On This Day

Thursday, June 23, 1904

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	35	18	.660	--
Highlanders	31	21	.596	3.5
White Sox	32	23	.582	4.0
Athletics	28	24	.538	6.5
Naps	26	24	.520	7.5
Browns	24	26	.480	9.5
Tigers	22	29	.431	12.0
Senators	9	42	.176	25.0

Games

White Sox 2, Naps 1

Athletics 5, Americans 1

Tigers 2, Browns 0

Highlanders 7, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	38	16	.704	--
Cubs	33	19	.635	4.0
Reds	34	21	.618	4.5
Pirates	28	26	.519	10.0
Cardinals	26	26	.500	11.0
Superbas	22	35	.386	17.5
Beaneaters	21	34	.382	17.5
Phillies	13	38	.255	23.5

Games

Superbas 5, Phillies 4

Giants 6, Beaneaters 2

Cubs 6, Reds 4

Cardinals 3, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mike Donlin	4
2	John Anderson	3
2	George Browne	3
2	Jim Delahanty	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Duggleby	1
1	Danny Murphy	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Danny Murphy	3
2	Charlie Babb	2
2	Bill Dahlen	2
2	Jim Delahanty	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fred Abbott	1
1	John Anderson	1
1	Jimmy Barrett	1
1	Shad Barry	1
1	19 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Fred Glade	0.89
2	Christy Mathewson	0.75
3	Eddie Plank	0.70
4	Jack Powell	0.54
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Corridon	1
1	Ed Killian	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	Eddie Plank	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	9
2	Fred Glade	8
3	Eddie Plank	7
3	Jack Powell	7
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Buttons Briggs	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.393
2	Mike Donlin	.362
3	Honus Wagner	.351
4	Art Devlin	.350
5	Frank Chance	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	8
2	Harry Lumley	5
3	Bill Bradley	4
3	Buck Freeman	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	42
2	Buck Freeman	41
3	Harry Davis	38
3	Art Devlin	38
3	Dan McGann	38

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	22
1	Sam Mertes	22
1	Danny Shay	22
1	Honus Wagner	22
5	Bill Dahlen	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Donahue	1.25
2	Joe McGinnity	1.34
3	Jesse Tannehill	1.58
4	Rube Waddell	1.60
5	Cy Young	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	16
2	Jack Chesbro	15
3	Christy Mathewson	12
3	Rube Waddell	12
5	2 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	121
2	Eddie Plank	87
3	Christy Mathewson	83
4	Jack Chesbro	74
5	Jack Powell	70

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Casey Patten	3
1	Hooks Wiltse	3
3	Billy Milligan	2
4	Buttons Briggs	1
4	7 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.439
2	Frank Chance	.410
3	Freddy Parent	.404
4	Jimmy Barrett	.400
5	Ginger Beaumont	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duff Cooley	2
1	Buck Freeman	2
1	Danny Murphy	2
1	Honus Wagner	2
5	20 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	14
2	Duff Cooley	13
3	John Ganzel	11
3	Danny Murphy	11
5	Freddy Parent	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	10
2	Art Devlin	7
2	Honus Wagner	7
4	Bill Dahlen	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Wicker	0.00
2	Dummy Taylor	0.50
2	Hooks Wiltse	0.50
4	Red Donahue	0.52
5	Barney Wolfe	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	4
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Jack Taylor	4
4	Mordecai Brown	3
4	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	29
2	Earl Moore	27
3	Rube Waddell	25
4	Eddie Plank	22
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Buttons Briggs	1
1	Frank Owen	1
1	Casey Patten	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Chance	.411
2	Freddy Parent	.379
3	Honus Wagner	.368
4	Harry Davis	.357
5	John Titus	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	4
2	Bill Bradley	2
2	Roger Bresnahan	2
2	Duff Cooley	2
2	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	22
2	Buck Freeman	21
3	Nap Lajoie	20
4	Duff Cooley	19
5	Freddy Parent	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	20
2	Dan McGann	15
3	Art Devlin	14
4	Honus Wagner	12
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Chesbro	1.13
2	Red Donahue	1.36
3	Ed Siever	1.41
4	Hooks Wiltse	1.45
5	Barney Pelty	1.48

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	54
2	Christy Mathewson	45
2	Earl Moore	45
4	Eddie Plank	42
5	Jack Chesbro	38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.389
2	Nap Lajoie	.371
3	Frank Chance	.353
4	Jake Beckley	.352
5	Honus Wagner	.350

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	112
1	Nap Lajoie	112
3	Honus Wagner	89
4	Sam Mertes	88
5	Lave Cross	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	64
2	Jimmy Sheckard	49
3	Harry Bay	44
3	Honus Wagner	44
5	2 tied	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Donahue	1.85
2	Bill Bernhard	1.94
3	Cy Young	1.96
4	Bill Dinneen	1.98
5	George Winter	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	34
2	Christy Mathewson	29
3	Jack Chesbro	28
4	Cy Young	25
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	280
2	Christy Mathewson	252
3	Eddie Plank	200
4	Jack Powell	192
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	6 others tied	2