On This Day

Friday, June 17, 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 25 21 .543 5.5
Athletics 26 22 .542 5.5
Browns 22 23 .489 8.0
Tigers 19 28 .404 12.0
Senators 9 37 .196 21.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 32 16 .667 --
Cubs 30 16 .652 1.0
Reds 31 18 .633 1.5
Pirates 26 22 .542 6.0
Cardinals 22 24 .478 9.0
Superbas 21 30 .412 12.5
Beaneaters 19 30 .388 13.5
Phillies 10 35 .222 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred Raymer 5
1 Frank Roth 5
3 Kid Gleason 4
3 Johnny Lush 4
3 Harry Wolverton 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Raymer 1
1 Frank Roth 1
1 Honus Wagner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 4
2 Harry Bemis 3
2 Harry Davis 3
2 Billy Lush 3
5 Rube Waddell 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ginger Beaumont 2
1 Bill Dahlen 2
1 Billy Gilbert 2
4 Rip Cannell 1
4 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dummy Taylor 1.60
2 Earl Moore 1.40
3 Rube Waddell 1.12
4 Chappie McFarland 0.71
5 Chick Fraser 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Patsy Flaherty 1
1 Fred Mitchell 1
1 Earl Moore 1
1 Dummy Taylor 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 9
2 Dummy Taylor 8
3 Earl Moore 7
4 Fred Mitchell 6
5 Chappie McFarland 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .389
2 Honus Wagner .373
3 Mike Donlin .354
4 Frank Chance .350
5 Jake Beckley .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 7
2 Harry Lumley 5
3 Bill Bradley 4
3 John Ganzel 4
5 8 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 3 others tied 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Shay 21
2 Bill Dahlen 19
3 Art Devlin 18
3 Dan McGann 18
3 Honus Wagner 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.26
1 Red Donahue 1.26
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 12
4 Bill Dinneen 10
4 2 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 118
2 Eddie Plank 80
3 Jack Chesbro 69
4 Christy Mathewson 68
4 Dummy Taylor 68

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 .483
2 Frank Chance .463
3 Johnny Lush .439
4 Charlie Hickman .405
5 2 tied .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Bresnahan 2
1 Honus Wagner 2
3 Bill Bradley 1
3 Dave Brain 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 19
2 Buck Freeman 10
3 Tommy Leach 9
3 Cy Seymour 9
5 5 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 11
2 Jimmy Callahan 6
2 Bill Dahlen 6
2 Honus Wagner 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Barney Pelty 1.00
2 George Winter 1.29
3 Red Donahue 1.33
3 Bill Donovan 1.33
5 Cy Young 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 4
1 Sam Leever 4
1 George Mullin 4
4 Patsy Flaherty 3
4 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moore 31
1 Rube Waddell 31
3 Eddie Plank 23
4 Deacon Phillippe 22
4 Togie Pittinger 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 .423
2 Honus Wagner .398
3 Jesse Burkett .356
4 Jake Beckley .352
5 Mike Donlin .349

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 23
2 Buck Freeman 18
2 Nap Lajoie 18
4 Lave Cross 16
4 3 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 15
2 Dan McGann 13
3 Art Devlin 10
3 Mike McCormack 10
3 Honus Wagner 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Chesbro 1.20
2 Rube Waddell 1.25
3 Bill Dinneen 1.46
4 Cy Young 1.53
5 Joe McGinnity 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 8
2 Sam Leever 6
2 Christy Mathewson 6
2 George Mullin 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 57
2 Eddie Plank 50
3 Earl Moore 49
4 Dummy Taylor 38
5 Jack Chesbro 36

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 .372
3 Honus Wagner .365
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 94
4 Charlie Hickman 85
4 Sam Mertes 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 63
2 Jimmy Sheckard 51
3 Harry Bay 43
4 Honus Wagner 42
5 2 tied 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 2.10

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 280
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