On This Day

Thursday, October 5, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 92 54 .630 --
White Sox 90 58 .608 3.0
Tigers 78 73 .517 16.5
Americans 75 74 .503 18.5
Naps 75 77 .493 20.0
Highlanders 71 75 .486 21.0
Senators 62 87 .416 31.5
Browns 52 97 .349 41.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 104 46 .693 --
Pirates 96 53 .644 7.5
Cubs 88 61 .591 15.5
Phillies 81 68 .544 22.5
Reds 76 73 .510 27.5
Cardinals 57 93 .380 47.0
Beaneaters 50 101 .331 54.5
Superbas 46 103 .309 57.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chief Bender 5
1 Lave Cross 5
3 John Hummel 4
3 Lew Ritter 4
3 Socks Seybold 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doc Gessler 1
1 Moose Grimshaw 1
1 Cy Young 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chief Bender 7
2 Sam Crawford 3
2 Doc Gessler 3
2 Charlie Malay 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Donlin 3
2 Jim Delahanty 2
2 Art Devlin 2
4 Jesse Burkett 1
4 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Killian 1.12
2 Chief Bender 0.93
3 Christy Mathewson 0.80
4 Cy Young 0.70
5 Irv Young 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 2
2 Mal Eason 1
2 Ed Killian 1
2 Johnny Lush 1
2 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 14
2 Ed Killian 9
3 Christy Mathewson 8
4 Cy Young 7
5 Casey Patten 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tully Sparks 1

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 .316

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 97
3 Honus Wagner 88
4 Cy Seymour 83
5 2 tied 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 58
2 Billy Maloney 57
3 Honus Wagner 56
4 Sam Mertes 52
5 2 tied 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 2.02
2 Ed Reulbach 2.24
3 Christy Mathewson 2.25
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 Ed Killian 23
5 4 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 281
2 Eddie Plank 213
3 Christy Mathewson 212
4 Cy Young 209
5 Harry Howell 207

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 Sam Crawford .426
2 Honus Wagner .420
3 Charlie Carr .405
4 Cy Seymour .404
5 Doc Gessler .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Seymour 3
2 Emil Batch 2
2 Doc Gessler 2
2 Fielder Jones 2
5 25 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Titus 15
2 Joe Stanley 13
3 Bill Coughlin 12
3 Danny Green 12
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Davis 8
2 George Davis 7
2 Art Devlin 7
2 Sam Mertes 7
2 Jake Stahl 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Dinneen 0.50
2 Carl Lundgren 0.67
3 Doc Scanlan 1.00
4 Charlie Case 1.74
5 2 tied 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 5
2 Orval Overall 4
2 Eddie Plank 4
4 Jim Buchanan 3
4 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 40
2 Eddie Plank 37
3 Christy Mathewson 31
4 Frank Smith 27
4 Cy Young 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 .449
2 Honus Wagner .446
3 Cy Seymour .435
4 Sam Crawford .366
5 Bob Ganley .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Seymour 4
2 Harry Lumley 3
3 Emil Batch 2
3 Doc Gessler 2
3 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 26
1 Jake Stahl 26
3 Sherry Magee 23
4 Sam Crawford 22
5 4 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 16
2 Sam Mertes 15
3 Jimmy Callahan 13
3 Harry Davis 13
5 Jiggs Donahue 11

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 Tully Sparks 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Plank 8
2 Nick Altrock 6
2 Chief Bender 6
2 Cy Falkenberg 6
2 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 61
2 Chief Bender 52
3 Eddie Plank 49
4 Frank Smith 44
5 Cy Young 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 1
1 Ollie Johns 1
1 Frank Kitson 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 4 others tied 1