On This Day

Wednesday, October 4, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 90 54 .625 --
White Sox 90 58 .608 2.0
Tigers 77 73 .513 16.0
Americans 74 74 .500 18.0
Naps 75 76 .497 18.5
Highlanders 71 74 .490 19.5
Senators 62 85 .422 29.5
Browns 52 97 .349 40.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 103 45 .696 --
Pirates 96 53 .644 7.5
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 50 99 .336 53.5
Superbas 44 103 .299 58.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Godwin 3
2 Ed Abbaticchio 2
2 Jimmy Callahan 2
2 Bunk Congalton 2
2 9 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Stovall 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Unglaub 3
2 Joe Cassidy 2
2 Jiggs Donahue 2
4 Lou Criger 1
4 9 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jesse Burkett 1
1 Jimmy Callahan 1
1 Harry Davis 1
1 Cozy Dolan 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Plank 0.86
2 Roy Patterson 0.56
3 Harry Howell 0.55
4 Tom Hughes 0.54
5 Bill Dinneen 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Chick Fraser 1
1 Roy Patterson 1
1 Eddie Plank 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hughes 7
2 Harry Howell 6
2 Eddie Plank 6
4 Roy Patterson 5
5 Charlie Case 4

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
2 Honus Wagner 56
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 24
4 Nick Altrock 22
4 4 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 281
2 Eddie Plank 213
3 Harry Howell 207
4 Christy Mathewson 204
5 Cy Young 202

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 .420
2 Sam Crawford .404
3 Rip Cannell .396
4 Shad Barry .394
5 George Browne .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Seymour 3
2 Emil Batch 2
2 Fielder Jones 2
4 Shad Barry 1
4 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Titus 17
2 Danny Green 13
3 Joe Stanley 12
4 Bill Coughlin 11
4 Honus Wagner 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Davis 8
1 Sam Mertes 8
3 George Davis 7
3 Jake Stahl 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Dinneen 0.50
2 Tully Sparks 0.64
3 Carl Lundgren 0.67
4 Bob Rhoads 1.33
5 Charlie Case 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orval Overall 4
1 Eddie Plank 4
3 Nick Altrock 3
3 Red Ames 3
3 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Plank 37
2 Frank Smith 27
3 Chief Bender 26
3 Tom Hughes 26
5 Christy Mathewson 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 1
1 Ollie Johns 1
1 Frank Kitson 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Barney Wolfe 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Elmer Flick .447
2 Honus Wagner .433
3 Cy Seymour .419
4 Mike Donlin .370
5 Homer Smoot .367

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 14
4 Jimmy Callahan 13
5 Jiggs Donahue 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Barney Pelty 1.40
2 Carl Lundgren 1.43
3 Eddie Plank 1.67
4 Charlie Case 1.74
5 Bob Rhoads 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Plank 8
2 Christy Mathewson 7
3 Nick Altrock 6
3 Cy Falkenberg 6
3 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 56
2 Eddie Plank 49
3 Chief Bender 45
4 Frank Smith 44
5 Orval Overall 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 .366
2 Honus Wagner .365
3 Mike Donlin .350
4 Roy Thomas .315
5 John Titus .312

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 104
2 Sherry Magee 97
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 56
4 Sam Mertes 52
5 Danny Hoffman 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 2.01
2 Christy Mathewson 2.20
2 Rube Waddell 2.20
4 Ed Reulbach 2.24
5 Bob Wicker 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 31
2 Rube Waddell 28
3 Eddie Plank 24
4 Nick Altrock 23
5 4 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 300
2 Eddie Plank 217
3 Cy Young 215
4 Harry Howell 211
5 Christy Mathewson 204

Saves

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