On This Day

Monday, September 4, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	71	44	.617	--
White Sox	67	48	.583	4.0
Naps	63	56	.529	10.0
Highlanders	57	54	.514	12.0
Americans	57	56	.504	13.0
Tigers	57	61	.483	15.5
Senators	47	67	.412	23.5
Browns	43	76	.361	30.0

Games

Naps 2, Browns 1

Browns 7, Naps 0

Tigers 5, White Sox 1

Tigers 3, White Sox 2

Americans 9, Highlanders 4

Highlanders 8, Americans 5

Athletics 5, Senators 0

Athletics 5, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	86	34	.717	--
Pirates	84	44	.656	6.0
Cubs	73	53	.579	16.0
Phillies	63	58	.521	23.5
Reds	61	62	.496	26.5
Cardinals	49	78	.386	40.5
Beaneaters	41	83	.331	47.0
Superbas	37	82	.311	48.5

Games

Giants 7, Phillies 1

Giants 11, Phillies 6

Pirates 3, Cubs 2

Pirates 4, Cubs 3

Cardinals 9, Reds 2

Cardinals 3, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Davis	5
1	Mike Donlin	5
1	Mickey Doolin	5
1	Chick Stahl	5
5	8 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Odwell	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	4
1	Art Devlin	4
3	Buck Freeman	3
3	Jake Thielman	3
5	16 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	2
2	Wid Conroy	1
2	Bill Coughlin	1
2	Ernie Courtney	1
2	27 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Chief Bender	2.33
2	Orval Overall	0.88
3	Harry Ables	0.60
4	Addie Joss	0.57
5	4 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Wish Egan	1
1	Clark Griffith	1
1	Homer Hillebrand	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	7
1	Orval Overall	7
3	Harry Ables	6
3	Jack Powell	6
5	4 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.356
2	Mike Donlin	.351
3	Honus Wagner	.350
4	Frank Chance	.328
5	Ginger Beaumont	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Odwell	8
2	Bill Dahlen	7
2	Harry Davis	7
4	Socks Seybold	6
4	George Stone	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	84
2	Sherry Magee	74
3	Honus Wagner	72
4	Cy Seymour	70
5	Bill Dahlen	65

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	51
2	Danny Hoffman	46
2	Honus Wagner	46
4	Art Devlin	42
5	Sherry Magee	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	1.94
2	Bob Wicker	1.96
3	Doc White	1.97
4	Rube Waddell	2.20
5	Christy Mathewson	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	27
2	Christy Mathewson	25
3	Deacon Phillippe	20
3	Jesse Tannehill	20
5	Ed Killian	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	262
2	Red Ames	180
3	Harry Howell	177
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	.519
2	Mickey Doolin	.426
3	George Davis	.404
4	Bill Dahlen	.400
5	Doc Gessler	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Socks Seybold	3
1	Honus Wagner	3
3	Dave Brain	2
3	Harry Lumley	2
3	Fred Odwell	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Schulte	15
2	Mike Donlin	13
3	Honus Wagner	12
4	Bill Dahlen	11
4	Harry Davis	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	9
2	Joe Tinker	8
3	Bill Dahlen	7
3	Jake Stahl	7
5	4 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	0.00
2	Chief Bender	0.53
3	Buster Brown	0.76
4	Ed Reulbach	0.93
5	Addie Joss	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	6
2	Christy Mathewson	5
3	Tom Hughes	4
3	Mike Lynch	4
3	Jesse Tannehill	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Howell	28
1	Rube Waddell	28
1	Vic Willis	28
4	Christy Mathewson	26
5	2 tied	22

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	.406
2	George Davis	.369
3	Shad Barry	.351
4	Emil Batch	.347
5	Bobby Wallace	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Odwell	4
2	Socks Seybold	3
2	George Stone	3
2	Honus Wagner	3
5	4 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Odwell	20
2	Honus Wagner	18
3	Sam Crawford	17
4	Mike Donlin	16
4	Socks Seybold	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Hoffman	15
2	Honus Wagner	14
3	Bill Dahlen	10
3	Harry Davis	10
3	3 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	1.11
2	Harry Howell	1.60
3	Sam Leever	1.71
4	Christy Mathewson	1.75
5	Bob Wicker	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	8
2	Mike Lynch	7
2	Christy Mathewson	7
2	Deacon Phillippe	7
5	2 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	68
2	Harry Howell	47
3	Christy Mathewson	44
4	Vic Willis	42
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	6 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.352
2	Cy Seymour	.347
3	Mike Donlin	.341
4	Willie Keeler	.329
5	Ginger Beaumont	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Odwell	8
2	Bill Dahlen	7
2	Harry Davis	7
2	Sherry Magee	7
2	Dan McGann	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	101
2	Sherry Magee	93
3	Honus Wagner	82
4	Bill Dahlen	81
5	2 tied	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	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.71
2	Ed Reulbach	1.94
3	Addie Joss	2.06
4	Rube Waddell	2.17
5	Cy Young	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	30
1	Rube Waddell	30
3	Jack Chesbro	28
4	Joe McGinnity	24
5	4 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	324
2	Red Ames	227
3	Cy Young	217
4	Harry Howell	208
5	Christy Mathewson	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