On This Day

Tuesday, August 1, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Naps 53 36 .596 --
White Sox 50 34 .595 0.5
Athletics 50 35 .588 1.0
Tigers 43 44 .494 9.0
Highlanders 40 41 .494 9.0
Americans 39 43 .476 10.5
Browns 32 52 .381 18.5
Senators 32 54 .372 19.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 68 25 .731 --
Pirates 58 34 .630 9.5
Phillies 54 38 .587 13.5
Cubs 53 41 .564 15.5
Reds 46 48 .489 22.5
Cardinals 36 60 .375 33.5
Beaneaters 30 65 .316 39.0
Superbas 28 62 .311 38.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Dunleavy 4
1 Fred Tenney 4
3 John Anderson 3
3 George Browne 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 1
1 Miller Huggins 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roger Bresnahan 3
1 George McBride 3
1 Dan McGann 3
4 George Browne 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 1
1 George Davis 1
1 Jim Delahanty 1
1 Patsy Dougherty 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Donovan 1.14
2 Al Orth 1.00
3 Tom Hughes 0.45
4 Earl Moore 0.30
5 Nick Altrock 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Chick Fraser 1
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 Al Orth 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Donovan 8
2 Al Orth 7
3 Chief Bender 6
4 Tom Hughes 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Seymour .357
2 Honus Wagner .356
3 Mike Donlin .338
4 Frank Chance .333
5 Roy Thomas .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 7
2 Bill Dahlen 6
3 Sam Crawford 5
4 Jim Delahanty 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 70
2 Sherry Magee 65
3 Cy Seymour 57
4 John Titus 54
5 2 tied 52

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Maloney 42
2 Art Devlin 32
2 Sherry Magee 32
2 Honus Wagner 32
5 2 tied 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 1.98
2 Ed Reulbach 2.19
3 Rube Waddell 2.21
4 Addie Joss 2.34
5 Deacon Phillippe 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 18
2 Red Ames 17
2 Christy Mathewson 17
4 Togie Pittinger 16
5 Ed Killian 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 180
2 Red Ames 145
3 Eddie Plank 128
4 Cy Young 127
5 Harry Howell 125

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 4
2 Hooks Wiltse 3
3 Joe McGinnity 2
4 Jim Buchanan 1
4 14 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Gilbert .415
2 Mike Grady .412
3 Del Howard .405
4 Sammy Strang .400
5 Mike Donlin .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Bowerman 2
1 Harry Davis 2
1 Sam Mertes 2
4 Charlie Carr 1
4 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 17
2 Frank Huelsman 11
2 Jake Stahl 11
4 Joe Tinker 10
5 3 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 8
2 Art Devlin 5
3 John Anderson 4
3 Charlie Carr 4
3 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Adams 0.89
2 Chief Bender 1.20
3 Tom Hughes 1.26
4 Fred Glade 1.38
4 Jack Powell 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Killian 4
2 Red Ames 3
2 Jack Chesbro 3
2 Tom Hughes 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 26
2 Eddie Plank 25
3 Bill Donovan 22
4 Tom Hughes 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 1
1 Clark Griffith 1
1 Bill Hogg 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Jack Taylor 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Seymour .388
2 Harry Bay .385
3 Mike Donlin .370
4 Del Howard .362
5 Ginger Beaumont .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 5
2 Jim Delahanty 4
3 Frank Bowerman 2
3 Bob Hall 2
3 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 30
2 Joe Tinker 25
3 Ginger Beaumont 18
3 Cy Seymour 18
5 3 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 11
2 Harry Bay 9
2 Bill Dahlen 9
2 Miller Huggins 9
5 Spike Shannon 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Adams 1.32
2 Mordecai Brown 1.33
3 Doc White 1.76
4 Clark Griffith 1.80
5 Homer Hillebrand 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 6
1 Ed Killian 6
3 Red Ames 5
3 Bob Ewing 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 51
2 Bob Ewing 42
3 Vic Willis 41
4 Red Ames 40
4 Ed Reulbach 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 1
1 Clark Griffith 1
1 Bill Hogg 1
1 Chappie McFarland 1
1 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .355
2 Nap Lajoie .341
3 Willie Keeler .336
4 Cy Seymour .334
5 Mike Donlin .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dahlen 7
1 Harry Davis 7
1 Patsy Dougherty 7
1 Sherry Magee 7
1 Danny Murphy 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 101
2 Sherry Magee 98
3 Bill Dahlen 81
4 Kitty Bransfield 77
4 Jimmy Collins 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 54
2 Harry Bay 48
3 Billy Maloney 42
4 Sam Mertes 41
5 3 tied 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 1.60
2 Addie Joss 1.83
3 Rube Waddell 2.10
4 Ed Reulbach 2.19
5 Cy Young 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 31
2 Jack Chesbro 29
3 Rube Waddell 26
4 Joe McGinnity 25
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 333
2 Red Ames 223
3 Cy Young 214
4 Jack Chesbro 204
5 Eddie Plank 193

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 4
2 Hooks Wiltse 3
3 Joe McGinnity 2
3 Jack Taylor 2
5 21 tied 1