On This Day

Sunday, August 27, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 64 44 .593 --
White Sox 63 44 .589 0.5
Naps 60 49 .550 4.5
Highlanders 55 49 .529 7.0
Americans 53 54 .495 10.5
Tigers 51 59 .464 14.0
Senators 46 63 .422 18.5
Browns 41 71 .366 25.0

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Emil Frisk 4
2 Danny Green 3
2 Ducky Holmes 3
2 Frank Isbell 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Green 4
2 Jiggs Donahue 2
2 Hobe Ferris 2
2 Frank Isbell 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gus Dundon 1
1 Harry Gleason 1
1 Tom Jones 1
1 Freddy Parent 1
1 Bobby Wallace 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Buchanan 1.80
2 Barney Pelty 0.60
3 Casey Patten 0.45
4 Happy Townsend 0.33
5 George Winter 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Altrock 1
1 Jim Buchanan 1
1 Frank Owen 1
1 Happy Townsend 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Buchanan 9
2 Casey Patten 5
3 Happy Townsend 4
3 George Winter 4
5 Barney Pelty 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

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 .463
2 Emil Batch .415
3 Bobby Wallace .410
4 Sam Crawford .405
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 Honus Wagner 11
2 Frank Schulte 10
2 Socks Seybold 10
2 Bobby Wallace 10
5 2 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Hoffman 10
2 Harry Davis 8
3 Sam Mertes 7
3 Sammy Strang 7
3 Honus Wagner 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 Nick Altrock 4
1 Jack Chesbro 4
1 Tom Hughes 4
1 Joe McGinnity 4
5 6 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 33
2 Harry Howell 26
2 Doc Scanlan 26
4 Tom Hughes 23
5 3 tied 22

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 .372
2 Cy Seymour .371
3 Mike Donlin .356
4 George Davis .355
5 Joe Yeager .351

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
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 1.04
2 Jim Buchanan 1.47
3 Jesse Tannehill 1.65
4 Ed Reulbach 1.66
5 Doc White 1.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 69
2 Harry Howell 46
3 Bob Ewing 44
3 Ed Reulbach 44
5 Jack Chesbro 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 .345
3 Mike Donlin .329
4 Willie Keeler .325
5 Ginger Beaumont .321

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 95
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 2.03
4 Rube Waddell 2.26
5 Cy Young 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 30
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 203

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