On This Day

Wednesday, May 25, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 21 9 .700 --
Naps 16 12 .571 4.0
Athletics 17 13 .567 4.0
Highlanders 16 13 .552 4.5
White Sox 17 16 .515 5.5
Browns 14 15 .483 6.5
Tigers 11 19 .367 10.0
Senators 6 21 .222 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 22 10 .688 --
Cubs 20 10 .667 1.0
Giants 19 10 .655 1.5
Cardinals 16 14 .533 5.0
Pirates 15 15 .500 6.0
Superbas 13 18 .419 8.5
Beaneaters 10 20 .333 11.0
Phillies 5 23 .179 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jake Beckley 3
1 Charlie Carr 3
1 Lou Criger 3
1 Danny Murphy 3
5 30 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ginger Beaumont 1
1 Charlie Hemphill 1
1 Billy Lush 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Lush 3
2 John Anderson 2
2 Ginger Beaumont 2
2 Boileryard Clarke 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Bay 3
2 Ginger Beaumont 1
2 Doc Casey 1
2 Joe Cassidy 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Earl Moore 0.73
2 Eddie Plank 0.58
3 Joe McGinnity 0.50
3 Togie Pittinger 0.50
5 George Winter 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Leever 1
1 Carl Lundgren 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Earl Moore 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moore 8
2 Eddie Plank 7
3 Togie Pittinger 6
4 Joe McGinnity 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .436
2 Jake Beckley .392
3 Socks Seybold .381
4 Mike Donlin .375
5 Art Devlin .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 6
2 Cozy Dolan 3
2 John Ganzel 3
2 Danny Hoffman 3
2 Dan McGann 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Davis 27
2 Art Devlin 25
3 Danny Green 24
3 Nap Lajoie 24
3 Dan McGann 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Shay 16
2 Bill Dahlen 12
2 Emmet Heidrick 12
2 Sammy Strang 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Tannehill 1.04
2 Joe McGinnity 1.13
3 Rube Waddell 1.15
4 Red Donahue 1.16
5 Norwood Gibson 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 11
2 Jack Chesbro 8
3 Bill Dinneen 7
3 Rube Waddell 7
5 3 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 67
2 Eddie Plank 52
3 George Mullin 42
4 Jack Powell 41
4 Cy Young 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Milligan 2
1 Casey Patten 2
1 Hooks Wiltse 2
4 Bill Duggleby 1
4 4 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .513
2 Fred Clarke .462
3 Jake Beckley .450
4 Johnny Evers .417
5 Elmer Flick .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 3
1 Danny Hoffman 3
3 Ginger Beaumont 2
3 Elmer Flick 2
3 John Ganzel 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Bradley 11
1 Johnny Evers 11
1 Danny Hoffman 11
4 Art Devlin 10
5 Nap Lajoie 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sammy Strang 6
2 Bill Coughlin 5
3 Harry Bay 4
3 Frank Chance 4
3 7 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Tannehill 0.36
2 Joe McGinnity 0.75
3 Bill Dinneen 1.00
3 Roscoe Miller 1.00
5 Cy Young 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 4
1 Jack Chesbro 4
1 Joe McGinnity 4
4 Bill Dinneen 3
4 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Plank 28
2 Rube Waddell 24
3 Deacon Phillippe 20
4 Jake Weimer 19
5 3 tied 18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Beckley .444
2 Nap Lajoie .427
3 Mike Donlin .411
4 Art Devlin .382
5 Lew Drill .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 5
2 John Ganzel 3
2 Danny Hoffman 3
4 Harry Bay 2
4 8 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jiggs Donahue 20
2 Danny Green 19
3 Harry Davis 18
4 Bill Bradley 17
4 3 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Green 9
1 Danny Shay 9
1 Sammy Strang 9
4 Mike Donlin 8
4 Spike Shannon 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 0.63
2 Joe McGinnity 1.13
3 Rube Waddell 1.23
4 Jesse Tannehill 1.27
5 Mordecai Brown 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 8
2 Jack Chesbro 6
2 Frank Owen 6
4 Bill Dinneen 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Plank 45
2 Rube Waddell 44
3 Deacon Phillippe 34
4 Cy Young 33
5 George Mullin 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Casey Patten 2
2 Bill Duggleby 1
2 Fred Glade 1
2 Carl Lundgren 1
2 4 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .373
2 Nap Lajoie .372
3 Honus Wagner .358
4 Jake Beckley .355
5 Fred Clarke .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 15
2 Charlie Hickman 12
3 Harry Davis 10
4 Nap Lajoie 9
4 Jimmy Sheckard 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 115
2 Nap Lajoie 112
3 Lave Cross 88
3 Sam Mertes 88
5 Honus Wagner 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 66
2 Jimmy Sheckard 55
3 Harry Bay 47
3 Sammy Strang 47
5 Honus Wagner 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.84
2 Earl Moore 1.84
3 Bill Dinneen 1.94
4 Bill Bernhard 2.02
5 Rube Waddell 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 35
2 Christy Mathewson 27
3 Deacon Phillippe 25
3 Cy Young 25
5 3 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 286
2 Christy Mathewson 246
3 Eddie Plank 188
4 Jack Powell 181
5 Cy Young 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Lundgren 3
1 Casey Patten 3
1 Cy Young 3
4 Clarence Currie 2
4 9 others tied 2