On This Day

Saturday, September 2, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	69	44	.611	--
White Sox	67	45	.598	1.5
Naps	61	55	.526	9.5
Highlanders	56	53	.514	11.0
Americans	56	55	.505	12.0
Tigers	55	60	.478	15.0
Senators	47	65	.420	21.5
Browns	41	75	.353	29.5

Games

White Sox 6, Naps 3

Highlanders 1, Americans 0

Tigers 10, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	84	34	.712	--
Pirates	81	43	.653	6.0
Cubs	72	50	.590	14.0
Phillies	63	56	.529	21.5
Reds	61	59	.508	24.0
Cardinals	46	78	.371	41.0
Beaneaters	41	83	.331	46.0
Superbas	37	82	.311	47.5

Games

Beaneaters 1, Superbas 0

Cubs 3, Reds 2

Pirates 5, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Callahan	3
1	Doc Casey	3
1	Sam Crawford	3
1	Ed Hahn	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	4
2	Jimmy Callahan	3
2	Germany Schaefer	3
4	Jake Beckley	1
4	17 others tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	2
2	Cozy Dolan	1
2	Solly Hofman	1
2	Miller Huggins	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vic Willis	1.33
2	Harry McIntire	1.20
3	Ed Reulbach	0.86
4	Al Orth	0.60
5	Otto Hess	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Kitson	1
1	Mike Lynch	1
1	Al Orth	1
1	Ed Reulbach	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Willis	8
2	Harry McIntire	6
2	Ed Reulbach	6
4	Otto Hess	5
4	Mike Lynch	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.360
2	Honus Wagner	.355
3	Mike Donlin	.347
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	Bill Dahlen	64

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	51
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	2.15
5	Rube Waddell	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	26
2	Christy Mathewson	24
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	.511
2	Sam Crawford	.413
3	George Davis	.404
4	Bill Dahlen	.395
5	Mickey Doolin	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Socks Seybold	3
1	Honus Wagner	3
3	Dave Brain	2
3	Harry Lumley	2
5	20 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	13
1	Frank Schulte	13
3	Bill Dahlen	10
3	Honus Wagner	10
5	5 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	9
2	Jake Stahl	7
2	Joe Tinker	7
4	Bill Dahlen	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	0.93
2	Happy Townsend	0.96
3	Christy Mathewson	0.97
4	Jesse Tannehill	0.98
5	Addie Joss	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	5
2	Tom Hughes	4
2	Mike Lynch	4
2	Christy Mathewson	4
5	9 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	30
2	Harry Howell	28
2	Vic Willis	28
4	Christy Mathewson	23
5	Jim Buchanan	21

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	Mike Donlin	.396
2	George Davis	.361
3	Honus Wagner	.356
4	Shad Barry	.349
5	Cy Seymour	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hobe Ferris	3
1	Fred Odwell	3
1	Socks Seybold	3
1	George Stone	3
1	Honus Wagner	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Odwell	20
2	Honus Wagner	18
3	Sam Crawford	17
3	Mike Donlin	17
5	5 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Hoffman	15
2	Honus Wagner	13
3	Dave Fultz	11
4	Sam Mertes	10
5	8 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	1.11
2	Jesse Tannehill	1.15
3	Doc White	1.15
4	Christy Mathewson	1.17
5	Mordecai Brown	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike Lynch	7
1	Deacon Phillippe	7
1	Rube Waddell	7
4	Jack Chesbro	6
4	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	66
2	Harry Howell	47
3	Vic Willis	45
4	Christy Mathewson	41
5	2 tied	40

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	.336
4	Willie Keeler	.324
5	Ginger Beaumont	.313

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	53
2	Billy Maloney	51
3	Danny Hoffman	48
4	Sherry Magee	47
5	Art Devlin	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.61
2	Ed Reulbach	1.94
3	Addie Joss	2.06
4	Rube Waddell	2.18
5	Christy Mathewson	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	29
1	Christy Mathewson	29
1	Rube Waddell	29
4	Bill Duggleby	23
4	4 others tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	322
2	Red Ames	227
3	Cy Young	223
4	Harry Howell	205
5	Eddie Plank	201

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