On This Day

Saturday, July 2, 1904

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	38	22	.633	--
Highlanders	36	23	.610	1.5
White Sox	39	25	.609	1.0
Athletics	32	27	.542	5.5
Naps	29	26	.527	6.5
Browns	26	30	.464	10.0
Tigers	24	35	.407	13.5
Senators	11	47	.190	26.0

Games

Americans 2, Athletics 1

White Sox 4, Browns 2

Naps 3, Tigers 2

Tigers 5, Naps 2

Senators 3, Highlanders 2

Highlanders 11, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	46	16	.742	--
Cubs	37	23	.617	8.0
Reds	35	24	.593	9.5
Pirates	32	28	.533	13.0
Cardinals	30	30	.500	15.0
Superbas	26	40	.394	22.0
Beaneaters	24	40	.375	23.0
Phillies	15	44	.254	29.5

Games

Giants 14, Beaneaters 1

Phillies 2, Superbas 0

Superbas 13, Phillies 2

Pirates 14, Reds 2

Cardinals 3, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	John Dobbs	5
2	Bill Bradley	4
2	Harry Lumley	4
2	Johnny Lush	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Barclay	1
1	Freddy Parent	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pop Dillon	3
1	John Dobbs	3
1	Kid Elberfeld	3
4	John Anderson	2
4	15 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lew Ritter	3
2	Frank Chance	2
2	Elmer Flick	2
2	Billy Gilbert	2
5	22 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Donahue	999.00
2	Eddie Plank	1.17
3	Bob Wicker	0.62
4	Happy Townsend	0.57
5	Doc White	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bernhard	1
1	Chick Fraser	1
1	Oscar Jones	1
1	Frank Kitson	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Plank	7
2	Doc White	6
3	Bob Wicker	5
3	Vic Willis	5
5	6 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.395
2	Frank Chance	.362
3	Mike Donlin	.352
4	Honus Wagner	.345
5	Bill Bradley	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	8
2	Harry Lumley	6
3	John Ganzel	5
4	Bill Bradley	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	45
2	Buck Freeman	43
3	Art Devlin	42
4	Dan McGann	41
5	2 tied	39

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Dahlen	27
2	Sam Mertes	26
3	Dan McGann	24
4	Frank Chance	23
4	2 others tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe McGinnity	1.52
2	Red Donahue	1.54
3	Rube Waddell	1.59
4	Frank Owen	1.93
5	Harry Howell	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	19
2	Jack Chesbro	17
3	Christy Mathewson	13
3	Rube Waddell	13
5	Frank Owen	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	133
2	Eddie Plank	100
3	Christy Mathewson	87
4	Jack Chesbro	84
5	Dummy Taylor	79

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sam Mertes	.442
2	Nap Lajoie	.429
3	Joe Cassidy	.417
4	Frank Chance	.405
5	3 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duff Cooley	2
1	Danny Murphy	2
1	Freddy Parent	2
4	Ed Abbaticchio	1
4	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	13
1	Freddy Parent	13
3	Billy Gilbert	12
3	Danny Murphy	12
5	Lee Tannehill	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	10
2	Billy Gilbert	9
3	Bill Dahlen	8
4	Frank Chance	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.00
2	George Mullin	1.33
3	Eddie Plank	1.44
4	Harry Howell	1.50
4	Dummy Taylor	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	5
2	Jack Powell	4
2	Hooks Wiltse	4
4	Nick Altrock	3
4	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	22
2	Vic Willis	21
2	Hooks Wiltse	21
4	Eddie Plank	20
4	Jack Powell	20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Chance	.434
2	Honus Wagner	.374
3	Matty McIntyre	.371
4	John Ganzel	.361
5	Danny Hoffman	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Bresnahan	2
1	Frank Chance	2
1	Duff Cooley	2
1	Buck Freeman	2
1	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	22
2	Freddy Parent	21
3	Sam Mertes	19
4	Lee Tannehill	18
5	3 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	21
2	Bill Dahlen	14
3	Dan McGann	12
4	Frank Chance	11
4	2 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dummy Taylor	1.50
2	Harry Howell	1.67
3	Jack Chesbro	1.71
4	Bill Bernhard	1.76
5	Christy Mathewson	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	7
1	Christy Mathewson	7
3	Joe McGinnity	6
3	George Mullin	6
3	Jack Taylor	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	46
2	Christy Mathewson	43
2	Eddie Plank	43
4	Togie Pittinger	39
5	Earl Moore	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	2
2	Buttons Briggs	1
2	Win Kellum	1
2	Joe McGinnity	1
2	2 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.379
2	Nap Lajoie	.365
3	Frank Chance	.362
4	Jake Beckley	.343
5	Honus Wagner	.341

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	109
2	Nap Lajoie	105
3	Sam Mertes	92
4	John Anderson	84
5	2 tied	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	67
2	Jimmy Sheckard	46
3	Bill Dahlen	44
3	Sam Mertes	44
3	Honus Wagner	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Donahue	2.03
2	George Winter	2.12
3	Bill Bernhard	2.14
4	Cy Young	2.16
5	Rube Waddell	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	36
2	Christy Mathewson	29
3	Jack Chesbro	28
4	Cy Young	24
5	Sam Leever	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	274
2	Christy Mathewson	243
3	Eddie Plank	205
4	Jack Powell	192
5	Cy Young	172

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Casey Patten	4
1	Hooks Wiltse	4
3	Carl Lundgren	3
4	Clarence Currie	2
4	7 others tied	2