On This Day

Friday, August 25, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 64 43 .598 --
White Sox 59 44 .573 3.0
Naps 59 49 .546 5.5
Highlanders 55 48 .534 7.0
Americans 53 50 .515 9.0
Tigers 50 59 .459 15.0
Senators 43 62 .410 20.0
Browns 40 68 .370 24.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 79 33 .705 --
Pirates 73 43 .629 8.0
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 80 .322 44.0
Superbas 35 78 .310 44.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Isbell 3
1 Fielder Jones 3
1 Willie Keeler 3
1 George Stovall 3
1 Jim Wallace 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Honus Wagner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Davis 3
1 Fielder Jones 3
3 Jesse Burkett 2
3 Cozy Dolan 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Isbell 2
1 Jim Wallace 2
3 John Anderson 1
3 Fritz Buelow 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Buchanan 1.75
2 George Winter 1.60
3 Jack Chesbro 1.00
4 Red Donahue 0.78
5 Roy Patterson 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Altrock 1
1 Jim Buchanan 1
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Andy Coakley 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Chesbro 9
2 George Winter 8
3 Jim Buchanan 7
3 Red Donahue 7
5 2 tied 5

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 65
5 Dan McGann 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Maloney 47
2 Danny Hoffman 45
3 Honus Wagner 40
4 Art Devlin 39
4 Sherry Magee 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 5 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 Mike Donlin .432
2 Sam Crawford .431
3 Bobby Wallace .410
4 Emil Batch .389
5 2 tied .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Brain 2
1 Cozy Dolan 2
1 Hobe Ferris 2
1 Fred Odwell 2
5 18 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 12
2 Tommy Leach 10
2 Frank Schulte 10
2 Honus Wagner 10
5 2 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Hoffman 10
2 Harry Davis 7
2 Sam Mertes 7
2 Honus Wagner 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Tannehill 0.00
2 Christy Mathewson 0.67
3 Jack Taylor 0.69
4 Tom Hughes 0.86
5 Nick Altrock 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 5
2 Andy Coakley 4
2 Tom Hughes 4
2 Mike Lynch 4
5 5 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 39
2 Harry Howell 28
3 Jack Chesbro 27
4 Eddie Plank 25
5 Tom Hughes 23

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 .398
2 Cy Seymour .369
3 Mike Donlin .358
4 Joe Yeager .356
5 Wid Conroy .347

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 16
2 Socks Seybold 16
2 Cy Seymour 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Hoffman 14
2 Dave Fultz 12
3 Sam Mertes 11
4 Sherry Magee 10
4 Sammy Strang 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 1.06
2 Ed Reulbach 1.74
3 Jesse Tannehill 1.77
4 Jack Chesbro 1.77
5 Doc White 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 8
2 Tom Hughes 7
3 Christy Mathewson 6
3 Deacon Phillippe 6
5 9 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 69
2 Bob Ewing 48
3 Ed Reulbach 44
4 Jack Chesbro 43
4 Tom Hughes 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Buchanan 1
1 Frank Corridon 1
1 Claude Elliott 1
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Seymour .359
2 Honus Wagner .344
3 Mike Donlin .330
4 Willie Keeler .326
5 George Stone .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dahlen 7
1 Harry Davis 7
1 Sherry Magee 7
4 Dave Brain 6
4 10 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 99
2 Sherry Magee 95
3 Bill Dahlen 81
4 Kitty Bransfield 78
4 Honus Wagner 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 51
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 Cy Young 2.30
5 Christy Mathewson 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 31
2 Christy Mathewson 29
3 Rube Waddell 27
4 Joe McGinnity 25
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 334
2 Red Ames 228
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