On This Day

Sunday, May 14, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Naps 12 8 .600 --
White Sox 11 10 .524 1.5
Athletics 11 10 .524 1.5
Senators 12 11 .522 1.5
Tigers 10 10 .500 2.0
Browns 10 11 .476 2.5
Highlanders 10 11 .476 2.5
Americans 9 14 .391 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 18 5 .783 --
Pirates 16 9 .640 3.0
Cubs 14 11 .560 5.0
Reds 12 12 .500 6.5
Phillies 10 12 .455 7.5
Superbas 11 17 .393 9.5
Beaneaters 9 15 .375 9.5
Cardinals 7 16 .304 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ginger Beaumont 3
1 George Davis 3
1 Harry Davis 3
1 Gus Dundon 3
5 10 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Chase 1
1 Bill Clancy 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Clancy 3
2 George Davis 2
3 John Anderson 1
3 Emil Batch 1
3 9 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gus Dundon 2
2 Hal Chase 1
2 George Davis 1
2 Harry Davis 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sam Leever 1.40
2 Eddie Plank 1.17
3 Nick Altrock 0.27
4 Ambrose Puttmann 0.12
5 Mal Eason 0.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Altrock 1
1 Sam Leever 1
1 Eddie Plank 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Barney Pelty 8
2 Sam Leever 7
2 Eddie Plank 7
4 Nick Altrock 3
5 Ambrose Puttmann 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Bresnahan .368
2 Mike Donlin .363
3 Willie Keeler .358
4 Roy Thomas .356
5 Ginger Beaumont .340

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
4 Dan McGann 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 12
2 Harry Bay 9
2 Topsy Hartsel 9
2 Billy Maloney 9
2 Jimmy Slagle 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 0.62
2 Buttons Briggs 1.61
3 Earl Moore 1.64
4 Bob Rhoads 1.67
5 Christy Mathewson 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 5
1 Oscar Jones 5
1 Chick Robitaille 5
1 Rube Waddell 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Young 40
2 Harry Howell 37
3 Eddie Plank 35
4 Frank Smith 34
5 Orval Overall 32

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Davis .432
2 Ginger Beaumont .431
3 Roy Thomas .422
4 John Titus .378
5 2 tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Burkett 2
2 Hal Chase 1
2 Bill Clancy 1
2 Josh Clarke 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roger Bresnahan 11
2 Bill Clancy 10
2 Ernie Courtney 10
2 Lave Cross 10
2 Mike Donlin 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 8
2 Bill Dahlen 7
3 Harry Bay 6
3 Danny Hoffman 6
3 Billy Maloney 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buttons Briggs 0.00
2 Earl Moore 0.50
3 Rube Waddell 0.95
4 Christy Mathewson 1.33
5 Red Donahue 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 3
1 Oscar Jones 3
1 Addie Joss 3
1 Sam Leever 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Smith 26
2 Cy Young 22
3 Harry Howell 21
4 Eddie Plank 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 1
1 Mike Lynch 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .350
2 Willie Keeler .347
3 Honus Wagner .347
4 John Titus .317
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 91
2 Sam Mertes 84
3 Sam Crawford 82
4 John Anderson 81
5 3 tied 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 57
2 Sam Mertes 52
3 Harry Bay 44
4 Bill Dahlen 43
5 Joe Tinker 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Addie Joss 1.59
2 Doc White 1.60
3 Rube Waddell 1.62
4 Jack Chesbro 1.75
5 Otto Hess 1.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 326
2 Jack Chesbro 228
3 Eddie Plank 212
4 Cy Young 210
5 Christy Mathewson 209

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