On This Day

Monday, September 18, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 79 48 .622 --
White Sox 76 53 .589 4.0
Naps 67 64 .511 14.0
Tigers 68 65 .511 14.0
Highlanders 63 61 .508 14.5
Americans 63 64 .496 16.0
Senators 54 75 .419 26.0
Browns 46 86 .348 35.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 94 37 .718 --
Pirates 90 47 .657 7.0
Cubs 77 58 .570 19.0
Phillies 72 59 .550 22.0
Reds 66 67 .496 29.0
Cardinals 53 84 .387 44.0
Beaneaters 45 91 .331 51.5
Superbas 39 93 .295 55.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Delahanty 5
1 Cozy Dolan 5
3 John Anderson 4
3 George Winter 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 1
1 Mike Heydon 1
1 Rabbit Nill 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cozy Dolan 6
2 Jim Delahanty 3
3 John Anderson 2
3 Moose Grimshaw 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hans Lobert 2
1 Freddy Parent 2
3 John Anderson 1
3 Joe Cassidy 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Killian 1.75
2 Carl Lundgren 0.89
3 Vic Willis 0.80
4 Chick Fraser 0.71
5 Jake Thielman 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chick Fraser 1
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 Ed Killian 1
1 Carl Lundgren 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Lundgren 8
2 Ed Killian 7
3 Chick Fraser 5
4 Beany Jacobson 4
4 2 others tied 4

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 6 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 54
2 Honus Wagner 53
3 Art Devlin 51
4 Danny Hoffman 46
5 Sam Mertes 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 2.02
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 22
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 Homer Smoot .477
2 Elmer Flick .456
3 Cy Seymour .451
4 Honus Wagner .450
5 Mike Donlin .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lumley 3
2 Rabbit Nill 2
2 Jimmy Sheckard 2
2 Jimmy Williams 2
5 15 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 17
2 Sam Crawford 14
2 Jake Stahl 14
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 Ed Killian 1.25
1 Eddie Plank 1.25
3 Barney Pelty 1.40
4 Harry Howell 1.42
5 Frank Smith 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Killian 4
1 Christy Mathewson 4
1 Eddie Plank 4
1 George Winter 4
5 9 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 Honus Wagner .369
3 Homer Smoot .367
4 Mickey Doolin .356
5 Elmer Flick .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lumley 5
2 Rabbit Nill 3
2 Socks Seybold 3
2 Honus Wagner 3
5 9 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 23
2 Harry Davis 21
3 John Anderson 20
3 Mike Donlin 20
3 2 others tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 17
2 Art Devlin 15
3 Jiggs Donahue 11
3 Sam Mertes 11
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Howell 1.27
2 Ed Killian 1.57
3 Christy Mathewson 1.63
4 Rube Waddell 1.83
5 Barney Pelty 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 8
2 Nick Altrock 6
2 Andy Coakley 6
2 Mike Lynch 6
2 Rube Waddell 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 51
2 Christy Mathewson 50
3 Harry Howell 44
4 Andy Coakley 40
5 Jack Chesbro 38

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 .359
2 Honus Wagner .357
3 Mike Donlin .345
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 102
2 Sherry Magee 96
3 Cy Seymour 80
4 Honus Wagner 77
5 Mike Donlin 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 54
1 Billy Maloney 54
1 Honus Wagner 54
4 Danny Hoffman 48
5 Sam Mertes 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 1.89
2 Bob Wicker 2.12
3 Rube Waddell 2.15
4 Ed Reulbach 2.20
5 Christy Mathewson 2.34

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 310
2 Christy Mathewson 209
3 Harry Howell 205
4 Red Ames 202
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