On This Day

Thursday, August 17, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	60	38	.612	--
Naps	57	43	.570	4.0
White Sox	53	40	.570	4.5
Highlanders	50	44	.532	8.0
Americans	49	45	.521	9.0
Tigers	48	54	.471	14.0
Senators	38	60	.388	22.0
Browns	34	65	.343	26.5

Games

Highlanders 2, Naps 1

Athletics 6, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	75	31	.708	--
Pirates	68	40	.630	8.0
Phillies	60	46	.566	15.0
Cubs	61	47	.565	15.0
Reds	57	50	.533	18.5
Cardinals	41	69	.373	36.0
Beaneaters	35	74	.321	41.5
Superbas	33	73	.311	42.0

Games

Pirates 5, Superbas 4

Reds 5, Beaneaters 3

Giants 3, Cubs 0

Phillies 4, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ernie Courtney	3
1	Lave Cross	3
1	Billy Gilbert	3
1	Matty McIntyre	3
1	Roy Thomas	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Odwell	1
1	Harry Steinfeldt	1
1	Sammy Strang	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lave Cross	2
1	Fred Odwell	2
1	Socks Seybold	2
1	Harry Steinfeldt	2
5	18 tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Davis	2
2	Emil Batch	1
2	Rip Cannell	1
2	Wid Conroy	1
2	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Christy Mathewson	2.00
2	Jack Chesbro	1.17
3	Addie Joss	1.00
4	Bob Ewing	0.86
5	Eddie Plank	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Bill Duggleby	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Mike Lynch	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Plank	8
2	Jack Chesbro	7
3	Bob Ewing	6
3	Addie Joss	6
3	3 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.374
2	Honus Wagner	.360
3	Frank Chance	.332
4	Mike Donlin	.329
5	Roy Thomas	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	7
2	Bill Dahlen	6
3	Sam Crawford	5
3	Fred Odwell	5
3	George Stone	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	74
2	Sherry Magee	68
2	Cy Seymour	68
4	Honus Wagner	60
5	2 tied	56

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	44
2	Danny Hoffman	40
3	Honus Wagner	36
4	Art Devlin	35
4	Sherry Magee	35

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Wicker	1.98
2	Doc White	1.99
3	Ed Reulbach	2.09
4	Christy Mathewson	2.35
5	Deacon Phillippe	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	21
2	Christy Mathewson	20
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	Eddie Plank	151
4	Cy Young	146
5	Harry Howell	144

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	.475
2	Joe Kelley	.435
2	George Stone	.435
4	Chick Stahl	.405
5	Honus Wagner	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hobe Ferris	2
1	Elmer Flick	2
1	George Stone	2
1	Terry Turner	2
5	19 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Odwell	12
2	Del Howard	11
3	Joe Kelley	10
3	Cy Seymour	10
5	3 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Hoffman	9
2	Dave Fultz	7
3	Ed Abbaticchio	6
3	Wid Conroy	6
3	Sam Mertes	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bernhard	0.75
2	Ed Reulbach	1.00
3	Tully Sparks	1.33
4	Bob Ewing	1.33
5	Christy Mathewson	1.41

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	24
2	Eddie Plank	23
3	Doc Scanlan	22
4	Casey Patten	21
5	Harry Howell	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	George Stone	.441
2	Cy Seymour	.434
3	Honus Wagner	.386
4	Shad Barry	.363
5	Lave Cross	.359

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	19
3	Lave Cross	16
3	Fred Odwell	16
3	Cy Seymour	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	14
2	Danny Hoffman	13
3	Dave Fultz	12
4	Art Devlin	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.52
2	Ed Reulbach	1.76
3	Buttons Briggs	1.95
4	Jesse Tannehill	1.97
5	Deacon Phillippe	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	7
2	Ed Killian	6
2	Christy Mathewson	6
2	Deacon Phillippe	6
2	Eddie Plank	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	64
2	Eddie Plank	48
3	Ed Reulbach	45
4	Bob Ewing	43
5	Christy Mathewson	42

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	.361
2	Honus Wagner	.349
3	Willie Keeler	.333
4	Mike Donlin	.323
5	Elmer Flick	.313

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	83
4	Jimmy Collins	77
5	2 tied	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	47
2	Billy Maloney	44
3	Wid Conroy	42
3	Danny Hoffman	42
3	Sherry Magee	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.66
2	Addie Joss	2.04
3	Ed Reulbach	2.09
4	Cy Young	2.22
5	Rube Waddell	2.32

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	335
2	Red Ames	230
3	Cy Young	212
4	Eddie Plank	209
5	Christy Mathewson	195

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