On This Day

Friday, September 1, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	69	44	.611	--
White Sox	66	45	.595	2.0
Naps	61	54	.530	9.0
Highlanders	55	53	.509	11.5
Americans	56	54	.509	11.5
Tigers	54	60	.474	15.5
Senators	47	65	.420	21.5
Browns	41	74	.357	29.0

Games

White Sox 6, Naps 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	84	34	.712	--
Pirates	80	43	.650	6.5
Cubs	71	50	.587	14.5
Phillies	63	56	.529	21.5
Reds	61	58	.513	23.5
Cardinals	46	77	.374	40.5
Beaneaters	40	83	.325	46.5
Superbas	37	81	.314	47.0

Games

Beaneaters 4, Superbas 2

Cubs 3, Reds 0

Giants 4, Phillies 1

Pirates 6, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mike Donlin	3
1	Doc Gessler	3
1	Del Howard	3
1	Fielder Jones	3
1	Frank Schulte	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Claude Ritchey	3
2	Bill Dahlen	2
2	George Davis	2
2	Jiggs Donahue	2
2	Doc Gessler	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jiggs Donahue	2
2	Bill Dahlen	1
2	Cozy Dolan	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Christy Mathewson	2.25
2	Doc Scanlan	0.62
3	Orval Overall	0.56
4	Irv Young	0.50
5	Togie Pittinger	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Sam Leever	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	Ed Walsh	1
1	Irv Young	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	9
2	Orval Overall	5
2	Togie Pittinger	5
2	Doc Scanlan	5
5	Irv Young	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.363
2	Honus Wagner	.355
3	Mike Donlin	.347
4	Frank Chance	.329
5	Ginger Beaumont	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dahlen	7
1	Harry Davis	7
1	Fred Odwell	7
4	Socks Seybold	6
4	George Stone	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	82
2	Sherry Magee	74
3	Cy Seymour	70
3	Honus Wagner	70
5	Bill Dahlen	64

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	49
2	Danny Hoffman	46
3	Honus Wagner	45
4	Sherry Magee	41
5	Art Devlin	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.83
2	Ed Reulbach	1.94
3	Bob Wicker	2.13
4	Christy Mathewson	2.15
5	Rube Waddell	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	26
2	Christy Mathewson	24
3	Deacon Phillippe	20
4	Jesse Tannehill	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	260
2	Red Ames	180
3	Harry Howell	172
4	Cy Young	168
5	Eddie Plank	164

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	5
2	Hooks Wiltse	3
3	Jim Buchanan	2
3	Mike Lynch	2
3	3 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.511
2	Sam Crawford	.409
3	George Davis	.383
4	Bill Dahlen	.366
4	Mickey Doolin	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Socks Seybold	3
1	Honus Wagner	3
3	Dave Brain	2
3	Cozy Dolan	2
3	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	13
1	Frank Schulte	13
3	Johnny Kling	11
4	Bill Dahlen	10
4	2 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	9
2	Danny Murphy	7
2	Jake Stahl	7
4	Bill Dahlen	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	0.87
2	Ed Reulbach	0.93
3	Happy Townsend	0.96
4	Tom Hughes	0.96
5	Christy Mathewson	0.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Hughes	5
1	Rube Waddell	5
3	Christy Mathewson	4
4	Nick Altrock	3
4	11 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	42
2	Harry Howell	28
3	Vic Willis	26
4	Tom Hughes	24
5	Christy Mathewson	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charlie Case	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	Harry McIntire	1
1	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.385
2	Mike Donlin	.384
3	George Davis	.373
4	Doc Gessler	.354
5	Shad Barry	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Socks Seybold	4
2	Hobe Ferris	3
2	Elmer Flick	3
2	Fred Odwell	3
2	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Odwell	21
2	Honus Wagner	18
3	Bill Dahlen	17
3	Mike Donlin	17
3	Socks Seybold	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Hoffman	15
2	Dave Fultz	13
2	Honus Wagner	13
4	Sam Mertes	10
5	8 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Tannehill	1.15
2	Christy Mathewson	1.15
2	Doc White	1.15
4	Ed Reulbach	1.34
5	Jim Buchanan	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	8
2	Jack Chesbro	7
2	Christy Mathewson	7
2	Deacon Phillippe	7
5	3 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	80
2	Harry Howell	47
3	Christy Mathewson	46
4	Jack Chesbro	41
4	Cy Young	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Christy Mathewson	2
2	Jim Buchanan	1
2	Charlie Case	1
2	Frank Corridon	1
2	8 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.353
2	Cy Seymour	.352
3	Mike Donlin	.336
4	Willie Keeler	.323
5	George Stone	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dahlen	7
1	Harry Davis	7
1	Sherry Magee	7
1	Dan McGann	7
1	Fred Odwell	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	99
2	Sherry Magee	95
3	Bill Dahlen	80
3	Honus Wagner	80
5	Kitty Bransfield	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	53
2	Billy Maloney	49
3	Danny Hoffman	48
4	Sherry Magee	47
5	Art Devlin	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.61
2	Ed Reulbach	1.94
3	Addie Joss	2.06
4	Rube Waddell	2.17
5	Christy Mathewson	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	29
1	Christy Mathewson	29
1	Rube Waddell	29
4	Bill Duggleby	23
4	4 others tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	332
2	Red Ames	227
3	Cy Young	223
4	Harry Howell	205
5	Eddie Plank	201

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	5
2	Hooks Wiltse	3
3	Jim Buchanan	2
3	Mike Lynch	2
3	3 others tied	2