On This Day

Thursday, September 21, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 81 50 .618 --
White Sox 80 53 .602 2.0
Naps 69 66 .511 14.0
Tigers 69 67 .507 14.5
Highlanders 65 64 .504 15.0
Americans 66 65 .504 15.0
Senators 54 79 .406 28.0
Browns 47 87 .351 35.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 96 39 .711 --
Pirates 91 48 .655 7.0
Cubs 79 58 .577 18.0
Phillies 75 62 .547 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 Tommy Leach 5
2 Jiggs Donahue 4
2 Bob Ganley 4
2 Danny Green 4
5 5 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fielder Jones 1
1 Billy Sullivan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Green 4
2 Tommy Leach 3
3 Kitty Bransfield 2
3 Ernie Courtney 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Davis 2
1 Kid Elberfeld 2
3 Kitty Bransfield 1
3 Jimmy Callahan 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Lynch 1.00
1 George Mullin 1.00
3 Eddie Plank 0.75
4 Jim Buchanan 0.57
4 Doc White 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Buchanan 1
1 Mike Lynch 1
1 George Mullin 1
1 Togie Pittinger 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hughes 7
2 Mike Lynch 6
2 Al Orth 6
2 Eddie Plank 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Kitson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Seymour .367
2 Honus Wagner .356
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 90
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 Togie Pittinger 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 281
2 Red Ames 189
3 Harry Howell 188
4 Eddie Plank 182
4 Cy Young 182

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 .474
2 Cy Seymour .452
3 Honus Wagner .421
4 Bob Ganley .409
5 Billy Maloney .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lumley 2
1 Rabbit Nill 2
1 Jimmy Sheckard 2
1 Jimmy Williams 2
5 13 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jake Stahl 15
2 Sherry Magee 14
3 John Anderson 13
3 Charlie Hickman 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Callahan 10
2 Art Devlin 9
3 Sam Mertes 8
4 Harry Davis 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 Andy Coakley 18
3 Bill Hogg 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Kitson 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Ed Reulbach 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .442
2 Elmer Flick .386
3 Homer Smoot .367
4 Honus Wagner .365
5 Cy Seymour .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lumley 5
2 Rabbit Nill 3
2 Socks Seybold 3
2 Honus Wagner 3
5 8 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 24
2 Sherry Magee 22
3 Harry Davis 21
3 Frank Isbell 21
5 3 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 16
2 Art Devlin 14
3 Jiggs Donahue 12
3 Sam Mertes 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 0.90
2 Ed Killian 1.33
3 Harry Howell 1.46
4 Christy Mathewson 1.50
5 Barney Pelty 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 8
2 Nick Altrock 7
2 Mike Lynch 7
4 Mordecai Brown 6
4 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 50
2 Rube Waddell 47
3 Harry Howell 39
3 Doc Scanlan 39
5 Vic Willis 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Case 1
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 Frank Kitson 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Seymour .359
2 Honus Wagner .354
3 Mike Donlin .345
4 Ginger Beaumont .324
5 Elmer Flick .320

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 99
3 Cy Seymour 80
4 Kitty Bransfield 79
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 Bill Duggleby 23
3 Togie Pittinger 23
3 Eddie Plank 23

Strikeouts

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