On This Day

Wednesday, September 13, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 77 46 .626 --
White Sox 73 51 .589 4.5
Naps 67 60 .528 12.0
Highlanders 61 59 .508 14.5
Tigers 64 65 .496 16.0
Americans 60 61 .496 16.0
Senators 51 72 .415 26.0
Browns 44 83 .346 35.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 91 37 .711 --
Pirates 89 46 .659 5.5
Cubs 75 56 .573 17.5
Phillies 69 59 .539 22.0
Reds 65 66 .496 27.5
Cardinals 51 82 .383 42.5
Beaneaters 43 87 .331 49.0
Superbas 39 89 .305 52.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Elmer Flick 4
1 George Stovall 4
3 Charlie Carr 3
3 Hal Chase 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Murphy 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jiggs Donahue 3
2 Ed Abbaticchio 2
2 Roger Bresnahan 2
2 Sam Crawford 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Buelow 1
1 Jimmy Callahan 1
1 Jimmy Collins 1
1 Bill Dahlen 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Plank 1.50
2 Irv Young 0.62
3 Al Orth 0.60
4 Togie Pittinger 0.55
5 Jesse Tannehill 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Al Orth 1
1 Frank Owen 1
1 Eddie Plank 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Togie Pittinger 6
2 Irv Young 5
3 Happy Townsend 4
4 Red Ames 3
4 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe McGinnity 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Seymour .368
2 Honus Wagner .359
3 Mike Donlin .356
4 Ginger Beaumont .331
5 Frank Chance .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Odwell 8
2 Bill Dahlen 7
2 Harry Davis 7
4 Mike Donlin 6
4 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 88
2 Sherry Magee 81
3 Honus Wagner 75
4 Cy Seymour 74
5 Mike Donlin 68

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Maloney 53
2 Honus Wagner 51
3 Art Devlin 47
4 Danny Hoffman 46
5 2 tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 1.91
2 Bob Wicker 2.03
3 Ed Reulbach 2.17
4 Christy Mathewson 2.20
5 Rube Waddell 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 27
1 Rube Waddell 27
3 Ed Killian 21
4 Deacon Phillippe 20
4 Jesse Tannehill 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 281
2 Red Ames 184
3 Harry Howell 183
4 Eddie Plank 171
4 Cy Young 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 5
2 Joe McGinnity 3
2 Hooks Wiltse 3
4 Jim Buchanan 2
4 3 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .489
2 Fielder Jones .432
3 Cy Seymour .423
4 Homer Smoot .408
5 Jiggs Donahue .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lumley 2
1 Jimmy Sheckard 2
1 Jimmy Williams 2
4 John Anderson 1
4 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 16
2 Charlie Hickman 15
3 Frank Isbell 14
4 Jiggs Donahue 10
4 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jiggs Donahue 8
2 Art Devlin 7
2 Honus Wagner 7
4 Sam Crawford 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Howell 0.43
2 Eddie Plank 1.25
3 Cy Falkenberg 1.29
4 Bob Wicker 1.42
5 Barney Pelty 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 4
1 Eddie Plank 4
3 Bill Donovan 3
3 Ed Killian 3
3 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 29
2 Christy Mathewson 28
3 Frank Smith 24
4 Togie Pittinger 23
5 Orval Overall 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Case 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Togie Pittinger 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .488
2 Honus Wagner .388
3 George Davis .378
4 Homer Smoot .367
5 Sam Crawford .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lumley 4
1 Fred Odwell 4
3 Hobe Ferris 3
3 Socks Seybold 3
3 Honus Wagner 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 23
2 Frank Isbell 21
3 Charlie Hickman 20
4 Honus Wagner 19
5 4 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 17
2 Harry Davis 12
2 Art Devlin 12
4 Danny Hoffman 11
5 Sam Mertes 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Howell 1.09
2 Rube Waddell 1.49
3 Christy Mathewson 1.50
4 Doc White 1.64
5 Doc Newton 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 8
2 Mike Lynch 7
2 Rube Waddell 7
4 Andy Coakley 6
4 Sam Leever 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 72
2 Christy Mathewson 48
3 Harry Howell 44
4 Andy Coakley 42
5 Jack Chesbro 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Case 1
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Seymour .359
2 Honus Wagner .359
3 Mike Donlin .347
4 Ginger Beaumont .326
5 Willie Keeler .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Odwell 8
2 Bill Dahlen 7
2 Harry Davis 7
2 Mike Donlin 7
2 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 101
2 Sherry Magee 91
3 Cy Seymour 78
3 Honus Wagner 78
5 4 tied 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 54
2 Billy Maloney 53
3 Art Devlin 50
4 Danny Hoffman 48
5 Sam Mertes 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 1.75
2 Rube Waddell 2.13
3 Ed Reulbach 2.17
4 Bob Wicker 2.25
5 Addie Joss 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 30
2 Rube Waddell 29
3 Jack Chesbro 26
4 Bill Duggleby 23
4 Eddie Plank 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 312
2 Red Ames 215
3 Christy Mathewson 206
4 Harry Howell 204
5 Cy Young 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 5
2 Joe McGinnity 3
2 Hooks Wiltse 3
4 Jim Buchanan 2
4 3 others tied 2