On This Day

Tuesday, August 22, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	62	42	.596	--
White Sox	56	43	.566	3.5
Naps	58	45	.563	3.5
Highlanders	52	46	.531	7.0
Americans	50	47	.515	8.5
Tigers	50	56	.472	13.0
Senators	41	61	.402	20.0
Browns	37	66	.359	24.5

Games

Athletics 4, White Sox 0

White Sox 2, Athletics 1

Senators 2, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	77	33	.700	--
Pirates	70	42	.625	8.0
Cubs	65	48	.575	13.5
Phillies	62	48	.564	15.0
Reds	59	53	.527	19.0
Cardinals	43	71	.377	36.0
Beaneaters	38	76	.333	41.0
Superbas	34	77	.306	43.5

Games

Cubs 6, Superbas 3

Cubs 6, Superbas 5

Cardinals 1, Beaneaters 0

Pirates 5, Giants 1

Phillies 9, Reds 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Callahan	5
1	Billy Maloney	5
3	Emil Batch	4
4	Kitty Bransfield	3
4	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	John Dobbs	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Kitty Bransfield	4
2	Frank Schulte	3
3	John Dobbs	2
3	Doc Gessler	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doc Casey	2
1	Sherry Magee	2
1	Joe Tinker	2
4	Jimmy Callahan	1
4	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vic Willis	2.75
2	Rube Waddell	0.83
3	Doc Scanlan	0.80
4	Nick Altrock	0.78
5	George Mullin	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Altrock	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Bill Duggleby	1
1	Mike Lynch	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Willis	11
2	George Mullin	8
2	Doc Scanlan	8
4	Nick Altrock	7
5	Red Ames	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.368
2	Honus Wagner	.349
3	Mike Donlin	.334
4	Frank Chance	.333
5	Roy Thomas	.332

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	76
2	Sherry Magee	70
3	Cy Seymour	68
4	Honus Wagner	61
5	2 tied	57

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	46
2	Danny Hoffman	45
3	Art Devlin	38
3	Sherry Magee	38
3	Honus Wagner	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.91
2	Bob Wicker	2.06
3	Ed Reulbach	2.08
4	Christy Mathewson	2.33
5	Rube Waddell	2.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	22
2	Christy Mathewson	21
3	Red Ames	17
3	Bob Ewing	17
3	4 others tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	239
2	Red Ames	167
3	Eddie Plank	156
4	Harry Howell	149
5	Cy Young	148

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	Bobby Wallace	.415
2	Ed Abbaticchio	.408
2	Jack Dunleavy	.408
4	Frank Chance	.391
5	George Davis	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cozy Dolan	2
1	Fred Odwell	2
3	Dave Brain	1
3	Jesse Burkett	1
3	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Emil Batch	9
1	Doc Gessler	9
1	Johnny Kling	9
1	Ben Koehler	9
1	Tommy Leach	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Hoffman	12
2	Ed Abbaticchio	7
2	Sammy Strang	7
4	Frank Chance	6
4	5 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	0.55
2	Nick Altrock	0.82
3	Bill Bernhard	0.87
4	Chick Fraser	1.00
5	Doc White	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	4
1	Mike Lynch	4
3	Bill Bernhard	3
3	Andy Coakley	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	36
2	Tom Hughes	27
3	Eddie Plank	26
4	Doc Scanlan	24
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Buchanan	1
1	Claude Elliott	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	Jake Weimer	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.423
2	Cy Seymour	.398
3	Wid Conroy	.351
4	Lave Cross	.348
5	Chick Stahl	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hobe Ferris	3
1	Elmer Flick	3
3	Jimmy Collins	2
3	Harry Davis	2
3	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Odwell	21
2	Johnny Kling	16
2	Tommy Leach	16
2	Cy Seymour	16
5	4 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Fultz	14
1	Danny Hoffman	14
3	Ed Abbaticchio	9
3	Frank Chance	9
3	4 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.32
2	Bob Wicker	1.87
3	Ed Reulbach	1.89
4	Cy Young	1.89
5	Tom Hughes	1.92

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	74
2	Tom Hughes	50
3	Eddie Plank	48
4	Ed Reulbach	45
5	Christy Mathewson	43

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.363
2	Honus Wagner	.345
3	Willie Keeler	.328
4	Mike Donlin	.325
5	George Stone	.323

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	99
2	Sherry Magee	95
3	Bill Dahlen	81
4	Kitty Bransfield	78
5	Jimmy Collins	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	49
2	Danny Hoffman	47
3	Billy Maloney	46
4	Sherry Magee	45
5	Art Devlin	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.60
2	Addie Joss	2.04
3	Ed Reulbach	2.08
4	Cy Young	2.22
5	Christy Mathewson	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	31
2	Christy Mathewson	29
3	Rube Waddell	26
4	Eddie Plank	25
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	341
2	Red Ames	227
3	Cy Young	214
4	Eddie Plank	208
5	Harry Howell	194

Saves

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