On This Day

Thursday, July 21, 1904

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	50	28	.641	--
Highlanders	46	31	.597	3.5
White Sox	48	33	.593	3.5
Naps	41	33	.554	7.0
Athletics	42	34	.553	7.0
Browns	32	41	.438	15.5
Tigers	31	45	.408	18.0
Senators	15	60	.200	33.5

Games

Browns 8, Americans 4

White Sox 5, Highlanders 3

Naps 14, Athletics 8

Senators 11, Tigers 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	57	22	.722	--
Cubs	48	29	.623	8.0
Reds	46	32	.590	10.5
Pirates	42	32	.568	12.5
Cardinals	40	36	.526	15.5
Beaneaters	29	51	.363	28.5
Superbas	30	53	.361	29.0
Phillies	19	56	.253	36.0

Games

Giants 4, Cubs 3

Reds 2, Beaneaters 1

Beaneaters 4, Reds 2

Phillies 4, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Phil Geier	4
1	Joe Kelley	4
1	Billy Lush	4
1	Fred Odwell	4
1	Jake Stahl	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Bresnahan	1
1	Frank Chance	1
1	Hobe Ferris	1
1	Danny Green	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Lush	4
2	Hobe Ferris	3
2	Nap Lajoie	3
2	Socks Seybold	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	2
1	Spike Shannon	2
3	Jimmy Barrett	1
3	Harry Bay	1
3	17 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tully Sparks	1.20
2	Vic Willis	0.78
3	Win Kellum	0.67
4	Kid Nichols	0.56
5	Beany Jacobson	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Donahue	1
1	Tom Fisher	1
1	Beany Jacobson	1
1	Win Kellum	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Willis	7
2	Tully Sparks	6
3	Kid Nichols	5
4	Beany Jacobson	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.391
2	Mike Donlin	.356
3	Frank Chance	.353
4	Honus Wagner	.352
5	Harry Davis	.333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	66
2	Buck Freeman	54
3	Bill Bradley	50
4	John Anderson	48
4	Sam Mertes	48

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Dahlen	31
1	Sam Mertes	31
3	Frank Chance	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	2.03
5	Cy Young	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	21
1	Joe McGinnity	21
3	Christy Mathewson	18
4	Frank Owen	15
4	Rube Waddell	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	169
2	Eddie Plank	122
3	Christy Mathewson	112
4	Jack Chesbro	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	Tom Needham	.486
2	Dave Fultz	.463
3	Jimmy Callahan	.442
4	Cy Seymour	.429
5	Lee Tannehill	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Bresnahan	2
1	Frank Chance	2
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Lou Criger	2
1	Patsy Dougherty	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	15
2	Nap Lajoie	14
3	Freddy Parent	13
4	Jimmy Callahan	11
4	2 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Smith	0.00
2	Eddie Plank	0.25
3	Otto Hess	0.44
4	Rube Waddell	0.67
5	Mordecai Brown	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	4
2	Buttons Briggs	3
2	Mordecai Brown	3
2	Jack Chesbro	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	28
2	Chief Bender	23
2	Jack Chesbro	23
4	Eddie Plank	21
5	3 tied	20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Bresnahan	.411
2	Jimmy Callahan	.402
3	Nap Lajoie	.381
4	Dave Fultz	.373
5	Cy Seymour	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Chance	3
1	Danny Murphy	3
1	Freddy Parent	3
4	Roger Bresnahan	2
4	10 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	25
1	Freddy Parent	25
3	Sam Crawford	22
4	John Anderson	21
4	3 others tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	12
1	Bill Dahlen	12
1	Billy Gilbert	12
1	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	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	51
2	Chief Bender	46
3	Jack Chesbro	42
3	Eddie Plank	42
5	2 tied	41

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	.377
2	Mike Donlin	.375
3	Frank Chance	.355
4	Honus Wagner	.350
5	Cy Seymour	.348

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	124
2	Buck Freeman	110
3	Sam Mertes	91
3	Freddy Parent	91
5	Sam Crawford	88

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	62
2	Sam Mertes	48
3	Bill Dahlen	45
3	Honus Wagner	45
5	Harry Bay	43

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	Bill Dinneen	2.27

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	262
2	Christy Mathewson	242
3	Eddie Plank	205
4	Jack Powell	200
5	Jack Chesbro	171

Saves

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