On This Day

Tuesday, July 5, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 41 22 .651 --
Highlanders 39 23 .629 1.5
White Sox 39 28 .582 4.0
Naps 32 27 .542 7.0
Athletics 32 30 .516 8.5
Browns 27 33 .450 12.5
Tigers 27 35 .435 13.5
Senators 11 50 .180 29.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 48 17 .738 --
Reds 36 25 .590 10.0
Cubs 37 26 .587 10.0
Pirates 35 28 .556 12.0
Cardinals 31 31 .500 15.5
Superbas 27 42 .391 23.0
Beaneaters 26 41 .388 23.0
Phillies 16 46 .258 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Lush 4
1 Joe Sugden 4
3 Ed Abbaticchio 3
3 Art Devlin 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hickman 1
1 Harry Lumley 1
1 Danny Murphy 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Delahanty 3
1 Nap Lajoie 3
1 George Stovall 3
4 Harry Bay 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Bemis 1
1 Bill Dahlen 1
1 Kid Elberfeld 1
1 Kid Gleason 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Willis 0.86
2 Jack Powell 0.62
3 Chief Bender 0.56
4 Joe McGinnity 0.33
5 George Winter 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bernhard 1
1 Chick Fraser 1
1 Jack Powell 1
1 Vic Willis 1
1 George Winter 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 6
2 Chief Bender 5
2 Jack Powell 5
4 Bill Bernhard 4
4 Joe McGinnity 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .406
2 Frank Chance .365
3 Honus Wagner .359
4 Mike Donlin .356
5 Freddy Parent .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 8
2 Harry Lumley 7
3 John Ganzel 5
4 Bill Bradley 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 52
2 Buck Freeman 47
3 Art Devlin 43
3 Dan McGann 43
5 Bill Bradley 41

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Dahlen 29
2 Sam Mertes 28
3 Dan McGann 25
3 Honus Wagner 25
5 2 tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Donahue 1.54
2 Joe McGinnity 1.68
3 Rube Waddell 1.72
4 George Winter 1.94
5 Harry Howell 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 19
2 Jack Chesbro 18
3 Christy Mathewson 14
4 Rube Waddell 13
5 Frank Owen 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 141
2 Eddie Plank 100
3 Christy Mathewson 91
4 Jack Chesbro 88
5 Jack Powell 83

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Wiltse 4
2 Casey Patten 3
3 Billy Milligan 2
4 Red Ames 1
4 10 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .452
2 Willie Keeler .441
3 Nap Lajoie .440
4 Billy Gilbert .429
5 Sam Mertes .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lumley 2
1 Danny Murphy 2
1 Tom Needham 2
1 Freddy Parent 2
5 16 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Gilbert 15
2 Bill Dahlen 12
2 Sam Mertes 12
2 Freddy Parent 12
5 Nap Lajoie 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Dahlen 10
2 Billy Gilbert 9
2 Sam Mertes 9
4 Frank Chance 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 0.82
2 George Mullin 1.00
3 Christy Mathewson 1.08
4 Eddie Plank 1.44
5 3 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 4
1 Joe McGinnity 4
1 Jack Powell 4
4 Nick Altrock 3
4 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 24
2 Chief Bender 23
2 Rube Waddell 23
4 Cy Young 22
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 1
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 .440
2 Honus Wagner .387
3 Nap Lajoie .385
4 Sam Mertes .383
5 Mike Donlin .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lumley 3
1 Danny Murphy 3
3 Roger Bresnahan 2
3 Frank Chance 2
3 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Freddy Parent 21
2 Billy Gilbert 20
3 Buck Freeman 19
3 Nap Lajoie 19
3 2 others tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 20
2 Bill Dahlen 15
3 Billy Gilbert 13
4 Frank Chance 12
4 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mullin 1.14
2 Dummy Taylor 1.29
3 Bob Rhoads 1.33
4 George Winter 1.41
5 Harry Howell 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 7
1 Christy Mathewson 7
3 Patsy Flaherty 6
3 Joe McGinnity 6
3 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 54
2 Christy Mathewson 41
3 Togie Pittinger 38
3 Eddie Plank 38
3 Vic Willis 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Wiltse 2
2 Red Ames 1
2 Buttons Briggs 1
2 Win Kellum 1
2 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .384
2 Nap Lajoie .371
3 Frank Chance .362
4 Honus Wagner .347
5 Willie Keeler .342

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 113
2 Nap Lajoie 112
3 Sam Mertes 89
4 John Anderson 86
5 Bill Bradley 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 65
2 Sam Mertes 45
2 Honus Wagner 45
4 Bill Dahlen 44
4 Jimmy Sheckard 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Donahue 2.03
2 George Winter 2.11
3 Cy Young 2.16
4 Rube Waddell 2.17
5 Frank Kitson 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 35
2 Christy Mathewson 30
3 Jack Chesbro 28
4 Cy Young 25
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 273
2 Christy Mathewson 247
3 Eddie Plank 203
4 Jack Powell 197
5 Cy Young 176

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Casey Patten 4
1 Hooks Wiltse 4
3 Carl Lundgren 3
4 Clarence Currie 2
4 6 others tied 2