On This Day

Monday, April 25, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 7 2 .778 --
Athletics 5 3 .625 1.5
White Sox 6 4 .600 1.5
Highlanders 5 4 .556 2.0
Tigers 4 4 .500 2.5
Naps 4 5 .444 3.0
Browns 3 4 .429 3.0
Senators 0 8 .000 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 7 1 .875 --
Cardinals 5 3 .625 2.0
Reds 6 4 .600 2.0
Superbas 5 5 .500 3.0
Beaneaters 4 5 .444 3.5
Pirates 4 6 .400 4.0
Cubs 3 5 .375 4.0
Phillies 2 7 .222 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lew Drill 1
1 Moose McCormick 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Green 3
1 Moose McCormick 3
3 Jiggs Donahue 2
3 Dave Fultz 2
3 Dan McGann 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Dahlen 2
2 John Anderson 1
2 Jimmy Callahan 1
2 Joe Cassidy 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cy Young 0.71
2 Frank Owen 0.56
3 Rube Waddell 0.50
4 George Mullin 0.44
5 Jack Powell 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 George Mullin 1
1 Frank Owen 1
1 Togie Pittinger 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Owen 5
1 Cy Young 5
3 Addie Joss 4
3 George Mullin 4
3 Highball Wilson 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Milligan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .450
2 Harry Steinfeldt .444
3 Charlie Hemphill .439
4 Nap Lajoie .436
5 Bill Bradley .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 2
1 Roy Thomas 2
3 John Anderson 1
3 Bill Bradley 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Steinfeldt 17
2 Dan McGann 12
3 Nap Lajoie 11
4 Buck Freeman 10
4 Sam Mertes 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Dahlen 8
2 Emmet Heidrick 7
2 Danny Shay 7
2 Honus Wagner 7
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Howell 0.00
1 Norwood Gibson 0.00
1 George Winter 0.00
4 Red Donahue 0.50
4 Jesse Tannehill 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bernhard 3
1 Joe McGinnity 3
1 Togie Pittinger 3
1 Rube Waddell 3
5 13 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 26
2 George Mullin 16
2 Jack Powell 16
4 Barney Pelty 15
5 3 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Milligan 2
2 Hooks Wiltse 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .359
2 Honus Wagner .358
3 Nap Lajoie .354
4 Cy Seymour .347
5 Ginger Beaumont .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 15
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 113
2 Nap Lajoie 104
3 Charlie Hickman 96
4 Sam Mertes 95
5 Sam Crawford 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 71
2 Jimmy Sheckard 63
3 Honus Wagner 49
4 Harry Bay 44
4 Sammy Strang 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bernhard 1.66
2 Earl Moore 1.76
3 Bill Dinneen 2.08
4 Doc White 2.09
5 Cy Young 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 31
1 Joe McGinnity 31
3 Cy Young 28
4 Deacon Phillippe 25
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 298
2 Christy Mathewson 267
3 George Mullin 185
4 Jack Powell 184
5 Bill Donovan 181

Saves

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