On This Day

Saturday, September 23, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	84	51	.622	--
White Sox	82	54	.603	2.5
Americans	69	66	.511	15.0
Tigers	70	69	.504	16.0
Naps	70	69	.504	16.0
Highlanders	66	66	.500	16.5
Senators	56	80	.412	28.5
Browns	48	90	.348	37.5

Games

Americans 7, Browns 2

Americans 5, Browns 0

White Sox 3, Highlanders 1

White Sox 10, Highlanders 1

Athletics 5, Naps 2

Athletics 3, Naps 2

Senators 8, Tigers 5

Senators 3, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	96	41	.701	--
Pirates	92	49	.652	6.0
Cubs	81	58	.583	16.0
Phillies	76	63	.547	21.0
Reds	68	69	.496	28.0
Cardinals	54	85	.388	43.0
Beaneaters	47	92	.338	50.0
Superbas	39	96	.289	56.0

Games

Cubs 1, Giants 0

Reds 12, Superbas 7

Phillies 2, Pirates 0

Cardinals 2, Beaneaters 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Carr	6
2	Buck Freeman	5
3	Jimmy Callahan	4
3	Sam Crawford	4
3	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Otto Hess	1
1	Johnny Siegle	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Callahan	3
1	Ty Cobb	3
1	Hobe Ferris	3
1	Charlie Malay	3
1	Johnny Siegle	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Stahl	3
2	Tommy Corcoran	2
2	Bill Coughlin	2
2	Fred Odwell	2
5	18 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cy Young	6.00
2	Bill Donovan	1.38
3	Weldon Henley	1.00
3	Christy Mathewson	1.00
3	Eddie Plank	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Chech	1
1	Cy Falkenberg	1
1	Weldon Henley	1
1	Carl Lundgren	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Young	12
2	Bill Donovan	11
3	Weldon Henley	8
3	Eddie Plank	8
5	Christy Mathewson	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Barney Wolfe	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.364
2	Honus Wagner	.356
3	Mike Donlin	.355
4	Ginger Beaumont	.328
5	Frank Chance	.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	91
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	Christy Mathewson	2.11
3	Bob Wicker	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
3	Eddie Plank	22
3	Jesse Tannehill	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	281
2	Cy Young	194
3	Harry Howell	192
4	Eddie Plank	190
5	Red Ames	189

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	Elmer Flick	.439
2	Cozy Dolan	.413
3	Bob Ganley	.395
3	Miller Huggins	.395
3	Billy Maloney	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	2
1	Rabbit Nill	2
3	Fritz Buelow	1
3	Ty Cobb	1
3	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	14
2	Sam Crawford	12
2	Danny Green	12
4	Lave Cross	11
4	3 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Callahan	9
1	Harry Davis	9
3	Art Devlin	7
3	Sam Mertes	7
3	Honus Wagner	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cy Young	0.00
2	Carl Lundgren	1.00
3	Tully Sparks	1.13
4	Christy Mathewson	1.29
5	Ambrose Puttmann	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	5
2	Frank Owen	4
2	George Winter	4
4	Nick Altrock	3
4	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	28
2	Bill Donovan	25
3	Eddie Plank	23
3	Cy Young	23
5	Chief Bender	18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.437
2	Honus Wagner	.385
3	Homer Smoot	.367
4	Elmer Flick	.366
5	Fielder Jones	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	5
2	Honus Wagner	4
3	Socks Seybold	3
4	Mike Donlin	2
4	8 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Anderson	21
1	Sam Crawford	21
1	Harry Davis	21
1	Charlie Hickman	21
1	2 others tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	15
2	Art Devlin	13
2	Jiggs Donahue	13
4	Harry Davis	11
4	Sam Mertes	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.29
2	Ambrose Puttmann	1.32
3	Cy Young	1.44
4	Christy Mathewson	1.46
5	Harry Howell	1.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	8
2	Eddie Plank	7
3	Nick Altrock	6
3	Andy Coakley	6
3	Mike Lynch	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	57
2	Cy Young	44
3	Rube Waddell	39
4	Andy Coakley	38
5	3 tied	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charlie Case	1
1	Frank Kitson	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	.359
2	Honus Wagner	.354
3	Mike Donlin	.344
4	Ginger Beaumont	.330
5	Elmer Flick	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Odwell	8
2	Bill Dahlen	7
2	Harry Davis	7
2	Harry Lumley	7
2	Dan McGann	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	102
2	Sherry Magee	100
3	Honus Wagner	81
4	Cy Seymour	79
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
5	Sam Mertes	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.95
2	Rube Waddell	2.15
3	Christy Mathewson	2.18
4	Bob Wicker	2.20
5	Ed Reulbach	2.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	31
2	Rube Waddell	29
3	Eddie Plank	24
4	Togie Pittinger	23
5	6 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	310
2	Cy Young	217
3	Christy Mathewson	215
4	Red Ames	207
5	Harry Howell	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