On This Day

Wednesday, September 27, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 85 53 .616 --
White Sox 87 55 .613 0.0
Tigers 72 70 .507 15.0
Naps 72 71 .503 15.5
Americans 70 71 .496 16.5
Highlanders 67 69 .493 17.0
Senators 58 82 .414 28.0
Browns 51 91 .359 36.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 99 42 .702 --
Pirates 92 52 .639 8.5
Cubs 84 60 .583 16.5
Phillies 78 63 .553 21.0
Reds 73 70 .510 27.0
Cardinals 55 87 .387 44.5
Beaneaters 48 96 .333 52.5
Superbas 41 100 .291 58.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ike Rockenfield 4
1 Fred Tenney 4
3 Shad Barry 3
3 Jesse Burkett 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Shad Barry 1
1 Lou Criger 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Isbell 4
1 Joe Stanley 4
3 Emil Frisk 3
3 Ed McFarland 3
3 John Titus 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Jones 2
1 Ike Rockenfield 2
3 Otis Clymer 1
3 Sam Crawford 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Dinneen 3.00
2 Carl Lundgren 2.00
3 Harry Kane 1.00
4 Tom Hughes 0.73
5 Nick Altrock 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Altrock 1
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Harry Howell 1
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Kane 9
2 Tom Hughes 8
2 Carl Lundgren 8
4 Bill Dinneen 6
4 Weldon Henley 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Seymour .368
2 Honus Wagner .360
3 Mike Donlin .357
4 Ginger Beaumont .328
5 Frank Chance .319

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 100
2 Sherry Magee 92
3 Honus Wagner 83
4 Cy Seymour 79
5 Mike Donlin 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Maloney 56
2 Honus Wagner 54
3 Art Devlin 52
4 Danny Hoffman 46
4 Sam Mertes 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 2.02
2 Christy Mathewson 2.14
3 Ed Reulbach 2.25
4 Rube Waddell 2.27
5 Bob Wicker 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 30
2 Rube Waddell 27
3 Nick Altrock 22
3 Ed Killian 22
3 3 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 281
2 Christy Mathewson 197
3 Harry Howell 196
4 Red Ames 195
5 Cy Young 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 5
2 Christy Mathewson 3
2 Joe McGinnity 3
2 Hooks Wiltse 3
5 3 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Elmer Flick .500
2 Shad Barry .436
3 Cozy Dolan .400
3 Johnny Evers .400
5 John Titus .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fielder Jones 2
1 Cy Seymour 2
3 Shad Barry 1
3 Emil Batch 1
3 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Callahan 14
1 Danny Green 14
3 John Titus 13
4 Jiggs Donahue 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Callahan 11
2 Harry Davis 9
3 George Davis 7
3 Jiggs Donahue 7
3 Jake Stahl 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Ewing 0.00
2 Tully Sparks 1.13
3 Eddie Plank 1.25
4 Carl Lundgren 1.33
5 Christy Mathewson 1.66

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 30
2 Chief Bender 27
3 Cy Young 23
4 Carl Lundgren 22
4 Eddie Plank 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ollie Johns 1
1 Frank Kitson 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 2 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .433
2 Honus Wagner .396
3 Cy Seymour .394
4 Homer Smoot .393
5 Elmer Flick .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lumley 4
1 Cy Seymour 4
3 Socks Seybold 3
4 Fielder Jones 2
4 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 25
2 Frank Isbell 23
3 Jimmy Callahan 22
3 Sam Crawford 22
5 Sam Mertes 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jiggs Donahue 15
2 Harry Davis 13
2 Art Devlin 13
2 Honus Wagner 13
5 Jimmy Callahan 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Howell 1.52
2 Rube Waddell 1.54
3 Eddie Plank 1.79
4 Barney Pelty 1.82
5 Carl Lundgren 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 8
2 Eddie Plank 7
3 Nick Altrock 6
3 George Mullin 6
3 Frank Smith 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 61
2 Frank Smith 43
3 Rube Waddell 39
4 Andy Coakley 38
5 Orval Overall 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Case 1
1 Ollie Johns 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 .362
2 Honus Wagner .360
3 Mike Donlin .353
4 Ginger Beaumont .332
5 Roy Thomas .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Odwell 8
1 Cy Seymour 8
3 Bill Dahlen 7
3 Harry Davis 7
3 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 105
2 Sherry Magee 100
3 Honus Wagner 83
4 Cy Seymour 82
5 3 tied 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Maloney 56
2 Art Devlin 55
3 Honus Wagner 54
4 Danny Hoffman 48
5 Sam Mertes 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 2.01
2 Rube Waddell 2.17
3 Christy Mathewson 2.24
4 Ed Reulbach 2.25
5 Cy Young 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 31
2 Rube Waddell 29
3 Togie Pittinger 24
4 Nick Altrock 23
4 Eddie Plank 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 310
2 Christy Mathewson 218
3 Cy Young 213
4 Red Ames 210
5 Harry Howell 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 5
2 Christy Mathewson 3
2 Joe McGinnity 3
2 Hooks Wiltse 3
5 3 tied 2