On This Day

Sunday, September 24, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 84 51 .622 --
White Sox 82 54 .603 2.5
Americans 69 66 .511 15.0
Tigers 70 69 .504 16.0
Naps 70 69 .504 16.0
Highlanders 66 66 .500 16.5
Senators 56 80 .412 28.5
Browns 48 90 .348 37.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 96 42 .696 --
Pirates 92 49 .652 5.5
Cubs 82 58 .586 15.0
Phillies 76 63 .547 20.5
Reds 70 69 .504 26.5
Cardinals 55 85 .393 42.0
Beaneaters 47 93 .336 50.0
Superbas 39 98 .285 56.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Shad Barry 5
2 Ed Abbaticchio 3
2 Jake Beckley 3
2 George Browne 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Seymour 2
2 Emil Batch 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doc Casey 2
1 Mike Grady 2
1 Johnny Kling 2
4 Jake Beckley 1
4 5 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Browne 1
1 Frank Chance 1
1 Mike Grady 1
1 Bill Hinchman 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ollie Johns 0.55
2 Vic Willis 0.36
3 Jack Doscher 0.25
4 Bob Wicker 0.18
5 2 tied 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buster Brown 1
1 Ollie Johns 1
1 Rip Vowinkel 1
1 Bob Wicker 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ollie Johns 6
2 Jack Doscher 4
2 Vic Willis 4
4 Red Ames 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Seymour .364
2 Honus Wagner .356
3 Mike Donlin .354
4 Ginger Beaumont .328
5 Frank Chance .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Odwell 8
2 Bill Dahlen 7
2 Harry Davis 7
2 Harry Lumley 7
2 Cy Seymour 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 96
2 Sherry Magee 91
3 Honus Wagner 81
4 Cy Seymour 76
5 2 tied 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Maloney 56
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 Christy Mathewson 2.11
3 Rube Waddell 2.24
4 Ed Reulbach 2.26
5 Bob Wicker 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 29
2 Rube Waddell 27
3 Ed Killian 22
3 Eddie Plank 22
3 Jesse Tannehill 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 281
2 Cy Young 194
3 Red Ames 192
3 Harry Howell 192
5 Eddie Plank 190

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 Cozy Dolan .455
2 Elmer Flick .434
3 Harry Steinfeldt .406
4 Homer Smoot .405
5 Shad Barry .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lumley 2
1 Rabbit Nill 2
1 Cy Seymour 2
4 Emil Batch 1
4 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Green 12
2 Sam Crawford 11
3 John Anderson 10
3 Jimmy Callahan 10
3 3 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Callahan 9
2 Harry Davis 7
3 Chick Stahl 6
3 Honus Wagner 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 0.00
2 Carl Lundgren 1.00
3 Tully Sparks 1.13
4 Eddie Plank 1.25
5 Christy Mathewson 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Owen 4
1 Eddie Plank 4
3 Nick Altrock 3
3 Mordecai Brown 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 28
2 Cy Young 23
3 Eddie Plank 22
4 Bill Donovan 21
5 Chief Bender 18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .418
2 Honus Wagner .379
3 Elmer Flick .368
4 Homer Smoot .367
5 Cy Seymour .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lumley 5
2 Cy Seymour 4
2 Honus Wagner 4
4 Socks Seybold 3
5 6 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 21
1 Harry Davis 21
1 Charlie Hickman 21
1 Frank Isbell 21
1 Sherry Magee 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 14
2 Jiggs Donahue 13
3 Art Devlin 12
4 Harry Davis 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.29
2 Ambrose Puttmann 1.32
3 Cy Young 1.43
4 Harry Howell 1.52
5 Christy Mathewson 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 7
1 Eddie Plank 7
3 Nick Altrock 6
3 Andy Coakley 6
3 Mike Lynch 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 53
2 Rube Waddell 39
3 Andy Coakley 38
3 Cy Young 38
5 3 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Case 1
1 Frank Kitson 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 .355
3 Mike Donlin .346
4 Ginger Beaumont .333
5 Elmer Flick .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Odwell 8
1 Cy Seymour 8
3 Bill Dahlen 7
3 Harry Davis 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 102
2 Sherry Magee 99
3 Honus Wagner 81
4 Cy Seymour 79
5 Kitty Bransfield 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Maloney 56
2 Art Devlin 54
2 Honus Wagner 54
4 Danny Hoffman 48
5 Sam Mertes 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 1.95
2 Rube Waddell 2.15
3 Christy Mathewson 2.18
4 Ed Reulbach 2.26
5 Cy Young 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 31
2 Rube Waddell 29
3 Eddie Plank 24
4 Togie Pittinger 23
5 4 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 310
2 Christy Mathewson 215
2 Cy Young 215
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