Baseball44 On This Day: Friday, September 15, 1905

On This Day

Friday, September 15, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	78	48	.619	--
White Sox	74	52	.587	4.0
Naps	67	61	.523	12.0
Highlanders	62	60	.508	14.0
Americans	62	62	.500	15.0
Tigers	65	65	.500	15.0
Senators	52	73	.416	25.5
Browns	45	84	.349	34.5

Games

Browns 5, White Sox 3

Senators 6, Highlanders 2

Athletics 4, Americans 3

Americans 3, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	92	37	.713	--
Pirates	90	46	.662	5.5
Cubs	75	57	.568	18.5
Phillies	71	59	.546	21.5
Reds	65	67	.492	28.5
Cardinals	52	82	.388	42.5
Beaneaters	43	89	.326	50.5
Superbas	39	90	.302	53.0

Games

Phillies 4, Beaneaters 2

Pirates 8, Reds 7

Cardinals 4, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buck Freeman	5
2	Moose Grimshaw	4
3	Jake Beckley	3
3	Dave Brain	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dave Brain	3
1	Billy Maloney	3
3	Rip Cannell	2
3	Jack Chesbro	2
3	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Davis	2
1	Red Dooin	2
1	Jake Stahl	2
1	George Stone	2
1	Honus Wagner	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Chick Fraser	0.50
2	Kid Nichols	0.44
3	Jack Chesbro	0.38
4	Buttons Briggs	0.33
5	Cy Falkenberg	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Andy Coakley	1
1	Cy Falkenberg	1
1	Ed Hughes	1
1	Sam Leever	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chick Fraser	6
2	Jack Chesbro	5
3	Buttons Briggs	4
3	Cy Falkenberg	4
3	Kid Nichols	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.369
2	Honus Wagner	.360
3	Mike Donlin	.354
4	Frank Chance	.329
5	Ginger Beaumont	.329

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	91
2	Sherry Magee	83
3	Honus Wagner	77
4	Cy Seymour	75
5	Mike Donlin	68

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	53
1	Honus Wagner	53
3	Art Devlin	49
4	Danny Hoffman	46
5	Sam Mertes	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.96
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	Sam Leever	20
4	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	281
2	Harry Howell	185
3	Red Ames	184
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	.467
2	Homer Smoot	.455
3	Cy Seymour	.429
4	Fielder Jones	.412
5	Elmer Flick	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	2
1	Jimmy Sheckard	2
1	Jimmy Williams	2
4	John Anderson	1
4	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	17
2	Charlie Hickman	16
3	Frank Isbell	12
3	Jake Stahl	12
5	Jiggs Donahue	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	9
2	Jiggs Donahue	8
2	Honus Wagner	8
4	Sam Mertes	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Plank	1.00
2	Harry Howell	1.24
3	Barney Pelty	1.40
4	Bob Wicker	1.42
5	2 tied	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sam Leever	4
1	Christy Mathewson	4
3	Andy Coakley	3
3	Bill Donovan	3
3	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	28
2	Orval Overall	22
3	Togie Pittinger	21
3	Rube Waddell	21
5	Andy Coakley	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe McGinnity	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.472
2	Honus Wagner	.386
3	Homer Smoot	.383
4	George Davis	.351
5	Ed Hahn	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	4
1	Fred Odwell	4
3	Socks Seybold	3
3	Honus Wagner	3
5	10 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	22
2	Charlie Hickman	20
2	Frank Isbell	20
2	Honus Wagner	20
5	Harry Davis	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	17
2	Art Devlin	14
3	Harry Davis	12
3	Sam Mertes	12
5	Jake Stahl	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Howell	1.17
2	Christy Mathewson	1.50
3	Rube Waddell	1.61
4	Ed Killian	1.83
5	Doc White	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	8
2	Andy Coakley	7
2	Mike Lynch	7
4	Bill Donovan	6
4	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	63
2	Christy Mathewson	48
3	Jack Chesbro	45
3	Andy Coakley	45
5	Harry Howell	41

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	.363
2	Honus Wagner	.357
3	Mike Donlin	.345
4	Ginger Beaumont	.328
5	Willie Keeler	.316

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	102
2	Sherry Magee	93
3	Cy Seymour	79
4	Honus Wagner	78
5	2 tied	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	55
2	Billy Maloney	53
3	Art Devlin	52
4	Danny Hoffman	48
4	Sam Mertes	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.79
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	25
4	Bill Duggleby	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	312
2	Red Ames	209
3	Harry Howell	206
3	Christy Mathewson	206
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