On This Day

Thursday, April 28, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 8 2 .800 --
Athletics 5 4 .556 2.5
Highlanders 5 4 .556 2.5
Tigers 6 5 .545 2.5
Browns 4 4 .500 3.0
White Sox 6 6 .500 3.0
Naps 4 5 .444 3.5
Senators 0 8 .000 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 7 2 .778 --
Cardinals 6 3 .667 1.0
Superbas 6 5 .545 2.0
Beaneaters 5 5 .500 2.5
Reds 6 6 .500 2.5
Cubs 4 5 .444 3.0
Pirates 4 6 .400 3.5
Phillies 2 8 .200 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Farrell 4
2 Jake Beckley 2
2 Bill Byers 2
2 Mike Donlin 2
2 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matty McIntyre 3
2 Jake Beckley 2
2 Ducky Holmes 2
2 Ed Killian 2
5 6 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Burke 1
1 Charley O'Leary 1
1 Rabbit Robinson 1
1 Spike Shannon 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Killian 1.25
2 Jack Taylor 0.60
3 Doc White 0.33
4 Tom Walker 0.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Killian 1
1 Jack Taylor 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Killian 5
2 Jack Taylor 3
3 Doc White 2
4 Roy Patterson 1
4 Tom Walker 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .450
2 Harry Steinfeldt .444
3 Nap Lajoie .436
4 Bill Bradley .432
5 Jimmy Sebring .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 2
1 Dan McGann 2
1 Roy Thomas 2
4 John Anderson 1
4 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Steinfeldt 17
2 Dan McGann 13
3 Buck Freeman 11
3 Nap Lajoie 11
5 2 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Dahlen 11
2 Emmet Heidrick 8
2 Danny Shay 8
4 Honus Wagner 7
5 Rabbit Robinson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Howell 0.00
2 Red Donahue 0.50
2 Norwood Gibson 0.50
2 Jesse Tannehill 0.50
5 Rube Waddell 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bernhard 3
1 Oscar Jones 3
1 Joe McGinnity 3
1 Togie Pittinger 3
1 Rube Waddell 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 26
2 Barney Pelty 18
2 Dummy Taylor 18
4 George Mullin 16
4 Jack Powell 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Milligan 2
2 Hooks Wiltse 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .360
2 Mike Donlin .357
3 Nap Lajoie .356
4 Ginger Beaumont .350
5 Fred Clarke .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 15
2 Charlie Hickman 12
3 Jimmy Sheckard 9
4 Hobe Ferris 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 112
2 Nap Lajoie 104
3 Charlie Hickman 95
4 Sam Crawford 91
4 Lave Cross 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 71
2 Jimmy Sheckard 61
3 Honus Wagner 49
4 Harry Bay 43
4 Sammy Strang 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bernhard 1.66
2 Earl Moore 1.76
3 Bill Dinneen 1.99
4 Cy Young 2.08
5 Doc White 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 31
2 Christy Mathewson 30
3 Cy Young 27
4 Deacon Phillippe 25
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 291
2 Christy Mathewson 258
3 Bill Donovan 183
3 George Mullin 183
5 2 tied 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roscoe Miller 3
2 Clarence Currie 2
2 Ed Doheny 2
2 Bill Duggleby 2
2 8 others tied 2