny Green	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ginger Beaumont	1
1	Hal Chase	1
1	Jim Jackson	1
1	Willie Keeler	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	4
2	Ginger Beaumont	3
2	Sherry Magee	3
2	Fred Odwell	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hunter Hill	2
1	Danny Hoffman	2
3	Ginger Beaumont	1
3	Jimmy Callahan	1
3	19 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Reulbach	2.00
2	Deacon Phillippe	0.75
3	Jack Powell	0.58
4	Vic Willis	0.57
5	George Mullin	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Norwood Gibson	1
1	Jack Harper	1
1	George Mullin	1
1	Deacon Phillippe	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Powell	7
2	Jack Harper	6
2	Deacon Phillippe	6
2	Ed Reulbach	6
5	Jack Sutthoff	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.374
2	Honus Wagner	.351
3	Mike Donlin	.331
4	Roy Thomas	.331
5	Harry Bay	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	7
2	Bill Dahlen	6
3	Sam Crawford	5
3	George Stone	5
5	9 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	70
2	Sherry Magee	68
3	Cy Seymour	65
4	John Titus	55
4	Honus Wagner	55

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	42
2	Art Devlin	33
2	Danny Hoffman	33
4	Sherry Magee	32
4	Honus Wagner	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Wicker	1.86
2	Doc White	1.98
3	Ed Reulbach	2.15
4	Rube Waddell	2.27
5	Deacon Phillippe	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	20
2	Christy Mathewson	18
3	Red Ames	17
3	Togie Pittinger	17
5	3 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	203
2	Red Ames	149
3	Cy Young	143
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	16 tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.565
2	Cy Seymour	.464
3	Mike Grady	.441
4	Willie Keeler	.439
5	Doc Gessler	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	2
1	Hobe Ferris	2
1	Elmer Flick	2
1	George Stone	2
5	26 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Odwell	13
1	Cy Seymour	13
3	Hal Chase	11
3	Joe Tinker	11
5	4 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Fultz	9
2	Wid Conroy	5
2	Kid Elberfeld	5
4	Ginger Beaumont	4
4	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Hughes	0.50
1	Carl Lundgren	0.50
3	Bob Wicker	1.00
4	Deacon Phillippe	1.18
5	Doc Scanlan	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	4
1	Tom Hughes	4
1	Deacon Phillippe	4
4	Christy Mathewson	3
4	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	38
2	Ed Reulbach	33
3	Bob Ewing	24
4	Tom Hughes	23
5	Christy Mathewson	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Corridon	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	George Stone	.435
2	Cy Seymour	.424
3	Harry Bay	.390
4	Doc Gessler	.360
5	Willie Keeler	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	4
1	Jim Delahanty	4
3	Ginger Beaumont	2
3	Frank Bowerman	2
3	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Tinker	22
2	Sam Mertes	21
3	Jimmy Collins	18
3	Frank Huelsman	18
3	Honus Wagner	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Fultz	11
2	Sam Mertes	9
3	Ginger Beaumont	8
4	Ed Abbaticchio	7
4	5 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Lundgren	1.08
2	Mordecai Brown	1.33
3	Jesse Tannehill	1.51
4	Kid Nichols	1.66
5	Deacon Phillippe	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	7
2	Deacon Phillippe	6
2	Jesse Tannehill	6
4	Bob Ewing	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	59
2	Bob Ewing	45
3	Ed Reulbach	44
4	Vic Willis	41
4	Irv Young	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Corridon	1
1	Claude Elliott	1
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	Clark Griffith	1
1	5 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.347
2	Nap Lajoie	.344
3	Honus Wagner	.344
4	Willie Keeler	.340
5	Ginger Beaumont	.319

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	100
2	Sherry Magee	99
3	Bill Dahlen	86
4	Jimmy Collins	75
5	Kitty Bransfield	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	50
2	Harry Bay	45
3	Billy Maloney	42
4	Wid Conroy	41
4	Joe Tinker	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.60
2	Addie Joss	1.87
3	Rube Waddell	2.12
4	Ed Reulbach	2.15
5	Jack Chesbro	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	30
2	Jack Chesbro	29
3	Rube Waddell	27
4	Joe McGinnity	25
5	Eddie Plank	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	352
2	Red Ames	226
3	Cy Young	217
4	Christy Mathewson	195
5	Jack Chesbro	192

Saves

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