On This Day

Monday, October 2, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 88 54 .620 --
White Sox 88 58 .603 2.0
Tigers 77 71 .520 14.0
Naps 75 74 .503 16.5
Americans 72 74 .493 18.0
Highlanders 69 74 .483 19.5
Senators 62 83 .428 27.5
Browns 52 95 .354 38.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 103 44 .701 --
Pirates 94 52 .644 8.5
Cubs 88 61 .591 16.0
Phillies 80 67 .544 23.0
Reds 75 73 .507 28.5
Cardinals 57 91 .385 46.5
Beaneaters 49 97 .336 53.5
Superbas 42 103 .290 60.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hobe Ferris 4
1 Willie Keeler 4
1 Germany Schaefer 4
4 John Anderson 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 1
1 Kip Selbach 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Germany Schaefer 5
2 Bill Coughlin 3
2 Mickey Doolin 3
4 Doc Casey 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Jones 2
1 Jack McCarthy 2
1 Ossee Schrecongost 2
4 Bill Coughlin 1
4 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Coakley 1.33
2 Frank Smith 0.92
3 Casey Patten 0.67
4 Kid Nichols 0.62
5 Bill Donovan 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Andy Coakley 1
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 Frank Kitson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Smith 11
2 Andy Coakley 8
3 Jim Buchanan 6
3 Casey Patten 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Seymour .369
2 Honus Wagner .361
3 Mike Donlin .353
4 Frank Chance .320
5 Roy Thomas .314

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 103
2 Sherry Magee 95
3 Honus Wagner 84
4 Cy Seymour 81
5 2 tied 78

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 2.02
2 Christy Mathewson 2.20
3 Ed Reulbach 2.24
4 Rube Waddell 2.27
5 Bob Wicker 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 31
2 Rube Waddell 27
3 Eddie Plank 23
4 Nick Altrock 22
4 4 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 281
2 Eddie Plank 207
3 Christy Mathewson 204
4 Cy Young 202
5 Harry Howell 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 6
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 Homer Hillebrand .438
2 Rip Cannell .432
3 Harry Davis .414
4 Shad Barry .397
5 Jiggs Donahue .397

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 17
2 Danny Green 15
3 Joe Stanley 12
3 Joe Tinker 12
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Davis 8
1 Sam Mertes 8
3 Frank Chance 7
3 Harry Davis 7
3 Jake Stahl 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tully Sparks 0.60
2 Carl Lundgren 1.00
3 Barney Wolfe 1.66
4 Bob Rhoads 1.75
5 Harry Hardy 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Lundgren 4
2 Nick Altrock 3
2 Red Ames 3
2 Chief Bender 3
2 14 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Plank 31
1 Cy Young 31
3 Carl Lundgren 30
4 Christy Mathewson 29
5 Frank Smith 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 1
1 Ollie Johns 1
1 Frank Kitson 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 2 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Elmer Flick .422
2 Cy Seymour .395
3 Honus Wagner .391
4 Mike Donlin .378
5 Jiggs Donahue .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lumley 3
1 Cy Seymour 3
3 Fielder Jones 2
3 Danny Murphy 2
3 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 27
2 Jake Stahl 24
3 Sam Crawford 23
3 Harry Davis 23
5 Jimmy Callahan 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 16
2 Sam Mertes 15
3 Harry Davis 13
3 Jiggs Donahue 13
5 Jimmy Callahan 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Barney Pelty 1.40
2 Carl Lundgren 1.43
3 Eddie Plank 1.75
4 Bob Rhoads 2.00
5 George Mullin 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 7
1 Eddie Plank 7
3 Nick Altrock 6
3 Cy Falkenberg 6
3 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 56
2 Frank Smith 45
3 Eddie Plank 43
4 Orval Overall 41
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 1
1 Ollie Johns 1
1 Frank Kitson 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Seymour .368
2 Honus Wagner .361
3 Mike Donlin .350
4 Ginger Beaumont .333
5 Frank Chance .317

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 106
2 Sherry Magee 99
3 Honus Wagner 84
4 Cy Seymour 82
5 John Titus 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 57
2 Billy Maloney 56
3 Honus Wagner 54
4 Sam Mertes 52
5 Danny Hoffman 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 2.07
2 Christy Mathewson 2.17
3 Rube Waddell 2.20
4 Ed Reulbach 2.24
5 Bob Wicker 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 32
2 Rube Waddell 28
3 Nick Altrock 23
3 Eddie Plank 23
5 4 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 300
2 Christy Mathewson 220
3 Cy Young 216
4 Eddie Plank 211
5 Harry Howell 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 6
2 Christy Mathewson 3
2 Joe McGinnity 3
2 Hooks Wiltse 3
5 3 tied 2