Baseball44 On This Day: Thursday, September 28, 1905

On This Day

Thursday, September 28, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	86	53	.619	--
White Sox	87	56	.608	1.0
Tigers	73	70	.510	15.0
Naps	73	72	.503	16.0
Americans	70	72	.493	17.5
Highlanders	68	70	.493	17.5
Senators	59	82	.418	28.0
Browns	51	92	.357	37.0

Games

Tigers 4, Americans 3

Highlanders 9, Naps 4

Naps 3, Highlanders 1

Athletics 3, White Sox 2

Senators 8, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	99	43	.697	--
Pirates	93	52	.641	7.5
Cubs	85	60	.586	15.5
Phillies	79	63	.556	20.0
Reds	73	71	.507	27.0
Cardinals	56	87	.392	43.5
Beaneaters	48	97	.331	52.5
Superbas	41	101	.289	58.0

Games

Cubs 7, Beaneaters 4

Phillies 5, Reds 1

Pirates 10, Superbas 4

Cardinals 1, Giants 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Stovall	5
2	Harry Bay	4
2	Bunk Congalton	4
2	Kid Elberfeld	4
2	Jake Stahl	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jake Stahl	5
2	Fred Clarke	4
3	Jack Chesbro	3
4	Harry Bay	2
4	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	2
1	Art Devlin	2
3	Roger Bresnahan	1
3	George Davis	1
3	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Plank	2.40
2	Barney Wolfe	1.00
2	Cy Young	1.00
4	Addie Joss	0.58
5	Fred Glade	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Buster Brown	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Plank	12
2	Barney Wolfe	9
3	Cy Young	8
4	Addie Joss	7
5	Jack Chesbro	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.368
2	Honus Wagner	.359
3	Mike Donlin	.355
4	Ginger Beaumont	.328
5	Frank Chance	.318

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	93
3	Honus Wagner	83
4	Cy Seymour	79
5	2 tied	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	56
2	Art Devlin	54
2	Honus Wagner	54
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	Eddie Plank	23
4	Nick Altrock	22
4	3 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	281
2	Eddie Plank	202
2	Cy Young	202
4	Christy Mathewson	197
5	Harry Howell	196

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	.438
2	Shad Barry	.424
3	John Titus	.407
4	Johnny Evers	.395
5	Bob Ganley	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fielder Jones	2
1	Cy Seymour	2
3	Shad Barry	1
3	Emil Batch	1
3	24 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Titus	15
2	Danny Green	14
3	Jimmy Callahan	13
4	Fielder Jones	12
4	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Callahan	10
2	Harry Davis	9
3	George Davis	8
4	Art Devlin	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Ewing	0.00
2	Tully Sparks	1.13
3	Carl Lundgren	1.33
4	Christy Mathewson	1.66
5	Bill Donovan	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Altrock	5
2	Eddie Plank	4
3	Mordecai Brown	3
3	Cy Falkenberg	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Plank	31
1	Cy Young	31
3	Christy Mathewson	30
4	Chief Bender	27
5	3 tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ollie Johns	1
1	Frank Kitson	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	Ed Reulbach	1
1	Barney Wolfe	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.412
2	Homer Smoot	.398
3	Cy Seymour	.394
4	Honus Wagner	.385
5	Jiggs Donahue	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Seymour	4
2	Harry Lumley	3
2	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
3	2 others tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	15
1	Jiggs Donahue	15
3	Harry Davis	13
4	Jimmy Callahan	12
5	Honus Wagner	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Plank	1.50
2	Harry Howell	1.52
3	Rube Waddell	1.62
4	Barney Pelty	1.82
5	Carl Lundgren	1.84

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	58
2	Cy Young	43
3	Eddie Plank	41
3	Frank Smith	41
5	Orval Overall	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charlie Case	1
1	Ollie Johns	1
1	Frank Kitson	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	4 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.361
2	Honus Wagner	.359
3	Mike Donlin	.352
4	Ginger Beaumont	.330
5	Roy Thomas	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Odwell	8
2	Bill Dahlen	7
2	Harry Davis	7
2	Harry Lumley	7
2	3 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	104
2	Sherry Magee	101
3	Honus Wagner	83
4	Cy Seymour	80
5	Sam Crawford	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	56
1	Billy Maloney	56
3	Honus Wagner	54
4	Danny Hoffman	48
5	2 tied	46

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	Bob Wicker	2.45

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	310
2	Cy Young	221
3	Christy Mathewson	218
4	Harry Howell	209
4	Eddie Plank	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