On This Day

Monday, August 14, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 57 38 .600 --
White Sox 53 40 .570 3.0
Naps 55 42 .567 3.0
Highlanders 49 43 .533 6.5
Americans 49 45 .521 7.5
Tigers 47 53 .470 12.5
Senators 38 58 .396 19.5
Browns 34 63 .351 24.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 74 31 .705 --
Pirates 66 38 .635 7.5
Cubs 61 46 .570 14.0
Phillies 58 46 .558 15.5
Reds 56 50 .528 18.5
Cardinals 41 68 .376 35.0
Beaneaters 35 73 .324 40.5
Superbas 32 71 .311 41.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Davis 4
1 Hobe Ferris 4
3 Otis Clymer 3
3 Lou Criger 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hobe Ferris 4
2 Jimmy Callahan 2
2 Otis Clymer 2
2 Lou Criger 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Fultz 2
2 Jimmy Callahan 1
2 Joe Cassidy 1
2 Jiggs Donahue 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Barney Pelty 0.88
2 Tom Hughes 0.71
3 Earl Moore 0.67
4 Bill Dinneen 0.54
5 Doc Newton 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Altrock 1
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Norwood Gibson 1
1 Sam Leever 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moore 8
2 Bill Dinneen 7
2 Barney Pelty 7
4 Tom Hughes 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Seymour .375
2 Honus Wagner .352
3 Frank Chance .332
4 Mike Donlin .329
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 13 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 74
2 Sherry Magee 68
2 Cy Seymour 68
4 John Titus 56
4 Honus Wagner 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Maloney 44
2 Danny Hoffman 36
3 Art Devlin 35
3 Honus Wagner 35
5 Sherry Magee 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Wicker 1.87
2 Doc White 1.99
3 Ed Reulbach 2.09
4 Deacon Phillippe 2.27
5 Rube Waddell 2.44

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 209
2 Red Ames 161
3 Cy Young 146
4 Eddie Plank 143
5 Harry Howell 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 5
2 Hooks Wiltse 3
3 Jim Buchanan 2
3 Mike Lynch 2
3 Joe McGinnity 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Seymour .520
2 George Stone .480
3 Joe Kelley .414
4 Danny Green .400
5 Socks Seybold .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Elmer Flick 3
2 Jimmy Collins 2
2 Hobe Ferris 2
2 George Stone 2
2 Terry Turner 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Kelley 13
2 Fred Odwell 12
2 Cy Seymour 12
4 Ed Abbaticchio 9
4 3 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Fultz 9
2 Ed Abbaticchio 6
2 Frank Chance 6
2 Sam Mertes 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Wicker 1.33
2 Deacon Phillippe 1.41
3 Andy Coakley 1.42
4 Frank Smith 1.45
5 Jesse Tannehill 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doc Scanlan 4
2 Charlie Chech 3
2 Jack Chesbro 3
2 Bob Ewing 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 29
2 Ed Reulbach 25
3 Casey Patten 23
4 Red Ames 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Buchanan 1
1 Frank Corridon 1
1 Claude Elliott 1
1 Patsy Flaherty 1
1 3 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Stone .430
2 Cy Seymour .420
3 Chick Stahl .369
4 Honus Wagner .358
5 Shad Barry .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Delahanty 3
1 Hobe Ferris 3
1 Elmer Flick 3
4 Frank Bowerman 2
4 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 22
2 Del Howard 19
2 Joe Tinker 19
4 Jimmy Collins 17
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Fultz 14
2 Sam Mertes 13
3 Ed Abbaticchio 9
3 Danny Hoffman 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Deacon Phillippe 1.43
2 Buttons Briggs 1.57
3 Christy Mathewson 1.67
4 Ed Reulbach 1.76
5 Bob Wicker 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 7
2 Ed Killian 6
2 Christy Mathewson 6
2 Deacon Phillippe 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 59
2 Eddie Plank 45
2 Ed Reulbach 45
4 Red Ames 42
5 Tom Hughes 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 2
2 Jim Buchanan 1
2 Frank Corridon 1
2 Patsy Flaherty 1
2 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Seymour .357
2 Honus Wagner .344
3 Willie Keeler .336
4 Mike Donlin .320
5 Ginger Beaumont .316

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 97
3 Bill Dahlen 84
4 Jimmy Collins 77
5 Cy Seymour 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 48
2 Billy Maloney 44
3 Harry Bay 42
4 Wid Conroy 41
4 2 others tied 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 1.66
2 Addie Joss 2.05
3 Ed Reulbach 2.09
4 Cy Young 2.29
5 Rube Waddell 2.29

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 333
2 Red Ames 230
3 Cy Young 213
4 Eddie Plank 201
5 Christy Mathewson 191

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 5
2 Hooks Wiltse 3
3 Jim Buchanan 2
3 Mike Lynch 2
3 2 others tied 2