On This Day

Tuesday, July 26, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 51 31 .622 --
White Sox 51 34 .600 1.5
Highlanders 47 33 .588 3.0
Naps 44 33 .571 4.5
Athletics 42 38 .525 8.0
Browns 34 42 .447 14.0
Tigers 33 46 .418 16.5
Senators 16 61 .208 32.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 59 23 .720 --
Cubs 50 32 .610 9.0
Reds 51 34 .600 9.5
Pirates 45 34 .570 12.5
Cardinals 45 37 .549 14.0
Superbas 31 56 .356 30.5
Beaneaters 30 56 .349 31.0
Phillies 21 60 .259 37.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roy Thomas 5
2 Duff Cooley 3
2 Topsy Hartsel 3
2 Rudy Hulswitt 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Brain 2
1 Candy LaChance 2
3 Nick Altrock 1
3 George Barclay 1
3 14 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Wolverton 2
2 Shad Barry 1
2 Sam Crawford 1
2 Jim Delahanty 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Plank 0.62
2 Bob Ewing 0.50
2 Ed Killian 0.50
2 Bob Wicker 0.50
5 Jack Taylor 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Altrock 1
1 Ed Killian 1
1 Jack Sutthoff 1
1 Jack Taylor 1
1 Bob Wicker 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 8
2 Ed Killian 5
2 Eddie Plank 5
4 Jack Taylor 4
5 Bob Ewing 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .401
2 Frank Chance .364
3 Mike Donlin .356
4 Honus Wagner .355
5 Harry Davis .329

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 68
2 Buck Freeman 56
3 John Anderson 50
3 Bill Bradley 50
5 Sam Mertes 49

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 31
1 Bill Dahlen 31
1 Sam Mertes 31
4 Honus Wagner 28
5 Art Devlin 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.50
2 Frank Smith 1.72
3 Jack Chesbro 1.99
4 Joe McGinnity 1.99
5 Frank Owen 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 22
2 Jack Chesbro 21
3 Christy Mathewson 19
4 Frank Owen 15
4 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 178
2 Eddie Plank 139
3 Jack Chesbro 116
4 Christy Mathewson 114
5 Vic Willis 107

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 Dave Fultz .441
2 Nap Lajoie .439
3 Cy Seymour .416
4 Homer Smoot .404
5 Harry Wolverton .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duff Cooley 2
1 Sam Crawford 2
1 Lou Criger 2
1 Cozy Dolan 2
5 28 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 15
2 Nap Lajoie 14
3 Fred Odwell 11
3 Cy Seymour 11
5 3 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Bay 8
2 Jimmy Burke 5
2 Frank Chance 5
2 Wid Conroy 5
2 John O'Neill 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Smith 0.40
2 Rube Waddell 0.62
3 Ed Killian 0.73
4 Al Orth 1.00
5 Bill Bernhard 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Glade 4
1 Christy Mathewson 4
1 Jack Taylor 4
1 Tom Walker 4
5 11 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 29
2 Eddie Plank 28
3 Vic Willis 27
4 Chief Bender 23
5 Ed Killian 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Callahan .425
2 Nap Lajoie .422
3 Roger Bresnahan .413
4 Frank Chance .392
5 Honus Wagner .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Chance 3
2 Roger Bresnahan 2
2 Duff Cooley 2
2 Sam Crawford 2
2 10 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 26
2 Freddy Parent 23
3 Sam Crawford 22
4 John Anderson 20
5 Charlie Hickman 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 14
2 Bill Dahlen 10
2 Billy Gilbert 10
4 Harry Bay 9
5 Charlie Babb 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 1.24
2 Rube Waddell 1.30
3 Charlie Case 1.33
4 Norwood Gibson 1.43
5 Frank Smith 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 7
2 Patsy Flaherty 6
2 Jack Taylor 6
2 Tom Walker 6
2 Cy Young 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Plank 52
2 Rube Waddell 50
3 Chief Bender 47
4 Vic Willis 41
5 Jack Chesbro 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .372
2 Mike Donlin .372
3 Frank Chance .360
4 Honus Wagner .355
5 Cy Seymour .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 11
2 Charlie Hickman 10
3 Harry Davis 9
3 Cy Seymour 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 120
2 Buck Freeman 110
3 Freddy Parent 89
4 Sam Mertes 88
5 John Anderson 87

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.85
2 Ed Killian 2.19
3 Earl Moore 2.20
4 Jack Chesbro 2.20
5 Cy Young 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 35
2 Christy Mathewson 32
3 Jack Chesbro 31
4 Cy Young 24
5 3 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 256
2 Christy Mathewson 238
3 Eddie Plank 217
4 Jack Powell 197
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 4 others tied 2