On This Day

Saturday, August 12, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	56	38	.596	--
White Sox	52	39	.571	2.5
Naps	54	42	.563	3.0
Highlanders	48	43	.527	6.5
Americans	48	44	.522	7.0
Tigers	47	52	.475	11.5
Senators	38	57	.400	18.5
Browns	34	62	.354	23.0

Games

Highlanders 2, Tigers 1

Tigers 2, Highlanders 1

Athletics 6, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	73	30	.709	--
Pirates	65	38	.631	8.0
Cubs	60	45	.571	14.0
Phillies	58	45	.563	15.0
Reds	55	50	.524	19.0
Cardinals	40	67	.374	35.0
Beaneaters	35	72	.327	40.0
Superbas	31	70	.307	41.0

Games

Superbas 10, Cubs 2

Reds 2, Beaneaters 0

Pirates 8, Phillies 3

Giants 2, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sam Crawford	4
1	Topsy Hartsel	4
1	Joe Yeager	4
4	Fred Clarke	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Phil Lewis	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Howard	3
1	Ben Koehler	3
1	Elmer Stricklett	3
4	Socks Seybold	2
5	26 tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	2
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Jimmy Williams	2
4	Ed Abbaticchio	1
4	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Plank	1.25
2	Jack Chesbro	0.83
3	Jack Powell	0.67
4	Hooks Wiltse	0.46
5	George Mullin	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Mike Lynch	1
1	George Mullin	1
1	Eddie Plank	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Plank	10
2	Jack Powell	6
2	Hooks Wiltse	6
4	Jack Chesbro	5
4	Mike Lynch	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.374
2	Honus Wagner	.350
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	74
2	Sherry Magee	68
2	Cy Seymour	68
4	John Titus	56
4	Honus Wagner	56

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	Eddie Plank	143
5	Harry Howell	139

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	.464
3	Joe Yeager	.412
4	Joe Kelley	.403
5	2 tied	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Elmer Flick	3
2	Jimmy Collins	2
2	George Stone	2
2	Terry Turner	2
5	24 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Odwell	13
2	Cy Seymour	12
3	Hal Chase	11
3	Joe Kelley	11
5	2 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Fultz	7
2	Ed Abbaticchio	6
2	Frank Chance	6
2	Spike Shannon	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Deacon Phillippe	1.10
2	Christy Mathewson	1.32
3	Bob Wicker	1.33
4	Andy Coakley	1.42
5	Frank Smith	1.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	4
1	Deacon Phillippe	4
3	Bob Ewing	3
3	Christy Mathewson	3
3	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	.409
3	Chick Stahl	.363
4	Shad Barry	.347
5	Dan McGann	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	3
1	Jim Delahanty	3
1	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	20
3	Joe Tinker	19
4	Jimmy Collins	17
4	Frank Huelsman	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Fultz	12
2	Ed Abbaticchio	11
3	Sam Mertes	10
4	Danny Hoffman	8
5	5 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Deacon Phillippe	1.43
2	Buttons Briggs	1.57
3	Christy Mathewson	1.67
4	Ed Reulbach	1.90
5	Jesse Tannehill	1.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	7
2	Ed Killian	6
2	Christy Mathewson	6
2	Deacon Phillippe	6
5	7 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	65
2	Ed Reulbach	46
3	Eddie Plank	45
4	Bob Ewing	44
5	Red Ames	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	.352
2	Honus Wagner	.341
3	Willie Keeler	.339
4	Mike Donlin	.316
5	Ginger Beaumont	.316

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	103
2	Sherry Magee	99
3	Bill Dahlen	85
4	Jimmy Collins	77
5	Cy Seymour	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	48
2	Billy Maloney	44
3	Harry Bay	42
4	Wid Conroy	41
5	3 tied	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.66
2	Addie Joss	2.04
3	Ed Reulbach	2.09
4	Rube Waddell	2.29
5	Cy Young	2.31

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	333
2	Red Ames	229
3	Cy Young	217
4	Eddie Plank	203
5	Jack Chesbro	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