On This Day

Wednesday, August 9, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 54 38 .587 --
White Sox 51 38 .573 1.5
Naps 54 41 .568 1.5
Highlanders 46 41 .529 5.5
Americans 46 43 .517 6.5
Tigers 45 49 .479 10.0
Senators 37 56 .398 17.5
Browns 33 60 .355 21.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 70 30 .700 --
Pirates 63 37 .630 7.0
Phillies 58 42 .580 12.0
Cubs 59 43 .578 12.0
Reds 53 49 .520 18.0
Cardinals 39 65 .375 33.0
Beaneaters 33 71 .317 39.0
Superbas 30 68 .306 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Chance 4
2 Shad Barry 3
2 Fred Carisch 3
2 Tom Jones 3
2 Fred Tenney 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hunter Hill 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Abbott 2
1 Frank Chance 2
1 Tommy Corcoran 2
1 Cozy Dolan 2
1 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 2
1 Tom Jones 2
3 Ed Abbaticchio 1
3 Kitty Bransfield 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Wicker 0.56
2 Tom Hughes 0.43
3 Red Ames 0.33
4 Chappie McFarland 0.23
4 Doc Scanlan 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Chech 1
1 Barney Pelty 1
1 Doc Scanlan 1
1 Bob Wicker 1
1 Irv Young 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hughes 6
2 Bob Wicker 5
3 Red Ames 3
3 Chappie McFarland 3
3 Doc Scanlan 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Seymour .371
2 Honus Wagner .351
3 Mike Donlin .333
4 Frank Chance .332
5 Roy Thomas .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 7
2 Bill Dahlen 6
3 Sam Crawford 5
3 George Stone 5
5 11 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 72
2 Sherry Magee 68
3 Cy Seymour 67
4 John Titus 55
4 Honus Wagner 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Maloney 42
2 Danny Hoffman 35
3 Art Devlin 33
3 Sherry Magee 33
5 Honus Wagner 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Wicker 1.87
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 4 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 203
2 Red Ames 152
3 Cy Young 143
4 Eddie Plank 133
5 Harry Howell 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 4
2 Hooks Wiltse 3
3 Mike Lynch 2
3 Joe McGinnity 2
5 17 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Stone .556
2 Willie Keeler .469
3 Cy Seymour .418
4 Wid Conroy .405
5 Shad Barry .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Elmer Flick 3
2 Jimmy Collins 2
2 Harry Davis 2
2 George Stone 2
5 23 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Seymour 15
2 Fred Odwell 13
3 Hal Chase 11
4 Shad Barry 9
5 7 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Fultz 6
2 Frank Chance 5
2 Wid Conroy 5
4 Ed Abbaticchio 4
4 9 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Lundgren 0.50
2 Jack Chesbro 1.33
2 Bob Wicker 1.33
4 Deacon Phillippe 1.55
5 Christy Mathewson 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Casey Patten 4
1 Doc Scanlan 4
3 Jack Chesbro 3
3 Tom Hughes 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 30
2 Ed Reulbach 25
3 Bob Ewing 24
4 Casey Patten 22
5 Tom Hughes 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Corridon 1
1 Patsy Flaherty 1
1 Mike Lynch 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Stone .443
2 Cy Seymour .423
3 Willie Keeler .378
4 Harry Bay .375
5 Mike Donlin .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Delahanty 4
2 Harry Davis 3
2 Elmer Flick 3
4 Ginger Beaumont 2
4 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 23
2 Frank Huelsman 18
2 Joe Tinker 18
4 Del Howard 17
4 Cy Seymour 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Fultz 11
2 Sam Mertes 10
3 Ed Abbaticchio 9
3 Ginger Beaumont 9
5 Danny Hoffman 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Lundgren 1.08
2 Jesse Tannehill 1.38
3 Buttons Briggs 1.42
4 Kid Nichols 1.66
5 Deacon Phillippe 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 7
2 Deacon Phillippe 6
2 Irv Young 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 43
3 Irv Young 43
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Corridon 1
1 Claude Elliott 1
1 Patsy Flaherty 1
1 Clark Griffith 1
1 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .345
2 Cy Seymour .345
3 Nap Lajoie .344
4 Willie Keeler .343
5 Mike Donlin .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dahlen 7
1 Harry Davis 7
1 Patsy Dougherty 7
1 Sherry Magee 7
5 8 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 102
2 Sherry Magee 99
3 Bill Dahlen 86
4 Jimmy Collins 76
5 2 tied 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 49
2 Harry Bay 42
2 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 2.13
4 Ed Reulbach 2.15
5 Jack Chesbro 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 29
1 Christy Mathewson 29
3 Rube Waddell 26
4 Joe McGinnity 25
5 3 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 341
2 Red Ames 229
3 Cy Young 217
4 Christy Mathewson 196
5 Eddie Plank 193

Saves

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