On This Day

Friday, August 18, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	60	38	.612	--
White Sox	54	40	.574	4.0
Naps	57	44	.564	4.5
Highlanders	50	45	.526	8.5
Americans	49	46	.516	9.5
Tigers	49	54	.476	13.5
Senators	39	60	.394	21.5
Browns	34	65	.343	26.5

Games

White Sox 6, Highlanders 0

Senators 5, Naps 0

Tigers 2, Americans 1

Athletics 3, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	76	31	.710	--
Pirates	69	40	.633	8.0
Phillies	60	47	.561	16.0
Cubs	61	48	.560	16.0
Reds	58	51	.532	19.0
Cardinals	42	69	.378	36.0
Beaneaters	36	75	.324	42.0
Superbas	33	74	.308	43.0

Games

Pirates 2, Superbas 1

Beaneaters 12, Reds 0

Reds 8, Beaneaters 7

Giants 5, Cubs 4

Cardinals 11, Phillies 9

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tommy Corcoran	6
1	Jim Delahanty	6
1	Cozy Dolan	6
4	Ed Abbaticchio	5
4	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cozy Dolan	2
2	Tommy Corcoran	1
2	Jim Delahanty	1
2	Joe Kelley	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Delahanty	4
1	Fred Odwell	4
3	Cozy Dolan	2
3	Jiggs Donahue	2
3	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ed Abbaticchio	3
2	Cozy Dolan	2
2	Danny Hoffman	2
2	Sammy Strang	2
5	21 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tom Hughes	3.33
2	Joe McGinnity	1.00
3	Bill Donovan	0.67
3	Earl Moore	0.67
5	Vic Willis	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	Sam Leever	1
1	Joe McGinnity	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	12
2	Tom Hughes	10
3	Joe McGinnity	7
4	Bill Donovan	6
4	3 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.373
2	Honus Wagner	.357
3	Mike Donlin	.329
4	Roy Thomas	.328
5	Frank Chance	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	7
2	Bill Dahlen	6
2	Fred Odwell	6
4	Sam Crawford	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	75
2	Sherry Magee	68
2	Cy Seymour	68
4	Honus Wagner	60
5	2 tied	56

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	45
2	Danny Hoffman	42
3	Art Devlin	36
3	Sherry Magee	36
3	Honus Wagner	36

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.97
2	Bob Wicker	1.98
3	Ed Reulbach	2.09
4	Rube Waddell	2.32
5	Christy Mathewson	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	230
2	Red Ames	161
3	Eddie Plank	151
4	Cy Young	148
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	Lave Cross	.457
2	Cy Seymour	.426
3	Chick Stahl	.405
4	Joe Kelley	.400
5	Honus Wagner	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cozy Dolan	2
1	Hobe Ferris	2
1	Elmer Flick	2
1	Fred Odwell	2
1	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Odwell	14
2	Del Howard	11
2	Joe Kelley	11
4	Emil Batch	10
4	2 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Hoffman	11
2	Ed Abbaticchio	9
3	Sam Mertes	6
3	Sammy Strang	6
5	7 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hooks Wiltse	0.00
2	Ed Reulbach	1.00
3	Bob Ewing	1.33
4	Christy Mathewson	1.41
5	Sam Leever	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Deacon Phillippe	4
2	Jack Chesbro	3
2	Bob Ewing	3
2	Mike Lynch	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	36
2	Tom Hughes	26
3	Eddie Plank	23
4	Doc Scanlan	22
5	Casey Patten	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Buchanan	1
1	Frank Corridon	1
1	Claude Elliott	1
1	Mike Lynch	1
1	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.430
2	George Stone	.420
3	Lave Cross	.390
4	Honus Wagner	.379
5	Joe Kelley	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hobe Ferris	3
1	Elmer Flick	3
3	Frank Bowerman	2
3	Jimmy Collins	2
3	8 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	22
2	Del Howard	19
2	Fred Odwell	19
4	Lave Cross	16
4	Cy Seymour	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Hoffman	15
2	Sam Mertes	14
3	Dave Fultz	12
4	Ed Abbaticchio	10
4	Sammy Strang	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.41
2	Ed Reulbach	1.76
3	Deacon Phillippe	2.00
4	Jack Chesbro	2.04
5	2 tied	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	7
2	Ed Killian	6
2	Christy Mathewson	6
2	Deacon Phillippe	6
5	8 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	76
2	Tom Hughes	47
3	Ed Reulbach	45
4	Eddie Plank	43
5	Christy Mathewson	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	.362
2	Honus Wagner	.346
3	Willie Keeler	.332
4	Mike Donlin	.320
5	Ginger Beaumont	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dahlen	7
1	Harry Davis	7
1	Patsy Dougherty	7
1	Sherry Magee	7
5	9 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	100
2	Sherry Magee	96
3	Bill Dahlen	81
4	Kitty Bransfield	75
4	2 others tied	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	47
2	Billy Maloney	45
3	Danny Hoffman	44
4	Sherry Magee	43
5	2 tied	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.65
2	Addie Joss	2.04
3	Ed Reulbach	2.09
4	Cy Young	2.22
5	Rube Waddell	2.27

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	347
2	Red Ames	230
3	Cy Young	214
4	Eddie Plank	203
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	Joe McGinnity	2