On This Day

Saturday, June 25, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 35 20 .636 --
Highlanders 33 21 .611 1.5
White Sox 33 24 .579 3.0
Athletics 30 24 .556 4.5
Naps 26 25 .510 7.0
Browns 25 26 .490 8.0
Tigers 23 30 .434 11.0
Senators 9 44 .170 25.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 40 16 .714 --
Cubs 34 19 .642 4.5
Reds 35 21 .625 5.0
Pirates 29 27 .518 11.0
Cardinals 26 28 .481 13.0
Superbas 23 36 .390 18.5
Beaneaters 22 35 .386 18.5
Phillies 13 40 .245 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Browne 3
1 Lou Bruce 3
1 Charlie Carr 3
1 Joe Cassidy 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hooks Wiltse 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Babb 3
1 Lou Bruce 3
1 Jim Delahanty 3
1 Doc Gessler 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Hoffman 2
2 John Anderson 1
2 Charlie Babb 1
2 George Browne 1
2 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harry Howell 1.33
2 Buttons Briggs 1.00
2 Vic Willis 1.00
4 Mike Lynch 0.75
5 Rube Waddell 0.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buttons Briggs 1
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Jack Harper 1
1 Harry Howell 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 11
2 Harry Howell 8
3 Rube Waddell 7
4 Buttons Briggs 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Win Kellum 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .390
2 Mike Donlin .362
3 Frank Chance .347
4 Honus Wagner .343
5 Art Devlin .339

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 Dan McGann 40
4 Danny Green 39
5 2 tied 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 24
2 Art Devlin 23
3 Danny Shay 22
3 Honus Wagner 22
5 Bill Dahlen 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Donahue 1.55
2 Rube Waddell 1.57
3 Jesse Tannehill 1.58
4 Joe McGinnity 1.59
5 Cy Young 1.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 17
2 Jack Chesbro 16
3 Rube Waddell 13
4 Christy Mathewson 12
5 2 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 128
2 Eddie Plank 87
3 Christy Mathewson 83
4 Jack Chesbro 78
5 Cy Young 71

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Casey Patten 3
1 Hooks Wiltse 3
3 Billy Milligan 2
4 Buttons Briggs 1
4 9 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Chance .444
2 Jim Delahanty .432
3 Mike Donlin .432
4 Charlie Hemphill .381
5 Sam Mertes .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duff Cooley 2
1 Danny Murphy 2
1 Honus Wagner 2
4 Ed Abbaticchio 1
4 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 13
2 John Ganzel 12
2 Danny Murphy 12
4 Duff Cooley 11
5 Dan McGann 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 12
2 Art Devlin 7
2 Mike Donlin 7
4 Bill Dahlen 6
4 Billy Gilbert 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Wicker 0.00
2 Dummy Taylor 0.50
3 Barney Wolfe 0.56
4 Ed Siever 0.69
5 Jesse Tannehill 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 4
1 George Mullin 4
1 Jack Taylor 4
4 Mordecai Brown 3
4 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 32
2 Christy Mathewson 24
3 Eddie Plank 22
3 Vic Willis 22
5 Fred Glade 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Buttons Briggs 1
1 Win Kellum 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Chance .414
2 Harry Davis .378
3 Freddy Parent .365
4 Matty McIntyre .363
5 Willie Keeler .360

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 18
3 Nap Lajoie 18
5 John Ganzel 17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Barney Pelty 1.35
2 Jack Chesbro 1.50
3 Ed Siever 1.67
4 Hooks Wiltse 1.75
5 Buttons Briggs 1.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 61
2 Christy Mathewson 45
3 Vic Willis 43
4 Jack Chesbro 39
5 Earl Moore 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Buttons Briggs 1
1 Jack Dunn 1
1 Win Kellum 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .383
2 Nap Lajoie .364
3 Frank Chance .353
4 Jake Beckley .350
5 Honus Wagner .348

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 111
2 Nap Lajoie 109
3 Sam Mertes 90
4 Honus Wagner 89
5 Lave Cross 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 63
2 Jimmy Sheckard 49
3 Harry Bay 43
3 Honus Wagner 43
5 Sam Mertes 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Donahue 1.93
2 Bill Bernhard 1.93
3 Cy Young 2.02
4 Bill Dinneen 2.18
5 Rube Waddell 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 35
2 Christy Mathewson 29
3 Jack Chesbro 28
4 Cy Young 25
5 5 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 281
2 Christy Mathewson 252
3 Eddie Plank 195
4 Jack Powell 192
5 2 tied 172

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