On This Day

Wednesday, June 8, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 29 13 .690 --
Naps 22 16 .579 5.0
Highlanders 23 17 .575 5.0
White Sox 25 19 .568 5.0
Athletics 22 19 .537 6.5
Browns 20 19 .513 7.5
Tigers 14 26 .350 14.0
Senators 7 33 .175 21.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 28 13 .683 --
Cubs 27 13 .675 0.5
Reds 28 15 .651 1.0
Cardinals 19 20 .487 8.0
Pirates 19 22 .463 9.0
Superbas 18 26 .409 11.5
Beaneaters 16 24 .400 11.5
Phillies 8 30 .211 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Abbaticchio 3
1 Frank Chance 3
1 Duff Cooley 3
1 Tom Jones 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Claude Elliott 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Brain 2
1 George Davis 2
1 Danny Green 2
1 Fred Jacklitsch 2
1 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 2
1 Roy Thomas 2
3 George Browne 1
3 Jimmy Callahan 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Glade 2.50
2 Jack Powell 1.67
3 Deacon Phillippe 1.00
4 Chick Fraser 0.44
5 Joe Corbett 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chick Fraser 1
1 Fred Glade 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 George Mullin 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Deacon Phillippe 6
2 Joe Corbett 5
2 Fred Glade 5
2 George Mullin 5
2 Jack Powell 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .413
2 Jake Beckley .379
3 Art Devlin .349
4 Bill Bradley .349
5 Duff Cooley .346

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 35
2 Buck Freeman 32
2 Danny Green 32
4 Art Devlin 30
4 Dan McGann 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Shay 21
2 Emmet Heidrick 17
3 Bill Dahlen 15
3 Art Devlin 15
3 2 others tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe McGinnity 1.13
2 Rube Waddell 1.24
3 Jesse Tannehill 1.33
4 Cy Young 1.34
5 Red Donahue 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 14
2 Jack Chesbro 11
3 Rube Waddell 10
4 Bill Dinneen 9
4 Frank Owen 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 96
2 Eddie Plank 65
3 Jack Powell 57
4 Dummy Taylor 55
5 Christy Mathewson 54

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Wiltse 3
2 Billy Milligan 2
2 Casey Patten 2
4 Bill Duggleby 1
4 5 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Titus .500
2 Willie Keeler .429
3 Duff Cooley .419
4 Frank Chance .412
5 Harry Davis .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lumley 3
2 Roger Bresnahan 2
3 Nick Altrock 1
3 Ginger Beaumont 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 12
2 Buck Freeman 11
3 Harry Lumley 10
4 John Anderson 9
4 Willie Keeler 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan McGann 10
1 Sam Mertes 10
3 Art Devlin 7
4 Emmet Heidrick 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Barney Pelty 0.46
2 George Winter 0.60
3 Ed Siever 0.64
4 Frank Owen 0.67
5 Christy Mathewson 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 4
1 Joe McGinnity 4
3 Jack Chesbro 3
3 Red Donahue 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 29
2 Vic Willis 21
3 Eddie Plank 20
3 Jack Powell 20
5 Dummy Taylor 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Dunn 1
1 Hooks Wiltse 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Beckley .414
2 Duff Cooley .384
3 Bill Bradley .381
4 Mike Donlin .375
5 Frank Chance .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 4
1 Harry Lumley 4
3 Danny Hoffman 3
4 Ginger Beaumont 2
4 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Bradley 20
1 Nap Lajoie 20
3 Harry Lumley 19
4 Buck Freeman 17
4 Davy Jones 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan McGann 11
1 Sam Mertes 11
3 Art Devlin 10
3 Mike McCormack 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe McGinnity 0.96
2 Cy Young 1.20
3 Jesse Tannehill 1.22
4 Frank Owen 1.33
5 Rube Waddell 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 8
2 Jack Chesbro 7
3 Red Donahue 6
3 Frank Owen 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 53
2 Eddie Plank 48
3 Deacon Phillippe 42
4 Jack Powell 38
5 Jake Weimer 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Duggleby 1
1 Jack Dunn 1
1 Fred Glade 1
1 Carl Lundgren 1
1 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .373
2 Nap Lajoie .372
3 Jake Beckley .356
4 Cy Seymour .350
5 Honus Wagner .346

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 Buck Freeman 116
2 Nap Lajoie 113
3 Charlie Hickman 87
4 Sam Mertes 85
5 2 tied 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 64
2 Jimmy Sheckard 50
3 Harry Bay 45
4 Honus Wagner 42
5 Sammy Strang 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.83
2 Earl Moore 1.88
3 Rube Waddell 1.99
4 Bill Dinneen 2.06
5 Red Donahue 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 34
2 Christy Mathewson 27
3 Jack Chesbro 26
4 Cy Young 25
5 Deacon Phillippe 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 283
2 Christy Mathewson 245
3 Jack Powell 192
4 Eddie Plank 190
5 George Mullin 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Lundgren 3
1 Casey Patten 3
1 Hooks Wiltse 3
4 Clarence Currie 2
4 7 others tied 2