On This Day

Saturday, July 23, 1904

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	50	30	.625	--
White Sox	50	33	.602	1.5
Highlanders	46	33	.582	3.5
Naps	44	33	.571	4.5
Athletics	42	37	.532	7.5
Browns	34	41	.453	13.5
Tigers	32	46	.410	17.0
Senators	16	61	.208	32.5

Games

Browns 5, Americans 2

White Sox 5, Highlanders 4

Naps 3, Athletics 2

Naps 4, Athletics 1

Senators 3, Tigers 2

Tigers 3, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	58	23	.716	--
Cubs	49	30	.620	8.0
Reds	49	33	.598	9.5
Pirates	43	33	.566	12.5
Cardinals	43	36	.544	14.0
Superbas	31	54	.365	29.0
Beaneaters	30	54	.357	29.5
Phillies	19	59	.244	37.5

Games

Giants 5, Cubs 1

Beaneaters 3, Reds 1

Reds 15, Beaneaters 1

Superbas 2, Pirates 1

Cardinals 9, Phillies 7

Cardinals 7, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Cozy Dolan	5
1	John Farrell	5
1	Charlie Hickman	5
1	Rudy Hulswitt	5
1	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Browne	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Browne	3
2	John Anderson	2
2	Jiggs Donahue	2
2	Charlie Hickman	2
2	Bobby Wallace	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Barclay	3
2	Harry Bay	2
2	Nap Lajoie	2
2	Fred Raymer	2
5	13 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Plank	1.20
2	Rube Waddell	0.82
3	Earl Moore	0.73
4	Mordecai Brown	0.67
5	Barney Wolfe	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Corbett	1
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Fred Glade	1
1	Oscar Jones	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Plank	12
2	Rube Waddell	9
3	Earl Moore	8
4	Joe Corbett	7
5	Mordecai Brown	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.401
2	Mike Donlin	.356
3	Honus Wagner	.355
4	Frank Chance	.350
5	Cy Seymour	.337

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	68
2	Buck Freeman	54
3	John Anderson	50
3	Bill Bradley	50
5	Sam Mertes	49

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Dahlen	31
1	Sam Mertes	31
3	Frank Chance	29
4	Art Devlin	27
4	Honus Wagner	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.50
2	Frank Smith	1.72
3	Jack Chesbro	1.99
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	19
4	Frank Owen	15
4	Rube Waddell	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	178
2	Eddie Plank	134
3	Jack Chesbro	116
4	Christy Mathewson	114
5	Cy Young	106

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	.543
2	Cy Seymour	.442
3	Jimmy Callahan	.439
4	Dave Fultz	.436
5	Tom Needham	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Bresnahan	2
1	Frank Chance	2
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Lou Criger	2
5	27 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	16
2	Nap Lajoie	14
3	Jimmy Callahan	13
4	Cy Seymour	11
5	7 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Bay	9
2	George Barclay	5
2	Jimmy Burke	5
2	Frank Chance	5
2	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Smith	0.30
2	Rube Waddell	0.47
3	Ed Killian	0.64
4	Bill Donovan	1.19
5	Eddie Plank	1.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Glade	4
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Frank Smith	4
1	Tom Walker	4
5	11 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	37
2	Eddie Plank	30
3	Chief Bender	27
3	Earl Moore	27
5	Jack Chesbro	24

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	Jimmy Callahan	.421
2	Nap Lajoie	.410
3	Cy Seymour	.385
4	Roger Bresnahan	.384
5	Billy Gilbert	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Chance	3
1	Danny Murphy	3
3	Roger Bresnahan	2
3	Sam Crawford	2
3	9 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	26
2	John Anderson	23
2	Sam Crawford	23
4	Freddy Parent	22
5	Bill Dahlen	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	12
2	Bill Dahlen	11
2	Billy Gilbert	11
4	Sam Mertes	10
5	Harry Bay	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Smith	1.23
2	Doc White	1.24
3	Rube Waddell	1.26
4	Addie Joss	1.59
5	Eddie Plank	1.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	8
2	Jack Chesbro	6
2	Patsy Flaherty	6
2	Jack Powell	6
2	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	57
2	Eddie Plank	54
3	Chief Bender	47
4	Vic Willis	44
5	Jack Chesbro	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	.371
3	Cy Seymour	.357
4	Frank Chance	.356
5	Honus Wagner	.352

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	109
3	Freddy Parent	90
4	Sam Mertes	89
5	John Anderson	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	61
2	Sam Mertes	48
3	Harry Bay	46
3	Honus Wagner	46
5	Bill Dahlen	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.86
2	Cy Young	2.18
3	Earl Moore	2.20
4	Jack Chesbro	2.21
5	Ed Killian	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	34
2	Christy Mathewson	32
3	Jack Chesbro	31
4	Cy Young	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	265
2	Christy Mathewson	244
3	Eddie Plank	212
4	Jack Powell	204
5	2 tied	173

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