On This Day

Saturday, May 27, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	19	11	.633	--
Naps	18	11	.621	0.5
Athletics	17	14	.548	2.5
Tigers	16	15	.516	3.5
Senators	16	17	.485	4.5
Browns	14	18	.438	6.0
Highlanders	13	20	.394	7.5
Americans	12	19	.387	7.5

Games

White Sox 9, Americans 2

Naps 6, Highlanders 3

Tigers 3, Athletics 2

Senators 2, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	27	8	.771	--
Pirates	20	15	.571	7.0
Cubs	19	17	.528	8.5
Phillies	17	16	.515	9.0
Reds	15	18	.455	11.0
Beaneaters	14	20	.412	12.5
Cardinals	13	20	.394	13.0
Superbas	14	25	.359	15.0

Games

Cubs 8, Cardinals 4

Giants 4, Superbas 1

Beaneaters 3, Phillies 0

Pirates 8, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gus Dundon	4
2	Joe Cassidy	3
2	Bill Donovan	3
2	Johnny Evers	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Browne	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Clancy	3
1	Danny Green	3
3	Harry Bemis	2
3	George Browne	2
3	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Evers	2
1	Danny Hoffman	2
3	John Anderson	1
3	Bill Bradley	1
3	17 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Irv Young	1.50
2	Doc White	1.25
3	Fred Glade	0.80
4	Bill Hogg	0.57
5	Buttons Briggs	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Buttons Briggs	1
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	Earl Moore	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Glade	8
2	Irv Young	6
3	Buttons Briggs	5
3	Doc White	5
5	5 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Bresnahan	.362
2	Sam Crawford	.358
3	Willie Keeler	.341
4	Roy Thomas	.341
5	Ginger Beaumont	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dahlen	3
1	Mike Donlin	3
1	Dan McGann	3
1	Homer Smoot	3
5	13 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Titus	30
2	Sherry Magee	25
3	Dan McGann	24
3	Sam Mertes	24
5	Mike Donlin	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Topsy Hartsel	16
1	Danny Hoffman	16
3	Honus Wagner	15
4	Jake Stahl	14
5	2 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.63
2	Dummy Taylor	1.76
3	Red Ames	1.77
4	Irv Young	1.82
5	Earl Moore	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	7
1	Rube Waddell	7
1	Irv Young	7
4	Chief Bender	6
4	10 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Smith	55
2	George Mullin	51
2	Eddie Plank	51
4	Harry Howell	50
4	Cy Young	50

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	2
2	Claude Elliott	1
2	Oscar Jones	1
2	Mike Lynch	1
2	2 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sam Crawford	.465
2	Cy Seymour	.405
3	Charley O'Leary	.405
4	Fred Clarke	.391
4	Sherry Magee	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dahlen	2
1	Mike Donlin	2
1	Dan McGann	2
1	Tom Needham	2
1	John Titus	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Clancy	10
1	Sherry Magee	10
3	Sam Crawford	9
3	Charley O'Leary	9
5	3 tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Hoffman	10
2	Jake Stahl	8
3	John Anderson	7
3	Topsy Hartsel	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Ames	0.43
2	Irv Young	0.75
3	Dummy Taylor	0.96
4	Addie Joss	1.00
5	Win Kellum	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Togie Pittinger	4
2	Nick Altrock	3
2	Chief Bender	3
2	Bill Duggleby	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Smith	28
2	George Mullin	24
3	Eddie Plank	23
4	Bill Hogg	22
4	Rube Waddell	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Oscar Jones	1
1	Kaiser Wilhelm	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ginger Beaumont	.385
2	Roger Bresnahan	.375
3	Roy Thomas	.358
4	John Titus	.356
5	Bill Coughlin	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dahlen	3
2	Jesse Burkett	2
2	Mike Donlin	2
2	Emil Frisk	2
2	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	19
1	John Titus	19
3	Bill Clancy	17
4	Ernie Courtney	16
4	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Hoffman	15
2	Topsy Hartsel	13
3	Honus Wagner	12
4	Harry Bay	11
4	Jake Stahl	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Ames	1.15
2	Buttons Briggs	1.33
3	Irv Young	1.36
4	Addie Joss	1.60
5	Earl Moore	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	6
1	Frank Smith	6
1	Irv Young	6
4	Addie Joss	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Smith	51
2	George Mullin	45
3	Eddie Plank	39
3	Rube Waddell	39
5	Red Ames	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	1
1	Oscar Jones	1
1	Mike Lynch	1
1	Kaiser Wilhelm	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Keeler	.356
2	Nap Lajoie	.347
3	Honus Wagner	.338
4	John Titus	.324
5	Cy Seymour	.317

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	88
2	Nap Lajoie	87
3	Sam Crawford	86
4	Bill Dahlen	83
5	John Anderson	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	58
2	Sam Mertes	52
3	Harry Bay	44
4	Bill Dahlen	43
5	Joe Tinker	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Addie Joss	1.55
2	Doc White	1.62
3	Rube Waddell	1.80
4	Jack Chesbro	1.88
5	Otto Hess	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	35
2	Jack Chesbro	34
3	Joe McGinnity	30
4	Cy Young	25
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	318
2	Jack Chesbro	216
3	Christy Mathewson	211
4	Cy Young	209
5	Eddie Plank	206

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	4
2	Red Ames	3
2	Joe McGinnity	3
4	Buttons Briggs	2
4	Win Kellum	2