On This Day

Friday, July 7, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	41	23	.641	--
Naps	40	24	.625	1.0
Athletics	40	25	.615	1.5
Tigers	32	34	.485	10.0
Americans	28	32	.467	11.0
Highlanders	28	34	.452	12.0
Browns	24	42	.364	18.0
Senators	23	42	.354	18.5

Games

White Sox 4, Tigers 1

Athletics 2, Americans 1

Browns 12, Naps 3

Highlanders 3, Senators 0

Highlanders 5, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	52	21	.712	--
Pirates	45	27	.625	6.5
Phillies	42	28	.600	8.5
Cubs	42	30	.583	9.5
Reds	37	34	.521	14.0
Cardinals	26	46	.361	25.5
Superbas	22	51	.301	30.0
Beaneaters	21	50	.296	30.0

Games

Phillies 7, Beaneaters 5

Cardinals 9, Reds 4

Superbas 6, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Willie Keeler	4
1	Ben Koehler	4
3	Mike Grady	3
3	Joe Yeager	3
5	31 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Abbaticchio	1
1	Emil Batch	1
1	Bob Hall	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Davis	3
1	Cy Seymour	3
3	Emil Batch	2
3	Kid Elberfeld	2
3	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Josh Clarke	2
2	John Anderson	1
2	Harry Arndt	1
2	Harry Bay	1
2	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Orth	1.33
2	Jack Powell	0.86
3	Bill Donovan	0.71
4	Cy Young	0.67
5	Harry Howell	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Harry Howell	1
1	Chappie McFarland	1
1	Al Orth	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Otto Hess	6
1	Jack Powell	6
1	Cy Young	6
4	Bill Donovan	5
4	Harry Howell	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Togie Pittinger	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.365
2	Cy Seymour	.356
3	Roy Thomas	.345
4	Nap Lajoie	.342
5	John Titus	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dahlen	5
2	Sam Crawford	4
2	Sherry Magee	4
2	Dan McGann	4
2	Jimmy Williams	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	56
2	Sam Mertes	49
2	Cy Seymour	49
4	John Titus	46
5	Bill Dahlen	43

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	39
2	Art Devlin	27
2	Sherry Magee	27
2	Honus Wagner	27
5	2 tied	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.60
2	Doc White	1.89
3	Ed Reulbach	1.92
4	Nick Altrock	2.20
5	Addie Joss	2.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	16
2	Red Ames	13
2	Christy Mathewson	13
2	Togie Pittinger	13
5	Addie Joss	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	144
2	Red Ames	112
3	Cy Young	106
4	Harry Howell	103
5	Eddie Plank	93

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	3
1	Hooks Wiltse	3
3	Jim Buchanan	1
3	Ralph Caldwell	1
3	10 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.450
2	Kid Gleason	.424
3	John Titus	.421
4	Honus Wagner	.407
5	Sherry Magee	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hickman	2
2	Ed Abbaticchio	1
2	Emil Batch	1
2	Dave Brain	1
2	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	19
2	Del Howard	12
2	Sam Mertes	12
4	Jiggs Donahue	11
4	Cy Seymour	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Dahlen	9
2	Dave Fultz	7
2	Billy Maloney	7
4	Harry Bay	6
4	5 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	0.97
2	Bob Wicker	1.00
3	Christy Mathewson	1.06
4	Jack Chesbro	1.32
5	Cy Young	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	5
2	Frank Corridon	4
2	Frank Owen	4
2	Doc White	4
5	8 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	43
2	Cy Young	26
3	Red Ames	23
4	Harry Howell	22
4	Doc White	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ralph Caldwell	1
1	Claude Elliott	1
1	Togie Pittinger	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.405
2	Cy Seymour	.402
3	Honus Wagner	.396
4	Mike Donlin	.374
5	Frank Chance	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	3
1	George Stone	3
3	Emil Batch	2
3	Dave Brain	2
3	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Seymour	31
2	Sherry Magee	26
3	Tommy Corcoran	23
4	Del Howard	21
4	2 others tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	22
2	Frank Chance	15
3	Bill Dahlen	11
4	Miller Huggins	10
4	Sherry Magee	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Wicker	1.00
2	Doc White	1.56
3	Togie Pittinger	1.59
4	Rube Waddell	1.75
5	Cy Young	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	6
1	Frank Owen	6
1	Ed Reulbach	6
1	Rube Waddell	6
1	Doc White	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	83
2	Red Ames	47
3	Harry Howell	43
3	Cy Young	43
5	Doc White	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ralph Caldwell	1
1	Claude Elliott	1
1	Noodles Hahn	1
1	Togie Pittinger	1
1	Hooks Wiltse	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.353
2	Nap Lajoie	.349
3	Cy Seymour	.337
4	Willie Keeler	.334
5	John Titus	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Patsy Dougherty	9
2	Dave Brain	7
2	Sherry Magee	7
2	Danny Murphy	7
5	5 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	92
1	Sam Mertes	92
3	Bill Dahlen	85
4	Sam Crawford	78
5	Tommy Corcoran	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	55
2	Harry Bay	53
3	Joe Tinker	43
4	Elmer Flick	41
5	Wid Conroy	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.48
2	Rube Waddell	1.57
3	Addie Joss	1.66
4	Earl Moore	2.09
5	Jack Chesbro	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	31
2	Jack Chesbro	28
2	Rube Waddell	28
4	Joe McGinnity	26
4	Eddie Plank	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	352
2	Cy Young	223
3	Jack Chesbro	208
4	Red Ames	202
5	Eddie Plank	199

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	3
1	Joe McGinnity	3
1	Hooks Wiltse	3
4	Red Ames	1
4	20 others tied	1