On This Day

Sunday, September 17, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 79 48 .622 --
White Sox 76 52 .594 3.5
Naps 67 63 .515 13.5
Highlanders 63 61 .508 14.5
Tigers 67 65 .508 14.5
Americans 62 63 .496 16.0
Senators 53 74 .417 26.0
Browns 45 86 .344 36.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 94 37 .718 --
Pirates 90 47 .657 7.0
Cubs 76 58 .567 19.5
Phillies 72 59 .550 22.0
Reds 66 67 .496 29.0
Cardinals 53 83 .390 43.5
Beaneaters 43 91 .321 52.5
Superbas 39 91 .300 54.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chris Lindsay 3
1 Joe Tinker 3
3 Harry Arndt 2
3 Frank Chance 2
3 9 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Chance 3
2 Art Hoelskoetter 2
2 Chris Lindsay 2
2 George Rohe 2
5 8 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Slagle 2
2 Jake Beckley 1
2 Frank Chance 1
2 Jack Dunleavy 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Reulbach 1.00
2 Mordecai Brown 0.67
3 George Mullin 0.50
4 Buster Brown 0.33
5 Harry Howell 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Altrock 1
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Sandy McDougal 1
1 George Mullin 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mordecai Brown 6
1 Ed Reulbach 6
3 Buster Brown 5
4 George Mullin 4
5 Harry Howell 3

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 Ginger Beaumont .328
5 Frank Chance .326

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 2.20
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 188
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 Cy Seymour .434
2 Fielder Jones .432
3 Homer Smoot .432
4 Elmer Flick .431
5 Mike Donlin .426

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 Charlie Hickman 16
2 Jake Stahl 14
3 Sam Crawford 13
4 Harry Davis 12
4 3 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 Eddie Plank 1.25
2 Barney Pelty 1.40
3 Harry Howell 1.42
3 Bob Wicker 1.42
5 Frank Smith 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 4
1 Eddie Plank 4
3 Nick Altrock 3
3 Andy Coakley 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
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe McGinnity 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .468
2 Homer Smoot .388
3 Honus Wagner .358
4 Mickey Doolin .356
5 John Titus .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lumley 5
2 Fred Odwell 3
2 Socks Seybold 3
2 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 Sam Mertes 11
4 Bill Dahlen 10
4 4 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Howell 1.27
2 Rube Waddell 1.61
3 Christy Mathewson 1.63
4 Ed Killian 1.83
5 Doc White 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 8
2 Nick Altrock 6
2 Andy Coakley 6
2 Bill Donovan 6
2 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 63
2 Christy Mathewson 50
3 Harry Howell 44
4 Andy Coakley 40
5 Frank Smith 39

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 .360
2 Honus Wagner .358
3 Mike Donlin .346
4 Ginger Beaumont .326
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 Mike Donlin 76

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 1.84
2 Rube Waddell 2.15
3 Ed Reulbach 2.20
4 Bob Wicker 2.25
5 Christy Mathewson 2.34

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 310
2 Red Ames 209
2 Harry Howell 209
2 Christy Mathewson 209
5 Cy Young 197

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