On This Day

Thursday, July 7, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 43 22 .662 --
Highlanders 40 24 .625 2.5
White Sox 40 28 .588 4.5
Naps 33 27 .550 7.5
Athletics 32 31 .508 10.0
Browns 27 34 .443 14.0
Tigers 27 36 .429 15.0
Senators 11 51 .177 30.5

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Callahan 2
1 Jimmy Collins 2
1 Tom Jones 2
1 George Mullin 2
1 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kip Selbach 3
2 Nap Lajoie 2
3 Jimmy Barrett 1
3 Bill Bradley 1
3 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Callahan 2
2 George Davis 1
2 Danny Green 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Willie Sudhoff 0.71
2 George Mullin 0.57
3 Frank Owen 0.50
4 Jack Chesbro 0.44
5 Norwood Gibson 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Norwood Gibson 1
1 Addie Joss 1
1 Frank Owen 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willie Sudhoff 5
2 Jack Chesbro 4
2 George Mullin 4
2 Frank Owen 4
5 Norwood Gibson 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .403
2 Frank Chance .360
3 Honus Wagner .357
4 Mike Donlin .356
5 Freddy Parent .343

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 54
2 Buck Freeman 48
3 Dan McGann 44
4 Art Devlin 43
5 Bill Bradley 42

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 Frank Owen 1.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 141
2 Eddie Plank 101
3 Christy Mathewson 95
4 Jack Chesbro 92
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 .500
2 Nap Lajoie .435
3 Frank Chance .421
4 Harry Lumley .418
5 Sam Mertes .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lumley 2
1 Danny Murphy 2
1 Tom Needham 2
4 Ed Abbaticchio 1
4 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dahlen 16
2 John Anderson 13
2 Billy Gilbert 13
4 Nap Lajoie 12
5 Jim Delahanty 11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 0.75
2 Christy Mathewson 0.87
3 Jake Weimer 0.90
4 Harry Howell 1.50
4 George Winter 1.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Togie Pittinger 27
2 Vic Willis 24
3 Tom Hughes 21
3 Christy Mathewson 21
3 Eddie Plank 21

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 .435
2 Sam Mertes .389
3 Honus Wagner .377
4 Freddy Parent .376
5 Nap Lajoie .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lumley 3
1 Danny Murphy 3
3 Frank Chance 2
3 Duff Cooley 2
3 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dahlen 21
1 Freddy Parent 21
3 Nap Lajoie 19
4 John Anderson 18
4 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 20
2 Bill Dahlen 14
3 Art Devlin 13
3 Billy Gilbert 13
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dummy Taylor 1.29
2 Bob Rhoads 1.33
3 George Mullin 1.39
4 George Winter 1.41
5 Harry Howell 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 7
1 Christy Mathewson 7
1 Jack Taylor 7
4 Patsy Flaherty 6
4 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Togie Pittinger 46
1 Rube Waddell 46
3 Christy Mathewson 41
4 Jack Chesbro 39
4 Eddie Plank 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 2
2 Buttons Briggs 1
2 Win Kellum 1
2 Joe McGinnity 1
2 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .386
2 Nap Lajoie .374
3 Frank Chance .359
4 Honus Wagner .347
5 Jake Beckley .343

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 Nap Lajoie 114
2 Buck Freeman 111
3 Sam Mertes 89
4 Bill Bradley 86
5 John Anderson 84

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