On This Day

Monday, June 20, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 34 17 .667 --
Highlanders 28 21 .571 5.0
White Sox 29 23 .558 5.5
Naps 26 21 .553 6.0
Athletics 27 23 .540 6.5
Browns 23 24 .489 9.0
Tigers 20 28 .417 12.5
Senators 9 39 .188 23.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 35 16 .686 --
Reds 33 19 .635 2.5
Cubs 31 18 .633 3.0
Pirates 27 25 .519 8.5
Cardinals 25 25 .500 9.5
Beaneaters 21 31 .404 14.5
Superbas 21 33 .389 15.5
Phillies 11 37 .229 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Duff Cooley 6
2 John Titus 4
3 Lave Cross 3
3 Harry Davis 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duff Cooley 2
2 Pat Moran 1
2 Danny Murphy 1
2 Danny Shay 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duff Cooley 7
2 Danny Murphy 4
3 Harry Davis 3
3 John Titus 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Evers 2
1 Billy Gilbert 2
1 Sam Mertes 2
1 Roy Thomas 2
5 9 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Weldon Henley 0.60
2 Christy Mathewson 0.55
3 Kid Nichols 0.50
4 Buttons Briggs 0.44
5 Bill Reidy 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Duggleby 1
1 Jack Harper 1
1 Weldon Henley 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Weldon Henley 6
1 Christy Mathewson 6
3 Buttons Briggs 4
4 Kid Nichols 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .397
2 Frank Chance .355
3 Honus Wagner .353
4 Art Devlin .348
5 Mike Donlin .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 8
2 Harry Lumley 5
3 Bill Bradley 4
3 John Ganzel 4
5 10 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 41
2 Buck Freeman 39
3 Harry Davis 38
4 Art Devlin 36
5 3 tied 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Shay 22
2 Bill Dahlen 19
2 Dan McGann 19
2 Sam Mertes 19
5 2 tied 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 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 15
2 Jack Chesbro 14
3 Rube Waddell 12
4 Bill Dinneen 11
4 Christy Mathewson 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 118
2 Eddie Plank 80
3 Christy Mathewson 74
4 Jack Chesbro 69
5 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 .467
2 Ducky Holmes .444
3 Doc Gessler .417
4 John Titus .405
5 Charlie Hemphill .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Bresnahan 2
1 Duff Cooley 2
1 Honus Wagner 2
4 Bill Bradley 1
4 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 15
2 Duff Cooley 14
3 Buck Freeman 11
4 Harry Davis 10
5 Freddy Parent 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 11
2 Nap Lajoie 6
2 Dan McGann 6
4 Jimmy Callahan 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Barney Wolfe 0.56
2 Hooks Wiltse 0.69
3 Barney Pelty 1.00
3 Dummy Taylor 1.00
5 Fred Glade 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 4
1 Jack Taylor 4
3 Bill Bernhard 3
3 Jack Chesbro 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 28
2 Christy Mathewson 24
2 Earl Moore 24
4 Togie Pittinger 19
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 .413
2 Freddy Parent .371
3 Honus Wagner .359
4 Jesse Burkett .354
5 John Titus .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lumley 5
2 Harry Davis 3
3 Bill Bradley 2
3 Roger Bresnahan 2
3 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 22
2 Duff Cooley 19
2 Buck Freeman 19
2 Nap Lajoie 19
5 Harry Lumley 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 18
2 Dan McGann 14
3 Art Devlin 10
3 Mike McCormack 10
5 Honus Wagner 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Barney Pelty 0.99
2 Rube Waddell 1.25
3 Jack Chesbro 1.29
4 Cy Young 1.53
5 Joe McGinnity 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 7
1 Christy Mathewson 7
3 Joe McGinnity 6
4 Bill Dinneen 5
4 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 57
2 Eddie Plank 44
3 Earl Moore 42
4 Christy Mathewson 40
5 Dummy Taylor 36

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .380
2 Nap Lajoie .374
3 Frank Chance .352
4 Honus Wagner .351
5 Jake Beckley .350

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 117
2 Nap Lajoie 112
3 Honus Wagner 89
4 Sam Mertes 87
5 Lave Cross 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 64
2 Jimmy Sheckard 51
3 Harry Bay 43
4 Sam Mertes 41
5 3 tied 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.80
2 Red Donahue 1.88
3 Bill Bernhard 1.92
4 Bill Dinneen 1.98
5 Rube Waddell 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 34
2 Christy Mathewson 28
3 Jack Chesbro 27
4 Cy Young 25
5 Noodles Hahn 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 277
2 Christy Mathewson 249
3 Eddie Plank 199
4 Jack Powell 191
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