Baseball44 On This Day: Friday, September 29, 1905

On This Day

Friday, September 29, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	87	53	.621	--
White Sox	87	57	.604	2.0
Tigers	74	70	.514	15.0
Naps	74	72	.507	16.0
Americans	70	73	.490	18.5
Highlanders	68	71	.489	18.5
Senators	59	83	.415	29.0
Browns	52	92	.361	37.0

Games

Tigers 4, Americans 1

Naps 1, Highlanders 0

Athletics 11, White Sox 1

Browns 11, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	101	43	.701	--
Pirates	93	52	.641	8.5
Cubs	85	60	.586	16.5
Phillies	79	64	.552	21.5
Reds	74	71	.510	27.5
Cardinals	56	89	.386	45.5
Beaneaters	48	97	.331	53.5
Superbas	41	101	.289	59.0

Games

Reds 7, Phillies 2

Giants 6, Cardinals 5

Giants 5, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Browne	5
2	Jake Beckley	3
2	Lou Criger	3
2	Harry Davis	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	4
2	Miller Huggins	3
2	Sam Mertes	3
2	Danny Shay	3
5	8 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	4
2	Harry Steinfeldt	2
3	George Browne	1
3	Joe Cassidy	1
3	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dummy Taylor	1.00
2	Walter Clarkson	0.56
3	Bob Rhoads	0.50
4	Chief Bender	0.45
5	Christy Mathewson	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Jim Buchanan	1
1	Charlie Chech	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	7
2	Chief Bender	5
2	Walter Clarkson	5
2	Dummy Taylor	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.369
2	Honus Wagner	.359
3	Mike Donlin	.356
4	Ginger Beaumont	.328
5	Frank Chance	.318

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	103
2	Sherry Magee	93
3	Honus Wagner	83
4	Cy Seymour	79
5	Mike Donlin	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	56
2	Art Devlin	54
2	Honus Wagner	54
4	Sam Mertes	50
5	Danny Hoffman	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	2.02
2	Christy Mathewson	2.20
3	Ed Reulbach	2.25
4	Rube Waddell	2.27
5	Bob Wicker	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	31
2	Rube Waddell	27
3	Eddie Plank	23
4	Nick Altrock	22
4	3 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	281
2	Christy Mathewson	204
3	Eddie Plank	202
3	Cy Young	202
5	Harry Howell	196

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	5
2	Christy Mathewson	3
2	Joe McGinnity	3
2	Hooks Wiltse	3
5	3 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shad Barry	.426
2	Harry Davis	.410
3	Johnny Evers	.395
4	Bob Ganley	.395
5	John Titus	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fielder Jones	2
1	Cy Seymour	2
3	Shad Barry	1
3	Emil Batch	1
3	23 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Titus	15
2	Danny Green	14
3	Jimmy Callahan	12
3	Lave Cross	12
3	3 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Callahan	9
1	Harry Davis	9
3	George Davis	8
3	Jake Stahl	8
5	Jiggs Donahue	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Ewing	0.00
2	Tully Sparks	1.13
3	Carl Lundgren	1.33
4	Harry Howell	1.67
5	2 tied	1.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Altrock	4
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	George Mullin	4
1	Eddie Plank	4
5	11 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	37
2	Eddie Plank	31
2	Cy Young	31
4	Chief Bender	24
5	2 tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ollie Johns	1
1	Frank Kitson	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	Ed Reulbach	1
1	Barney Wolfe	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.411
2	Cy Seymour	.398
3	Elmer Flick	.389
4	Honus Wagner	.382
5	Homer Smoot	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	3
1	Cy Seymour	3
3	Fielder Jones	2
3	Rabbit Nill	2
3	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	25
2	Frank Isbell	23
3	Jimmy Callahan	22
3	Sam Crawford	22
3	Sam Mertes	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jiggs Donahue	15
2	Art Devlin	14
3	Harry Davis	13
3	Sam Mertes	13
5	Jimmy Callahan	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Howell	1.45
2	Eddie Plank	1.50
3	Carl Lundgren	1.80
4	Barney Pelty	1.82
5	Bill Donovan	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	8
1	Eddie Plank	8
3	George Mullin	7
4	Nick Altrock	6
4	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	65
2	Frank Smith	43
3	Eddie Plank	41
4	Orval Overall	40
5	Chief Bender	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charlie Case	1
1	Ollie Johns	1
1	Frank Kitson	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	4 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.361
2	Honus Wagner	.359
3	Mike Donlin	.352
4	Ginger Beaumont	.333
5	Roy Thomas	.317

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	107
2	Sherry Magee	99
3	Honus Wagner	83
4	Cy Seymour	80
5	Mike Donlin	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	56
1	Billy Maloney	56
3	Honus Wagner	54
4	Sam Mertes	50
5	Danny Hoffman	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	2.01
2	Rube Waddell	2.17
3	Ed Reulbach	2.25
4	Christy Mathewson	2.30
5	Bob Wicker	2.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	32
2	Rube Waddell	29
3	Eddie Plank	24
4	Nick Altrock	23
4	Togie Pittinger	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	310
2	Christy Mathewson	225
3	Cy Young	221
4	Eddie Plank	209
5	Harry Howell	203

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	5
2	Christy Mathewson	3
2	Joe McGinnity	3
2	Hooks Wiltse	3
5	3 tied	2