On This Day

Tuesday, August 8, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	54	38	.587	--
White Sox	51	38	.573	1.5
Naps	54	41	.568	1.5
Highlanders	46	41	.529	5.5
Americans	46	43	.517	6.5
Tigers	45	49	.479	10.0
Senators	37	55	.402	17.0
Browns	32	60	.348	22.0

Games

Americans 3, Tigers 0

Naps 5, Athletics 4

Senators 2, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	70	29	.707	--
Pirates	63	36	.636	7.0
Phillies	58	41	.586	12.0
Cubs	58	43	.574	13.0
Reds	52	49	.515	19.0
Cardinals	39	64	.379	33.0
Beaneaters	32	71	.311	40.0
Superbas	29	68	.299	40.0

Games

Giants 4, Cubs 3

Reds 2, Phillies 1

Pirates 5, Beaneaters 4

Cardinals 5, Superbas 2

Cardinals 7, Superbas 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Spike Shannon	5
2	Dave Brain	4
3	Jake Beckley	3
3	John Dobbs	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Collins	1
1	Elmer Flick	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Arndt	4
2	Shad Barry	2
2	Emil Batch	2
2	Jake Beckley	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Hoffman	2
2	Ed Abbaticchio	1
2	John Anderson	1
2	Ginger Beaumont	1
2	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Dinneen	1.00
1	Casey Patten	1.00
3	Fred Glade	0.71
4	Wish Egan	0.60
5	2 tied	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bernhard	1
1	Buster Brown	1
1	Bill Dinneen	1
1	Wish Egan	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Casey Patten	9
2	Bill Dinneen	6
3	Fred Glade	5
4	Buster Brown	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Christy Mathewson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.372
2	Honus Wagner	.351
3	Mike Donlin	.334
4	Roy Thomas	.330
5	Harry Bay	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	7
2	Bill Dahlen	6
3	Sam Crawford	5
3	George Stone	5
5	11 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	72
2	Sherry Magee	68
3	Cy Seymour	65
4	John Titus	55
4	Honus Wagner	55

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	42
2	Danny Hoffman	35
3	Art Devlin	33
3	Sherry Magee	33
5	Honus Wagner	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Wicker	1.86
2	Doc White	1.98
3	Ed Reulbach	2.15
4	Rube Waddell	2.27
5	Deacon Phillippe	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	20
2	Christy Mathewson	18
3	Red Ames	17
3	Togie Pittinger	17
5	3 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	203
2	Red Ames	149
3	Cy Young	143
4	Eddie Plank	133
5	Harry Howell	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	4
2	Hooks Wiltse	3
3	Mike Lynch	2
3	Joe McGinnity	2
5	17 tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.543
2	Willie Keeler	.444
3	Mike Grady	.441
4	Cy Seymour	.436
5	Doc Gessler	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Elmer Flick	3
2	Jimmy Collins	2
2	Harry Davis	2
2	George Stone	2
5	24 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Odwell	13
1	Cy Seymour	13
3	Hal Chase	11
4	Kid Elberfeld	9
4	Joe Kelley	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Fultz	8
2	Ginger Beaumont	5
2	Wid Conroy	5
4	John Anderson	4
4	8 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Hughes	0.50
1	Carl Lundgren	0.50
3	Bob Wicker	1.00
4	Deacon Phillippe	1.18
5	Doc Scanlan	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Hughes	4
1	Casey Patten	4
1	Deacon Phillippe	4
4	Buster Brown	3
4	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	38
2	Christy Mathewson	25
2	Ed Reulbach	25
4	Bob Ewing	24
5	Tom Hughes	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Corridon	1
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	Clark Griffith	1
1	Mike Lynch	1
1	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.431
2	Cy Seymour	.423
3	Harry Bay	.390
4	Willie Keeler	.378
5	Ginger Beaumont	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Delahanty	4
2	Harry Davis	3
2	Elmer Flick	3
4	Ginger Beaumont	2
4	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	23
2	Frank Huelsman	18
2	Joe Tinker	18
4	Del Howard	17
5	Fred Odwell	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Fultz	11
2	Sam Mertes	10
3	Ginger Beaumont	9
4	Ed Abbaticchio	8
4	Danny Hoffman	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Lundgren	1.08
2	Jesse Tannehill	1.38
3	Buttons Briggs	1.42
4	Kid Nichols	1.66
5	Deacon Phillippe	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	7
2	Deacon Phillippe	6
3	Bob Ewing	5
3	Tom Hughes	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	59
2	Bob Ewing	45
3	Ed Reulbach	44
4	Irv Young	41
5	Christy Mathewson	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Corridon	1
1	Claude Elliott	1
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	Clark Griffith	1
1	6 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.346
2	Nap Lajoie	.344
3	Honus Wagner	.344
4	Willie Keeler	.340
5	Ginger Beaumont	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dahlen	7
1	Harry Davis	7
1	Patsy Dougherty	7
1	Sherry Magee	7
5	8 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	102
2	Sherry Magee	99
3	Bill Dahlen	86
4	Jimmy Collins	76
5	Kitty Bransfield	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	50
2	Harry Bay	45
3	Billy Maloney	42
4	Wid Conroy	41
4	2 others tied	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.60
2	Addie Joss	1.87
3	Rube Waddell	2.13
4	Ed Reulbach	2.15
5	Jack Chesbro	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	30
2	Jack Chesbro	29
3	Rube Waddell	26
4	Joe McGinnity	25
5	Eddie Plank	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	341
2	Red Ames	226
3	Cy Young	217
4	Christy Mathewson	198
5	Eddie Plank	194

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	4
2	Hooks Wiltse	3
3	Mike Lynch	2
3	Joe McGinnity	2
3	Jack Taylor	2