Baseball44 On This Day: Friday, September 22, 1905

On This Day

Friday, September 22, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	82	51	.617	--
White Sox	80	54	.597	2.5
Tigers	70	67	.511	14.0
Naps	70	67	.511	14.0
Highlanders	66	64	.508	14.5
Americans	67	66	.504	15.0
Senators	54	80	.403	28.5
Browns	48	88	.353	35.5

Games

Americans 2, Browns 0

Browns 2, Americans 1

Highlanders 5, White Sox 2

Naps 8, Athletics 4

Athletics 2, Naps 1

Tigers 6, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	96	40	.706	--
Pirates	92	48	.657	6.0
Cubs	80	58	.580	17.0
Phillies	75	63	.543	22.0
Reds	67	69	.493	29.0
Cardinals	53	85	.384	44.0
Beaneaters	47	91	.341	50.0
Superbas	39	95	.291	56.0

Games

Cubs 7, Giants 4

Reds 11, Superbas 1

Pirates 6, Phillies 5

Beaneaters 10, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Nig Clarke	4
1	Harry Davis	4
1	Jim Delahanty	4
4	Shad Barry	3
4	16 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fritz Buelow	1
1	Cozy Dolan	1
1	Honus Wagner	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Coughlin	4
1	Honus Wagner	4
3	Mickey Doolin	3
3	Frank Schulte	3
3	Johnny Siegle	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	John Hummel	2
2	Fritz Buelow	1
2	Charlie Carr	1
2	Otis Clymer	1
2	19 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Andy Coakley	1.20
2	Joe Harris	0.62
3	Dummy Taylor	0.56
4	Harry Howell	0.44
5	Louis LeRoy	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Andy Coakley	1
1	John Eubank	1
1	Chick Fraser	1
1	Harry Howell	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	6
1	Andy Coakley	6
3	Nick Altrock	5
3	Joe Harris	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.366
2	Honus Wagner	.357
3	Mike Donlin	.353
4	Frank Chance	.329
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	7 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	96
2	Sherry Magee	90
3	Honus Wagner	81
4	Cy Seymour	76
5	2 tied	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	55
2	Honus Wagner	53
3	Art Devlin	51
4	Danny Hoffman	46
5	Sam Mertes	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	2.02
2	Bob Wicker	2.13
3	Christy Mathewson	2.13
4	Rube Waddell	2.24
5	Ed Reulbach	2.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	29
2	Rube Waddell	27
3	Ed Killian	22
4	Togie Pittinger	21
4	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	281
2	Harry Howell	192
3	Red Ames	189
4	Eddie Plank	182
4	Cy Young	182

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	Homer Smoot	.455
2	Elmer Flick	.443
3	Bob Ganley	.415
4	Billy Maloney	.410
5	Honus Wagner	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	2
1	Rabbit Nill	2
3	Fritz Buelow	1
3	Sam Crawford	1
3	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	14
2	Jake Stahl	12
3	Sam Crawford	11
3	Fielder Jones	11
3	Sam Mertes	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Callahan	10
2	Harry Davis	8
2	Art Devlin	8
2	Sam Mertes	8
5	Honus Wagner	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ambrose Puttmann	0.49
2	Tully Sparks	0.82
3	Ed Killian	1.00
4	Bill Donovan	1.04
5	Eddie Plank	1.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Altrock	4
1	Eddie Plank	4
1	George Winter	4
4	Mordecai Brown	3
4	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	21
1	Doc Scanlan	21
3	Chick Fraser	20
4	Chief Bender	18
5	Orval Overall	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Kitson	1
1	Joe McGinnity	1
1	Ed Reulbach	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.433
2	Honus Wagner	.385
3	Homer Smoot	.378
4	Elmer Flick	.374
5	Cy Seymour	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	5
2	Honus Wagner	4
3	Rabbit Nill	3
3	Socks Seybold	3
5	8 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	24
2	Harry Davis	22
3	Frank Isbell	21
4	John Anderson	20
4	4 others tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	15
2	Art Devlin	13
3	Harry Davis	12
3	Jiggs Donahue	12
3	Sam Mertes	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.10
2	Ed Killian	1.33
3	Harry Howell	1.40
4	Christy Mathewson	1.50
5	Mordecai Brown	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	8
2	Nick Altrock	6
2	Andy Coakley	6
2	Mike Lynch	6
2	Eddie Plank	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	50
2	Harry Howell	43
3	Rube Waddell	42
4	Andy Coakley	38
4	Orval Overall	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charlie Case	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Frank Kitson	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	5 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.360
2	Honus Wagner	.355
3	Mike Donlin	.346
4	Ginger Beaumont	.326
5	Elmer Flick	.319

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	103
2	Sherry Magee	99
3	Honus Wagner	81
4	Cy Seymour	80
5	Kitty Bransfield	78

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.95
2	Rube Waddell	2.15
3	Bob Wicker	2.19
4	Christy Mathewson	2.20
5	Ed Reulbach	2.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	31
2	Rube Waddell	29
3	Togie Pittinger	23
3	Eddie Plank	23
5	4 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	310
2	Christy Mathewson	208
3	Red Ames	207
4	Harry Howell	205
4	Cy Young	205

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