On This Day

Wednesday, July 27, 1904

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	52	31	.627	--
White Sox	51	35	.593	2.5
Highlanders	47	33	.588	3.5
Naps	45	34	.570	5.0
Athletics	43	38	.531	8.0
Browns	34	42	.447	14.5
Tigers	33	47	.413	17.5
Senators	17	62	.215	33.0

Games

Americans 2, White Sox 1

Athletics 5, Tigers 0

Senators 3, Naps 2

Naps 7, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	60	23	.723	--
Cubs	50	32	.610	9.5
Reds	51	34	.600	10.0
Pirates	45	35	.563	13.5
Cardinals	46	37	.554	14.0
Beaneaters	31	56	.356	31.0
Superbas	31	57	.352	31.5
Phillies	21	61	.256	38.5

Games

Beaneaters 8, Phillies 5

Giants 11, Superbas 2

Cardinals 5, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jake Beckley	3
1	Joe Cassidy	3
1	Jack Dunn	3
1	Elmer Flick	3
1	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Otto Krueger	3
1	Sam Mertes	3
3	Bill Bernhard	2
3	Bill Dahlen	2
3	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bradley	3
2	Joe Cassidy	2
2	Jack Dunn	2
2	Barry McCormick	2
5	14 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Waddell	2.20
2	Casey Patten	2.00
3	Hooks Wiltse	1.12
4	Cy Young	1.00
5	Red Donahue	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bernhard	1
1	Mike O'Neill	1
1	Casey Patten	1
1	Rube Waddell	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	11
2	Hooks Wiltse	9
3	Casey Patten	8
4	Cy Young	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.398
2	Frank Chance	.364
3	Mike Donlin	.356
4	Honus Wagner	.352
5	Jake Beckley	.332

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	Sam Mertes	52
4	Bill Bradley	51
5	John Anderson	50

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Dahlen	32
1	Sam Mertes	32
3	Frank Chance	31
4	Honus Wagner	28
5	Art Devlin	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.44
2	Frank Smith	1.64
3	Jack Chesbro	1.99
4	Joe McGinnity	1.99
5	Cy Young	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	22
2	Jack Chesbro	21
3	Christy Mathewson	19
4	Rube Waddell	16
5	4 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	189
2	Eddie Plank	139
3	Jack Chesbro	116
4	Christy Mathewson	114
5	Cy Young	113

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	.433
2	Harry Wolverton	.425
3	Cy Seymour	.417
4	Nap Lajoie	.410
5	Tom Needham	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duff Cooley	2
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Lou Criger	2
1	Cozy Dolan	2
5	27 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	14
2	Charlie Hickman	12
2	Nap Lajoie	12
4	Sam Mertes	10
4	2 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Bay	6
1	Jimmy Burke	6
3	Wid Conroy	5
3	John O'Neill	5
5	8 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	0.47
2	Frank Smith	0.57
3	Ed Killian	0.73
4	Bill Bernhard	0.92
5	Fred Glade	0.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bernhard	4
1	Tom Walker	4
3	Buttons Briggs	3
3	Charlie Case	3
3	11 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	40
2	Eddie Plank	28
3	Casey Patten	26
4	Chief Bender	23
4	2 others tied	23

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	.413
2	Roger Bresnahan	.413
3	Nap Lajoie	.407
4	Frank Chance	.384
5	Honus Wagner	.379

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	24
2	Freddy Parent	23
3	Charlie Hickman	21
4	John Anderson	20
4	2 others tied	20

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.04
2	Rube Waddell	1.12
3	Frank Smith	1.29
4	Ed Killian	1.33
4	Charlie Case	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	7
1	Cy Young	7
3	Bill Bernhard	6
3	Patsy Flaherty	6
3	Tom Walker	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	61
2	Eddie Plank	52
3	Chief Bender	47
4	Cy Young	42
5	Vic Willis	41

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	.368
2	Frank Chance	.359
3	Honus Wagner	.351
4	Cy Seymour	.351
5	Willie Keeler	.337

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	119
2	Buck Freeman	110
3	Sam Mertes	90
4	Freddy Parent	89
5	John Anderson	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	62
2	Sam Mertes	49
3	Harry Bay	46
3	Bill Dahlen	46
5	Honus Wagner	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.85
2	Addie Joss	2.02
3	Cy Young	2.17
4	Ed Killian	2.19
5	Earl Moore	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	35
2	Christy Mathewson	32
3	Jack Chesbro	31
4	Cy Young	25
5	3 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	261
2	Christy Mathewson	238
3	Eddie Plank	217
4	Jack Powell	197
5	Cy Young	175

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