Baseball44 On This Day: Wednesday, August 23, 1905

On This Day

Wednesday, August 23, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	63	43	.594	--
White Sox	57	44	.564	3.5
Naps	59	46	.562	3.5
Highlanders	53	47	.530	7.0
Americans	51	48	.515	8.5
Tigers	50	57	.467	13.5
Senators	42	61	.408	19.5
Browns	38	67	.362	24.5

Games

White Sox 3, Athletics 1

Athletics 4, White Sox 2

Americans 7, Naps 4

Naps 2, Americans 1

Senators 5, Tigers 4

Browns 5, Highlanders 0

Highlanders 1, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	78	33	.703	--
Pirates	70	43	.619	9.0
Cubs	65	49	.570	14.5
Phillies	62	49	.559	16.0
Reds	60	53	.531	19.0
Cardinals	44	71	.383	36.0
Beaneaters	38	77	.330	42.0
Superbas	35	77	.313	43.5

Games

Superbas 10, Cubs 9

Cardinals 6, Beaneaters 2

Giants 7, Pirates 2

Reds 9, Phillies 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Collins	4
1	Sam Crawford	4
1	Patsy Dougherty	4
1	Elmer Flick	4
5	21 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	1
1	Sam Mertes	1
1	Rabbit Nill	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	4
2	Solly Hofman	3
2	Malachi Kittridge	3
2	Sam Mertes	3
2	Frank Schulte	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Davis	2
1	Hobe Ferris	2
1	Charlie Malay	2
1	Jake Stahl	2
5	24 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harry Howell	0.75
2	Chick Fraser	0.62
3	Joe McGinnity	0.57
4	Otto Hess	0.45
5	4 tied	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Glade	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	Addie Joss	1
1	Joe McGinnity	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Howell	9
2	Chick Fraser	8
2	Bill Hogg	8
4	Cy Falkenberg	6
5	Otto Hess	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Elmer Stricklett	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.366
2	Honus Wagner	.348
3	Mike Donlin	.336
4	Frank Chance	.331
5	Roy Thomas	.329

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	79
2	Sherry Magee	70
3	Cy Seymour	68
4	Honus Wagner	61
5	2 tied	57

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	46
2	Danny Hoffman	45
3	Art Devlin	38
3	Sherry Magee	38
3	Honus Wagner	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.87
2	Bob Wicker	2.06
3	Ed Reulbach	2.08
4	Christy Mathewson	2.33
5	Rube Waddell	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	23
2	Christy Mathewson	21
3	Red Ames	17
3	Bob Ewing	17
3	4 others tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	242
2	Red Ames	167
3	Harry Howell	158
3	Eddie Plank	158
5	Cy Young	150

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	Ed Abbaticchio	.408
2	Sam Crawford	.404
3	Bobby Wallace	.393
4	Emil Batch	.390
5	Frank Chance	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	2
1	Cozy Dolan	2
1	Fred Odwell	2
4	Jesse Burkett	1
4	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Socks Seybold	10
2	Sam Crawford	9
2	Miller Huggins	9
2	Ben Koehler	9
2	2 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Hoffman	10
2	Sammy Strang	8
3	Harry Davis	7
4	Ed Abbaticchio	6
4	6 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	0.67
2	Nick Altrock	0.82
3	Bill Bernhard	1.00
4	Doc White	1.20
5	Jesse Tannehill	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	4
2	Andy Coakley	3
2	Bob Ewing	3
2	Tom Hughes	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	39
2	Harry Howell	28
3	Tom Hughes	27
4	Eddie Plank	25
5	Doc Scanlan	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Buchanan	1
1	Claude Elliott	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Elmer Stricklett	1
1	Jake Weimer	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.422
2	Cy Seymour	.388
3	Chick Stahl	.354
4	Joe Kelley	.349
5	Shad Barry	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hobe Ferris	3
1	Elmer Flick	3
3	Dave Brain	2
3	Jimmy Collins	2
3	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Odwell	21
2	Joe Kelley	16
2	Johnny Kling	16
2	Tommy Leach	16
2	Cy Seymour	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Fultz	14
1	Danny Hoffman	14
3	Sam Mertes	10
3	Sammy Strang	10
5	5 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.32
2	Tom Hughes	1.85
3	Bob Wicker	1.87
4	Ed Reulbach	1.89
5	Doc White	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	8
2	Tom Hughes	7
3	Christy Mathewson	6
3	Deacon Phillippe	6
3	Rube Waddell	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	77
2	Tom Hughes	50
3	Ed Reulbach	45
4	Christy Mathewson	43
5	2 tied	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Buchanan	1
1	Frank Corridon	1
1	Claude Elliott	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	9 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.362
2	Honus Wagner	.345
3	Mike Donlin	.326
4	Willie Keeler	.326
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	9 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	102
2	Sherry Magee	95
3	Bill Dahlen	81
4	Kitty Bransfield	78
5	Jimmy Collins	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	49
2	Danny Hoffman	47
3	Billy Maloney	46
4	Sherry Magee	45
5	Art Devlin	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.58
2	Addie Joss	2.01
3	Ed Reulbach	2.08
4	Cy Young	2.31
5	Christy Mathewson	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	31
2	Christy Mathewson	29
3	Rube Waddell	27
4	Joe McGinnity	25
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	344
2	Red Ames	227
3	Cy Young	215
4	Eddie Plank	207
5	Harry Howell	199

Saves

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