On This Day

Tuesday, June 21, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 34 17 .667 --
Highlanders 29 21 .580 4.5
White Sox 30 23 .566 5.0
Naps 26 22 .542 6.5
Athletics 27 23 .540 6.5
Browns 23 25 .479 9.5
Tigers 21 28 .429 12.0
Senators 9 40 .184 24.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 36 16 .692 --
Reds 34 19 .642 2.5
Cubs 31 19 .620 4.0
Pirates 28 25 .528 8.5
Cardinals 25 26 .490 10.5
Beaneaters 21 32 .396 15.5
Superbas 21 34 .382 16.5
Phillies 12 37 .245 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roger Bresnahan 3
1 Tommy Leach 3
1 Matty McIntyre 3
4 Charlie Babb 2
4 25 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Leach 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Brain 3
1 Fred Clarke 3
3 Dan McGann 2
3 Jack Thoney 2
5 19 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 4
2 Art Devlin 2
2 Roy Thomas 2
4 Charlie Babb 1
4 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Chesbro 1.25
2 Red Donahue 0.83
3 George Mullin 0.62
4 Jake Weimer 0.60
5 Casey Patten 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Mike Lynch 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Fred Mitchell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Weimer 6
2 Jack Chesbro 5
2 Red Donahue 5
2 George Mullin 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .394
2 Honus Wagner .354
3 Frank Chance .347
4 Art Devlin .346
5 Mike Donlin .344

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 Dan McGann 37
5 Art Devlin 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Shay 22
1 Honus Wagner 22
3 Art Devlin 20
4 Bill Dahlen 19
4 2 others tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Donahue 1.25
2 Rube Waddell 1.26
3 Joe McGinnity 1.34
4 Cy Young 1.45
5 Jesse Tannehill 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 16
2 Jack Chesbro 15
3 Rube Waddell 12
4 Bill Dinneen 11
4 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 118
2 Eddie Plank 80
3 Jack Chesbro 74
3 Christy Mathewson 74
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 .447
2 Matty McIntyre .420
3 Doc Gessler .417
4 Jimmy Barrett .392
5 Honus Wagner .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duff Cooley 2
1 Honus Wagner 2
3 Bill Bradley 1
3 Frank Chance 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 11
2 Honus Wagner 8
3 Art Devlin 6
3 Nap Lajoie 6
3 Roy Thomas 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Barney Wolfe 0.56
2 George Mullin 1.00
2 Dummy Taylor 1.00
2 Barney Pelty 1.00
5 Fred Glade 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 4
1 George Mullin 4
1 Jack Taylor 4
4 Bill Dinneen 3
4 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moore 24
2 Rube Waddell 23
3 Jack Chesbro 21
4 Christy Mathewson 20
5 Togie Pittinger 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Owen 1
1 Casey Patten 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Chance .400
2 Freddy Parent .371
3 Honus Wagner .368
4 Elmer Flick .366
5 Harry Davis .356

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 17
2 Dan McGann 14
3 Honus Wagner 13
4 Art Devlin 12
5 Mike McCormack 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Barney Pelty 0.99
2 Jack Chesbro 1.13
3 Rube Waddell 1.25
4 Ed Siever 1.41
5 Cy Young 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 8
2 Christy Mathewson 7
3 Joe McGinnity 6
3 George Mullin 6
5 8 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 57
2 Earl Moore 42
3 Christy Mathewson 40
4 Jack Chesbro 38
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 .381
2 Nap Lajoie .371
3 Honus Wagner .352
4 Frank Chance .349
5 Jake Beckley .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 12
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 111
1 Nap Lajoie 111
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 44
3 Honus Wagner 44
5 Sam Mertes 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.80
2 Red Donahue 1.85
3 Bill Bernhard 1.92
4 Bill Dinneen 1.98
5 Rube Waddell 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 35
2 Jack Chesbro 28
2 Christy Mathewson 28
4 Cy Young 25
5 Noodles Hahn 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 277
2 Christy Mathewson 249
3 Eddie Plank 193
4 Jack Powell 191
5 Jack Chesbro 171

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