On This Day

Sunday, May 15, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 16 6 .727 --
Reds 18 9 .667 0.5
Cubs 13 9 .591 3.0
Superbas 12 10 .545 4.0
Cardinals 11 12 .478 5.5
Beaneaters 9 15 .375 8.0
Pirates 8 14 .364 8.0
Phillies 5 17 .227 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Corcoran 4
2 Mike Donlin 3
3 Doc Casey 2
3 Art Devlin 2
3 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Corcoran 4
2 Cozy Dolan 3
3 Frank Chance 2
3 Mike Donlin 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Barclay 1
1 Doc Casey 1
1 Frank Chance 1
1 Johnny Evers 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chappie McFarland 0.75
2 Tom Fisher 0.50
3 Johnny Lush 0.33
4 Jack Sutthoff 0.18
5 Buttons Briggs 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Tom Fisher 1
1 Jack Sutthoff 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Fisher 4
1 Johnny Lush 4
3 Chappie McFarland 3
4 Jack Sutthoff 2
5 2 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .442
2 Art Devlin .398
3 Lave Cross .389
4 Socks Seybold .386
5 Dan McGann .373

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 Dan McGann 22
2 Art Devlin 21
3 Harry Davis 20
3 Cozy Dolan 20
3 3 others tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Shay 15
2 Bill Dahlen 12
3 Mike Donlin 10
4 Frank Chance 9
4 2 others tied 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 3 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 .488
3 Mike Donlin .462
4 Art Devlin .442
5 Danny Murphy .415

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 Cozy Dolan 13
2 Tommy Corcoran 12
3 Harry Davis 11
3 Mike Donlin 11
3 Joe Kelley 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Donlin 6
1 Danny Green 6
1 Danny Shay 6
4 Tommy Corcoran 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 0.00
1 Mordecai Brown 0.00
3 Claude Elliott 0.50
4 Frank Owen 0.69
5 Norwood Gibson 1.00

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 Eddie Plank 20
3 Jack Chesbro 18
3 Deacon Phillippe 18
5 2 tied 16

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .368
2 Nap Lajoie .367
3 Honus Wagner .357
4 Cy Seymour .343
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 93
4 Sam Mertes 88
5 Lave Cross 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 67
2 Jimmy Sheckard 60
3 Honus Wagner 45
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
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 286
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