Baseball44 On This Day: Friday, April 21, 1905

On This Day

Friday, April 21, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	5	0	1.000	--
White Sox	3	2	.600	2.0
Highlanders	3	2	.600	2.0
Tigers	1	1	.500	2.5
Naps	1	1	.500	2.5
Senators	3	3	.500	2.5
Browns	2	3	.400	3.0
Americans	0	6	.000	5.5

Games

Athletics 5, Americans 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	4	1	.800	--
Pirates	4	1	.800	0.0
Giants	3	1	.750	0.5
Beaneaters	3	3	.500	1.5
Cubs	3	3	.500	1.5
Cardinals	2	3	.400	2.0
Reds	2	4	.333	2.5
Superbas	1	6	.143	4.0

Games

Reds 5, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Sebring	4
2	Billy Maloney	3
3	Charlie Chech	2
3	Buck Freeman	2
3	2 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Danny Hoffman	2
1	Fred Odwell	2
3	Jesse Burkett	1
3	Doc Casey	1
3	8 others tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Collins	1
1	Harry Davis	1
1	Freddy Parent	1
1	Ed Phelps	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Norwood Gibson	1.10
2	Andy Coakley	0.33
3	Carl Lundgren	0.25
4	Charlie Chech	0.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Chech	1
1	Rube Waddell	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Norwood Gibson	11
2	Rube Waddell	5
3	Andy Coakley	4
4	Carl Lundgren	3
5	Charlie Chech	1

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Homer Smoot	.526
2	John Knight	.500
3	Dan McGann	.467
3	Heinie Peitz	.467
3	Jimmy Slagle	.467

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Homer Smoot	2
2	Kitty Bransfield	1
2	Harry Davis	1
2	Mike Donlin	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Titus	9
2	Tommy Corcoran	6
2	Mike Donlin	6
2	Danny Hoffman	6
2	Dan McGann	6

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fred Clarke	3
1	Art Devlin	3
1	Jimmy Williams	3
4	George Barclay	2
4	19 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	0.00
1	Nick Altrock	0.00
1	Bill Donovan	0.00
1	Willie Sudhoff	0.00
1	4 others tied	0.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	2
1	Bill Duggleby	2
1	Rube Waddell	2
1	Jake Weimer	2
5	32 tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Ewing	18
2	Norwood Gibson	13
3	Jack Chesbro	10
4	Chief Bender	8
4	4 others tied	8

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Powell	1
1	Hooks Wiltse	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.376
2	Willie Keeler	.342
3	Honus Wagner	.341
4	Jake Beckley	.328
5	Frank Chance	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	11
2	Harry Lumley	9
3	Danny Murphy	8
4	Dave Brain	7
5	8 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	94
2	Sam Mertes	85
3	John Anderson	82
4	Bill Bradley	81
5	Buck Freeman	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	51
2	Sam Mertes	47
3	Bill Dahlen	46
4	Joe Tinker	42
5	Dan McGann	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.58
2	Addie Joss	1.59
3	Doc White	1.68
4	Otto Hess	1.69
5	Jack Chesbro	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	41
2	Joe McGinnity	34
3	Christy Mathewson	33
4	Eddie Plank	26
4	Rube Waddell	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	349
2	Jack Chesbro	242
3	Eddie Plank	209
4	Christy Mathewson	208
5	Jack Powell	201

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	5
2	Red Ames	3
2	Joe McGinnity	3
2	Casey Patten	3
5	3 tied	2