On This Day

Wednesday, July 6, 1904

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	42	22	.656	--
Highlanders	40	23	.635	1.5
White Sox	39	28	.582	4.5
Naps	32	27	.542	7.5
Athletics	32	31	.508	9.5
Browns	27	33	.450	13.0
Tigers	27	35	.435	14.0
Senators	11	51	.177	30.0

Games

Highlanders 7, Athletics 1

Americans 3, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	49	17	.742	--
Cubs	38	26	.594	10.0
Reds	36	27	.571	11.5
Pirates	35	29	.547	13.0
Cardinals	33	31	.516	15.0
Superbas	28	42	.400	23.0
Beaneaters	26	42	.382	24.0
Phillies	16	47	.254	31.5

Games

Superbas 3, Beaneaters 2

Giants 12, Phillies 3

Cubs 4, Pirates 3

Cardinals 3, Reds 0

Cardinals 6, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jake Beckley	4
1	Kitty Bransfield	4
3	Roger Bresnahan	3
3	John Farrell	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dahlen	4
2	John Anderson	3
2	Kitty Bransfield	3
4	George Barclay	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	3
2	John Anderson	1
2	Jake Beckley	1
2	Jimmy Burke	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Taylor	1.00
2	Togie Pittinger	0.80
3	Christy Mathewson	0.57
4	Tom Hughes	0.55
5	Ned Garvin	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ned Garvin	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	Kid Nichols	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Togie Pittinger	8
2	Tom Hughes	6
3	Ned Garvin	5
4	Christy Mathewson	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.406
2	Frank Chance	.360
3	Honus Wagner	.357
4	Mike Donlin	.356
5	Freddy Parent	.339

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	48
3	Dan McGann	44
4	Art Devlin	43
5	Bill Bradley	41

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Dahlen	29
2	Sam Mertes	28
3	Art Devlin	27
4	Dan McGann	25
4	Honus Wagner	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Donahue	1.54
2	Joe McGinnity	1.68
3	Rube Waddell	1.72
4	Cy Young	1.88
5	George Winter	1.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	19
2	Jack Chesbro	18
3	Christy Mathewson	15
4	Rube Waddell	13
5	Frank Owen	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	141
2	Eddie Plank	101
3	Christy Mathewson	95
4	Jack Chesbro	88
5	2 tied	83

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	4
2	Casey Patten	3
3	Red Ames	2
3	Billy Milligan	2
5	10 tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Billy Gilbert	.469
2	Nap Lajoie	.457
3	Sam Mertes	.429
4	Frank Chance	.421
5	Willie Keeler	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	2
1	Danny Murphy	2
1	Tom Needham	2
1	Freddy Parent	2
5	15 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dahlen	16
2	Billy Gilbert	15
3	John Anderson	13
4	Sam Mertes	12
4	Freddy Parent	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	0.82
2	Christy Mathewson	0.87
3	Jake Weimer	0.90
4	George Mullin	1.33
5	2 tied	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Jack Powell	4
1	Cy Young	4
4	Nick Altrock	3
4	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Togie Pittinger	27
2	Cy Young	25
3	Vic Willis	24
4	Chief Bender	23
4	Rube Waddell	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	2
2	Buttons Briggs	1
2	Win Kellum	1
2	Joe McGinnity	1
2	Hooks Wiltse	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Chance	.425
2	Sam Mertes	.389
3	Nap Lajoie	.385
4	Honus Wagner	.382
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	Bill Dahlen	22
2	Freddy Parent	21
3	Buck Freeman	20
3	Billy Gilbert	20
5	2 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	20
2	Bill Dahlen	15
3	Art Devlin	13
3	Billy Gilbert	13
5	3 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	Christy Mathewson	8
2	Jack Chesbro	7
2	Jack Taylor	7
4	Patsy Flaherty	6
4	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	51
2	Togie Pittinger	46
3	Christy Mathewson	45
4	Eddie Plank	39
5	Vic Willis	38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.387
2	Nap Lajoie	.375
3	Frank Chance	.359
4	Honus Wagner	.347
5	Willie Keeler	.341

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	85
4	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	Cy Young	2.05
3	Rube Waddell	2.08
4	George Winter	2.11
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	Sam Leever	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	267
2	Christy Mathewson	244
3	Eddie Plank	204
4	Jack Powell	197
5	Cy Young	172

Saves

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