On This Day

Friday, July 8, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 44 22 .667 --
Highlanders 40 25 .615 3.5
White Sox 40 28 .588 5.0
Naps 35 27 .565 7.0
Athletics 33 31 .516 10.0
Browns 27 34 .443 14.5
Tigers 27 38 .415 16.5
Senators 11 52 .175 31.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 49 17 .742 --
Cubs 39 26 .600 9.5
Reds 37 27 .578 11.0
Pirates 35 30 .538 13.5
Cardinals 33 31 .516 15.0
Superbas 28 43 .394 23.5
Beaneaters 27 42 .391 23.5
Phillies 16 48 .250 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Bradley 4
2 Jimmy Barrett 3
2 Lave Cross 3
2 Buck Freeman 3
2 Tom Needham 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Patsy Dougherty 1
1 Freddy Parent 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Freddy Parent 4
2 Kip Selbach 3
3 Duff Cooley 2
3 Patsy Flaherty 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Elmer Flick 2
1 Billy Lush 2
3 Ed Abbaticchio 1
3 Charlie Carr 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Buttons Briggs 1.00
2 Eddie Plank 0.75
3 Happy Townsend 0.56
4 Bob Rhoads 0.55
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buttons Briggs 1
1 Noodles Hahn 1
1 Otto Hess 1
1 Eddie Plank 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Rhoads 6
2 Happy Townsend 5
3 Buttons Briggs 4
3 Noodles Hahn 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .398
2 Frank Chance .360
3 Mike Donlin .356
4 Honus Wagner .356
5 Freddy Parent .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 8
2 Harry Lumley 7
3 John Ganzel 5
3 Freddy Parent 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 54
2 Buck Freeman 48
3 Dan McGann 44
4 Bill Bradley 43
4 Art Devlin 43

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 104
3 Christy Mathewson 95
4 Jack Chesbro 92
5 Jack Powell 85

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 Jimmy Callahan .435
3 Sam Mertes .425
4 Nap Lajoie .417
5 Harry Lumley .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lumley 2
1 Tom Needham 2
1 Freddy Parent 2
4 Ed Abbaticchio 1
4 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dahlen 14
2 Billy Gilbert 13
2 Freddy Parent 13
4 John Anderson 12
4 Nap Lajoie 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 0.41
2 Frank Kitson 0.53
3 Norwood Gibson 0.67
4 Doc White 0.75
5 Jake Weimer 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Altrock 3
1 Jack Chesbro 3
1 Patsy Flaherty 3
1 Norwood Gibson 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 24
2 Togie Pittinger 23
3 Tom Hughes 21
4 Chief Bender 20
4 Rube Waddell 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Chance .429
2 Sam Mertes .391
3 Honus Wagner .377
4 John Ganzel .368
5 Freddy Parent .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lumley 3
1 Danny Murphy 3
1 Freddy Parent 3
4 Frank Chance 2
4 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Freddy Parent 23
2 Bill Dahlen 21
3 Nap Lajoie 19
4 John Anderson 18
5 4 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 18
2 Bill Dahlen 14
3 Billy Gilbert 13
4 Art Devlin 12
5 5 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dummy Taylor 1.16
2 Bob Rhoads 1.25
3 George Mullin 1.39
4 Harry Howell 1.47
5 Christy Mathewson 1.75

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 45
2 Togie Pittinger 43
3 Eddie Plank 42
4 Christy Mathewson 41
5 Jack Chesbro 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 .371
3 Frank Chance .359
4 Honus Wagner .346
5 Jake Beckley .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 Nap Lajoie 114
2 Buck Freeman 111
3 Sam Mertes 87
4 Bill Bradley 86
5 Freddy Parent 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 Frank Kitson 2.11
5 Earl Moore 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 34
2 Christy Mathewson 30
3 Jack Chesbro 28
4 Cy Young 25
5 3 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 267
2 Christy Mathewson 244
3 Eddie Plank 207
4 Jack Powell 199
5 Cy Young 172

Saves

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