On This Day

Thursday, May 26, 1904

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	21	10	.677	--
Naps	17	12	.586	3.0
Athletics	18	13	.581	3.0
Highlanders	17	13	.567	3.5
White Sox	18	16	.529	4.5
Browns	14	16	.467	6.5
Tigers	11	20	.355	10.0
Senators	6	22	.214	13.5

Games

White Sox 3, Americans 0

Highlanders 6, Browns 5

Athletics 5, Tigers 0

Naps 7, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	23	10	.697	--
Giants	20	10	.667	1.5
Cubs	20	10	.667	1.5
Cardinals	16	14	.533	5.5
Pirates	15	16	.484	7.0
Superbas	13	19	.406	9.5
Beaneaters	10	20	.333	11.5
Phillies	5	23	.179	15.5

Games

Giants 5, Superbas 4

Reds 9, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ollie Pickering	4
2	George Davis	3
2	Topsy Hartsel	3
2	Al Orth	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Nick Altrock	1
1	Ducky Holmes	1
1	Harry Lumley	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lave Cross	3
2	Willie Keeler	2
2	Nap Lajoie	2
2	Harry Lumley	2
2	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Emmet Heidrick	4
2	Charlie Hemphill	2
2	Jimmy Williams	2
4	Bill Bradley	1
4	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Waddell	1.71
2	Dummy Taylor	0.90
3	Tom Hughes	0.69
4	Jesse Tannehill	0.50
5	Bill Donovan	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Altrock	1
1	Bill Bernhard	1
1	Jack Harper	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	12
2	Tom Hughes	9
2	Dummy Taylor	9
4	Jesse Tannehill	5
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.430
2	Jake Beckley	.392
3	Socks Seybold	.381
4	Mike Donlin	.376
5	Art Devlin	.368

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	Nap Lajoie	26
2	Dan McGann	26
4	Art Devlin	25
4	Danny Green	25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.05
2	Joe McGinnity	1.13
3	Red Donahue	1.16
4	Norwood Gibson	1.20
5	Jesse Tannehill	1.29

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	79
2	Eddie Plank	52
3	Dummy Taylor	45
4	George Mullin	42
5	2 tied	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	Jake Beckley	.472
2	Mike Donlin	.462
3	Fred Clarke	.450
4	Johnny Evers	.444
5	John Farrell	.412

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Bradley	11
1	Lave Cross	11
1	Johnny Evers	11
1	Nap Lajoie	11
5	2 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Emmet Heidrick	8
2	Charlie Hemphill	6
3	Elmer Flick	5
4	Harry Bay	4
4	7 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Casey Patten	0.45
2	Joe McGinnity	0.75
3	Rube Waddell	0.77
4	Bill Dinneen	1.00
4	Roscoe Miller	1.00

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	Rube Waddell	30
2	Eddie Plank	28
3	Deacon Phillippe	20
4	Jake Weimer	19
5	3 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
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	.371
5	John Farrell	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	5
2	John Ganzel	3
2	Danny Hoffman	3
4	Harry Bay	2
4	9 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	18
1	Jiggs Donahue	18
1	Mike Donlin	18
4	Lave Cross	17
4	2 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Green	9
1	Emmet Heidrick	9
1	Danny Shay	9
1	Sammy Strang	9
5	2 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cy Young	0.73
2	Joe McGinnity	1.13
3	Rube Waddell	1.23
4	Mordecai Brown	1.41
5	Red Donahue	1.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	8
2	Jack Chesbro	6
3	Bill Dinneen	5
3	Win Kellum	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	53
2	Eddie Plank	45
3	Deacon Phillippe	34
4	Dummy Taylor	31
5	Jack Chesbro	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Casey Patten	2
2	Bill Duggleby	1
2	Fred Glade	1
2	Carl Lundgren	1
2	3 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.373
2	Mike Donlin	.372
3	Jake Beckley	.355
4	Honus Wagner	.354
5	Fred Clarke	.342

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	114
3	Lave Cross	91
4	Sam Mertes	88
5	Charlie Hickman	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	66
2	Jimmy Sheckard	55
3	Harry Bay	47
3	Sammy Strang	47
5	Honus Wagner	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cy Young	1.84
2	Earl Moore	1.84
3	Bill Dinneen	1.94
4	Rube Waddell	2.02
5	Bill Bernhard	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	35
2	Christy Mathewson	26
3	Deacon Phillippe	25
3	Cy Young	25
5	3 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	290
2	Christy Mathewson	241
3	Eddie Plank	188
4	Jack Powell	179
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	8 others tied	2