On This Day

Wednesday, August 16, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 59 38 .608 --
Naps 57 42 .576 3.0
White Sox 53 40 .570 4.0
Highlanders 49 44 .527 8.0
Americans 49 45 .521 8.5
Tigers 48 53 .475 13.0
Senators 38 60 .388 21.5
Browns 34 65 .343 26.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 74 31 .705 --
Pirates 67 40 .626 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 33 72 .314 41.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Honus Wagner 5
2 Lave Cross 4
2 Harry Lumley 4
2 Charlie Malay 4
5 4 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Carr 3
1 Otis Clymer 3
1 Lave Cross 3
1 Doc Gessler 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doc Gessler 2
1 Danny Hoffman 2
3 Otis Clymer 1
3 Charlie Jones 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Bernhard 0.64
2 Fred Mitchell 0.45
3 Andy Coakley 0.33
3 Patsy Flaherty 0.33
5 Elmer Stricklett 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bernhard 1
1 Andy Coakley 1
1 Fred Mitchell 1
1 Deacon Phillippe 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bernhard 7
2 Andy Coakley 5
2 Fred Mitchell 5
4 Rick Adams 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Seymour .375
2 Honus Wagner .357
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 59
5 John Titus 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Maloney 44
2 Danny Hoffman 39
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 2.35
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 2 others tied 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 .524
2 George Stone .473
3 Joe Kelley .429
4 Shad Barry .396
5 2 tied .390

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 12
2 Fred Odwell 11
2 Cy Seymour 11
4 Del Howard 10
5 2 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Fultz 9
2 Danny Hoffman 8
3 Ed Abbaticchio 6
4 Frank Chance 5
4 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bernhard 0.75
2 Bob Wicker 1.00
3 Tully Sparks 1.33
4 Frank Smith 1.45
5 Jesse Tannehill 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Deacon Phillippe 4
2 Charlie Chech 3
2 Jack Chesbro 3
2 Andy Coakley 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 38
2 Ed Reulbach 25
3 Casey Patten 21
4 Harry Howell 19
4 Cy Young 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 .433
3 Honus Wagner .382
4 Chick Stahl .361
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 Del Howard 18
3 Sam Crawford 16
3 Frank Huelsman 16
3 Cy Seymour 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Fultz 13
1 Sam Mertes 13
3 Danny Hoffman 12
4 Ed Abbaticchio 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 1.74
2 Deacon Phillippe 1.75
3 Ed Reulbach 1.76
4 Bob Wicker 1.80
5 Buttons Briggs 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Deacon Phillippe 7
2 Jack Chesbro 6
2 Ed Killian 6
4 Charlie Chech 5
4 7 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 .359
2 Honus Wagner .347
3 Willie Keeler .335
4 Mike Donlin .321
5 Elmer Flick .317

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 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 47
2 Billy Maloney 44
3 Harry Bay 42
4 Wid Conroy 41
4 3 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 2.32

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 335
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