On This Day

Friday, September 8, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	74	45	.622	--
White Sox	70	50	.583	4.5
Naps	64	58	.525	11.5
Highlanders	59	57	.509	13.5
Americans	58	59	.496	15.0
Tigers	61	63	.492	15.5
Senators	50	69	.420	24.0
Browns	44	79	.358	32.0

Games

Athletics 5, Americans 3

White Sox 12, Naps 2

Tigers 1, Browns 0

Senators 6, Highlanders 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	88	35	.715	--
Pirates	86	45	.656	6.0
Cubs	74	54	.578	16.5
Phillies	67	58	.536	22.0
Reds	63	64	.496	27.0
Cardinals	50	80	.385	41.5
Beaneaters	42	85	.331	48.0
Superbas	37	86	.301	51.0

Games

Giants 6, Beaneaters 3

Phillies 6, Superbas 0

Reds 8, Pirates 3

Cubs 8, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Cy Seymour	4
2	Nick Altrock	3
2	Jiggs Donahue	3
2	Bob Ganley	3
2	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Kip Selbach	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Isbell	4
2	Fielder Jones	3
2	Kip Selbach	3
4	Roger Bresnahan	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Donlin	2
1	Billy Maloney	2
1	Hooks Wiltse	2
4	Ed Abbaticchio	1
4	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hooks Wiltse	1.00
2	Rube Waddell	0.67
3	Ed Killian	0.60
4	Tully Sparks	0.57
5	Jake Weimer	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Altrock	1
1	Charlie Chech	1
1	Jimmy Dygert	1
1	Ed Killian	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Chesbro	6
1	Ed Killian	6
1	Doc Scanlan	6
1	Jake Weimer	6
1	Hooks Wiltse	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.367
2	Mike Donlin	.354
3	Honus Wagner	.354
4	Frank Chance	.329
5	Ginger Beaumont	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Odwell	8
2	Bill Dahlen	7
2	Harry Davis	7
4	Mike Donlin	6
4	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	85
2	Sherry Magee	77
3	Cy Seymour	74
3	Honus Wagner	74
5	2 tied	65

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	53
2	Danny Hoffman	46
2	Honus Wagner	46
4	Art Devlin	44
5	Sherry Magee	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.89
2	Bob Wicker	1.96
3	Ed Reulbach	2.06
4	Christy Mathewson	2.21
5	Rube Waddell	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	27
2	Christy Mathewson	26
3	Ed Killian	20
3	Deacon Phillippe	20
3	Jesse Tannehill	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	281
2	Harry Howell	181
3	Red Ames	180
4	Cy Young	171
5	Eddie Plank	167

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	.512
2	Charlie Hickman	.397
3	Fielder Jones	.397
4	Cy Seymour	.391
5	2 tied	.375

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	Frank Isbell	17
2	Charlie Hickman	13
3	Honus Wagner	11
4	John Anderson	10
4	3 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	John Anderson	7
1	Jiggs Donahue	7
1	Honus Wagner	7
4	Billy Maloney	6
5	7 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chief Bender	0.53
2	Clark Griffith	0.63
3	Sam Leever	0.64
4	Ed Killian	0.67
5	Addie Joss	1.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	39
2	Jack Chesbro	26
3	Andy Coakley	25
3	Christy Mathewson	25
5	Harry Howell	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charlie Case	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	Harry McIntire	1
1	Togie Pittinger	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.441
2	George Davis	.372
3	Honus Wagner	.363
4	Frank Chance	.357
5	Cy Seymour	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Odwell	4
2	Hobe Ferris	3
2	Harry Lumley	3
2	Socks Seybold	3
2	Honus Wagner	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Isbell	19
1	Honus Wagner	19
3	Sam Crawford	18
3	Charlie Hickman	18
5	Socks Seybold	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	14
2	Sam Crawford	11
2	Art Devlin	11
2	Danny Hoffman	11
2	Billy Maloney	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chief Bender	0.69
2	Christy Mathewson	1.25
3	Sam Leever	1.31
4	Harry Howell	1.54
5	Doc White	1.61

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	78
2	Harry Howell	51
3	Christy Mathewson	47
4	Jack Chesbro	45
5	Andy Coakley	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Buchanan	1
1	Charlie Case	1
1	Claude Elliott	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	5 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.356
2	Honus Wagner	.354
3	Mike Donlin	.343
4	Willie Keeler	.325
5	Ginger Beaumont	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Odwell	8
2	Bill Dahlen	7
2	Harry Davis	7
2	Mike Donlin	7
2	3 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	99
2	Sherry Magee	94
3	Bill Dahlen	80
3	Honus Wagner	80
5	Cy Seymour	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	53
2	Honus Wagner	51
3	Danny Hoffman	48
3	Sherry Magee	48
5	Art Devlin	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.71
2	Ed Reulbach	2.06
3	Addie Joss	2.06
4	Rube Waddell	2.11
5	Cy Young	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	30
1	Rube Waddell	30
3	Jack Chesbro	28
4	Bill Duggleby	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	329
2	Red Ames	217
3	Cy Young	213
4	Harry Howell	211
5	Christy Mathewson	205

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