On This Day

Wednesday, September 20, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 80 50 .615 --
White Sox 78 53 .595 2.5
Naps 69 65 .515 13.0
Highlanders 65 62 .512 13.5
Americans 66 64 .508 14.0
Tigers 68 67 .504 14.5
Senators 54 78 .409 27.0
Browns 46 87 .346 35.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 96 39 .711 --
Pirates 90 47 .657 7.0
Cubs 79 58 .577 18.0
Phillies 74 61 .548 22.0
Reds 66 69 .489 30.0
Cardinals 53 84 .387 44.0
Beaneaters 46 91 .336 51.0
Superbas 39 94 .293 56.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Abbaticchio 4
1 Kitty Bransfield 4
1 Bill Dahlen 4
1 John Dobbs 4
1 Hobe Ferris 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Phil Lewis 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rip Cannell 5
2 Phil Lewis 4
3 Fred Abbott 3
3 Admiral Schlei 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cozy Dolan 2
2 Ed Abbaticchio 1
2 Al Bridwell 1
2 Ernie Courtney 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kaiser Wilhelm 0.86
2 Bill Hogg 0.67
3 Tully Sparks 0.64
4 Red Ames 0.50
4 Irv Young 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Altrock 1
1 Red Ames 1
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Bill Hogg 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tully Sparks 7
2 Mordecai Brown 6
2 Kaiser Wilhelm 6
4 Red Ames 5
4 Doc Scanlan 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Seymour .367
2 Honus Wagner .360
3 Mike Donlin .354
4 Frank Chance .328
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 6 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 96
2 Sherry Magee 89
3 Honus Wagner 77
4 Cy Seymour 76
5 Mike Donlin 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Maloney 55
2 Honus Wagner 53
3 Art Devlin 51
4 Danny Hoffman 46
5 Sam Mertes 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 2.02
2 Bob Wicker 2.13
3 Christy Mathewson 2.13
4 Ed Reulbach 2.20
5 Rube Waddell 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 29
2 Rube Waddell 27
3 Ed Killian 22
4 Jesse Tannehill 21
5 7 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 281
2 Red Ames 189
3 Harry Howell 188
4 Cy Young 182
5 Christy Mathewson 181

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 Elmer Flick .517
2 Cy Seymour .452
3 Billy Maloney .400
4 Bob Ganley .389
5 2 tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lumley 2
1 Rabbit Nill 2
1 Jimmy Sheckard 2
1 Jimmy Williams 2
5 11 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jake Stahl 15
2 John Anderson 13
2 Charlie Hickman 13
2 Sherry Magee 13
5 Sam Mertes 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Callahan 9
1 Art Devlin 9
3 Sam Mertes 8
4 Jiggs Donahue 7
4 Honus Wagner 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ambrose Puttmann 0.49
2 Tully Sparks 0.96
3 Christy Mathewson 1.00
3 Ed Killian 1.00
5 Bill Donovan 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Altrock 4
1 Christy Mathewson 4
1 Eddie Plank 4
4 Mordecai Brown 3
4 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 30
2 Doc Scanlan 21
3 Togie Pittinger 19
4 Andy Coakley 18
4 Bill Hogg 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Ed Reulbach 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .444
2 Honus Wagner .380
3 Elmer Flick .374
4 Homer Smoot .362
5 Cy Seymour .357

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 John Anderson 22
3 Harry Davis 21
3 Frank Isbell 21
3 3 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 16
2 Art Devlin 15
3 Sam Mertes 12
4 Bill Dahlen 11
4 Jiggs Donahue 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 0.90
2 Harry Howell 1.46
3 Christy Mathewson 1.56
4 Ed Killian 1.57
5 Barney Pelty 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 9
2 Nick Altrock 7
3 Mordecai Brown 6
3 Andy Coakley 6
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 56
2 Rube Waddell 47
3 Andy Coakley 40
4 Harry Howell 39
4 Doc Scanlan 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Case 1
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 4 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 Elmer Flick .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 104
2 Sherry Magee 98
3 Cy Seymour 80
4 Kitty Bransfield 78
5 2 tied 77

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 1.95
2 Rube Waddell 2.15
3 Bob Wicker 2.19
4 Ed Reulbach 2.20
5 Christy Mathewson 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 31
2 Rube Waddell 29
3 Jack Chesbro 24
4 Bill Duggleby 23
5 7 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 310
2 Christy Mathewson 215
3 Cy Young 208
4 Red Ames 207
5 Harry Howell 205

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