On This Day

Tuesday, September 5, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	71	45	.612	--
White Sox	67	50	.573	4.5
Naps	63	57	.525	10.0
Highlanders	58	54	.518	11.0
Americans	58	56	.509	12.0
Tigers	59	61	.492	14.0
Senators	47	68	.409	23.5
Browns	44	76	.367	29.0

Games

Americans 3, Athletics 2

Browns 6, Naps 0

Tigers 6, White Sox 5

Tigers 3, White Sox 2

Highlanders 6, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	86	34	.717	--
Pirates	85	44	.659	5.5
Cubs	73	54	.575	16.5
Phillies	64	58	.525	23.0
Reds	62	63	.496	26.5
Cardinals	50	79	.388	40.5
Beaneaters	41	83	.331	47.0
Superbas	37	83	.308	49.0

Games

Phillies 7, Superbas 3

Pirates 6, Cubs 4

Reds 12, Cardinals 5

Cardinals 6, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Cy Seymour	5
2	Al Bridwell	4
2	Tommy Corcoran	4
2	Admiral Schlei	4
2	Homer Smoot	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Grady	1
1	Harry Lumley	1
1	George McBride	1
1	Admiral Schlei	1
1	Cy Seymour	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	3
2	Kitty Bransfield	2
2	Sam Crawford	2
2	Jiggs Donahue	2
2	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Arndt	1
1	Ernie Courtney	1
1	Sam Crawford	1
1	Jack Dunleavy	1
1	16 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Barney Pelty	2.00
2	Rube Waddell	1.55
3	Otto Hess	0.67
4	George Winter	0.47
5	Elmer Stricklett	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Chech	1
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	17
2	Otto Hess	8
2	Barney Pelty	8
4	George Winter	7
5	Jack Chesbro	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.360
2	Mike Donlin	.351
3	Honus Wagner	.350
4	Frank Chance	.327
5	Ginger Beaumont	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Odwell	8
2	Bill Dahlen	7
2	Harry Davis	7
4	Socks Seybold	6
4	George Stone	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	84
2	Sherry Magee	76
3	Honus Wagner	74
4	Cy Seymour	71
5	Bill Dahlen	65

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	51
2	Danny Hoffman	46
2	Honus Wagner	46
4	Art Devlin	42
4	Sherry Magee	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Wicker	1.96
2	Doc White	1.97
3	Ed Reulbach	2.06
4	Rube Waddell	2.20
5	Christy Mathewson	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	27
2	Christy Mathewson	25
3	Deacon Phillippe	20
3	Jesse Tannehill	20
5	Ed Killian	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	279
2	Red Ames	180
3	Harry Howell	177
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	.521
2	George Davis	.389
3	Mickey Doolin	.375
3	Joe Yeager	.375
5	Jimmy Callahan	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	3
1	Socks Seybold	3
1	Honus Wagner	3
4	George McBride	2
4	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	13
1	Honus Wagner	13
3	Sam Crawford	12
3	George McBride	12
3	Frank Schulte	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	9
2	Joe Tinker	8
3	Bill Dahlen	6
3	Sherry Magee	6
3	Jake Stahl	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chief Bender	0.53
2	Rube Waddell	0.56
3	Buster Brown	0.66
4	Addie Joss	1.00
5	Deacon Phillippe	1.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	6
2	Mike Lynch	5
3	Christy Mathewson	4
4	Nick Altrock	3
4	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	45
2	Harry Howell	28
2	Vic Willis	28
4	Otto Hess	26
5	George Winter	21

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	Mike Donlin	.424
2	George Davis	.395
3	Honus Wagner	.349
4	Bobby Wallace	.336
5	Emil Batch	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Odwell	4
2	Harry Lumley	3
2	Socks Seybold	3
2	Honus Wagner	3
5	6 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	19
1	Honus Wagner	19
3	Socks Seybold	16
4	Harry Davis	15
4	4 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Hoffman	15
2	Honus Wagner	14
3	Harry Davis	10
3	Sherry Magee	10
3	2 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.30
2	Ed Reulbach	1.52
3	Harry Howell	1.60
4	Sam Leever	1.71
5	Jesse Tannehill	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike Lynch	8
2	Christy Mathewson	7
2	Rube Waddell	7
4	Jack Chesbro	6
4	Deacon Phillippe	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	76
2	Harry Howell	47
3	Vic Willis	42
4	Christy Mathewson	41
5	Doc Scanlan	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Christy Mathewson	2
2	Jim Buchanan	1
2	Charlie Case	1
2	Claude Elliott	1
2	5 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.356
2	Cy Seymour	.350
3	Mike Donlin	.341
4	Willie Keeler	.330
5	Ginger Beaumont	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Odwell	8
2	Bill Dahlen	7
2	Harry Davis	7
2	Sherry Magee	7
2	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	101
2	Sherry Magee	95
3	Honus Wagner	84
4	Bill Dahlen	81
5	2 tied	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	52
2	Billy Maloney	51
3	Danny Hoffman	48
3	Sherry Magee	48
5	Art Devlin	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.71
2	Ed Reulbach	2.06
3	Addie Joss	2.06
4	Rube Waddell	2.17
5	Cy Young	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	30
1	Rube Waddell	30
3	Jack Chesbro	29
4	Joe McGinnity	24
5	4 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	341
2	Red Ames	227
3	Cy Young	217
4	Harry Howell	208
5	Christy Mathewson	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