On This Day

Tuesday, August 15, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 58 38 .604 --
Naps 56 42 .571 3.0
White Sox 53 40 .570 3.5
Highlanders 49 44 .527 7.5
Americans 49 45 .521 8.0
Tigers 48 53 .475 12.5
Senators 38 59 .392 20.5
Browns 34 64 .347 25.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 74 31 .705 --
Pirates 66 39 .629 8.0
Cubs 61 46 .570 14.0
Phillies 59 46 .562 15.0
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 Stovall 5
2 Sam Crawford 3
2 Patsy Dougherty 3
2 Elmer Flick 3
5 8 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nig Clarke 2
1 Sam Crawford 2
1 Jimmy Williams 2
4 Kitty Bransfield 1
4 10 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Davis 2
2 Kid Elberfeld 1
2 Elmer Flick 1
2 Topsy Hartsel 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Waddell 999.00
2 Harry Howell 0.83
3 Otto Hess 0.40
4 Beany Jacobson 0.29
4 Kid Nichols 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Otto Hess 1
1 Ed Killian 1
1 Kid Nichols 1
1 Rube Waddell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 9
2 Harry Howell 5
3 Bill Hogg 4
4 Otto Hess 2
4 2 others tied 2

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 Honus Wagner 57
5 John Titus 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Maloney 44
2 Danny Hoffman 37
3 Honus Wagner 36
4 Art Devlin 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 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 21
2 Christy Mathewson 19
3 Red Ames 17
3 Ed Killian 17
3 Togie Pittinger 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 218
2 Red Ames 161
3 Cy Young 146
4 Harry Howell 144
5 Eddie Plank 143

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 .522
2 George Stone .462
3 Joe Kelley .434
4 Shad Barry .396
5 Willie Keeler .395

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 Cy Seymour 12
3 Fred Odwell 11
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 Topsy Hartsel 6
2 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Wicker 1.00
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 Charlie Chech 3
1 Jack Chesbro 3
1 Bob Ewing 3
1 Al Orth 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 38
2 Ed Reulbach 25
3 Tom Hughes 21
3 Casey Patten 21
5 2 tied 19

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 Cy Seymour .434
2 George Stone .429
3 Chick Stahl .370
4 Honus Wagner .363
5 Shad Barry .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 3
1 Elmer Flick 3
3 Frank Bowerman 2
3 Jimmy Collins 2
3 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 21
2 Jimmy Collins 17
2 Del Howard 17
4 Sam Crawford 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Fultz 13
1 Sam Mertes 13
3 Danny Hoffman 10
4 Ed Abbaticchio 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Deacon Phillippe 1.43
2 Christy Mathewson 1.74
3 Ed Reulbach 1.76
4 Bob Wicker 1.80
5 Buttons Briggs 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 6
1 Ed Killian 6
1 Deacon Phillippe 6
4 Charlie Chech 5
4 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 68
2 Ed Reulbach 45
3 Red Ames 42
4 Tom Hughes 40
4 Eddie Plank 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 2
2 Jim Buchanan 1
2 Frank Corridon 1
2 Patsy Flaherty 1
2 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Seymour .357
2 Honus Wagner .345
3 Willie Keeler .334
4 Mike Donlin .320
5 Ginger Beaumont .318

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 2 tied 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 49
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 Rube Waddell 2.26
5 Cy Young 2.29

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 342
2 Red Ames 230
3 Cy Young 213
4 Eddie Plank 201
5 Harry Howell 192

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