On This Day

Sunday, October 8, 1905

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1905 World Series

Upcoming Games

October 9, 1905

New York Giants at Philadelphia Athletics

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Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 92 56 .622 --
White Sox 92 60 .605 2.0
Tigers 79 74 .516 15.5
Americans 78 74 .513 16.0
Naps 76 78 .494 19.0
Highlanders 71 78 .477 21.5
Senators 64 87 .424 29.5
Browns 54 99 .353 40.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 105 48 .686 --
Pirates 96 57 .627 9.0
Cubs 92 61 .601 13.0
Phillies 83 69 .546 21.5
Reds 79 74 .516 26.0
Cardinals 58 96 .377 47.5
Beaneaters 51 103 .331 54.5
Superbas 48 104 .316 56.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Doc Casey 5
2 Art Hoelskoetter 4
2 Ike Rockenfield 4
2 Cy Seymour 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mordecai Brown 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jake Beckley 2
1 Emil Frisk 2
1 Billy Maloney 2
1 George Rohe 2
5 9 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Maloney 2
2 Shad Barry 1
2 Jake Beckley 1
2 Dave Brain 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mordecai Brown 0.71
2 Bob Wicker 0.70
3 Bob Ewing 0.60
4 Ed Walsh 0.40
5 Jack Powell 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 Orval Overall 1
1 Roy Patterson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Wicker 7
2 Bob Ewing 6
3 Mordecai Brown 5
4 Art Hoelskoetter 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Seymour .377
2 Honus Wagner .363
3 Mike Donlin .355
4 Roy Thomas .318
5 Frank Chance .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Odwell 9
2 Harry Davis 8
2 Cy Seymour 8
4 Bill Dahlen 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 106
2 Sherry Magee 101
3 Honus Wagner 89
4 Cy Seymour 83
5 John Titus 80

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 2.17
2 Ed Reulbach 2.20
3 Christy Mathewson 2.25
4 Bob Wicker 2.33
5 Rube Waddell 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 31
2 Rube Waddell 27
3 Eddie Plank 24
4 Nick Altrock 23
4 2 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 287
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 Cy Seymour .484
2 Honus Wagner .438
3 Sam Mertes .415
4 Doc Gessler .411
5 Fred Tenney .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doc Gessler 3
1 Cy Seymour 3
3 Emil Batch 2
3 Moose Grimshaw 2
3 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jake Stahl 14
1 John Titus 14
3 Jiggs Donahue 12
3 Kid Gleason 12
3 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 8
2 Sam Mertes 7
3 George Browne 6
3 Frank Chance 6
3 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Dinneen 0.95
2 Carl Lundgren 1.00
3 Ed Killian 1.50
4 Ed Reulbach 1.67
5 Chick Fraser 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 5
2 Orval Overall 4
3 Nick Altrock 3
3 Mordecai Brown 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 34
2 Frank Smith 27
3 Christy Mathewson 24
4 Eddie Plank 23
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Claude Elliott 1
1 Ollie Johns 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Tully Sparks 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Seymour .440
2 Honus Wagner .416
3 Mike Donlin .367
4 Sam Crawford .363
5 Harry Davis .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doc Gessler 3
1 Cy Seymour 3
3 Emil Batch 2
3 Moose Grimshaw 2
3 8 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jake Stahl 26
2 Sherry Magee 25
3 Sam Mertes 21
3 John Titus 21
5 6 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 16
2 Sam Mertes 15
3 Jimmy Callahan 14
4 Harry Davis 13
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Lundgren 1.00
2 Eddie Plank 1.75
3 Tully Sparks 1.85
4 Charlie Case 2.08
5 Bill Donovan 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Altrock 7
1 Eddie Plank 7
3 Chief Bender 6
3 Mordecai Brown 6
3 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 52
1 Christy Mathewson 52
3 Eddie Plank 46
4 Frank Smith 43
5 Cy Young 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Claude Elliott 1
1 Ollie Johns 1
1 Frank Kitson 1
1 5 others tied 1