On This Day

Saturday, August 26, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	64	44	.593	--
White Sox	61	44	.581	1.5
Naps	60	49	.550	4.5
Highlanders	55	49	.529	7.0
Americans	53	52	.505	9.5
Tigers	51	59	.464	14.0
Senators	45	62	.421	18.5
Browns	40	70	.364	25.0

Games

White Sox 2, Americans 1

White Sox 4, Americans 3

Naps 1, Highlanders 0

Tigers 5, Athletics 4

Senators 8, Browns 7

Senators 2, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	81	33	.711	--
Pirates	74	43	.632	8.5
Cubs	68	49	.581	14.5
Phillies	62	52	.544	19.0
Reds	60	56	.517	22.0
Cardinals	46	72	.390	37.0
Beaneaters	38	81	.319	45.5
Superbas	36	79	.313	45.5

Games

Cardinals 2, Superbas 1

Superbas 4, Cardinals 1

Pirates 4, Beaneaters 0

Giants 2, Reds 0

Giants 6, Reds 5

Cubs 4, Phillies 3

Cubs 4, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	John Anderson	5
2	Shad Barry	4
2	Danny Green	4
2	Dan McGann	4
2	Fred Odwell	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	1
1	Jake Stahl	1
1	George Stone	1
1	Honus Wagner	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Wallace	4
2	John Anderson	3
2	Germany Schaefer	3
4	Emil Batch	2
4	15 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Grady	3
2	Doc Gessler	2
2	Freddy Parent	2
2	Spike Shannon	2
5	21 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harry Howell	1.17
2	Cy Falkenberg	1.00
2	Fred Mitchell	1.00
4	Mordecai Brown	0.83
5	2 tied	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rick Adams	1
1	Buster Brown	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Glade	9
2	Jesse Tannehill	8
2	Ed Walsh	8
4	Harry Howell	7
5	Chief Bender	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Christy Mathewson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.362
2	Honus Wagner	.352
3	Mike Donlin	.340
4	Frank Chance	.329
5	Ginger Beaumont	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	7
2	Bill Dahlen	6
2	Fred Odwell	6
2	George Stone	6
5	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	79
2	Sherry Magee	72
3	Cy Seymour	68
4	Honus Wagner	67
5	2 tied	59

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	47
2	Danny Hoffman	45
3	Honus Wagner	41
4	Art Devlin	39
4	Sherry Magee	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.83
2	Ed Reulbach	1.94
3	Bob Wicker	2.13
4	Christy Mathewson	2.23
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	6 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	242
2	Red Ames	174
3	Harry Howell	165
4	Cy Young	159
5	Eddie Plank	158

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.444
2	Sam Crawford	.429
3	Bobby Wallace	.417
4	Emil Batch	.404
5	George Davis	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	2
1	Cozy Dolan	2
1	Hobe Ferris	2
1	Fred Odwell	2
1	Honus Wagner	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Socks Seybold	12
1	Honus Wagner	12
3	Harry Davis	10
3	Tommy Leach	10
3	Frank Schulte	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Hoffman	10
2	Harry Davis	8
3	Dave Fultz	7
3	Sam Mertes	7
3	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	0.64
2	Tom Hughes	0.86
3	Doc White	0.87
4	Addie Joss	1.00
5	Chief Bender	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	5
2	Tom Hughes	4
2	Mike Lynch	4
2	Joe McGinnity	4
5	6 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	33
2	Jack Chesbro	27
3	Harry Howell	26
3	Doc Scanlan	26
5	Eddie Plank	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	Elmer Stricklett	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.393
2	Cy Seymour	.363
3	Mike Donlin	.356
4	Joe Yeager	.351
5	George Davis	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hobe Ferris	3
1	Elmer Flick	3
1	George Stone	3
4	Dave Brain	2
4	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Odwell	21
2	Honus Wagner	17
3	Socks Seybold	16
4	Solly Hofman	15
4	4 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Hoffman	14
2	Dave Fultz	13
3	Sam Mertes	11
3	Spike Shannon	11
3	Sammy Strang	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.04
2	Jesse Tannehill	1.65
3	Ed Reulbach	1.66
4	Doc White	1.69
5	Jack Chesbro	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	8
2	Tom Hughes	7
3	Christy Mathewson	6
3	Deacon Phillippe	6
5	10 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	69
2	Harry Howell	46
3	Bob Ewing	44
3	Ed Reulbach	44
5	2 tied	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Christy Mathewson	2
2	Jim Buchanan	1
2	Frank Corridon	1
2	Claude Elliott	1
2	5 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.356
2	Honus Wagner	.343
3	Mike Donlin	.329
4	Willie Keeler	.323
5	George Stone	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	7
1	Sherry Magee	7
3	Dave Brain	6
3	George Browne	6
3	10 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	98
2	Sherry Magee	97
3	Honus Wagner	80
4	Kitty Bransfield	78
4	Bill Dahlen	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	52
2	Danny Hoffman	47
2	Billy Maloney	47
4	Sherry Magee	45
5	Art Devlin	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.61
2	Ed Reulbach	1.94
3	Addie Joss	1.95
4	Rube Waddell	2.26
5	Cy Young	2.31

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	325
2	Red Ames	228
3	Cy Young	215
4	Eddie Plank	207
5	Harry Howell	206

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