On This Day

Saturday, June 18, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 33 17 .660 --
Highlanders 27 20 .574 4.5
White Sox 29 22 .569 4.5
Naps 26 21 .553 5.5
Athletics 26 23 .531 6.5
Browns 22 23 .489 8.5
Tigers 20 28 .417 12.0
Senators 9 38 .191 22.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 33 16 .673 --
Cubs 31 16 .660 1.0
Reds 31 19 .620 2.5
Pirates 26 23 .531 7.0
Cardinals 23 24 .489 9.0
Superbas 21 31 .404 13.5
Beaneaters 20 30 .400 13.5
Phillies 10 36 .217 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Elmer Flick 4
1 Candy LaChance 4
1 Jake Stahl 4
4 Ginger Beaumont 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 1
1 Elmer Flick 1
1 Sam Mertes 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Farrell 3
1 Fielder Jones 3
3 Doc Casey 2
3 Frank Chance 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Elmer Flick 2
1 Spike Shannon 2
1 Jimmy Slagle 2
4 George Barclay 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Willis 0.43
2 Joe Corbett 0.31
3 Mordecai Brown 0.30
4 Addie Joss 0.29
5 Win Kellum 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bernhard 1
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Joe Corbett 1
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 5
2 Chief Bender 4
2 Joe Corbett 4
4 Bill Bernhard 3
4 5 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .397
2 Honus Wagner .365
3 Frank Chance .354
4 Mike Donlin .348
5 Art Devlin .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 8
2 Harry Lumley 5
3 Bill Bradley 4
3 John Ganzel 4
5 9 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 41
2 Buck Freeman 39
3 Harry Davis 35
3 Art Devlin 35
3 Danny Green 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Shay 22
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 1.31
4 Cy Young 1.45
5 Jesse Tannehill 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 15
2 Jack Chesbro 14
3 Rube Waddell 12
4 Bill Dinneen 11
5 2 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 Frank Chance .488
2 Honus Wagner .441
3 Johnny Lush .422
4 Ducky Holmes .400
5 Ginger Beaumont .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Bresnahan 2
1 Honus Wagner 2
3 Bill Bradley 1
3 Dave Brain 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 17
2 Buck Freeman 11
2 Fielder Jones 11
4 Danny Green 9
4 2 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 11
2 Jimmy Callahan 6
2 Bill Dahlen 6
2 Fred Jacklitsch 6
2 Nap Lajoie 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Barney Pelty 1.00
1 Dummy Taylor 1.00
3 George Winter 1.29
4 Cy Young 1.38
5 3 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 4
1 Sam Leever 4
3 Bill Bernhard 3
3 Mordecai Brown 3
3 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moore 31
1 Rube Waddell 31
3 Eddie Plank 23
4 Deacon Phillippe 22
5 2 tied 18

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 .430
2 Honus Wagner .381
3 Jesse Burkett .354
4 Freddy Parent .353
5 Ginger Beaumont .346

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 Honus Wagner 23
2 Nap Lajoie 20
3 Buck Freeman 19
4 Fielder Jones 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 Barney Pelty 0.99
2 Jack Chesbro 1.20
3 Rube Waddell 1.25
4 Cy Young 1.53
5 Joe McGinnity 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 8
2 Bill Dinneen 6
2 Sam Leever 6
2 Christy Mathewson 6
2 Joe McGinnity 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 57
2 Earl Moore 49
3 Eddie Plank 44
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 .382
2 Nap Lajoie .376
3 Honus Wagner .363
4 Frank Chance .352
5 Jake Beckley .348

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 118
2 Nap Lajoie 113
3 Honus Wagner 94
4 Sam Mertes 86
5 Charlie Hickman 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 63
2 Jimmy Sheckard 51
3 Harry Bay 43
4 Honus Wagner 41
5 2 tied 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.80
2 Bill Bernhard 1.92
3 Bill Dinneen 1.98
4 Red Donahue 1.98
5 Rube Waddell 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 34
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 243
3 Eddie Plank 199
4 Jack Powell 189
5 Bill Donovan 168

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