On This Day

Thursday, July 14, 1904

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	47	24	.662	--
Highlanders	42	28	.600	4.5
White Sox	43	32	.573	6.0
Naps	37	30	.552	8.0
Athletics	38	32	.543	8.5
Browns	29	38	.433	16.0
Tigers	29	40	.420	17.0
Senators	14	55	.203	32.0

Games

Tigers 4, Americans 1

Highlanders 21, Naps 3

Athletics 2, White Sox 1

Senators 5, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	53	20	.726	--
Cubs	45	26	.634	7.0
Reds	41	29	.586	10.5
Pirates	39	30	.565	12.0
Cardinals	37	34	.521	15.0
Beaneaters	27	47	.365	26.5
Superbas	28	49	.364	27.0
Phillies	17	52	.246	34.0

Games

Cubs 14, Beaneaters 0

Reds 11, Giants 2

Pirates 8, Phillies 3

Cardinals 2, Superbas 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Cassidy	4
1	Red Kleinow	4
1	Cy Seymour	4
4	John Anderson	3
4	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	John Anderson	1
1	Dave Fultz	1
1	Cy Seymour	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Anderson	4
1	Jack Chesbro	4
3	Cy Seymour	3
4	Harry Davis	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ginger Beaumont	1
1	Jimmy Burke	1
1	Fred Clarke	1
1	Jimmy Collins	1
1	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Kid Nichols	2.25
2	Rube Waddell	1.10
3	Ed Killian	0.88
4	Oscar Jones	0.71
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Jack Harper	1
1	Ed Killian	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	11
2	Kid Nichols	9
3	Ed Killian	7
4	Jack Chesbro	5
4	4 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.399
2	Frank Chance	.363
3	Mike Donlin	.356
4	Honus Wagner	.356
5	Freddy Parent	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	8
2	Harry Lumley	7
3	John Ganzel	6
4	Frank Chance	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	60
2	Buck Freeman	51
3	John Anderson	46
3	Bill Bradley	46
3	Dan McGann	46

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Dahlen	30
2	Sam Mertes	29
3	Frank Chance	27
3	Art Devlin	27
5	2 tied	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Donahue	1.54
2	Rube Waddell	1.60
3	Cy Young	1.79
4	Joe McGinnity	1.86
5	Harry Howell	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	20
2	Jack Chesbro	19
3	Christy Mathewson	16
4	Rube Waddell	15
5	3 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	160
2	Eddie Plank	111
3	Jack Chesbro	104
4	Christy Mathewson	102
5	Cy Young	97

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	4
2	Casey Patten	3
3	Red Ames	2
3	Joe McGinnity	2
3	Billy Milligan	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.462
2	Roger Bresnahan	.435
3	Billy Gilbert	.426
4	Jimmy Callahan	.422
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Patsy Dougherty	2
1	Harry Lumley	2
1	Freddy Parent	2
4	John Anderson	1
4	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	16
2	John Anderson	14
3	Freddy Parent	13
4	Bill Dahlen	12
5	Dave Fultz	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	6
1	Billy Gilbert	6
3	Bill Dahlen	5
3	Elmer Flick	5
3	Lew Ritter	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Donovan	0.47
2	Doc White	0.50
3	Frank Kitson	0.53
4	Patsy Flaherty	1.00
5	Ed Siever	1.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Young	5
2	Christy Mathewson	4
2	Kid Nichols	4
4	Bill Bernhard	3
4	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	32
2	Chief Bender	29
3	Jack Chesbro	26
3	Cy Young	26
5	Togie Pittinger	20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Chance	.409
2	Nap Lajoie	.404
3	Roger Bresnahan	.381
4	Sam Mertes	.381
5	Jimmy Callahan	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	John Ganzel	3
1	Harry Lumley	3
1	Danny Murphy	3
1	Freddy Parent	3
5	5 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	25
2	Freddy Parent	23
3	John Anderson	22
3	Bill Dahlen	22
5	2 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	17
2	Bill Dahlen	15
2	Billy Gilbert	15
4	Frank Chance	12
5	Dan McGann	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Kitson	1.59
2	Otto Hess	1.63
3	Frank Smith	1.75
4	Nick Altrock	1.77
5	Patsy Flaherty	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Patsy Flaherty	7
1	Christy Mathewson	7
3	Jack Chesbro	6
3	Joe McGinnity	6
3	5 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	51
1	Rube Waddell	51
3	Eddie Plank	41
4	Jack Chesbro	40
4	3 others tied	40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.382
2	Nap Lajoie	.374
3	Frank Chance	.365
4	Honus Wagner	.348
5	Cy Seymour	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	12
2	Charlie Hickman	11
3	Harry Davis	10
3	Cy Seymour	10
5	Nap Lajoie	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	119
2	Buck Freeman	110
3	John Anderson	87
4	Sam Mertes	86
4	Freddy Parent	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	64
2	Sam Mertes	46
2	Honus Wagner	46
4	Harry Bay	44
4	2 others tied	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.96
2	Cy Young	1.97
3	Red Donahue	2.03
4	Frank Kitson	2.03
5	Earl Moore	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	33
2	Christy Mathewson	30
3	Jack Chesbro	29
4	Cy Young	26
5	Eddie Plank	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	265
2	Christy Mathewson	251
3	Eddie Plank	209
4	Jack Powell	202
5	Cy Young	181

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Casey Patten	4
1	Hooks Wiltse	4
3	Red Ames	2
3	Bill Duggleby	2
3	6 others tied	2