On This Day

Monday, August 28, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 65 44 .596 --
White Sox 63 45 .583 1.5
Naps 61 49 .555 4.5
Highlanders 55 50 .524 8.0
Americans 53 54 .495 11.0
Tigers 51 60 .459 15.0
Senators 47 63 .427 18.5
Browns 41 71 .366 25.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 82 33 .713 --
Pirates 75 43 .636 8.5
Cubs 69 49 .585 14.5
Phillies 62 53 .539 20.0
Reds 60 57 .513 23.0
Cardinals 46 73 .387 38.0
Superbas 37 79 .319 45.5
Beaneaters 38 82 .317 46.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harry Lumley 4
2 Fred Clarke 3
2 Bill Dahlen 3
2 Mike Donlin 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dahlen 1
1 Harry Lumley 1
1 Dan McGann 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Lumley 4
2 Bill Dahlen 3
3 John Dobbs 2
3 Elmer Flick 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fred Clarke 2
1 Charlie Jones 2
1 Jake Stahl 2
1 Honus Wagner 2
5 12 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Otto Hess 1.14
2 Jake Weimer 1.12
3 Deacon Phillippe 0.88
4 Togie Pittinger 0.58
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Otto Hess 1
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Deacon Phillippe 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Weimer 9
2 Otto Hess 8
3 Deacon Phillippe 7
3 Togie Pittinger 7
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry McIntire 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Seymour .362
2 Honus Wagner .353
3 Mike Donlin .343
4 Frank Chance .329
5 Ginger Beaumont .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dahlen 7
1 Harry Davis 7
3 Fred Odwell 6
3 George Stone 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 81
2 Sherry Magee 72
3 Cy Seymour 68
3 Honus Wagner 68
5 Bill Dahlen 62

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Maloney 48
2 Danny Hoffman 45
3 Honus Wagner 43
4 Sherry Magee 40
5 Art Devlin 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 1.83
2 Ed Reulbach 1.94
3 Bob Wicker 2.13
4 Christy Mathewson 2.19
5 Rube Waddell 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 24
2 Christy Mathewson 23
3 Deacon Phillippe 19
4 Jesse Tannehill 18
5 6 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 244
2 Red Ames 174
3 Harry Howell 165
4 Eddie Plank 161
5 Cy Young 159

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 5
2 Hooks Wiltse 3
3 Jim Buchanan 2
3 Mike Lynch 2
3 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .500
2 Bobby Wallace .410
3 George Davis .395
4 Sam Crawford .391
5 Honus Wagner .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Brain 2
1 Cozy Dolan 2
1 Hobe Ferris 2
1 Harry Lumley 2
1 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 12
2 Harry Lumley 10
2 Frank Schulte 10
2 Socks Seybold 10
2 Bobby Wallace 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Hoffman 10
2 Honus Wagner 9
3 Harry Davis 8
4 Sherry Magee 7
4 Jake Stahl 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 0.73
2 Doc White 0.87
3 Tom Hughes 0.89
4 Ed Reulbach 0.93
5 Addie Joss 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Hughes 5
2 Nick Altrock 4
2 Jack Chesbro 4
2 Christy Mathewson 4
2 Rube Waddell 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 35
2 Tom Hughes 27
3 Harry Howell 26
4 Jack Chesbro 23
5 Bob Ewing 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Harry McIntire 1
1 Elmer Stricklett 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Stone .372
2 Cy Seymour .370
3 Mike Donlin .368
4 George Davis .355
5 Honus Wagner .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 3
1 Elmer Flick 3
1 George Stone 3
4 Dave Brain 2
4 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Odwell 21
2 Honus Wagner 18
3 Socks Seybold 16
3 Harry Steinfeldt 16
5 5 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Hoffman 14
2 Dave Fultz 13
3 Sam Mertes 12
3 Honus Wagner 12
5 Spike Shannon 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 1.04
2 Jesse Tannehill 1.38
3 Jim Buchanan 1.47
4 Ed Reulbach 1.66
5 Doc White 1.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 71
2 Bob Ewing 46
2 Harry Howell 46
4 Jack Chesbro 44
4 Ed Reulbach 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Christy Mathewson 2
2 Jim Buchanan 1
2 Frank Corridon 1
2 Claude Elliott 1
2 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Seymour .355
2 Honus Wagner .349
3 Mike Donlin .332
4 Willie Keeler .323
5 Ginger Beaumont .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dahlen 7
1 Harry Davis 7
1 Sherry Magee 7
1 Dan McGann 7
5 10 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 98
2 Sherry Magee 93
3 Bill Dahlen 81
3 Honus Wagner 81
5 Kitty Bransfield 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 54
2 Billy Maloney 48
3 Danny Hoffman 47
4 Sherry Magee 46
5 Art Devlin 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 1.61
2 Ed Reulbach 1.94
3 Addie Joss 2.03
4 Rube Waddell 2.25
5 Christy Mathewson 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 30
2 Christy Mathewson 29
3 Rube Waddell 28
4 Joe McGinnity 25
5 Bob Ewing 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 327
2 Red Ames 228
3 Cy Young 215
4 Harry Howell 203
5 Eddie Plank 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 5
2 Hooks Wiltse 3
3 Jim Buchanan 2
3 Mike Lynch 2
3 2 others tied 2