On This Day

Wednesday, June 29, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 36 21 .632 --
Highlanders 34 22 .607 1.5
White Sox 37 25 .597 1.5
Athletics 31 25 .554 4.5
Naps 28 25 .528 6.0
Browns 26 28 .481 8.5
Tigers 23 34 .404 13.0
Senators 10 45 .182 25.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 43 16 .729 --
Cubs 36 21 .632 6.0
Reds 35 23 .603 7.5
Pirates 31 28 .525 12.0
Cardinals 28 29 .491 14.0
Superbas 25 38 .397 20.0
Beaneaters 24 37 .393 20.0
Phillies 13 43 .232 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Callahan 3
1 Doc Casey 3
1 Johnny Evers 3
1 Billy Gilbert 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Chance 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Gilbert 3
1 Charlie Hemphill 3
3 Jack Cronin 2
3 Jack Doyle 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Gilbert 2
2 Charlie Babb 1
2 Doc Casey 1
2 Frank Chance 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe McGinnity 0.67
2 Jack Cronin 0.60
3 Frank Smith 0.42
4 Ed Siever 0.20
5 Vic Willis 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Cronin 1
1 Carl Lundgren 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Ed Siever 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Cronin 6
2 Frank Smith 5
3 Joe McGinnity 4
4 Ed Siever 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .399
2 Mike Donlin .357
3 Frank Chance .354
4 Honus Wagner .338
5 2 tied .337

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 44
2 Buck Freeman 41
2 Dan McGann 41
4 Art Devlin 40
5 Danny Green 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 26
2 Bill Dahlen 25
3 Art Devlin 23
3 Honus Wagner 23
5 2 tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Donahue 1.55
2 Joe McGinnity 1.56
3 Rube Waddell 1.57
4 Cy Young 1.92
5 Jack Chesbro 1.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 18
2 Jack Chesbro 16
3 Rube Waddell 13
4 Christy Mathewson 12
4 Frank Owen 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 128
2 Eddie Plank 93
3 Christy Mathewson 83
4 Jack Chesbro 78
5 Dummy Taylor 77

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 Nap Lajoie .429
2 Freddy Parent .410
3 Frank Roth .405
4 Sam Mertes .404
5 Frank Chance .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duff Cooley 2
1 John Ganzel 2
1 Danny Murphy 2
4 Ed Abbaticchio 1
4 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Ganzel 13
2 Danny Murphy 11
3 Bill Dahlen 10
3 Billy Gilbert 10
3 3 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 13
2 Bill Dahlen 9
2 Billy Gilbert 9
4 Frank Chance 6
4 Dan McGann 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Glade 0.50
2 Jack Chesbro 1.00
2 Mordecai Brown 1.00
2 Dummy Taylor 1.00
5 Harry Howell 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 4
1 Jack Taylor 4
1 Hooks Wiltse 4
4 Nick Altrock 3
4 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 24
2 Eddie Plank 23
3 Ned Garvin 20
4 Tom Hughes 19
4 2 others tied 19

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 .416
2 John Ganzel .367
3 Freddy Parent .366
4 Matty McIntyre .360
5 2 tied .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Bradley 2
1 Roger Bresnahan 2
1 Frank Chance 2
1 Duff Cooley 2
1 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 22
2 Buck Freeman 18
2 Freddy Parent 18
4 Duff Cooley 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 21
2 Art Devlin 13
3 Bill Dahlen 12
4 Dan McGann 11
4 Honus Wagner 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Howell 1.56
2 Jack Chesbro 1.71
3 Barney Pelty 1.78
4 Frank Owen 1.83
5 Joe McGinnity 1.90

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 49
2 Vic Willis 41
3 Christy Mathewson 39
4 Earl Moore 37
4 2 others tied 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 .381
2 Nap Lajoie .373
3 Frank Chance .358
4 Jake Beckley .347
5 Honus Wagner .342

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 107
1 Nap Lajoie 107
3 Sam Mertes 90
4 Honus Wagner 89
5 3 tied 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 66
2 Jimmy Sheckard 49
3 Sam Mertes 44
3 Honus Wagner 44
5 Harry Bay 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Donahue 1.99
2 Bill Bernhard 2.03
3 Cy Young 2.07
4 Rube Waddell 2.19
5 Bill Dinneen 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 36
2 Christy Mathewson 28
3 Jack Chesbro 27
4 Sam Leever 24
4 Cy Young 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 273
2 Christy Mathewson 245
3 Eddie Plank 198
4 Jack Powell 195
5 Cy Young 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