On This Day

Wednesday, August 30, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 68 44 .607 --
White Sox 64 45 .587 2.5
Naps 61 52 .540 7.5
Highlanders 55 52 .514 10.5
Americans 55 54 .505 11.5
Tigers 53 60 .469 15.5
Senators 47 64 .423 20.5
Browns 41 73 .360 28.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 83 33 .716 --
Pirates 77 43 .642 8.0
Cubs 70 50 .583 15.0
Phillies 62 55 .530 21.5
Reds 61 57 .517 23.0
Cardinals 46 74 .383 39.0
Beaneaters 39 83 .320 47.0
Superbas 37 80 .316 46.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buck Freeman 4
1 Moose Grimshaw 4
3 John Anderson 3
3 Topsy Hartsel 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 1
1 Moose Grimshaw 1
1 Socks Seybold 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 2
1 Moose Grimshaw 2
3 Fritz Buelow 1
3 Ty Cobb 1
3 10 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Murphy 2
2 John Anderson 1
2 Harry Bay 1
2 Hal Chase 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Owen 0.78
2 Happy Townsend 0.55
3 Jesse Tannehill 0.50
4 Fred Glade 0.46
5 Eddie Plank 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chick Fraser 1
1 George Mullin 1
1 Eddie Plank 1
1 Jesse Tannehill 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Owen 7
2 Fred Glade 6
2 Happy Townsend 6
4 Earl Moore 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Seymour .361
2 Honus Wagner .354
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
1 Fred Odwell 7
4 Socks Seybold 6
4 George Stone 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 81
2 Sherry Magee 73
3 Cy Seymour 70
3 Honus Wagner 70
5 Bill Dahlen 62

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Maloney 49
2 Danny Hoffman 45
3 Honus Wagner 44
4 Sherry Magee 41
5 Art Devlin 40

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 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 25
2 Christy Mathewson 23
3 Deacon Phillippe 19
3 Jesse Tannehill 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 252
2 Red Ames 180
3 Harry Howell 172
4 Cy Young 168
5 Eddie Plank 164

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 .487
2 Bobby Wallace .387
3 Sam Crawford .386
4 Mickey Doolin .382
5 George Davis .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Odwell 3
1 Socks Seybold 3
1 Honus Wagner 3
4 Dave Brain 2
4 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 13
2 Frank Schulte 12
3 Socks Seybold 11
4 Johnny Kling 10
4 3 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Hoffman 8
1 Honus Wagner 8
3 Doc Gessler 7
3 Sherry Magee 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hughes 0.70
2 Christy Mathewson 0.73
3 Doc White 0.87
4 Ed Reulbach 0.93
5 Happy Townsend 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Hughes 5
2 Jack Chesbro 4
2 Andy Coakley 4
2 Mike Lynch 4
2 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 34
2 Harry Howell 28
3 Jack Chesbro 27
4 Vic Willis 26
5 Andy Coakley 25

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 Cy Seymour .389
2 George Davis .361
3 Mike Donlin .360
4 Shad Barry .355
5 George Stone .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 4
2 Hobe Ferris 3
2 Elmer Flick 3
2 Fred Odwell 3
2 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Odwell 22
2 Socks Seybold 18
2 Honus Wagner 18
4 Johnny Kling 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Hoffman 14
2 Dave Fultz 13
3 Honus Wagner 12
4 Sam Mertes 11
5 Topsy Hartsel 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Tannehill 1.15
2 Christy Mathewson 1.17
3 Ed Reulbach 1.34
4 Jim Buchanan 1.47
5 Happy Townsend 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 7
1 Tom Hughes 7
1 Rube Waddell 7
4 Andy Coakley 6
4 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 72
2 Harry Howell 47
3 Tom Hughes 43
4 Eddie Plank 42
5 2 tied 41

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 .352
2 Honus Wagner .351
3 Mike Donlin .331
4 Willie Keeler .322
5 Ginger Beaumont .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dahlen 7
1 Harry Davis 7
1 Sherry Magee 7
1 Dan McGann 7
1 Fred Odwell 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 98
2 Sherry Magee 94
3 Bill Dahlen 80
3 Honus Wagner 80
5 Jimmy Collins 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 53
2 Billy Maloney 49
3 Danny Hoffman 47
3 Sherry Magee 47
5 Art Devlin 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 1.61
2 Ed Reulbach 1.94
3 Addie Joss 2.03
4 Rube Waddell 2.23
5 Cy Young 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 30
2 Christy Mathewson 29
3 Rube Waddell 28
4 Joe McGinnity 24
4 2 others tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 324
2 Red Ames 227
3 Cy Young 224
4 Harry Howell 210
5 Eddie Plank 205

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