On This Day

Wednesday, September 6, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 72 45 .615 --
White Sox 69 50 .580 4.0
Naps 64 57 .529 10.0
Highlanders 59 54 .522 11.0
Americans 58 57 .504 13.0
Tigers 59 63 .484 15.5
Senators 47 69 .405 24.5
Browns 44 77 .364 30.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 86 34 .717 --
Pirates 85 44 .659 5.5
Cubs 73 54 .575 16.5
Phillies 65 58 .528 22.5
Reds 62 63 .496 26.5
Cardinals 50 79 .388 40.5
Beaneaters 41 83 .331 47.0
Superbas 37 84 .306 49.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Elmer Flick 4
1 Frank Isbell 4
3 Harry Bay 3
3 Charlie Carr 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Isbell 3
2 Jimmy Callahan 2
2 Danny Green 2
2 Roy Thomas 2
5 7 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jiggs Donahue 2
2 Hal Chase 1
2 Sam Crawford 1
2 Topsy Hartsel 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Smith 2.67
2 Doc White 1.00
3 Togie Pittinger 0.80
4 Clark Griffith 0.50
5 Mal Eason 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clark Griffith 1
1 Togie Pittinger 1
1 Eddie Plank 1
1 Bob Rhoads 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Smith 8
2 Doc White 6
3 Mal Eason 4
3 Clark Griffith 4
3 Togie Pittinger 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Seymour .360
2 Mike Donlin .351
3 Honus Wagner .350
4 Frank Chance .327
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 76
3 Honus Wagner 74
4 Cy Seymour 71
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
4 Sherry Magee 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 1.89
2 Bob Wicker 1.96
3 Ed Reulbach 2.06
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 279
2 Red Ames 180
3 Harry Howell 177
4 Cy Young 168
5 Eddie Plank 167

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 .523
2 Bill Dahlen .382
3 Fielder Jones .377
4 George Browne .375
5 Mickey Doolin .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lumley 3
1 Socks Seybold 3
1 Honus Wagner 3
4 George McBride 2
4 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Donlin 13
1 Frank Isbell 13
1 Honus Wagner 13
4 Sam Crawford 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 8
2 Jiggs Donahue 6
2 Joe Tinker 6
4 Sam Crawford 5
4 8 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clark Griffith 0.00
2 Chief Bender 0.53
3 Buster Brown 0.66
4 Rube Waddell 0.69
5 Addie Joss 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 5
2 Mike Lynch 4
2 Christy Mathewson 4
4 Bill Donovan 3
4 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 40
2 Harry Howell 28
3 Otto Hess 26
4 Frank Smith 21
4 George Winter 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 .424
2 George Davis .362
3 Honus Wagner .349
4 Emil Batch .333
4 2 others tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Odwell 4
2 Harry Lumley 3
2 Socks Seybold 3
2 Honus Wagner 3
5 6 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 19
1 Honus Wagner 19
3 Harry Davis 16
3 Socks Seybold 16
5 5 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Hoffman 15
2 Honus Wagner 14
3 Sam Crawford 10
3 Harry Davis 10
3 4 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 1.30
2 Ed Reulbach 1.52
3 Harry Howell 1.60
4 Doc White 1.61
5 Sam Leever 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Lynch 8
2 Christy Mathewson 7
2 Rube Waddell 7
4 Jack Chesbro 6
4 Deacon Phillippe 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 76
2 Harry Howell 47
3 Vic Willis 42
4 Christy Mathewson 41
5 Jack Chesbro 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Christy Mathewson 2
2 Jim Buchanan 1
2 Charlie Case 1
2 Claude Elliott 1
2 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Seymour .353
2 Honus Wagner .353
3 Mike Donlin .340
4 Willie Keeler .330
5 Ginger Beaumont .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Odwell 8
2 Bill Dahlen 7
2 Harry Davis 7
2 Sherry Magee 7
2 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 98
2 Sherry Magee 94
3 Bill Dahlen 81
3 Honus Wagner 81
5 Fred Odwell 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Maloney 51
1 Honus Wagner 51
3 Danny Hoffman 48
3 Sherry Magee 48
5 Art Devlin 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 1.71
2 Ed Reulbach 2.06
3 Addie Joss 2.06
4 Rube Waddell 2.12
5 Cy Young 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 30
2 Christy Mathewson 29
3 Jack Chesbro 28
4 Joe McGinnity 24
5 5 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 341
2 Red Ames 217
2 Cy Young 217
4 Harry Howell 208
5 Eddie Plank 200

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