On This Day

Friday, June 24, 1904

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	35	19	.648	--
Highlanders	32	21	.604	2.5
White Sox	33	23	.589	3.0
Athletics	29	24	.547	5.5
Naps	26	24	.520	7.0
Browns	24	26	.480	9.0
Tigers	22	30	.423	12.0
Senators	9	43	.173	25.0

Games

White Sox 4, Tigers 0

Athletics 8, Americans 4

Highlanders 5, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	39	16	.709	--
Cubs	33	19	.635	4.5
Reds	34	21	.618	5.0
Pirates	29	26	.527	10.0
Cardinals	26	27	.491	12.0
Superbas	23	35	.397	17.5
Beaneaters	21	35	.375	18.5
Phillies	13	39	.250	24.5

Games

Superbas 4, Phillies 3

Giants 5, Beaneaters 3

Pirates 4, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	John Dobbs	3
1	Topsy Hartsel	3
1	Jack Warner	3
4	John Anderson	2
4	23 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Abbaticchio	1
1	Red Dooin	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Abbaticchio	3
1	John Dobbs	3
1	Billy Gilbert	3
4	Monte Cross	2
4	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ginger Beaumont	1
1	Boileryard Clarke	1
1	Fred Clarke	1
1	Patsy Donovan	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe McGinnity	1.40
2	Tom Hughes	0.78
3	Weldon Henley	0.60
4	Nick Altrock	0.50
5	Kaiser Wilhelm	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Altrock	1
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	Weldon Henley	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Hughes	7
1	Joe McGinnity	7
3	Weldon Henley	6
4	Kaiser Wilhelm	5
5	Bill Dinneen	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.393
2	Mike Donlin	.362
3	Honus Wagner	.349
4	Frank Chance	.347
5	Art Devlin	.344

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	Danny Green	39
4	Harry Davis	38
4	2 others tied	38

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	23
2	Art Devlin	22
2	Danny Shay	22
2	Honus Wagner	22
5	Bill Dahlen	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Donahue	1.25
2	Joe McGinnity	1.43
3	Jesse Tannehill	1.58
4	Rube Waddell	1.60
5	Cy Young	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	17
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	Jim Delahanty	.389
4	Honus Wagner	.377
5	Lave Cross	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duff Cooley	2
1	Buck Freeman	2
1	Danny Murphy	2
1	Honus Wagner	2
5	22 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	15
2	Duff Cooley	12
2	John Ganzel	12
2	Danny Murphy	12
5	Freddy Parent	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	11
2	Art Devlin	7
2	Honus Wagner	7
4	Bill Dahlen	6
4	3 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	Patsy Flaherty	4
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Jack Taylor	4
4	Mordecai Brown	3
4	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	29
2	Rube Waddell	25
3	Eddie Plank	22
4	Fred Glade	21
5	Togie Pittinger	20

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	Harry Davis	.380
3	Honus Wagner	.358
4	Matty McIntyre	.358
5	Freddy Parent	.358

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	21
2	Buck Freeman	20
3	Duff Cooley	19
3	Nap Lajoie	19
5	John Ganzel	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	21
2	Dan McGann	15
3	Art Devlin	14
4	Honus Wagner	12
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Chesbro	1.29
2	Barney Pelty	1.35
3	Red Donahue	1.36
4	Ed Siever	1.41
5	Hooks Wiltse	1.45

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	54
2	Christy Mathewson	45
2	Earl Moore	45
4	Eddie Plank	42
5	Togie Pittinger	36

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	.368
3	Frank Chance	.353
4	Jake Beckley	.353
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
2	Nap Lajoie	110
3	Honus Wagner	90
4	Sam Mertes	88
5	Lave Cross	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	64
2	Jimmy Sheckard	49
3	Harry Bay	44
3	Honus Wagner	44
5	Sam Mertes	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Donahue	1.81
2	Bill Bernhard	1.93
3	Cy Young	1.96
4	George Winter	2.12
5	Earl Moore	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	35
2	Christy Mathewson	29
3	Jack Chesbro	27
4	Cy Young	25
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	274
2	Christy Mathewson	252
3	Eddie Plank	200
4	Jack Powell	192
5	Jack Chesbro	168

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