On This Day

Tuesday, May 31, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 25 10 .714 --
Naps 19 13 .594 4.5
Athletics 20 15 .571 5.0
Highlanders 19 15 .559 5.5
White Sox 19 17 .528 6.5
Browns 15 18 .455 9.0
Tigers 12 21 .364 12.0
Senators 6 26 .188 17.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 25 11 .694 --
Cubs 24 11 .686 0.5
Reds 26 12 .684 0.0
Cardinals 17 17 .500 7.0
Pirates 16 19 .457 8.5
Superbas 15 23 .395 11.0
Beaneaters 13 22 .371 11.5
Phillies 6 27 .182 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Dunn 3
1 George Mullin 3
3 Jimmy Barrett 2
3 Jesse Burkett 2
3 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lumley 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Babb 2
2 Sam Crawford 1
2 Jack Cronin 1
2 Bill Dahlen 1
2 8 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike McCormack 3
2 Charlie Babb 1
2 George Browne 1
2 Sam Crawford 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Mullin 0.44
2 Fred Mitchell 0.38
3 Jack Cronin 0.25
4 Joe McGinnity 0.20
5 Kaiser Wilhelm 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Cronin 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 George Mullin 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Mullin 4
2 Tom Fisher 3
2 Fred Mitchell 3
4 Jack Cronin 2
5 3 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .424
2 Jake Beckley .381
3 Art Devlin .358
4 Mike Donlin .355
5 Bill Bradley .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 7
2 Harry Lumley 4
3 Cozy Dolan 3
3 John Ganzel 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 29
1 Dan McGann 29
3 Harry Davis 28
3 Art Devlin 28
5 Mike Donlin 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Shay 19
2 Emmet Heidrick 16
3 Bill Dahlen 13
3 Art Devlin 13
5 5 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 0.96
2 Joe McGinnity 1.17
3 Jesse Tannehill 1.26
4 Red Donahue 1.27
5 Cy Young 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 13
2 Jack Chesbro 9
2 Rube Waddell 9
4 Bill Dinneen 8
5 Jack Harper 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 87
2 Eddie Plank 56
3 Jack Powell 47
3 Dummy Taylor 47
5 2 tied 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Milligan 2
1 Casey Patten 2
1 Hooks Wiltse 2
4 Bill Duggleby 1
4 5 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Beckley .465
2 Bill Bradley .429
3 Homer Smoot .385
4 Spike Shannon .381
5 3 tied .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 4
1 Harry Lumley 4
3 John Ganzel 2
3 Charlie Hickman 2
5 24 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lave Cross 11
1 Harry Lumley 11
3 Bill Bradley 9
4 Charlie Hickman 8
4 3 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan McGann 8
2 Emmet Heidrick 7
2 Willie Keeler 7
2 Mike McCormack 7
2 Joe Tinker 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Chesbro 0.46
2 Rube Waddell 0.51
3 Bill Dinneen 1.00
3 Noodles Hahn 1.00
5 Jesse Tannehill 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 5
2 Jack Chesbro 4
3 Nick Altrock 3
3 Bill Dinneen 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 30
2 Eddie Plank 26
3 Earl Moore 18
3 Jack Powell 18
5 3 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Dunn 1
1 Casey Patten 1
1 Deacon Phillippe 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .438
2 Jake Beckley .405
3 Mike Donlin .396
4 Duff Cooley .374
5 Lew Drill .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 6
2 Harry Lumley 4
3 John Ganzel 3
3 Danny Hoffman 3
5 8 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Lumley 21
2 Bill Bradley 19
2 Harry Davis 19
4 Mike Donlin 18
4 Nap Lajoie 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Shay 10
2 Danny Green 9
2 Mike McCormack 9
2 Dan McGann 9
2 Sammy Strang 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.06
2 Rube Waddell 1.10
3 Joe McGinnity 1.22
4 Mordecai Brown 1.41
5 Frank Owen 1.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 9
2 Jack Chesbro 7
3 Rube Waddell 6
4 Bill Dinneen 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 61
2 Eddie Plank 46
3 Jake Weimer 34
4 Jack Chesbro 33
4 Deacon Phillippe 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Casey Patten 2
2 Bill Duggleby 1
2 Jack Dunn 1
2 Fred Glade 1
2 2 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .374
2 Nap Lajoie .371
3 Jake Beckley .356
4 Honus Wagner .349
5 Cy Seymour .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 15
2 Charlie Hickman 13
3 Harry Davis 11
4 Nap Lajoie 9
4 Jimmy Sheckard 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 118
2 Nap Lajoie 112
3 Lave Cross 91
4 Charlie Hickman 88
4 Sam Mertes 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 66
2 Jimmy Sheckard 54
3 Harry Bay 46
4 Sammy Strang 45
5 Honus Wagner 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.89
2 Bill Dinneen 1.91
3 Earl Moore 1.92
4 Rube Waddell 1.94
5 Red Donahue 2.11

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 287
2 Christy Mathewson 242
3 Eddie Plank 190
4 Jack Powell 185
5 2 tied 171

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