On This Day

Monday, September 25, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	85	51	.625	--
White Sox	84	54	.609	2.0
Naps	71	69	.507	16.0
Highlanders	67	66	.504	16.5
Americans	69	68	.504	16.5
Tigers	70	70	.500	17.0
Senators	56	81	.409	29.5
Browns	48	91	.345	38.5

Games

White Sox 3, Americans 1

White Sox 7, Americans 4

Highlanders 13, Browns 10

Athletics 3, Tigers 2

Naps 9, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	97	42	.698	--
Pirates	92	50	.648	6.5
Cubs	83	59	.585	15.5
Phillies	76	63	.547	21.0
Reds	72	69	.511	26.0
Cardinals	55	85	.393	42.5
Beaneaters	47	95	.331	51.5
Superbas	40	99	.288	57.0

Games

Superbas 2, Cubs 0

Cubs 3, Superbas 2

Reds 5, Beaneaters 0

Reds 4, Beaneaters 3

Giants 10, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Evers	4
1	Charlie Hickman	4
3	Shad Barry	3
3	Bill Bradley	3
3	20 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Callahan	1
1	Emil Frisk	1
1	Charlie Hickman	1
1	Fielder Jones	1
1	George Stone	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shad Barry	3
1	Dave Brain	3
1	Jimmy Callahan	3
1	Buck Freeman	3
1	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lew Ritter	3
2	Shad Barry	2
2	Hal Chase	2
2	Doc Gessler	2
2	Jimmy Sheckard	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Christy Mathewson	1.00
2	Chief Bender	0.80
3	Nick Altrock	0.75
4	Harry McIntire	0.67
4	Jimmy Wiggs	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Altrock	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Addie Joss	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	8
1	Harry McIntire	8
1	Jimmy Wiggs	8
4	Christy Mathewson	7
4	Frank Smith	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.365
2	Mike Donlin	.356
3	Honus Wagner	.355
4	Ginger Beaumont	.328
5	Frank Chance	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Odwell	8
2	Bill Dahlen	7
2	Harry Davis	7
2	Harry Lumley	7
2	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	99
2	Sherry Magee	91
3	Honus Wagner	81
4	Cy Seymour	79
5	Bill Dahlen	73

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	2.16
3	Rube Waddell	2.24
4	Ed Reulbach	2.25
5	Bob Wicker	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	30
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	Christy Mathewson	195
3	Cy Young	194
4	Red Ames	192
4	Harry Howell	192

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	.447
2	Homer Smoot	.441
3	Johnny Evers	.425
4	Cozy Dolan	.412
5	Billy Maloney	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fielder Jones	2
1	Harry Lumley	2
1	Rabbit Nill	2
1	Cy Seymour	2
5	20 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Callahan	12
1	Danny Green	12
3	John Anderson	11
3	Fielder Jones	11
3	Sam Mertes	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Callahan	9
2	Harry Davis	8
3	Jiggs Donahue	6
3	Chick Stahl	6
5	7 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Ewing	0.00
1	Cy Young	0.00
3	Carl Lundgren	1.00
4	Tully Sparks	1.13
5	George Mullin	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Altrock	4
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Frank Owen	4
1	Eddie Plank	4
5	8 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	35
2	Chief Bender	26
3	Cy Young	23
4	Eddie Plank	22
5	Bill Donovan	21

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	.427
2	Elmer Flick	.376
3	Honus Wagner	.374
4	Dan McGann	.370
5	Cy Seymour	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	5
2	Cy Seymour	4
3	Socks Seybold	3
3	Honus Wagner	3
5	8 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	23
2	Jimmy Callahan	22
3	John Anderson	21
3	Sam Crawford	21
3	Sherry Magee	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jiggs Donahue	14
2	Honus Wagner	13
3	Harry Davis	12
3	Art Devlin	12
5	3 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	Mordecai Brown	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	8
2	Eddie Plank	7
3	Nick Altrock	6
3	Frank Smith	6
5	11 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	60
2	Frank Smith	43
3	Orval Overall	41
4	Chief Bender	39
4	Rube Waddell	39

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	.357
2	Honus Wagner	.355
3	Mike Donlin	.350
4	Ginger Beaumont	.331
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	3 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	105
2	Sherry Magee	99
3	Cy Seymour	82
4	Honus Wagner	81
5	Bill Dahlen	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	56
2	Art Devlin	54
3	Honus Wagner	53
4	Danny Hoffman	48
5	Sam Mertes	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.95
2	Rube Waddell	2.15
3	Ed Reulbach	2.25
4	Christy Mathewson	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	6 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	310
2	Christy Mathewson	216
3	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