On This Day

Sunday, April 17, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 2 0 1.000 --
Americans 2 1 .667 0.5
Tigers 2 1 .667 0.5
Naps 2 1 .667 0.5
White Sox 1 2 .333 1.5
Browns 1 2 .333 1.5
Highlanders 1 2 .333 1.5
Senators 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 3 0 1.000 --
Reds 2 1 .667 1.0
Cardinals 2 1 .667 1.0
Beaneaters 2 2 .500 1.5
Phillies 1 2 .333 2.0
Pirates 1 2 .333 2.0
Cubs 1 2 .333 2.0
Superbas 1 3 .250 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Dobbs 3
1 Emmet Heidrick 3
1 Nap Lajoie 3
1 Heinie Peitz 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Chance 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Sudhoff 4
2 Nap Lajoie 3
2 Dick Padden 3
4 Mike Donlin 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Burke 1
1 John Dobbs 1
1 Red Donahue 1
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Donahue 1.25
2 Jack Harper 0.78
3 Willie Sudhoff 0.57
4 Doc White 0.47
5 Chappie McFarland 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Donahue 1
1 Jack Harper 1
1 Oscar Jones 1
1 Chappie McFarland 1
1 Willie Sudhoff 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Donahue 10
2 Jack Harper 7
2 Doc White 7
4 Jesse Stovall 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lave Cross .643
2 Terry Turner .545
3 Ducky Holmes .538
3 Danny Murphy .538
5 4 tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Anderson 1
1 Frank Chance 1
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Buck Freeman 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Steinfeldt 7
2 Buck Freeman 6
3 Harry Davis 5
4 Ed Abbaticchio 4
4 7 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 3
1 Jim Delahanty 3
1 Danny Murphy 3
4 George Browne 2
4 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bernhard 0.00
1 Red Donahue 0.00
1 Norwood Gibson 0.00
1 Togie Pittinger 0.00
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Altrock 1
1 Bill Bernhard 1
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 20 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Donahue 10
2 Barney Pelty 9
3 Jack Powell 8
4 Jack Harper 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .353
2 Honus Wagner .352
3 Roger Bresnahan .351
4 Fred Clarke .350
5 Nap Lajoie .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 14
2 Charlie Hickman 12
3 Hobe Ferris 9
3 Jimmy Sheckard 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 112
2 Charlie Hickman 97
2 Nap Lajoie 97
4 Sam Mertes 96
5 2 tied 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 70
2 Jimmy Sheckard 66
3 Sammy Strang 47
4 Honus Wagner 46
5 Harry Bay 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.74
2 Bill Bernhard 2.01
3 Doc White 2.13
4 Cy Young 2.16
5 Bill Dinneen 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 32
2 Christy Mathewson 31
3 Cy Young 28
4 Sam Leever 25
4 Deacon Phillippe 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 309
2 Christy Mathewson 263
3 Bill Donovan 187
4 Cy Young 183
5 Eddie Plank 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roscoe Miller 3
2 Clarence Currie 2
2 Bill Dinneen 2
2 Ed Doheny 2
2 9 others tied 2