On This Day

Sunday, May 21, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Naps 14 9 .609 --
White Sox 15 11 .577 0.5
Tigers 13 12 .520 2.0
Athletics 13 12 .520 2.0
Senators 14 15 .483 3.0
Browns 13 15 .464 3.5
Highlanders 12 15 .444 4.0
Americans 11 16 .407 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 23 6 .793 --
Pirates 18 12 .600 5.5
Cubs 17 15 .531 7.5
Phillies 14 13 .519 8.0
Reds 12 16 .429 10.5
Cardinals 11 17 .393 11.5
Superbas 13 21 .382 12.5
Beaneaters 10 18 .357 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buck Freeman 3
1 Frank Schulte 3
3 Bill Bergen 2
3 Jimmy Callahan 2
3 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 1
1 Billy Maloney 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Callahan 1
1 Buck Freeman 1
1 Harry Gleason 1
1 Tom Jones 1
1 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Callahan 1
1 Frank Chance 1
1 Harry Gleason 1
1 Fielder Jones 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Smith 1.50
2 Bill Dinneen 0.75
3 Carl Lundgren 0.55
4 Casey Patten 0.20
5 Willie Sudhoff 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Lundgren 1
1 Frank Smith 1
1 George Winter 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Dinneen 6
1 Carl Lundgren 6
1 Frank Smith 6
4 Harry McIntire 5
5 Willie Sudhoff 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Bresnahan .390
2 Roy Thomas .377
3 John Titus .347
4 Cy Seymour .336
5 Willie Keeler .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan McGann 3
2 Jesse Burkett 2
2 Mike Donlin 2
2 Emil Frisk 2
2 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Titus 26
2 Dan McGann 23
3 Sam Mertes 21
4 Mike Donlin 20
4 Sherry Magee 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 15
2 Harry Bay 12
2 Topsy Hartsel 12
2 Jake Stahl 12
5 Danny Hoffman 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 0.47
2 Buttons Briggs 1.61
3 Earl Moore 1.64
4 Dummy Taylor 1.76
5 Red Ames 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 6
1 Oscar Jones 6
1 Joe McGinnity 6
1 Rube Waddell 6
5 9 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Howell 50
2 Frank Smith 47
3 Cy Young 45
4 Eddie Plank 43
5 Harry McIntire 36

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Thomas .385
2 John Titus .370
3 Rip Cannell .364
4 Fred Clarke .360
5 Jack Dunleavy .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Howard 2
1 Dan McGann 2
3 Emil Batch 1
3 Jesse Burkett 1
3 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Clancy 11
1 Dan McGann 11
3 Sherry Magee 9
4 Del Howard 8
4 2 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Stahl 7
2 Harry Bay 6
2 Kitty Bransfield 6
2 George Browne 6
2 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Killian 0.50
2 Happy Townsend 0.60
3 Dummy Taylor 0.67
4 Irv Young 1.00
4 Rube Waddell 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dummy Taylor 3
1 Jake Thielman 3
3 Nick Altrock 2
3 Red Ames 2
3 22 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Smith 27
2 Rube Waddell 21
3 Harry McIntire 19
4 Doc Scanlan 17
5 3 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Oscar Jones 1
1 Mike Lynch 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .346
2 Willie Keeler .346
3 Honus Wagner .339
4 John Titus .322
5 Cy Seymour .318

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 90
2 Sam Mertes 85
3 Sam Crawford 84
4 John Anderson 80
5 Bill Dahlen 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 59
2 Sam Mertes 53
3 Harry Bay 47
4 Bill Dahlen 43
4 Joe Tinker 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Addie Joss 1.57
2 Rube Waddell 1.58
3 Doc White 1.59
4 Jack Chesbro 1.84
5 Bill Bernhard 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 35
2 Christy Mathewson 33
3 Joe McGinnity 32
4 Eddie Plank 25
4 Cy Young 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 323
2 Jack Chesbro 219
3 Eddie Plank 214
4 Cy Young 211
5 Christy Mathewson 204

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