On This Day

Monday, July 18, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 50 24 .676 --
Highlanders 45 29 .608 5.0
White Sox 45 33 .577 7.0
Athletics 41 32 .562 8.5
Naps 37 33 .529 11.0
Browns 30 40 .429 18.0
Tigers 30 43 .411 19.5
Senators 14 58 .194 35.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 56 20 .737 --
Cubs 47 27 .635 8.0
Reds 43 31 .581 12.0
Pirates 40 32 .556 14.0
Cardinals 39 35 .527 16.0
Superbas 30 51 .370 28.5
Beaneaters 28 49 .364 28.5
Phillies 17 55 .236 37.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Crawford 4
2 John Anderson 3
2 Harry Bemis 3
2 Roger Bresnahan 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 4
2 Fred Odwell 3
3 Chief Bender 2
3 Jesse Burkett 2
3 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Crawford 2
2 Charlie Babb 1
2 Ginger Beaumont 1
2 Harry Bemis 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chief Bender 0.75
2 Red Donahue 0.70
3 Tom Hughes 0.50
4 Sam Leever 0.45
5 2 tied 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Ed Killian 1
1 Frank Owen 1
1 Jesse Tannehill 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Donahue 7
2 Chief Bender 6
3 Tom Hughes 5
3 Sam Leever 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Win Kellum 1
1 Ed Walsh 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .391
2 Mike Donlin .356
3 Frank Chance .350
4 Honus Wagner .348
5 Harry Davis .338

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 48
4 John Anderson 47
5 4 tied 46

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Dahlen 31
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 Joe McGinnity 2.00
4 Red Donahue 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 2 tied 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 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Bresnahan .500
2 Jimmy Callahan .455
3 Cy Seymour .417
4 Dave Fultz .411
5 Nap Lajoie .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Criger 2
1 Patsy Dougherty 2
1 Danny Murphy 2
4 John Anderson 1
4 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 15
2 Freddy Parent 14
3 Bill Dahlen 13
4 John Anderson 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Babb 5
1 Jimmy Burke 5
1 Wid Conroy 5
1 Tommy Leach 5
1 Bobby Wallace 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Smith 0.00
2 Mordecai Brown 1.29
3 Bill Donovan 1.32
4 Norwood Gibson 1.32
5 Bob Wicker 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 5
2 Christy Mathewson 4
2 Tom Walker 4
4 Buttons Briggs 3
4 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 28
2 Rube Waddell 27
3 Jack Chesbro 22
3 Fred Glade 22
3 Cy Young 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 2
1 Joe McGinnity 2
3 Win Kellum 1
3 Ed Walsh 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Bresnahan .416
2 Nap Lajoie .396
3 Sam Mertes .385
4 Jimmy Callahan .379
5 Dave Fultz .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Murphy 4
2 Duff Cooley 3
2 Freddy Parent 3
4 Frank Chance 2
4 8 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Freddy Parent 27
2 Danny Murphy 24
3 Bill Dahlen 22
4 John Anderson 21
4 2 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Gilbert 13
1 Sam Mertes 13
3 Bill Dahlen 12
4 Frank Chance 11
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Smith 1.40
2 Eddie Plank 1.50
3 Otto Hess 1.63
4 Norwood Gibson 1.76
5 Christy Mathewson 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 7
1 Joe McGinnity 7
1 Jack Powell 7
1 Cy Young 7
5 3 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 50
2 Rube Waddell 42
3 Fred Glade 41
3 Jack Powell 41
5 Cy Young 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe McGinnity 3
2 Red Ames 2
2 Win Kellum 2
4 Buttons Briggs 1
4 2 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .375
2 Nap Lajoie .370
3 Frank Chance .356
4 Cy Seymour .344
5 Honus Wagner .343

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 118
2 Buck Freeman 110
3 Freddy Parent 90
4 Sam Mertes 89
5 John Anderson 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 62
2 Sam Mertes 46
3 Bill Dahlen 45
3 Honus Wagner 45
5 Jimmy Sheckard 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.99
2 Cy Young 2.02
3 Earl Moore 2.19
4 Red Donahue 2.23
5 Frank Kitson 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 34
2 Jack Chesbro 30
2 Christy Mathewson 30
4 Cy Young 25
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 253
2 Christy Mathewson 245
3 Eddie Plank 210
4 Jack Powell 205
5 Jack Chesbro 168

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