On This Day

Saturday, May 14, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 18 5 .783 --
Athletics 13 8 .619 4.0
Highlanders 13 8 .619 4.0
White Sox 13 12 .520 6.0
Naps 10 11 .476 7.0
Browns 9 11 .450 7.5
Tigers 8 15 .348 10.0
Senators 3 17 .150 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 16 5 .762 --
Reds 17 9 .654 1.5
Cubs 12 9 .571 4.0
Superbas 12 10 .545 4.5
Cardinals 11 11 .500 5.5
Pirates 8 14 .364 8.5
Beaneaters 8 15 .348 9.0
Phillies 5 16 .238 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kid Elberfeld 4
2 Johnny Evers 3
2 John Farrell 3
2 Dave Fultz 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duff Cooley 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kid Elberfeld 4
1 Johnny Evers 4
3 John Anderson 3
3 Mordecai Brown 3
3 Buck Freeman 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Anderson 2
1 Davy Jones 2
1 Jack Thoney 2
4 George Barclay 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Waddell 1.14
2 Joe Corbett 0.90
3 Joe McGinnity 0.83
4 Jack Chesbro 0.44
5 Nick Altrock 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Joe Corbett 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Jesse Tannehill 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Corbett 9
2 Rube Waddell 8
3 Joe McGinnity 5
4 Jack Chesbro 4
4 Togie Pittinger 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Lundgren 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .442
2 Art Devlin .393
3 Lave Cross .389
4 Socks Seybold .386
5 Dan McGann .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 3
1 Cozy Dolan 3
1 Dan McGann 3
4 Harry Bay 2
4 8 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Art Devlin 21
1 Dan McGann 21
3 Harry Davis 20
3 Danny Green 20
3 Nap Lajoie 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Shay 14
2 Bill Dahlen 12
3 Mike Donlin 10
4 Danny Green 9
4 Emmet Heidrick 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Norwood Gibson 0.75
2 Red Donahue 0.82
3 Cy Young 1.13
4 Rube Waddell 1.17
5 Joe McGinnity 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 8
2 Rube Waddell 7
3 Jack Chesbro 5
3 Jack Cronin 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 57
2 Jack Chesbro 31
3 George Mullin 30
3 Eddie Plank 30
3 2 others tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Milligan 2
1 Hooks Wiltse 2
3 Bill Duggleby 1
3 Fred Glade 1
3 3 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lew Drill .536
2 Nap Lajoie .447
3 Art Devlin .419
4 Socks Seybold .413
5 Danny Murphy .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Bay 2
1 Harry Davis 2
1 Cozy Dolan 2
1 Elmer Flick 2
1 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 14
2 Art Devlin 12
2 Joe Kelley 12
4 Harry Davis 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Green 8
2 Mike Donlin 6
3 Tommy Corcoran 5
3 Cozy Dolan 5
3 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 0.00
2 Claude Elliott 0.50
3 Frank Owen 0.69
4 Norwood Gibson 1.00
5 Red Donahue 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 4
1 Rube Waddell 4
3 Jack Chesbro 3
3 Jack Cronin 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 31
2 Deacon Phillippe 23
2 Eddie Plank 23
4 Jack Chesbro 21
5 Cy Young 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Duggleby 1
1 Fred Glade 1
1 Carl Lundgren 1
1 Casey Patten 1
1 2 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .367
2 Mike Donlin .364
3 Honus Wagner .354
4 Cy Seymour .342
5 Jake Beckley .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 15
2 Charlie Hickman 12
3 Jimmy Sheckard 10
4 Nap Lajoie 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 114
2 Nap Lajoie 112
3 Charlie Hickman 95
4 Sam Mertes 88
5 2 tied 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 69
2 Jimmy Sheckard 60
3 Honus Wagner 46
4 Harry Bay 43
4 Sammy Strang 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.69
2 Bill Bernhard 1.81
3 Cy Young 1.84
4 Bill Dinneen 1.91
5 Red Donahue 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 33
2 Christy Mathewson 30
3 Cy Young 27
4 Deacon Phillippe 24
4 Rube Waddell 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 299
2 Christy Mathewson 251
3 Jack Powell 183
4 Eddie Plank 176
5 2 tied 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Lundgren 3
1 Roscoe Miller 3
1 Cy Young 3
4 Clarence Currie 2
4 10 others tied 2