On This Day

Thursday, July 28, 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 44 38 .537 7.5
Browns 34 42 .447 14.5
Tigers 33 48 .407 18.0
Senators 17 62 .215 33.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 60 23 .723 --
Cubs 51 32 .614 9.0
Reds 51 35 .593 10.5
Pirates 45 35 .563 13.5
Cardinals 46 37 .554 14.0
Beaneaters 32 57 .360 31.0
Superbas 31 57 .352 31.5
Phillies 22 62 .262 38.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kid Gleason 4
1 Harry Wolverton 4
3 Ed Abbaticchio 3
3 Phil Geier 3
3 Johnny Kling 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 2
2 Ed Abbaticchio 1
2 Joe Tinker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Abbaticchio 4
2 Harry Davis 3
2 Harry Wolverton 3
4 Kid Gleason 2
5 5 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Duff Cooley 2
1 Phil Geier 2
3 Ed Abbaticchio 1
3 Sherry Magee 1
3 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Weldon Henley 2.00
2 Chick Fraser 0.40
3 Frank Kitson 0.36
4 Win Kellum 0.21
5 Tom Fisher 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buttons Briggs 1
1 Tom Fisher 1
1 Chick Fraser 1
1 Weldon Henley 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Weldon Henley 8
2 Frank Kitson 4
3 Win Kellum 3
4 Buttons Briggs 2
4 3 others tied 2

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 10
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 Harry Wolverton .438
2 Cy Seymour .417
3 Charlie Hickman .397
4 Doc Casey .386
5 Jimmy Slagle .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duff Cooley 2
1 Sam Crawford 2
1 Harry Davis 2
1 Cozy Dolan 2
5 29 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 14
2 Charlie Hickman 11
3 Sam Mertes 10
3 Cy Seymour 10
5 4 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Bay 6
2 Jimmy Burke 5
2 John O'Neill 5
4 George Barclay 4
4 8 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bernhard 0.30
2 Rube Waddell 0.47
3 Frank Smith 0.57
4 Ed Killian 0.73
5 Fred Glade 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bernhard 3
1 Buttons Briggs 3
1 Charlie Case 3
1 Jack Chesbro 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 40
2 Eddie Plank 28
3 Vic Willis 23
4 Ed Killian 22
4 Frank Smith 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 Roger Bresnahan .437
2 Nap Lajoie .407
3 Jimmy Callahan .402
4 Honus Wagner .398
5 Frank Chance .396

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 22
3 Charlie Hickman 21
4 Sam Crawford 19
4 Bill Dahlen 19

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 1.04
2 Rube Waddell 1.12
3 Bill Donovan 1.16
4 Frank Smith 1.29
5 2 tied 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 Cy Young 42
4 Vic Willis 41
5 2 tied 39

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 .367
2 Frank Chance .357
3 Honus Wagner .352
4 Cy Seymour .347
5 Willie Keeler .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 11
1 Buck Freeman 11
3 Charlie Hickman 9
4 Bill Bradley 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 118
2 Buck Freeman 109
3 Sam Mertes 90
4 Freddy Parent 89
5 John Anderson 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 61
2 Sam Mertes 49
3 Bill Dahlen 46
4 Harry Bay 45
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 Jack Chesbro 2.20

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 261
2 Christy Mathewson 232
3 Eddie Plank 216
4 Jack Powell 195
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 3 others tied 2