Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, October 3, 1905

On This Day

Tuesday, October 3, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	89	54	.622	--
White Sox	89	58	.605	2.0
Tigers	77	73	.513	15.5
Naps	75	75	.500	17.5
Americans	73	74	.497	18.0
Highlanders	71	74	.490	19.0
Senators	62	84	.425	28.5
Browns	52	96	.351	39.5

Games

Americans 7, Naps 4

Highlanders 3, Tigers 0

Highlanders 10, Tigers 1

Athletics 5, Browns 2

White Sox 3, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	103	45	.696	--
Pirates	96	52	.649	7.0
Cubs	88	61	.591	15.5
Phillies	80	67	.544	22.5
Reds	76	73	.510	27.5
Cardinals	57	93	.380	47.0
Beaneaters	49	99	.331	54.0
Superbas	44	103	.299	58.5

Games

Phillies 5, Cubs 5

Reds 4, Giants 2

Giants 4, Reds 4

Pirates 10, Beaneaters 2

Pirates 4, Beaneaters 3

Superbas 4, Cardinals 0

Superbas 3, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Doc Gessler	5
1	Ed Hahn	5
1	Fred Tenney	5
1	Honus Wagner	5
5	3 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Emil Batch	1
1	Doc Gessler	1
1	Cy Seymour	1
1	Terry Turner	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Otto Knabe	4
1	Frank LaPorte	4
1	Honus Wagner	4
4	Nig Clarke	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rube Oldring	2
2	Shad Barry	1
2	Emil Batch	1
2	Frank Bowerman	1
2	20 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Frank Owen	1.50
2	Doc Scanlan	0.93
3	Bob Ewing	0.78
4	Clark Griffith	0.75
5	Jimmy Wiggs	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Scanlan	2
2	Ed Barry	1
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Clark Griffith	1
2	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Doc Scanlan	13
2	Bob Ewing	7
2	Big Jeff Pfeffer	7
4	Chief Bender	6
4	4 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.371
2	Honus Wagner	.365
3	Mike Donlin	.352
4	Frank Chance	.317
5	Roy Thomas	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	8
1	Fred Odwell	8
1	Cy Seymour	8
4	Bill Dahlen	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	103
2	Sherry Magee	95
3	Honus Wagner	88
4	Cy Seymour	83
5	2 tied	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	57
2	Art Devlin	56
3	Honus Wagner	55
4	Sam Mertes	52
5	2 tied	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	2.02
2	Christy Mathewson	2.20
3	Ed Reulbach	2.24
4	Rube Waddell	2.27
5	Bob Wicker	2.28

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	281
2	Eddie Plank	207
3	Christy Mathewson	204
4	Cy Young	202
5	Harry Howell	201

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	6
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	Honus Wagner	.422
2	Rip Cannell	.409
3	Harry Davis	.403
4	Cy Seymour	.394
5	Jake Beckley	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Seymour	3
2	Emil Batch	2
2	Fielder Jones	2
4	Shad Barry	1
4	23 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Titus	17
2	Danny Green	14
3	Joe Stanley	12
3	Joe Tinker	12
5	4 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Davis	8
1	Sam Mertes	8
3	Frank Chance	7
3	Harry Davis	7
3	Jake Stahl	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tully Sparks	0.60
2	Carl Lundgren	0.67
3	Bob Rhoads	1.33
4	Harry Hardy	1.93
5	Frank Owen	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	4
1	Orval Overall	4
1	Frank Owen	4
4	Nick Altrock	3
4	13 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Plank	31
1	Cy Young	31
3	Chief Bender	30
4	Christy Mathewson	29
5	Frank Smith	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	1
1	Ollie Johns	1
1	Frank Kitson	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Elmer Flick	.438
2	Honus Wagner	.413
3	Cy Seymour	.412
4	Mike Donlin	.370
5	Harry Davis	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Seymour	4
2	Harry Lumley	3
3	Emil Batch	2
3	Fielder Jones	2
3	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	27
2	Jake Stahl	25
3	Harry Davis	23
4	Frank Isbell	21
4	2 others tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	16
2	Sam Mertes	15
3	Harry Davis	13
3	Jiggs Donahue	13
5	Jimmy Callahan	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Barney Pelty	1.40
2	Carl Lundgren	1.43
3	Eddie Plank	1.75
4	Bob Rhoads	2.00
5	Ambrose Puttmann	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	7
1	Eddie Plank	7
3	Nick Altrock	6
3	Cy Falkenberg	6
3	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	56
2	Chief Bender	45
3	Frank Smith	44
4	Orval Overall	43
4	Eddie Plank	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	1
1	Ollie Johns	1
1	Frank Kitson	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	3 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.370
2	Honus Wagner	.365
3	Mike Donlin	.349
4	Ginger Beaumont	.333
5	Roy Thomas	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	8
1	Fred Odwell	8
1	Cy Seymour	8
4	Bill Dahlen	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	106
2	Sherry Magee	99
3	Honus Wagner	88
4	Cy Seymour	84
5	John Titus	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	57
1	Billy Maloney	57
3	Honus Wagner	55
4	Sam Mertes	52
5	Danny Hoffman	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	2.01
2	Christy Mathewson	2.17
3	Rube Waddell	2.20
4	Ed Reulbach	2.24
5	Bob Wicker	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	32
2	Rube Waddell	28
3	Nick Altrock	23
3	Eddie Plank	23
5	4 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	300
2	Christy Mathewson	220
3	Cy Young	215
4	Eddie Plank	211
5	Harry Howell	208

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	6
2	Christy Mathewson	3
2	Joe McGinnity	3
2	Hooks Wiltse	3
5	3 tied	2