Baseball44 On This Day: Thursday, August 31, 1905

On This Day

Thursday, August 31, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	69	44	.611	--
White Sox	65	45	.591	2.5
Naps	61	53	.535	8.5
Highlanders	55	53	.509	11.5
Americans	56	54	.509	11.5
Tigers	54	60	.474	15.5
Senators	47	65	.420	21.5
Browns	41	74	.357	29.0

Games

White Sox 2, Senators 0

Athletics 2, Naps 0

Tigers 5, Highlanders 0

Americans 3, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	83	34	.709	--
Pirates	79	43	.648	6.5
Cubs	70	50	.583	14.5
Phillies	63	55	.534	20.5
Reds	61	57	.517	22.5
Cardinals	46	76	.377	39.5
Beaneaters	39	83	.320	46.5
Superbas	37	80	.316	46.0

Games

Phillies 8, Giants 5

Pirates 2, Cardinals 1

Pirates 10, Cardinals 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jake Beckley	4
1	Dave Brain	4
1	Fred Clarke	4
1	Tommy Leach	4
1	Spike Shannon	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Kitty Bransfield	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	4
2	Kitty Bransfield	2
2	Chris Lindsay	2
2	Chick Stahl	2
5	15 tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Beckley	1
1	Dave Brain	1
1	Kitty Bransfield	1
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Frank Smith	9.00
2	Rube Waddell	1.14
3	Buster Brown	0.57
4	Addie Joss	0.56
5	Deacon Phillippe	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Dinneen	1
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	Kid Nichols	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Smith	9
2	Rube Waddell	8
3	Hooks Wiltse	6
4	Addie Joss	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charlie Case	1
1	Togie Pittinger	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.361
2	Honus Wagner	.357
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	82
2	Sherry Magee	74
3	Cy Seymour	70
3	Honus Wagner	70
5	Mike Donlin	63

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	49
2	Danny Hoffman	46
3	Honus Wagner	45
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	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	26
2	Christy Mathewson	23
3	Deacon Phillippe	20
4	Jesse Tannehill	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	260
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	3 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.477
2	Sam Crawford	.375
3	Mickey Doolin	.368
4	Miller Huggins	.367
5	2 tied	.364

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	Mike Donlin	13
2	Frank Schulte	12
3	Honus Wagner	11
4	Johnny Kling	10
4	3 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	9
2	Danny Murphy	8
3	Danny Hoffman	7
3	Sherry Magee	7
3	Jake Stahl	7

ERA

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

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Hughes	5
1	Rube Waddell	5
3	Jack Chesbro	4
3	Mike Lynch	4
3	Christy Mathewson	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	42
2	Harry Howell	28
3	Jack Chesbro	27
4	Vic Willis	26
5	Tom Hughes	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charlie Case	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	Harry McIntire	1
1	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.385
2	Mike Donlin	.366
3	Shad Barry	.362
4	Honus Wagner	.361
5	George Davis	.357

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	21
2	Honus Wagner	18
3	Mike Donlin	17
3	Johnny Kling	17
3	Socks Seybold	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Hoffman	15
2	Dave Fultz	13
2	Honus Wagner	13
4	Sam Mertes	11
5	Topsy Hartsel	10

ERA

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

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	8
2	Jack Chesbro	7
2	Tom Hughes	7
2	Deacon Phillippe	7
5	3 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	80
2	Harry Howell	47
3	Tom Hughes	45
4	Jack Chesbro	41
4	Cy Young	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Christy Mathewson	2
2	Jim Buchanan	1
2	Charlie Case	1
2	Frank Corridon	1
2	8 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.353
2	Cy Seymour	.350
3	Mike Donlin	.332
4	Willie Keeler	.320
5	Ginger Beaumont	.315

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	99
2	Sherry Magee	95
3	Bill Dahlen	80
3	Honus Wagner	80
5	Kitty Bransfield	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	54
2	Billy Maloney	49
3	Danny Hoffman	48
4	Sherry Magee	47
5	Art Devlin	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.61
2	Ed Reulbach	1.94
3	Addie Joss	2.06
4	Rube Waddell	2.17
5	Cy Young	2.31

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	332
2	Red Ames	227
3	Cy Young	223
4	Harry Howell	205
4	Eddie Plank	205

Saves

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