On This Day

Saturday, July 16, 1904

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	49	24	.671	--
Highlanders	44	28	.611	4.5
White Sox	44	33	.571	7.0
Athletics	40	32	.556	8.5
Naps	37	32	.536	10.0
Browns	30	39	.435	17.0
Tigers	29	42	.408	19.0
Senators	14	57	.197	34.0

Games

Americans 13, Naps 3

Highlanders 9, Tigers 8

Athletics 8, Browns 1

White Sox 3, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	55	20	.733	--
Cubs	46	27	.630	8.0
Reds	42	30	.583	11.5
Pirates	40	31	.563	13.0
Cardinals	38	35	.521	16.0
Beaneaters	28	48	.368	27.5
Superbas	29	50	.367	28.0
Phillies	17	54	.239	36.0

Games

Cubs 1, Phillies 0

Reds 4, Superbas 2

Giants 7, Pirates 6

Cardinals 5, Beaneaters 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe McGinnity	4
2	John Anderson	3
2	Jimmy Collins	3
2	Buck Freeman	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Bradley	1
1	Lou Criger	1
1	Spike Shannon	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Carr	3
1	Kid Elberfeld	3
1	Buck Freeman	3
1	Freddy Parent	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	John Anderson	1
1	Jake Beckley	1
1	Charlie Carr	1
1	Wid Conroy	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Win Kellum	0.86
1	Bob Wicker	0.86
3	Frank Smith	0.75
4	Weldon Henley	0.67
5	Tully Sparks	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Weldon Henley	1
1	Win Kellum	1
1	Joe McGinnity	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Win Kellum	6
1	Frank Smith	6
1	Bob Wicker	6
4	Vic Willis	5
5	Weldon Henley	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.394
2	Mike Donlin	.356
3	Frank Chance	.353
4	Honus Wagner	.352
5	Harry Davis	.340

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	60
2	Buck Freeman	54
3	Bill Bradley	47
4	John Anderson	46
4	3 others tied	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	Rube Waddell	1.60
2	Cy Young	1.85
3	Red Donahue	1.91
4	Joe McGinnity	2.00
5	Jack Chesbro	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	21
2	Jack Chesbro	20
3	Christy Mathewson	17
4	Rube Waddell	15
5	Cy Young	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	160
2	Eddie Plank	117
3	Christy Mathewson	107
4	Jack Chesbro	106
5	Jack Powell	99

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Bresnahan	.447
2	Jimmy Callahan	.438
3	Honus Wagner	.422
4	Sam Mertes	.404
5	Red Kleinow	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Criger	2
1	Patsy Dougherty	2
1	Danny Murphy	2
1	Freddy Parent	2
5	20 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	16
2	Freddy Parent	14
3	John Anderson	13
3	Bill Dahlen	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	6
1	Billy Gilbert	6
3	Elmer Flick	5
3	Tommy Leach	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Smith	0.00
2	Doc White	1.04
3	Bill Donovan	1.32
4	Norwood Gibson	1.32
5	Ed Siever	1.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Young	5
2	Christy Mathewson	4
2	Kid Nichols	4
2	Jack Powell	4
5	11 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	27
2	Jack Powell	25
3	Eddie Plank	24
4	Chief Bender	22
4	3 others tied	22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.396
2	Sam Mertes	.393
3	Jimmy Callahan	.379
4	Roger Bresnahan	.378
5	Freddy Parent	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Danny Murphy	4
2	Duff Cooley	3
2	John Ganzel	3
2	Freddy Parent	3
5	7 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Freddy Parent	27
2	Bill Dahlen	23
2	Nap Lajoie	23
4	John Anderson	22
4	Danny Murphy	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Gilbert	15
2	Sam Mertes	14
3	Bill Dahlen	13
4	Frank Chance	12
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Smith	1.40
2	Otto Hess	1.63
3	Norwood Gibson	1.76
4	Eddie Plank	1.89
5	Jack Chesbro	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	8
2	Jack Chesbro	7
2	Joe McGinnity	7
2	Jack Powell	7
2	Cy Young	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	51
2	Eddie Plank	47
3	Chief Bender	44
4	Christy Mathewson	43
5	Jack Chesbro	42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.381
2	Nap Lajoie	.373
3	Frank Chance	.355
4	Honus Wagner	.347
5	Cy Seymour	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	11
1	Charlie Hickman	11
3	Harry Davis	10
4	Bill Bradley	9
4	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	119
2	Buck Freeman	110
3	Sam Mertes	89
3	Freddy Parent	89
5	John Anderson	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	64
2	Sam Mertes	46
2	Honus Wagner	46
4	Bill Dahlen	44
5	Jimmy Sheckard	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.96
2	Cy Young	2.02
3	Earl Moore	2.18
4	Red Donahue	2.19
5	Frank Kitson	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	34
2	Jack Chesbro	30
2	Christy Mathewson	30
4	Cy Young	26
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	265
2	Christy Mathewson	245
3	Eddie Plank	210
4	Jack Powell	205
5	Cy Young	175

Saves

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