On This Day

Saturday, June 4, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 27 12 .692 --
Naps 21 15 .583 4.5
Highlanders 22 16 .579 4.5
Athletics 21 16 .568 5.0
White Sox 22 18 .550 5.5
Browns 16 19 .457 9.0
Tigers 13 24 .351 13.0
Senators 7 29 .194 18.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 26 11 .703 --
Giants 26 12 .684 0.5
Reds 27 13 .675 0.5
Cardinals 18 18 .500 7.5
Pirates 17 20 .459 9.0
Superbas 16 24 .400 11.5
Beaneaters 14 23 .378 12.0
Phillies 6 29 .171 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Evers 4
2 Bill Bradley 3
2 Cozy Dolan 3
2 Mike Donlin 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Brain 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Chesbro 3
1 Joe Tinker 3
3 Charlie Babb 2
3 Topsy Hartsel 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 3
2 Duff Cooley 2
2 Freddy Parent 2
4 Jimmy Barrett 1
4 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Earl Moore 0.78
2 Ed Walsh 0.64
3 Eddie Plank 0.56
4 Vic Willis 0.44
5 Fred Glade 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Sam Leever 1
1 Kid Nichols 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moore 7
1 Ed Walsh 7
3 Fred Glade 5
3 Eddie Plank 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .419
2 Jake Beckley .367
3 Art Devlin .356
4 Bill Bradley .349
5 Mike Donlin .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 7
2 Harry Lumley 4
3 Bill Bradley 3
3 Cozy Dolan 3
3 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 33
2 Dan McGann 30
3 Art Devlin 29
4 Bill Bradley 28
4 2 others tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Shay 19
2 Emmet Heidrick 16
3 Bill Dahlen 14
3 Art Devlin 14
5 3 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 0.96
2 Red Donahue 1.21
3 Joe McGinnity 1.21
4 Jesse Tannehill 1.33
5 Cy Young 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 13
2 Jack Chesbro 11
3 Rube Waddell 9
4 Bill Dinneen 8
4 Red Donahue 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 87
2 Eddie Plank 62
3 Jack Chesbro 53
4 Jack Powell 52
4 Dummy Taylor 52

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 Jesse Burkett .422
2 Freddy Parent .400
3 Fred Tenney .395
4 Bill Bradley .388
5 Cy Seymour .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lumley 4
2 Harry Davis 2
3 Nick Altrock 1
3 Ginger Beaumont 1
3 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Lumley 12
2 Nap Lajoie 11
3 Bill Bradley 9
3 Davy Jones 9
5 4 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan McGann 8
2 Willie Keeler 7
2 Mike McCormack 7
2 Sam Mertes 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 0.00
2 Ed Siever 0.64
3 Jake Weimer 0.90
4 Barney Pelty 0.96
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 4
1 Red Donahue 4
1 Joe McGinnity 4
4 Nick Altrock 3
4 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Plank 26
1 Rube Waddell 26
3 Jack Powell 20
3 Dummy Taylor 20
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Dunn 1
1 Casey Patten 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .398
2 Jake Beckley .388
3 Duff Cooley .386
4 Mike Donlin .357
5 Fred Tenney .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 6
2 Harry Lumley 4
3 Danny Hoffman 3
4 Harry Bay 2
4 11 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 21
2 Bill Bradley 20
3 Harry Davis 19
3 Harry Lumley 19
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan McGann 10
2 Art Devlin 9
2 Mike McCormack 9
4 Elmer Flick 8
4 4 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe McGinnity 1.07
2 Red Donahue 1.13
3 Cy Young 1.20
3 Frank Owen 1.20
5 Rube Waddell 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 8
1 Joe McGinnity 8
3 Red Donahue 7
4 Mordecai Brown 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 54
2 Eddie Plank 45
3 Earl Moore 35
4 Jack Chesbro 34
4 Christy Mathewson 34

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 Nap Lajoie .375
2 Mike Donlin .371
3 Cy Seymour .352
4 Jake Beckley .352
5 Honus Wagner .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hickman 13
2 Buck Freeman 12
3 Harry Davis 11
4 Nap Lajoie 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 116
2 Buck Freeman 114
3 Charlie Hickman 88
4 Lave Cross 87
5 3 tied 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 63
2 Jimmy Sheckard 52
3 Harry Bay 46
4 Sammy Strang 43
5 Honus Wagner 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.87
2 Earl Moore 1.88
3 Rube Waddell 1.97
4 Bill Dinneen 2.00
5 Red Donahue 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 35
2 Jack Chesbro 26
2 Christy Mathewson 26
4 Cy Young 25
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 280
2 Christy Mathewson 241
3 Eddie Plank 193
4 Jack Powell 187
5 Cy Young 175

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