On This Day

Wednesday, August 2, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	51	35	.593	--
Naps	53	37	.589	0.0
White Sox	50	35	.588	0.5
Highlanders	41	41	.500	8.0
Tigers	43	45	.489	9.0
Americans	41	43	.488	9.0
Senators	33	54	.379	18.5
Browns	32	54	.372	19.0

Games

Americans 4, Browns 2

Americans 4, Browns 3

Highlanders 4, Naps 3

Athletics 4, White Sox 3

Senators 2, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	69	25	.734	--
Pirates	58	35	.624	10.5
Phillies	55	38	.591	13.5
Cubs	53	42	.558	16.5
Reds	47	48	.495	22.5
Cardinals	36	61	.371	34.5
Beaneaters	31	65	.323	39.0
Superbas	28	63	.308	39.5

Games

Beaneaters 4, Cubs 3

Reds 8, Superbas 7

Giants 3, Pirates 1

Phillies 4, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Stone	6
2	Tom Jones	5
3	Ben Koehler	4
3	Lew Ritter	4
3	Cy Seymour	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Collins	1
1	Elmer Flick	1
1	Danny Hoffman	1
1	Socks Seybold	1
1	Cy Seymour	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Collins	3
2	Rip Cannell	2
2	Bill Dahlen	2
2	Elmer Flick	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy Corcoran	2
1	Dave Fultz	2
3	Emil Batch	1
3	Ginger Beaumont	1
3	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Waddell	1.56
2	Ed Killian	1.33
3	Ed Reulbach	1.00
4	Christy Mathewson	0.62
5	2 tied	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Beany Jacobson	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	14
2	Ed Reulbach	10
3	Jack Chesbro	6
3	Bob Ewing	6
3	George Winter	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.363
2	Honus Wagner	.354
3	Mike Donlin	.335
4	Roy Thomas	.330
5	Frank Chance	.329

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	58
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	Rube Waddell	2.24
3	Ed Reulbach	2.26
4	Addie Joss	2.34
5	Deacon Phillippe	2.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	19
2	Christy Mathewson	18
3	Red Ames	17
3	Togie Pittinger	17
5	Ed Killian	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	194
2	Red Ames	145
3	Cy Young	132
4	Eddie Plank	128
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	George Stone	.447
2	Dave Fultz	.429
3	Mike Grady	.405
3	Cy Seymour	.405
5	Del Howard	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Bowerman	2
1	Harry Davis	2
1	Sam Mertes	2
1	Socks Seybold	2
5	20 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	17
2	Frank Huelsman	11
2	Jake Stahl	11
4	Dave Brain	9
4	3 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	8
2	Art Devlin	5
2	Dave Fultz	5
4	John Anderson	4
4	11 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	Jack Chesbro	4
1	Ed Killian	4
1	Christy Mathewson	4
4	Red Ames	3
4	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	40
2	Ed Reulbach	30
3	Irv Young	23
4	Bob Ewing	22
4	Christy Mathewson	22

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	.410
2	Harry Bay	.396
3	George Stone	.358
4	Mike Donlin	.358
5	Del Howard	.352

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	30
2	Joe Tinker	25
3	Cy Seymour	18
4	Ginger Beaumont	17
4	4 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	11
2	Bill Dahlen	9
2	Dave Fultz	9
4	Harry Bay	8
4	3 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rick Adams	1.32
2	Mordecai Brown	1.33
3	Clark Griffith	1.80
4	Deacon Phillippe	1.86
4	Homer Hillebrand	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	7
2	Ed Killian	6
3	Red Ames	5
3	Bob Ewing	5
3	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	65
2	Ed Reulbach	45
3	Bob Ewing	42
4	Jack Chesbro	41
4	3 others tied	41

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	.352
2	Nap Lajoie	.342
3	Cy Seymour	.338
4	Willie Keeler	.336
5	Mike Donlin	.320

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	83
4	Jimmy Collins	78
5	Kitty Bransfield	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	2.12
4	Ed Reulbach	2.26
5	Cy Young	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	32
2	Jack Chesbro	30
3	Rube Waddell	27
4	Joe McGinnity	25
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	347
2	Red Ames	223
3	Jack Chesbro	210
4	Cy Young	209
5	Christy Mathewson	197

Saves

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