On This Day

Thursday, August 24, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	63	43	.594	--
White Sox	57	44	.564	3.5
Naps	59	48	.551	4.5
Highlanders	54	48	.529	7.0
Americans	53	48	.525	7.5
Tigers	50	58	.463	14.0
Senators	43	61	.413	19.0
Browns	39	68	.364	24.5

Games

Americans 5, Naps 0

Americans 8, Naps 6

Senators 3, Tigers 2

Browns 2, Highlanders 1

Highlanders 3, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	79	33	.705	--
Pirates	72	43	.626	8.5
Cubs	66	49	.574	14.5
Phillies	62	50	.554	17.0
Reds	60	54	.526	20.0
Cardinals	45	71	.388	36.0
Beaneaters	38	79	.325	43.5
Superbas	35	78	.310	44.5

Games

Cardinals 4, Superbas 0

Pirates 6, Beaneaters 1

Pirates 7, Beaneaters 4

Giants 8, Reds 0

Reds 6, Giants 6

Cubs 2, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harry Bay	6
2	Bill Bradley	5
2	Mike Donlin	5
4	George Browne	4
4	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Browne	1
1	Mike Donlin	1
1	Hobe Ferris	1
1	George Gibson	1
1	Jesse Tannehill	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	4
2	George Browne	3
2	Jesse Tannehill	3
2	Jim Wallace	3
5	6 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Tinker	3
2	Mike Donlin	2
2	Ben Koehler	2
2	Sam Mertes	2
5	17 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Christy Mathewson	1.33
2	Ed Killian	0.88
2	Chappie McFarland	0.88
4	Deacon Phillippe	0.67
4	Jesse Tannehill	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	Clark Griffith	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	7
1	Oscar Jones	7
1	Ed Killian	7
1	Chappie McFarland	7
1	Ed Reulbach	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.364
2	Honus Wagner	.351
3	Mike Donlin	.340
4	Frank Chance	.331
5	Roy Thomas	.327

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	79
2	Sherry Magee	70
3	Cy Seymour	68
4	Honus Wagner	63
5	Dan McGann	59

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	47
2	Danny Hoffman	45
3	Art Devlin	39
3	Sherry Magee	39
3	Honus Wagner	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.87
2	Ed Reulbach	1.94
3	Bob Wicker	2.06
4	Christy Mathewson	2.24
5	Rube Waddell	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	23
2	Christy Mathewson	22
3	Deacon Phillippe	18
3	Jesse Tannehill	18
5	4 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	242
2	Red Ames	174
3	Harry Howell	158
3	Eddie Plank	158
5	Cy Young	156

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	.414
2	Sam Crawford	.400
3	Mike Donlin	.396
4	Emil Batch	.379
5	George Davis	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	2
1	Cozy Dolan	2
1	Hobe Ferris	2
1	Fred Odwell	2
5	17 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Leach	10
1	Frank Schulte	10
1	Socks Seybold	10
4	Sam Crawford	9
4	2 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Hoffman	10
2	Harry Davis	7
2	Sam Mertes	7
2	Sammy Strang	7
2	Honus Wagner	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	0.50
2	Nick Altrock	0.82
3	Tom Hughes	0.86
4	Jesse Tannehill	1.00
5	Ed Reulbach	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	4
1	Tom Hughes	4
1	Christy Mathewson	4
4	Andy Coakley	3
4	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	39
2	Harry Howell	28
3	Eddie Plank	25
3	Vic Willis	25
5	Bob Ewing	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Buchanan	1
1	Claude Elliott	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Elmer Stricklett	1
1	Jake Weimer	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.400
2	Cy Seymour	.374
3	Mike Donlin	.358
4	Honus Wagner	.352
5	Joe Yeager	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hobe Ferris	3
1	Elmer Flick	3
3	Dave Brain	2
3	Jimmy Collins	2
3	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Odwell	21
2	Tommy Leach	17
3	Del Howard	16
3	Joe Kelley	16
3	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Fultz	14
1	Danny Hoffman	14
3	Sam Mertes	11
4	Sherry Magee	10
4	Sammy Strang	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.17
2	Ed Reulbach	1.74
3	Jesse Tannehill	1.77
4	Bob Wicker	1.87
5	Tom Hughes	1.87

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	77
2	Tom Hughes	52
3	Bob Ewing	48
4	Christy Mathewson	47
5	Ed Reulbach	44

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Buchanan	1
1	Frank Corridon	1
1	Claude Elliott	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	8 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.361
2	Honus Wagner	.343
3	Mike Donlin	.330
4	Willie Keeler	.325
5	George Stone	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dahlen	7
1	Harry Davis	7
1	Patsy Dougherty	7
1	Sherry Magee	7
5	11 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	99
2	Sherry Magee	95
3	Bill Dahlen	82
4	Kitty Bransfield	78
5	Honus Wagner	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	50
2	Danny Hoffman	47
2	Billy Maloney	47
4	Sherry Magee	46
5	Art Devlin	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.63
2	Ed Reulbach	1.94
3	Addie Joss	2.01
4	Christy Mathewson	2.27
5	Cy Young	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	30
1	Christy Mathewson	30
3	Rube Waddell	27
4	Joe McGinnity	25
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	334
2	Red Ames	234
3	Cy Young	221
4	Eddie Plank	207
5	Harry Howell	199

Saves

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