On This Day

Thursday, May 11, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	12	9	.571	--
Naps	10	8	.556	0.5
White Sox	10	9	.526	1.0
Athletics	10	9	.526	1.0
Browns	9	10	.474	2.0
Highlanders	9	10	.474	2.0
Tigers	8	10	.444	2.5
Americans	9	12	.429	3.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	16	5	.762	--
Pirates	14	8	.636	2.5
Cubs	13	10	.565	4.0
Reds	12	10	.545	4.5
Phillies	10	10	.500	5.5
Beaneaters	8	14	.364	8.5
Superbas	9	16	.360	9.0
Cardinals	6	15	.286	10.0

Games

Reds 8, Superbas 7

Beaneaters 5, Cubs 0

Giants 4, Cardinals 0

Pirates 4, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Del Howard	3
2	Ed Abbaticchio	2
2	Ginger Beaumont	2
2	Kitty Bransfield	2
2	19 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Abbaticchio	2
1	George Browne	2
1	Bill Clancy	2
1	Miller Huggins	2
1	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Arndt	1
1	Charlie Babb	1
1	Shad Barry	1
1	Art Devlin	1
1	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Doc Scanlan	0.67
2	Tully Sparks	0.44
3	Chick Robitaille	0.43
4	Christy Mathewson	0.33
5	Noodles Hahn	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	Chick Robitaille	1
1	Irv Young	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Doc Scanlan	8
2	Bob Ewing	4
2	Tully Sparks	4
4	Christy Mathewson	3
4	Chick Robitaille	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.362
2	Roger Bresnahan	.361
3	Roy Thomas	.349
3	Joe Tinker	.349
5	John Titus	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jesse Burkett	2
1	Willie Keeler	2
1	Sherry Magee	2
1	Danny Murphy	2
1	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Titus	22
2	Mike Donlin	18
2	Sam Mertes	18
4	Ernie Courtney	16
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	12
2	Topsy Hartsel	9
3	Harry Bay	7
3	Bill Dahlen	7
3	Jimmy Slagle	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	0.62
2	Buttons Briggs	1.61
3	Bob Rhoads	1.67
4	Christy Mathewson	1.71
5	2 tied	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	5
1	Chick Robitaille	5
1	Rube Waddell	5
4	Oscar Jones	4
4	7 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Young	36
2	Harry Howell	34
3	Red Ames	28
3	Eddie Plank	28
5	3 tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	2
2	Claude Elliott	1
2	Jack Powell	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed McFarland	.414
2	Harry Bemis	.405
3	Ginger Beaumont	.404
4	John Titus	.395
5	Roy Thomas	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jesse Burkett	2
2	Josh Clarke	1
2	Ernie Courtney	1
2	Bill Dahlen	1
2	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Courtney	12
2	Lave Cross	11
2	John Titus	11
4	Mike Donlin	10
4	Jimmy Williams	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	9
2	Bill Dahlen	6
2	Topsy Hartsel	6
2	Sam Mertes	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Buttons Briggs	0.00
2	Rube Waddell	0.95
3	Addie Joss	1.00
4	Christy Mathewson	1.33
5	2 tied	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	4
1	Frank Smith	4
3	Carl Lundgren	3
3	Chick Robitaille	3
3	Irv Young	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Smith	23
2	Red Ames	21
2	George Mullin	21
2	Doc Scanlan	21
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.351
2	Willie Keeler	.344
3	Honus Wagner	.342
4	Elmer Flick	.316
5	Jake Beckley	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	10
2	Danny Murphy	9
3	Harry Davis	8
4	Dave Brain	6
4	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	95
2	Sam Mertes	86
3	Sam Crawford	81
4	John Anderson	80
5	Jimmy Williams	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	57
2	Sam Mertes	52
3	Harry Bay	42
3	Bill Dahlen	42
5	Joe Tinker	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Addie Joss	1.49
2	Rube Waddell	1.64
3	Doc White	1.72
4	Jack Chesbro	1.86
5	Otto Hess	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	38
2	Christy Mathewson	33
3	Joe McGinnity	32
4	Cy Young	26
5	2 tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	332
2	Jack Chesbro	230
3	Christy Mathewson	216
4	Eddie Plank	211
4	Cy Young	211

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	4
2	Red Ames	3
2	Joe McGinnity	3
4	Buttons Briggs	2
4	2 others tied	2