On This Day

Friday, October 6, 1905

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 92 55 .626 --
White Sox 90 59 .604 3.0
Tigers 78 74 .513 16.5
Americans 76 74 .507 17.5
Naps 76 77 .497 19.0
Highlanders 71 76 .483 21.0
Senators 63 87 .420 30.5
Browns 53 97 .353 40.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 104 47 .689 --
Pirates 96 54 .640 7.5
Cubs 89 61 .593 14.5
Phillies 82 68 .547 21.5
Reds 76 73 .510 27.0
Cardinals 57 93 .380 46.5
Beaneaters 50 102 .329 54.5
Superbas 47 103 .313 56.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bunk Congalton 3
1 Mike Donlin 3
1 Billy Gilbert 3
1 Del Howard 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Donlin 1
1 Ben Koehler 1
1 Sammy Strang 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cassidy 4
2 Ben Koehler 3
2 Lew Ritter 3
4 Kitty Bransfield 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jesse Burkett 2
1 Bunk Congalton 2
1 Sherry Magee 2
4 Charlie Armbruster 1
4 23 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Donovan 0.75
2 Walter Clarkson 0.70
3 Red Ames 0.60
3 Jack Doscher 0.60
5 2 tied 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Doscher 1
1 Norwood Gibson 1
1 Fred Glade 1
1 Addie Joss 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Donovan 9
2 Walter Clarkson 7
3 Red Ames 6
3 Togie Pittinger 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Seymour .371
2 Honus Wagner .364
3 Mike Donlin .354
4 Roy Thomas .318
5 Frank Chance .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 8
1 Fred Odwell 8
1 Cy Seymour 8
4 Bill Dahlen 7
4 3 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 Mike Donlin 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 59
2 Billy Maloney 57
3 Honus Wagner 56
4 Sam Mertes 52
5 Sherry Magee 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 2.17
2 Ed Reulbach 2.24
3 Christy Mathewson 2.25
4 Bob Wicker 2.28
5 Rube Waddell 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 31
2 Rube Waddell 27
3 Eddie Plank 24
4 Ed Killian 23
4 Togie Pittinger 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 286
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 Honus Wagner .457
2 Sam Crawford .407
3 Cy Seymour .404
4 Jake Beckley .391
5 Harry Davis .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Seymour 3
2 Emil Batch 2
2 Doc Gessler 2
2 Ben Koehler 2
5 26 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Stanley 13
1 John Titus 13
3 Bill Coughlin 12
3 Charlie Malay 12
3 Jake Stahl 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 8
1 Jake Stahl 8
3 George Davis 7
3 Sam Mertes 7
3 Lew Ritter 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
3 Charlie Chech 3
3 Cy Falkenberg 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 40
2 Christy Mathewson 31
2 Eddie Plank 31
4 Cy Young 27
5 Bill Donovan 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 1
1 Ollie Johns 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Tully Sparks 1
1 Barney Wolfe 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Elmer Flick .470
2 Honus Wagner .440
3 Cy Seymour .424
4 Mike Donlin .367
5 John Titus .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Seymour 3
2 Emil Batch 2
2 Mike Donlin 2
2 Doc Gessler 2
2 8 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jake Stahl 27
2 Charlie Hickman 23
3 Sherry Magee 21
4 Sam Crawford 20
4 Harry Davis 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 17
2 Sam Mertes 15
3 Jimmy Callahan 13
3 Harry Davis 13
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Lundgren 1.00
2 Eddie Plank 1.67
3 Charlie Case 1.74
4 Tully Sparks 1.85
5 Christy Mathewson 2.13

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