On This Day

Tuesday, September 19, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	80	49	.620	--
White Sox	77	53	.592	3.5
Naps	69	64	.519	13.0
Highlanders	64	62	.508	14.5
Americans	65	64	.504	15.0
Tigers	68	67	.504	15.0
Senators	54	77	.412	27.0
Browns	46	87	.346	36.0

Games

Naps 2, Tigers 1

Naps 4, Tigers 2

Highlanders 5, Athletics 0

Athletics 3, Highlanders 0

White Sox 8, Browns 3

Americans 1, Senators 0

Americans 7, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	95	38	.714	--
Pirates	90	47	.657	7.0
Cubs	78	58	.574	18.5
Phillies	73	60	.549	22.0
Reds	66	68	.493	29.5
Cardinals	53	84	.387	44.0
Beaneaters	45	91	.331	51.5
Superbas	39	93	.295	55.5

Games

Cubs 8, Reds 6

Phillies 3, Giants 2

Giants 2, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Freddy Parent	5
2	Harry Davis	4
2	Kid Elberfeld	4
2	Elmer Flick	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	3
2	John Anderson	2
2	Kitty Bransfield	2
2	Harry Davis	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Callahan	2
1	Joe Cassidy	2
1	Johnny Evers	2
4	Bill Bradley	1
4	18 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cy Young	5.50
2	Christy Mathewson	3.00
3	Ambrose Puttmann	1.50
4	Frank Kitson	0.71
5	Chief Bender	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	Earl Moore	1
1	Frank Owen	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Young	11
2	Ed Barry	7
2	Cy Falkenberg	7
4	Wilbur Good	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Reulbach	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.371
2	Honus Wagner	.360
3	Mike Donlin	.353
4	Frank Chance	.328
5	Ginger Beaumont	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Odwell	8
2	Bill Dahlen	7
2	Harry Davis	7
2	Harry Lumley	7
5	6 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	94
2	Sherry Magee	87
3	Honus Wagner	77
4	Cy Seymour	76
5	Mike Donlin	70

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	55
2	Honus Wagner	53
3	Art Devlin	51
4	Danny Hoffman	46
5	Sam Mertes	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	2.02
2	Bob Wicker	2.03
3	Christy Mathewson	2.13
4	Ed Reulbach	2.20
5	Rube Waddell	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	29
2	Rube Waddell	27
3	Ed Killian	22
4	Jesse Tannehill	21
5	4 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	281
2	Harry Howell	188
3	Red Ames	184
4	Cy Young	182
5	Christy Mathewson	181

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	Cy Seymour	.522
2	Honus Wagner	.485
3	Elmer Flick	.482
4	Homer Smoot	.472
5	Dan McGann	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	3
2	Rabbit Nill	2
2	Jimmy Sheckard	2
2	Jimmy Williams	2
5	14 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	16
2	Jake Stahl	15
3	John Anderson	13
3	Sam Crawford	13
3	Sherry Magee	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Callahan	9
1	Art Devlin	9
3	Jiggs Donahue	7
3	Sam Mertes	7
3	Honus Wagner	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ambrose Puttmann	0.49
2	Tully Sparks	0.95
3	Christy Mathewson	1.00
3	Ed Killian	1.00
5	Eddie Plank	1.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Eddie Plank	4
1	George Winter	4
4	Nick Altrock	3
4	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	30
2	Togie Pittinger	19
2	Rube Waddell	19
2	George Winter	19
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe McGinnity	1
1	Ed Reulbach	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.450
2	Honus Wagner	.380
3	Cy Seymour	.376
4	Elmer Flick	.365
5	Homer Smoot	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	5
2	Rabbit Nill	3
2	Socks Seybold	3
2	Honus Wagner	3
5	9 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	23
1	Harry Davis	23
3	John Anderson	22
4	Frank Isbell	21
4	Jake Stahl	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	16
2	Art Devlin	15
3	Jiggs Donahue	11
3	Sam Mertes	11
5	5 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Howell	1.46
2	Christy Mathewson	1.56
3	Ed Killian	1.57
4	Rube Waddell	1.83
5	Barney Pelty	1.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	9
2	Nick Altrock	6
2	Andy Coakley	6
2	Mike Lynch	6
2	Rube Waddell	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	56
2	Rube Waddell	51
3	Andy Coakley	40
4	Harry Howell	39
5	Vic Willis	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charlie Case	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	Joe McGinnity	1
1	4 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.362
2	Honus Wagner	.357
3	Mike Donlin	.344
4	Ginger Beaumont	.326
5	Elmer Flick	.317

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	102
2	Sherry Magee	97
3	Cy Seymour	80
4	Kitty Bransfield	77
4	Honus Wagner	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	55
2	Art Devlin	54
2	Honus Wagner	54
4	Danny Hoffman	48
5	Sam Mertes	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.89
2	Bob Wicker	2.12
3	Rube Waddell	2.15
4	Ed Reulbach	2.20
5	Christy Mathewson	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	31
2	Rube Waddell	29
3	Jack Chesbro	24
4	Bill Duggleby	23
4	Eddie Plank	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	310
2	Christy Mathewson	215
3	Cy Young	208
4	Harry Howell	205
5	Red Ames	202

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