On This Day

Thursday, August 10, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	54	38	.587	--
White Sox	52	38	.578	1.0
Naps	54	41	.568	1.5
Highlanders	46	42	.523	6.0
Americans	47	44	.516	6.5
Tigers	46	50	.479	10.0
Senators	37	56	.398	17.5
Browns	33	60	.355	21.5

Games

Tigers 2, Americans 1

Americans 5, Tigers 3

White Sox 8, Highlanders 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	71	30	.703	--
Pirates	63	38	.624	8.0
Phillies	58	43	.574	13.0
Cubs	59	44	.573	13.0
Reds	54	49	.524	18.0
Cardinals	40	65	.381	33.0
Beaneaters	34	71	.324	39.0
Superbas	30	69	.303	40.0

Games

Giants 1, Cubs 0

Reds 4, Phillies 1

Beaneaters 7, Pirates 4

Cardinals 5, Superbas 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Kelley	4
1	Chick Stahl	4
3	Jesse Burkett	3
3	Bill Coughlin	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pat Moran	3
2	Ed Abbaticchio	2
2	Jimmy Collins	2
2	Sam Crawford	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Arndt	2
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Spike Shannon	2
4	Ed Abbaticchio	1
4	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Christy Mathewson	1.50
1	Ed Reulbach	1.50
3	Charlie Case	0.44
3	Bob Ewing	0.44
5	Cy Young	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Ed Killian	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	Frank Smith	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	6
1	Ed Reulbach	6
3	Ed Killian	5
4	Charlie Case	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.373
2	Honus Wagner	.351
3	Frank Chance	.335
4	Mike Donlin	.330
5	Roy Thomas	.328

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	67
4	Dan McGann	55
4	2 others tied	55

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Wicker	1.87
2	Doc White	1.98
3	Ed Reulbach	2.09
4	Rube Waddell	2.27
5	Deacon Phillippe	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	20
2	Christy Mathewson	19
3	Red Ames	17
3	Togie Pittinger	17
5	2 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	203
2	Red Ames	152
3	Cy Young	146
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	.556
2	Willie Keeler	.471
3	Cy Seymour	.444
4	Joe Kelley	.407
5	Claude Ritchey	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Elmer Flick	3
2	Jimmy Collins	2
2	George Stone	2
4	Harry Arndt	1
4	22 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Odwell	13
2	Cy Seymour	12
3	Hal Chase	11
4	Joe Kelley	10
5	6 tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Fultz	6
1	Spike Shannon	6
3	Ed Abbaticchio	5
3	Wid Conroy	5
5	7 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Lundgren	0.50
2	Christy Mathewson	1.32
3	Bob Wicker	1.33
4	Frank Smith	1.45
5	Deacon Phillippe	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	3
1	Bob Ewing	3
1	Tom Hughes	3
1	Christy Mathewson	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Reulbach	31
2	Rube Waddell	30
3	Bob Ewing	24
4	Christy Mathewson	23
5	Tom Hughes	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Corridon	1
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	Mike Lynch	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.443
2	Cy Seymour	.430
3	Willie Keeler	.364
4	Harry Bay	.357
5	Honus Wagner	.349

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	Jimmy Collins	17
4	2 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Fultz	11
2	Ed Abbaticchio	10
2	Sam Mertes	10
4	Ginger Beaumont	9
4	Spike Shannon	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Lundgren	1.08
2	Buttons Briggs	1.42
3	Jesse Tannehill	1.65
4	Deacon Phillippe	1.80
5	Kid Nichols	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	6
1	Bob Ewing	6
1	Ed Killian	6
1	Christy Mathewson	6
1	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	59
2	Bob Ewing	49
2	Ed Reulbach	49
4	Christy Mathewson	46
5	2 tied	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	.349
2	Nap Lajoie	.345
3	Honus Wagner	.344
4	Willie Keeler	.340
5	Mike Donlin	.318

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	101
2	Sherry Magee	99
3	Bill Dahlen	85
4	Jimmy Collins	78
5	2 tied	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	49
2	Harry Bay	42
2	Billy Maloney	42
4	Wid Conroy	41
5	Sherry Magee	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.60
2	Addie Joss	1.87
3	Ed Reulbach	2.09
4	Rube Waddell	2.13
5	Cy Young	2.31

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	341
2	Red Ames	229
3	Cy Young	217
4	Christy Mathewson	202
5	2 tied	193

Saves

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