On This Day

Wednesday, July 20, 1904

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	50	27	.649	--
Highlanders	46	30	.605	3.5
White Sox	47	33	.588	4.5
Athletics	42	33	.560	7.0
Naps	40	33	.548	8.0
Browns	31	41	.431	16.5
Tigers	31	44	.413	18.0
Senators	14	60	.189	34.5

Games

Naps 5, Americans 1

Naps 9, Americans 0

Tigers 11, Highlanders 4

Athletics 2, Browns 0

White Sox 8, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	56	22	.718	--
Cubs	48	28	.632	7.0
Reds	45	31	.592	10.0
Pirates	42	32	.568	12.0
Cardinals	40	35	.533	14.5
Superbas	30	53	.361	28.5
Beaneaters	28	50	.359	28.0
Phillies	18	56	.243	36.0

Games

Phillies 5, Cubs 4

Reds 5, Superbas 4

Pirates 4, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Hickman	6
1	Nap Lajoie	6
3	Bill Bradley	4
4	Jimmy Barrett	3
4	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	1
1	Kid Elberfeld	1
1	Doc Gessler	1
1	Johnny Kling	1
1	Champ Osteen	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	4
1	Charlie Hickman	4
3	Doc Gessler	3
3	Nap Lajoie	3
5	5 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Lush	2
2	Charlie Carr	1
2	Frank Chance	1
2	Tommy Corcoran	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Frank Smith	2.25
2	Red Ames	1.60
3	Harry Howell	1.33
4	Eddie Plank	0.83
5	Earl Moore	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	Chick Fraser	1
1	Addie Joss	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Smith	9
2	Red Ames	8
2	Harry Howell	8
4	Happy Townsend	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.395
2	Mike Donlin	.356
3	Honus Wagner	.352
4	Frank Chance	.346
5	Jake Beckley	.336

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	63
2	Buck Freeman	54
3	John Anderson	48
3	Bill Bradley	48
5	Sam Mertes	47

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Dahlen	31
2	Frank Chance	29
2	Sam Mertes	29
4	Art Devlin	27
5	2 tied	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.58
2	Frank Smith	1.70
3	Jack Chesbro	1.95
4	Joe McGinnity	2.00
5	Red Donahue	2.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	169
2	Eddie Plank	122
3	Jack Chesbro	111
3	Christy Mathewson	111
5	Jack Powell	100

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	.588
2	Jimmy Callahan	.458
3	Tom Needham	.455
4	Dave Fultz	.444
5	Cy Seymour	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Lou Criger	2
1	Patsy Dougherty	2
4	John Anderson	1
4	22 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	15
2	Freddy Parent	12
2	Cy Seymour	12
4	John Anderson	11
4	3 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Burke	6
2	Harry Bay	5
2	Frank Chance	5
2	Wid Conroy	5
5	8 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Smith	0.00
2	Otto Hess	0.44
3	Rube Waddell	0.67
4	Mordecai Brown	0.78
5	Nick Altrock	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	4
1	Cy Young	4
3	Buttons Briggs	3
3	Mordecai Brown	3
3	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	28
2	Chief Bender	23
2	Jack Chesbro	23
4	Eddie Plank	22
5	4 tied	20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Bresnahan	.427
2	Jimmy Callahan	.408
3	Nap Lajoie	.393
4	Dave Fultz	.373
5	Cy Seymour	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Danny Murphy	4
2	Duff Cooley	3
2	Freddy Parent	3
4	Frank Chance	2
4	9 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Danny Murphy	25
2	Freddy Parent	24
3	Sam Crawford	22
3	Bill Dahlen	22
3	Nap Lajoie	22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.15
2	Frank Smith	1.17
3	Eddie Plank	1.29
4	Otto Hess	1.63
5	Norwood Gibson	1.65

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	51
2	Chief Bender	46
3	Christy Mathewson	43
4	Jack Chesbro	42
4	Eddie Plank	42

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	Nap Lajoie	.376
2	Mike Donlin	.375
3	Frank Chance	.355
4	Cy Seymour	.350
5	Honus Wagner	.348

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	121
2	Buck Freeman	110
3	Sam Mertes	90
3	Freddy Parent	90
5	Sam Crawford	88

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	63
2	Sam Mertes	46
3	Bill Dahlen	45
3	Honus Wagner	45
5	2 tied	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.96
2	Earl Moore	2.14
3	Cy Young	2.16
4	Eddie Plank	2.20
5	Red Donahue	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	34
2	Jack Chesbro	31
3	Christy Mathewson	30
4	Cy Young	25
5	Eddie Plank	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	262
2	Christy Mathewson	249
3	Jack Powell	206
4	Eddie Plank	205
5	Jack Chesbro	171

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