On This Day

Friday, August 11, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	55	38	.591	--
White Sox	52	39	.571	2.0
Naps	54	42	.563	2.5
Highlanders	47	42	.528	6.0
Americans	48	44	.522	6.5
Tigers	46	51	.474	11.0
Senators	38	57	.400	18.0
Browns	34	61	.358	22.0

Games

Americans 5, Tigers 2

Highlanders 2, White Sox 1

Athletics 7, Naps 6

Senators 4, Browns 1

Browns 5, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	72	30	.706	--
Pirates	64	38	.627	8.0
Cubs	60	44	.577	13.0
Phillies	58	44	.569	14.0
Reds	54	50	.519	19.0
Cardinals	40	66	.377	34.0
Beaneaters	35	71	.330	39.0
Superbas	30	70	.300	41.0

Games

Cubs 3, Superbas 2

Beaneaters 4, Reds 1

Pirates 1, Phillies 0

Giants 7, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Doc Casey	4
1	Ben Koehler	4
3	Rip Cannell	3
3	Lave Cross	3
3	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jesse Burkett	1
1	Terry Turner	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Art Devlin	3
2	Jesse Burkett	2
2	Rip Cannell	2
2	Lou Criger	2
2	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doc Casey	2
1	Billy Maloney	2
3	Fred Abbott	1
3	Shad Barry	1
3	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Barney Wolfe	999.00
2	Harry Howell	1.12
3	Al Orth	1.00
4	Tully Sparks	0.83
5	3 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Buttons Briggs	1
1	Andy Coakley	1
1	Chick Fraser	1
1	Al Orth	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Howell	9
2	Addie Joss	7
2	Al Orth	7
4	Rube Waddell	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Buchanan	1
1	Jake Weimer	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.373
2	Honus Wagner	.347
3	Frank Chance	.335
4	Mike Donlin	.328
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	12 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	73
2	Sherry Magee	68
2	Cy Seymour	68
4	Dan McGann	55
4	2 others tied	55

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	44
2	Danny Hoffman	35
3	Art Devlin	34
3	Honus Wagner	34
5	Sherry Magee	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Wicker	1.87
2	Doc White	1.99
3	Ed Reulbach	2.09
4	Deacon Phillippe	2.27
5	Rube Waddell	2.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	20
2	Christy Mathewson	19
3	Red Ames	17
3	Togie Pittinger	17
5	3 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	209
2	Red Ames	152
3	Cy Young	146
4	Harry Howell	139
5	Eddie Plank	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	4
2	Hooks Wiltse	3
3	Jim Buchanan	2
3	Mike Lynch	2
3	Joe McGinnity	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.529
2	Cy Seymour	.462
3	Willie Keeler	.444
4	Joe Kelley	.407
5	Claude Ritchey	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Elmer Flick	3
2	Jimmy Collins	2
2	George Stone	2
2	Terry Turner	2
5	23 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Odwell	13
2	Cy Seymour	12
3	Hal Chase	11
4	Joe Kelley	10
5	Charlie Jones	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Fultz	6
1	Spike Shannon	6
3	Ed Abbaticchio	5
3	Wid Conroy	5
5	9 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Lundgren	0.50
2	Deacon Phillippe	1.10
3	Christy Mathewson	1.32
4	Bob Wicker	1.33
5	Andy Coakley	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Deacon Phillippe	4
2	Jack Chesbro	3
2	Bob Ewing	3
2	Christy Mathewson	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	36
2	Ed Reulbach	31
3	Bob Ewing	24
4	Christy Mathewson	23
5	Casey Patten	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Buchanan	1
1	Frank Corridon	1
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	Mike Lynch	1
1	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.444
2	Cy Seymour	.408
3	Willie Keeler	.356
4	Shad Barry	.349
5	Lave Cross	.346

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	22
2	Del Howard	18
2	Joe Tinker	18
4	Jimmy Collins	17
4	Frank Huelsman	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Fultz	11
2	Ed Abbaticchio	10
2	Sam Mertes	10
4	Danny Hoffman	8
4	Spike Shannon	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Lundgren	1.08
2	Deacon Phillippe	1.43
3	Buttons Briggs	1.57
4	Jesse Tannehill	1.65
5	Ed Reulbach	1.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	6
1	Ed Killian	6
1	Christy Mathewson	6
1	Deacon Phillippe	6
1	Jesse Tannehill	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	65
2	Christy Mathewson	46
2	Ed Reulbach	46
4	Bob Ewing	44
5	2 tied	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Buchanan	1
1	Frank Corridon	1
1	Claude Elliott	1
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	8 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.349
2	Nap Lajoie	.345
3	Willie Keeler	.342
4	Honus Wagner	.340
5	Mike Donlin	.317

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	78
5	Cy Seymour	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	49
2	Billy Maloney	44
3	Harry Bay	42
4	Wid Conroy	41
5	3 tied	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.61
2	Addie Joss	2.04
3	Ed Reulbach	2.09
4	Rube Waddell	2.24
5	Cy Young	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	30
2	Jack Chesbro	29
3	Rube Waddell	26
4	Joe McGinnity	25
5	Jesse Tannehill	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	347
2	Red Ames	229
3	Cy Young	217
4	Christy Mathewson	202
5	Eddie Plank	193

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	4
2	Hooks Wiltse	3
3	Jim Buchanan	2
3	Mike Lynch	2
3	2 others tied	2