On This Day

Saturday, September 16, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	79	48	.622	--
White Sox	75	52	.591	4.0
Naps	67	62	.519	13.0
Highlanders	63	61	.508	14.5
Tigers	66	65	.504	15.0
Americans	62	63	.496	16.0
Senators	53	74	.417	26.0
Browns	45	85	.346	35.5

Games

White Sox 12, Browns 2

Tigers 6, Naps 2

Highlanders 5, Senators 2

Senators 3, Highlanders 0

Athletics 6, Americans 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	94	37	.718	--
Pirates	90	47	.657	7.0
Cubs	75	57	.568	19.5
Phillies	72	59	.550	22.0
Reds	66	67	.496	29.0
Cardinals	52	82	.388	43.5
Beaneaters	43	91	.321	52.5
Superbas	39	91	.300	54.5

Games

Phillies 8, Superbas 2

Phillies 4, Superbas 4

Giants 7, Beaneaters 1

Giants 3, Beaneaters 1

Reds 6, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Cozy Dolan	5
2	Mickey Doolin	4
2	Frank Huelsman	4
2	Jimmy Sheckard	4
5	11 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Huelsman	1
1	Harry Lumley	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lave Cross	3
1	Mickey Doolin	3
1	Fielder Jones	3
1	Sherry Magee	3
1	Sam Mertes	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Callahan	4
2	Art Devlin	2
2	Jiggs Donahue	2
2	Doc Gessler	2
2	2 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hooks Wiltse	1.20
2	Doc Scanlan	1.00
3	Christy Mathewson	0.89
4	Clark Griffith	0.80
5	2 tied	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	Al Orth	1
1	Frank Owen	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	8
2	Doc Scanlan	6
2	Hooks Wiltse	6
4	Al Orth	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.368
2	Honus Wagner	.360
3	Mike Donlin	.355
4	Frank Chance	.329
5	Ginger Beaumont	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Odwell	8
2	Bill Dahlen	7
2	Harry Davis	7
2	Harry Lumley	7
5	5 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	94
2	Sherry Magee	86
3	Honus Wagner	77
4	Cy Seymour	76
5	Mike Donlin	70

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.96
2	Bob Wicker	2.03
3	Christy Mathewson	2.17
4	Ed Reulbach	2.17
5	Rube Waddell	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	28
2	Rube Waddell	27
3	Ed Killian	21
4	Sam Leever	20
4	3 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	281
2	Harry Howell	185
3	Red Ames	184
4	Eddie Plank	176
5	Christy Mathewson	175

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	Homer Smoot	.500
2	Mike Donlin	.426
3	Cy Seymour	.411
4	Elmer Flick	.407
5	Jimmy Sheckard	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	3
2	Jimmy Sheckard	2
2	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	16
3	Jake Stahl	14
4	Jimmy Callahan	12
4	4 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	11
2	Jiggs Donahue	8
2	Honus Wagner	8
4	Jimmy Callahan	7
4	Sam Mertes	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Howell	1.24
2	Eddie Plank	1.25
3	Barney Pelty	1.40
4	Bob Wicker	1.42
5	Cy Falkenberg	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Eddie Plank	4
3	Andy Coakley	3
3	Bill Donovan	3
3	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	27
2	Rube Waddell	21
3	Andy Coakley	20
4	Togie Pittinger	19
4	George Winter	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe McGinnity	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.468
2	Homer Smoot	.383
3	Honus Wagner	.367
4	John Titus	.362
5	Mickey Doolin	.356

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	22
2	Harry Davis	21
2	Frank Isbell	21
4	Mike Donlin	20
4	3 others tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	17
2	Art Devlin	16
3	Harry Davis	12
3	Sam Mertes	12
5	4 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Howell	1.17
2	Christy Mathewson	1.44
3	Rube Waddell	1.61
4	Ed Killian	1.83
5	Doc White	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	9
2	Mike Lynch	7
3	Andy Coakley	6
3	Bill Donovan	6
3	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	63
2	Christy Mathewson	56
3	Jack Chesbro	45
4	Harry Howell	41
5	2 tied	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	.363
2	Honus Wagner	.356
3	Mike Donlin	.346
4	Ginger Beaumont	.327
5	Roy Thomas	.316

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	104
2	Sherry Magee	96
3	Cy Seymour	80
4	Honus Wagner	78
5	Kitty Bransfield	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	55
2	Art Devlin	54
3	Billy Maloney	53
4	Danny Hoffman	48
4	Sam Mertes	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.79
2	Rube Waddell	2.15
3	Ed Reulbach	2.17
4	Bob Wicker	2.25
5	Christy Mathewson	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	31
2	Rube Waddell	29
3	Jack Chesbro	25
4	Bill Duggleby	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	310
2	Christy Mathewson	214
3	Red Ames	209
4	Harry Howell	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