On This Day

Wednesday, July 12, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	42	25	.627	--
Naps	43	26	.623	0.0
Athletics	42	27	.609	1.0
Tigers	34	36	.486	9.5
Highlanders	31	35	.470	10.5
Americans	30	34	.469	10.5
Senators	24	43	.358	18.0
Browns	25	45	.357	18.5

Games

Americans 1, White Sox 0

White Sox 4, Americans 1

Highlanders 7, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	53	22	.707	--
Pirates	47	30	.610	7.0
Phillies	44	30	.595	8.5
Cubs	45	32	.584	9.0
Reds	40	36	.526	13.5
Cardinals	28	48	.368	25.5
Superbas	23	52	.307	30.0
Beaneaters	23	53	.303	30.5

Games

Superbas 8, Pirates 6

Reds 15, Beaneaters 3

Beaneaters 3, Reds 2

Cubs 8, Giants 1

Cardinals 6, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ginger Beaumont	4
1	Cy Seymour	4
1	Harry Steinfeldt	4
1	Fred Tenney	4
5	6 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Delahanty	1
1	Charlie Malay	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Malay	4
2	Dave Fultz	3
3	Ginger Beaumont	2
3	Jim Delahanty	2
3	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Miller Huggins	3
2	Hal Chase	1
2	Wid Conroy	1
2	John Dobbs	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mordecai Brown	1.33
2	Frank Owen	0.67
3	Jesse Tannehill	0.56
4	Christy Mathewson	0.53
5	Buster Brown	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Buster Brown	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Mal Eason	1
1	Bill Hogg	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chick Fraser	8
1	Christy Mathewson	8
3	Jesse Tannehill	5
4	Buster Brown	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.363
2	Honus Wagner	.355
3	Frank Chance	.354
4	Roy Thomas	.346
5	Nap Lajoie	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dahlen	5
2	Sam Crawford	4
2	Harry Davis	4
2	Sherry Magee	4
2	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	58
2	Sam Mertes	52
2	Cy Seymour	52
4	John Titus	47
5	Tommy Corcoran	44

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	39
2	Sherry Magee	28
2	Honus Wagner	28
4	Art Devlin	27
4	Danny Hoffman	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.60
2	Doc White	1.83
3	Nick Altrock	2.13
4	Ed Reulbach	2.20
5	Addie Joss	2.45

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	108
4	Harry Howell	103
5	Eddie Plank	98

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	Ginger Beaumont	.465
2	Fred Tenney	.450
3	John Titus	.446
4	Jimmy Sebring	.422
5	Cy Seymour	.418

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	2
1	Charlie Hickman	2
3	Ed Abbaticchio	1
3	Emil Batch	1
3	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ginger Beaumont	14
1	Sherry Magee	14
1	Cy Seymour	14
4	Sam Mertes	13
5	5 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Dahlen	8
2	Dave Fultz	7
3	Hal Chase	6
3	Elmer Flick	6
3	Miller Huggins	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	0.97
2	Bob Ewing	1.00
3	Clark Griffith	1.04
4	Al Orth	1.33
5	Bob Wicker	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	4
2	Mordecai Brown	3
2	Jack Chesbro	3
2	Andy Coakley	3
2	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	36
2	Jack Chesbro	26
3	Cy Young	24
4	Vic Willis	22
5	Doc White	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	1
1	Togie Pittinger	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.411
2	Nap Lajoie	.397
3	Harry Bay	.381
4	Honus Wagner	.373
5	Ginger Beaumont	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	3
2	Emil Batch	2
2	Dave Brain	2
2	Harry Davis	2
2	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Seymour	27
2	Sherry Magee	23
3	Sam Mertes	22
4	Del Howard	19
5	3 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Miller Huggins	13
1	Billy Maloney	13
3	Bill Dahlen	11
3	Sherry Magee	11
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Wicker	1.40
2	Doc White	1.44
3	Rube Waddell	1.72
4	Al Orth	1.76
5	Andy Coakley	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Owen	7
2	Rube Waddell	6
3	Bill Donovan	5
3	Christy Mathewson	5
3	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	72
2	Red Ames	41
2	Cy Young	41
4	Harry Howell	37
4	Vic Willis	37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.353
2	Honus Wagner	.348
3	Cy Seymour	.344
4	Willie Keeler	.342
5	John Titus	.332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	94
2	Sherry Magee	93
3	Bill Dahlen	84
4	Tommy Corcoran	79
5	Sam Crawford	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	55
2	Harry Bay	52
3	Joe Tinker	44
4	Wid Conroy	41
4	Elmer Flick	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.48
2	Rube Waddell	1.61
3	Addie Joss	1.78
4	Bill Bernhard	2.10
5	Jack Chesbro	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	31
2	Jack Chesbro	29
3	Rube Waddell	27
4	Joe McGinnity	25
5	Eddie Plank	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	344
2	Cy Young	218
3	Jack Chesbro	208
4	Red Ames	202
5	2 tied	194

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	3
1	Hooks Wiltse	3
3	Joe McGinnity	2
4	Red Ames	1
4	20 others tied	1