On This Day

Sunday, August 20, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 60 41 .594 --
White Sox 55 41 .573 2.5
Naps 57 44 .564 3.0
Highlanders 51 46 .526 7.0
Americans 49 46 .516 8.0
Tigers 49 54 .476 12.0
Senators 39 60 .394 20.0
Browns 37 65 .363 23.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 76 32 .704 --
Pirates 69 41 .627 8.0
Phillies 61 47 .565 15.0
Cubs 62 48 .564 15.0
Reds 58 52 .527 19.0
Cardinals 42 70 .375 36.0
Beaneaters 37 75 .330 41.0
Superbas 34 74 .315 42.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Wallace 6
2 Tom Jones 4
2 Socks Seybold 4
4 George Davis 2
4 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Davis 2
1 Harry Gleason 2
3 Monte Cross 1
3 Gus Dundon 1
3 8 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Monte Cross 2
2 George Davis 1
2 Patsy Dougherty 1
2 Harry Gleason 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doc White 0.80
2 Al Orth 0.71
2 Eddie Plank 0.71
4 Barney Pelty 0.56
5 Willie Sudhoff 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Barney Pelty 1
1 Willie Sudhoff 1
1 Doc White 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doc White 8
2 Weldon Henley 5
2 Al Orth 5
2 Barney Pelty 5
2 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Seymour .370
2 Honus Wagner .354
3 Mike Donlin .331
4 Roy Thomas .329
5 Frank Chance .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 7
2 Bill Dahlen 6
2 Fred Odwell 6
4 Sam Crawford 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 75
2 Sherry Magee 68
2 Cy Seymour 68
4 Honus Wagner 60
5 2 tied 57

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Maloney 45
2 Danny Hoffman 43
3 Honus Wagner 37
4 Art Devlin 36
4 Sherry Magee 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 1.91
2 Bob Wicker 1.98
3 Ed Reulbach 2.08
4 Christy Mathewson 2.35
5 Deacon Phillippe 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 21
2 Christy Mathewson 20
3 Red Ames 17
3 Ed Killian 17
3 2 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 234
2 Red Ames 161
3 Eddie Plank 156
4 Harry Howell 149
5 Cy Young 148

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 5
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 Jack Dunleavy .408
2 Bobby Wallace .407
3 Socks Seybold .395
4 Honus Wagner .389
5 Cy Seymour .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cozy Dolan 2
1 Fred Odwell 2
3 Ginger Beaumont 1
3 Jesse Burkett 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Emil Batch 9
1 Ben Koehler 9
1 Fred Odwell 9
4 Ed Abbaticchio 8
4 3 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Hoffman 12
2 Ed Abbaticchio 7
3 Harry Davis 6
3 Tom Jones 6
3 Sammy Strang 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 0.00
2 Ed Reulbach 1.25
3 Doc White 1.29
4 Bob Ewing 1.33
5 Sam Leever 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 3
1 Bob Ewing 3
1 Mike Lynch 3
1 Deacon Phillippe 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 31
2 Eddie Plank 26
3 Doc Scanlan 22
4 Tom Hughes 21
5 Harry Howell 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Buchanan 1
1 Claude Elliott 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Jake Weimer 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Stone .411
2 Cy Seymour .411
3 Honus Wagner .383
4 Jimmy Collins .349
5 Lave Cross .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 3
1 Elmer Flick 3
3 Jimmy Collins 2
3 Harry Davis 2
3 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Odwell 19
2 Sam Mertes 17
3 Lave Cross 16
3 Cy Seymour 16
5 5 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Hoffman 14
2 Dave Fultz 12
2 Sam Mertes 12
4 Sammy Strang 10
5 Ed Abbaticchio 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Deacon Phillippe 1.37
2 Christy Mathewson 1.41
3 Bob Wicker 1.64
4 Ed Reulbach 1.89
5 Cy Young 1.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 75
2 Eddie Plank 48
3 Tom Hughes 47
4 Ed Reulbach 45
5 Christy Mathewson 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 2
2 Jim Buchanan 1
2 Frank Corridon 1
2 Patsy Flaherty 1
2 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Seymour .359
2 Honus Wagner .347
3 Willie Keeler .329
4 Mike Donlin .322
5 George Stone .321

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 98
2 Sherry Magee 95
3 Bill Dahlen 81
4 Jimmy Collins 75
4 Cy Seymour 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 48
2 Danny Hoffman 45
2 Billy Maloney 45
4 Sherry Magee 43
5 2 tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 1.60
2 Addie Joss 2.04
3 Ed Reulbach 2.08
4 Cy Young 2.22
5 Christy Mathewson 2.30

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 336
2 Red Ames 221
3 Cy Young 214
4 Eddie Plank 208
5 Harry Howell 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 5
2 Hooks Wiltse 3
3 Jim Buchanan 2
3 Mike Lynch 2
3 Joe McGinnity 2