On This Day

Friday, July 29, 1904

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	52	32	.619	--
White Sox	52	35	.598	1.5
Highlanders	48	33	.593	2.5
Naps	46	35	.568	4.5
Athletics	45	38	.542	6.5
Browns	34	43	.442	14.5
Tigers	33	49	.402	18.0
Senators	18	63	.222	32.5

Games

White Sox 4, Americans 3

Highlanders 2, Browns 0

Athletics 2, Tigers 0

Senators 1, Naps 0

Naps 6, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	61	24	.718	--
Cubs	51	33	.607	9.5
Reds	52	35	.598	10.0
Pirates	46	36	.561	13.5
Cardinals	47	38	.553	14.0
Beaneaters	32	57	.360	31.0
Superbas	32	58	.356	31.5
Phillies	22	62	.262	38.5

Games

Superbas 1, Giants 0

Giants 2, Superbas 0

Reds 2, Cubs 0

Pirates 10, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 8, Pirates 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Fred Carisch	4
1	Charlie Hickman	4
1	George Stovall	4
4	Ginger Beaumont	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fielder Jones	1
1	Frank Owen	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	3
2	Bill Bradley	2
2	Fielder Jones	2
2	Joe Kelley	2
5	12 tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ginger Beaumont	2
1	Fred Carisch	2
3	George Barclay	1
3	Shad Barry	1
3	17 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mordecai Brown	1.50
2	Patsy Flaherty	1.40
3	Earl Moore	1.33
4	Jack Powell	1.00
5	Addie Joss	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Cronin	1
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	Jack Harper	1
1	Beany Jacobson	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Moore	12
2	Mordecai Brown	9
3	Patsy Flaherty	7
3	Christy Mathewson	7
5	Jack Powell	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.394
2	Frank Chance	.364
3	Mike Donlin	.356
4	Honus Wagner	.352
5	Harry Davis	.329

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	57
3	Bill Bradley	53
4	Sam Mertes	52
5	John Anderson	51

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	33
2	Bill Dahlen	32
3	Frank Chance	31
4	Honus Wagner	29
5	Art Devlin	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.44
2	Frank Smith	1.64
3	Joe McGinnity	1.92
4	Jack Chesbro	1.99
5	Cy Young	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	23
2	Jack Chesbro	21
3	Christy Mathewson	19
4	Frank Owen	16
4	Rube Waddell	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	189
2	Eddie Plank	142
3	Christy Mathewson	121
4	Jack Chesbro	116
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	Fred Odwell	.406
3	Charlie Hickman	.397
4	Nap Lajoie	.371
5	Doc Casey	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duff Cooley	2
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Harry Davis	2
1	Cozy Dolan	2
5	28 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	13
1	Charlie Hickman	13
3	Sam Mertes	10
4	Jiggs Donahue	9
5	6 tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Bay	6
2	George Barclay	5
3	Ginger Beaumont	4
3	Bill Bradley	4
3	12 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bernhard	0.30
2	Rube Waddell	0.31
3	Frank Smith	0.57
4	Ed Killian	0.64
5	Fred Glade	0.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bernhard	3
1	Buttons Briggs	3
1	Charlie Case	3
1	Patsy Flaherty	3
1	12 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Moore	33
2	Eddie Plank	31
3	Rube Waddell	29
4	Vic Willis	23
5	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	.448
2	Honus Wagner	.391
3	Jimmy Callahan	.388
4	Frank Chance	.385
4	Nap Lajoie	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Chance	3
2	Roger Bresnahan	2
2	Duff Cooley	2
2	Sam Crawford	2
2	9 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	24
2	Charlie Hickman	22
3	Freddy Parent	21
4	John Anderson	19
4	Sam Crawford	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	11
2	Harry Bay	10
2	Billy Gilbert	10
4	Charlie Babb	8
4	Elmer Flick	8

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	Ed Killian	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	7
1	Cy Young	7
3	Bill Bernhard	6
3	Patsy Flaherty	6
3	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	61
2	Eddie Plank	49
3	Earl Moore	42
3	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	.365
2	Frank Chance	.358
3	Honus Wagner	.351
4	Cy Seymour	.344
5	Willie Keeler	.339

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	110
3	Sam Mertes	90
4	Freddy Parent	89
5	John Anderson	88

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	60
2	Sam Mertes	49
3	Bill Dahlen	46
4	Harry Bay	45
4	Honus Wagner	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.85
2	Addie Joss	1.99
3	Cy Young	2.02
4	Jack Chesbro	2.03
5	Earl Moore	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	35
2	Christy Mathewson	32
3	Jack Chesbro	31
4	Cy Young	25
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	261
2	Christy Mathewson	239
3	Eddie Plank	219
4	Jack Powell	201
5	Cy Young	171

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