On This Day

Thursday, June 16, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 32 17 .653 --
White Sox 29 21 .580 3.5
Highlanders 27 20 .574 4.0
Naps 24 21 .533 6.0
Athletics 25 22 .532 6.0
Browns 22 23 .489 8.0
Tigers 19 27 .413 11.5
Senators 9 36 .200 21.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 31 16 .660 --
Cubs 30 16 .652 0.5
Reds 31 18 .633 1.0
Pirates 25 22 .532 6.0
Cardinals 22 23 .489 8.0
Superbas 21 29 .420 11.5
Beaneaters 18 29 .383 13.0
Phillies 9 34 .209 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Claude Ritchey 4
2 Orth Collins 3
2 Buck Freeman 3
2 Charlie Hemphill 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Ganzel 1
1 Champ Osteen 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Ganzel 5
2 Barry McCormick 3
2 Jim Mullen 3
4 John Anderson 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 1
1 Fred Clarke 1
1 Charlie Hickman 1
1 Ducky Holmes 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Plank 0.71
2 Deacon Phillippe 0.60
3 Christy Mathewson 0.50
3 Al Orth 0.50
5 Mike O'Neill 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buttons Briggs 1
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 George Mullin 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Plank 10
2 Jack Chesbro 5
2 Tom Fisher 5
4 Christy Mathewson 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .389
2 Honus Wagner .372
3 Mike Donlin .354
4 Frank Chance .350
5 Art Devlin .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 7
2 Harry Lumley 5
3 Bill Bradley 4
3 John Ganzel 4
5 7 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 39
2 Buck Freeman 38
3 Danny Green 34
4 Bill Bradley 33
4 Art Devlin 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Shay 21
2 Art Devlin 18
2 Honus Wagner 18
4 Bill Dahlen 17
4 2 others tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Donahue 1.26
2 Rube Waddell 1.28
3 Joe McGinnity 1.33
4 Cy Young 1.45
5 Bill Dinneen 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 14
1 Joe McGinnity 14
3 Rube Waddell 11
4 Bill Dinneen 10
4 2 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 109
2 Eddie Plank 80
3 Jack Chesbro 69
4 Christy Mathewson 68
5 Deacon Phillippe 63

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Casey Patten 3
1 Hooks Wiltse 3
3 Billy Milligan 2
4 Bill Duggleby 1
4 6 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .491
2 Frank Chance .463
3 Charles Moran .395
4 John Titus .394
5 Charlie Hemphill .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Bresnahan 2
2 Bill Bradley 1
2 Dave Brain 1
2 Frank Chance 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 15
2 Buck Freeman 12
3 Fielder Jones 10
3 Nap Lajoie 10
3 Cy Seymour 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 10
2 Jimmy Callahan 6
2 Ducky Holmes 6
2 Honus Wagner 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clark Griffith 0.00
2 Barney Pelty 1.00
3 Red Donahue 1.24
4 George Winter 1.29
5 Bill Donovan 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 4
1 Sam Leever 4
1 Christy Mathewson 4
1 George Mullin 4
5 6 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 24
1 Earl Moore 24
3 Eddie Plank 23
4 Deacon Phillippe 22
4 Rube Waddell 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Owen 1
1 Casey Patten 1
1 Hooks Wiltse 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Chance .402
2 Honus Wagner .400
3 Mike Donlin .349
4 John Ganzel .348
5 Ducky Holmes .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lumley 5
2 Harry Davis 4
3 John Ganzel 3
4 Bill Bradley 2
4 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 19
1 Honus Wagner 19
3 Nap Lajoie 18
4 Bill Bradley 17
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 14
2 Dan McGann 13
3 Art Devlin 11
4 Mike McCormack 10
4 Honus Wagner 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Chesbro 1.18
2 Rube Waddell 1.41
3 Joe McGinnity 1.45
4 Bill Dinneen 1.46
5 Red Donahue 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 9
2 Red Donahue 6
2 Sam Leever 6
2 Christy Mathewson 6
2 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 52
2 Eddie Plank 50
3 Earl Moore 42
4 Jack Chesbro 38
5 Deacon Phillippe 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Casey Patten 2
2 Jack Dunn 1
2 Frank Owen 1
2 Deacon Phillippe 1
2 Hooks Wiltse 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .385
2 Nap Lajoie .369
3 Honus Wagner .364
4 Frank Chance .351
5 Cy Seymour .349

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 119
2 Nap Lajoie 112
3 Honus Wagner 90
4 Sam Mertes 87
5 Lave Cross 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 63
2 Jimmy Sheckard 51
3 Harry Bay 44
4 Honus Wagner 42
5 Sammy Strang 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.80
2 Bill Dinneen 1.84
3 Red Donahue 1.98
4 Bill Bernhard 2.04
5 Rube Waddell 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 33
2 Jack Chesbro 27
2 Christy Mathewson 27
4 Cy Young 25
5 3 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 271
2 Christy Mathewson 248
3 Eddie Plank 199
4 Jack Powell 189
5 2 tied 166

Saves

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