On This Day

Saturday, April 22, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 5 1 .833 --
Tigers 2 1 .667 1.5
Naps 2 1 .667 1.5
Highlanders 4 2 .667 1.0
White Sox 3 3 .500 2.0
Senators 3 4 .429 2.5
Browns 2 4 .333 3.0
Americans 1 6 .143 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 5 1 .833 --
Giants 4 1 .800 0.5
Phillies 4 2 .667 1.0
Beaneaters 3 4 .429 2.5
Reds 3 4 .429 2.5
Cubs 3 4 .429 2.5
Cardinals 2 4 .333 3.0
Superbas 2 6 .250 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wid Conroy 3
1 Tommy Corcoran 3
1 Lew Ritter 3
4 Emil Batch 2
4 19 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Corcoran 3
1 Sam Mertes 3
3 Shad Barry 2
3 Art Devlin 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Maloney 2
2 Fred Abbott 1
2 Hal Chase 1
2 Josh Clarke 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Addie Joss 1.00
2 Walter Clarkson 0.86
3 Joe McGinnity 0.50
3 Orval Overall 0.50
5 Weldon Henley 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Clarkson 1
1 Addie Joss 1
1 Ed Killian 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Clarkson 6
2 Weldon Henley 5
2 Orval Overall 5
4 Addie Joss 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dan McGann .500
2 Jimmy Slagle .450
3 Danny Hoffman .435
3 Homer Smoot .435
5 John Knight .429

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 10
2 Tommy Corcoran 9
3 Dan McGann 8
3 Sam Mertes 8
5 Mike Donlin 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fred Clarke 3
1 Art Devlin 3
1 Phil Lewis 3
1 Billy Maloney 3
1 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 0.00
1 Bill Donovan 0.00
1 Willie Sudhoff 0.00
1 Rube Waddell 0.00
1 2 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 2
1 Walter Clarkson 2
1 Bill Duggleby 2
1 Joe McGinnity 2
1 3 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Ewing 18
2 Norwood Gibson 13
3 Walter Clarkson 12
3 Orval Overall 12
5 Fred Glade 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Powell 1
1 Hooks Wiltse 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .375
2 Honus Wagner .344
3 Willie Keeler .342
4 Jake Beckley .330
5 Frank Chance .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 10
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 88
3 John Anderson 83
4 Bill Bradley 81
5 Buck Freeman 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 52
2 Sam Mertes 47
3 Bill Dahlen 46
4 Joe Tinker 42
5 Dan McGann 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Addie Joss 1.56
2 Rube Waddell 1.63
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 35
3 Christy Mathewson 33
4 Eddie Plank 26
5 2 tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 333
2 Jack Chesbro 242
3 Eddie Plank 209
4 Christy Mathewson 205
5 Cy Young 200

Saves

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