On This Day

Friday, April 29, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 9 2 .818 --
Athletics 5 4 .556 3.0
Highlanders 5 4 .556 3.0
White Sox 7 6 .538 3.0
Browns 4 4 .500 3.5
Tigers 6 6 .500 3.5
Naps 4 5 .444 4.0
Senators 0 9 .000 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 8 2 .800 --
Cardinals 6 4 .600 2.0
Superbas 6 5 .545 2.5
Reds 7 6 .538 2.5
Beaneaters 5 6 .455 3.5
Cubs 4 5 .444 3.5
Pirates 4 6 .400 4.0
Phillies 2 8 .200 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lee Tannehill 3
2 Jake Beckley 2
2 George Davis 2
2 Art Devlin 2
2 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Carr 2
1 Jiggs Donahue 2
1 Mike Donlin 2
1 Miller Huggins 2
5 13 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Beckley 1
1 Jimmy Callahan 1
1 Tommy Corcoran 1
1 Bill Dahlen 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Dinneen 0.75
2 Vic Willis 0.70
3 Chappie McFarland 0.62
4 Jack Harper 0.50
5 George Mullin 0.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Jack Harper 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Frank Owen 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 7
2 George Mullin 6
3 Chappie McFarland 5
4 Jack Harper 4
4 Frank Owen 4

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 12
4 Nap Lajoie 11
5 3 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Dahlen 12
2 Danny Shay 9
3 Emmet Heidrick 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 Joe McGinnity 4
2 Bill Bernhard 3
2 Bill Dinneen 3
2 Jack Harper 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 26
2 George Mullin 22
3 Barney Pelty 18
3 Dummy Taylor 18
5 Vic Willis 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Milligan 2
2 Hooks Wiltse 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .361
2 Mike Donlin .357
2 Nap Lajoie .357
4 Ginger Beaumont .348
5 Fred Clarke .347

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 113
2 Nap Lajoie 103
3 Charlie Hickman 95
4 Lave Cross 91
5 Sam Crawford 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 68
2 Jimmy Sheckard 60
3 Honus Wagner 49
4 Harry Bay 43
4 2 others tied 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bernhard 1.74
2 Earl Moore 1.76
3 Bill Dinneen 1.98
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 George Mullin 189
4 Bill Donovan 179
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