On This Day

Thursday, September 14, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 77 47 .621 --
White Sox 74 51 .592 3.5
Naps 67 61 .523 12.0
Highlanders 62 59 .512 13.5
Americans 61 61 .500 15.0
Tigers 65 65 .500 15.0
Senators 51 73 .411 26.0
Browns 44 84 .344 35.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 92 37 .713 --
Pirates 89 46 .659 6.0
Cubs 75 56 .573 18.0
Phillies 70 59 .543 22.0
Reds 65 66 .496 28.0
Cardinals 51 82 .383 43.0
Beaneaters 43 88 .328 50.0
Superbas 39 90 .302 53.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Germany Schaefer 4
2 John Anderson 3
2 John Dobbs 3
2 Frank Huelsman 3
2 Joe Yeager 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Rohe 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Art Devlin 3
1 Sam Mertes 3
1 Joe Yeager 3
4 Frank Huelsman 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 2
1 Bill Donovan 2
1 Frank Huelsman 2
1 Sam Mertes 2
5 16 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Donovan 1.33
2 Chief Bender 0.62
3 Bill Hogg 0.44
4 Harry Howell 0.33
5 Nick Altrock 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Altrock 1
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 Bill Duggleby 1
1 Norwood Gibson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 8
1 Bill Donovan 8
3 Bill Hogg 7
4 Rick Adams 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Seymour .368
2 Honus Wagner .359
3 Mike Donlin .354
4 Ginger Beaumont .331
5 Frank Chance .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Odwell 8
2 Bill Dahlen 7
2 Harry Davis 7
4 Mike Donlin 6
4 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 91
2 Sherry Magee 83
3 Honus Wagner 75
4 Cy Seymour 74
5 Mike Donlin 68

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Maloney 53
2 Honus Wagner 51
3 Art Devlin 49
4 Danny Hoffman 46
5 Sam Mertes 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 1.91
2 Bob Wicker 2.03
3 Ed Reulbach 2.17
4 Christy Mathewson 2.20
5 Rube Waddell 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 27
1 Rube Waddell 27
3 Ed Killian 21
4 Deacon Phillippe 20
4 Jesse Tannehill 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 281
2 Harry Howell 185
3 Red Ames 184
4 Eddie Plank 171
4 Cy Young 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 5
2 Joe McGinnity 3
2 Hooks Wiltse 3
4 Jim Buchanan 2
4 3 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .460
2 Cy Seymour .423
3 Ed Hahn .418
4 Fielder Jones .412
5 Homer Smoot .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lumley 2
1 Jimmy Sheckard 2
1 Jimmy Williams 2
4 John Anderson 1
4 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 17
2 Charlie Hickman 15
3 Frank Isbell 13
4 Jake Stahl 12
5 Jiggs Donahue 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 9
2 Jiggs Donahue 8
3 Sam Mertes 7
3 Honus Wagner 7
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Plank 1.00
2 Harry Howell 1.24
3 Cy Falkenberg 1.29
4 Bob Wicker 1.42
5 Bill Donovan 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Donovan 4
1 Christy Mathewson 4
3 Ed Killian 3
3 Sam Leever 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 29
2 Christy Mathewson 28
3 Frank Smith 24
4 Togie Pittinger 23
5 Orval Overall 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Case 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Togie Pittinger 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .472
2 Honus Wagner .384
3 Ed Hahn .377
4 Homer Smoot .367
5 George Davis .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lumley 4
1 Fred Odwell 4
3 Socks Seybold 3
3 Honus Wagner 3
5 10 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 24
2 Frank Isbell 20
3 Charlie Hickman 19
3 Honus Wagner 19
5 4 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 16
2 Art Devlin 14
3 Harry Davis 12
3 Sam Mertes 12
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Howell 1.34
2 Rube Waddell 1.49
3 Christy Mathewson 1.50
4 Doc White 1.64
5 Barney Pelty 1.77

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 72
2 Christy Mathewson 48
3 Harry Howell 46
4 Andy Coakley 42
5 Jack Chesbro 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Case 1
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Seymour .362
2 Honus Wagner .356
3 Mike Donlin .345
4 Ginger Beaumont .329
5 Willie Keeler .315

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 102
2 Sherry Magee 93
3 Cy Seymour 78
4 Sam Crawford 76
4 Honus Wagner 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Maloney 53
1 Honus Wagner 53
3 Art Devlin 52
4 Danny Hoffman 48
4 Sam Mertes 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 1.75
2 Rube Waddell 2.13
3 Ed Reulbach 2.17
4 Bob Wicker 2.25
5 Addie Joss 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 30
2 Rube Waddell 29
3 Jack Chesbro 26
4 Bill Duggleby 24
5 Eddie Plank 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 312
2 Red Ames 209
3 Harry Howell 206
3 Christy Mathewson 206
5 Cy Young 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 5
2 Joe McGinnity 3
2 Hooks Wiltse 3
4 Jim Buchanan 2
4 3 others tied 2