On This Day

Saturday, May 21, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 19 8 .704 --
Athletics 16 11 .593 3.0
Highlanders 15 11 .577 3.5
White Sox 16 14 .533 4.5
Naps 13 12 .520 5.0
Browns 12 14 .462 6.5
Tigers 10 17 .370 9.0
Senators 5 19 .208 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 18 9 .667 --
Reds 20 10 .667 -0.5
Cubs 18 10 .643 0.5
Cardinals 15 12 .556 3.0
Pirates 12 15 .444 6.0
Superbas 12 16 .429 6.5
Beaneaters 10 17 .370 8.0
Phillies 5 21 .192 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jesse Burkett 5
2 Mike Donlin 4
2 Homer Smoot 4
4 Ginger Beaumont 3
4 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Doyle 1
1 Frank Isbell 1
1 Fielder Jones 1
1 Frank Owen 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Criger 3
2 Jesse Burkett 2
2 Fred Clarke 2
2 George Davis 2
2 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kitty Bransfield 2
1 Moose McCormick 2
1 Ollie Pickering 2
4 Duff Cooley 1
4 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Plank 1.50
2 George Mullin 1.33
3 War Sanders 0.86
4 Harry Howell 0.82
5 Happy Townsend 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Howell 1
1 Win Kellum 1
1 Watty Lee 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Howell 9
1 Eddie Plank 9
3 George Mullin 8
4 Jesse Tannehill 7
4 Happy Townsend 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .442
2 Mike Donlin .388
3 Socks Seybold .386
4 Jake Beckley .385
5 Art Devlin .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 5
2 Cozy Dolan 3
2 Danny Hoffman 3
2 Dan McGann 3
5 12 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Davis 25
2 Danny Green 24
3 Art Devlin 23
3 Dan McGann 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Shay 16
2 Bill Dahlen 12
3 Mike Donlin 11
3 Emmet Heidrick 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Donahue 0.85
2 Joe McGinnity 0.93
3 Jesse Tannehill 1.04
4 Norwood Gibson 1.20
5 Rube Waddell 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 10
2 Jack Chesbro 7
2 Rube Waddell 7
4 Bill Dinneen 6
4 Frank Owen 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 61
2 Eddie Plank 45
3 George Mullin 40
4 Jack Powell 37
5 Jack Chesbro 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Milligan 2
1 Hooks Wiltse 2
3 Bill Duggleby 1
3 Fred Glade 1
3 4 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .511
2 Jake Beckley .452
3 Duff Cooley .419
4 Fred Clarke .410
4 John Farrell .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 3
1 Danny Hoffman 3
3 Harry Bay 2
3 Elmer Flick 2
3 Miller Huggins 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Hoffman 12
2 Bill Bradley 11
2 Tommy Corcoran 11
4 Harry Davis 10
4 Johnny Evers 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Coughlin 5
2 Frank Chance 4
2 Duff Cooley 4
2 Mike Donlin 4
2 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe McGinnity 0.24
2 Jesse Tannehill 0.36
3 Red Donahue 0.50
3 Tom Fisher 0.50
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 5
2 Jack Chesbro 4
2 Frank Owen 4
2 Jake Weimer 4
5 4 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Plank 28
2 Deacon Phillippe 25
3 Rube Waddell 22
4 Jack Powell 18
4 Jake Weimer 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Duggleby 1
1 Fred Glade 1
1 Carl Lundgren 1
1 Deacon Phillippe 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .376
2 Mike Donlin .371
3 Honus Wagner .353
4 Jake Beckley .353
5 Fred Clarke .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 15
2 Charlie Hickman 12
3 Harry Davis 9
3 Nap Lajoie 9
3 Jimmy Sheckard 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 115
2 Nap Lajoie 110
3 Sam Mertes 89
4 Lave Cross 88
5 2 tied 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 68
2 Jimmy Sheckard 56
3 Sammy Strang 45
4 Harry Bay 43
5 Bill Dahlen 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.72
2 Cy Young 1.81
3 Bill Dinneen 1.91
4 Bill Bernhard 2.02
5 Red Donahue 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 34
2 Christy Mathewson 27
3 Cy Young 26
4 Deacon Phillippe 24
5 4 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 286
2 Christy Mathewson 242
3 Jack Powell 185
4 Eddie Plank 184
5 George Mullin 172

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