On This Day

Sunday, July 31, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 52 33 .612 --
Highlanders 50 33 .602 1.0
White Sox 53 35 .602 0.5
Naps 47 35 .573 3.5
Athletics 46 38 .548 5.5
Browns 34 45 .430 15.0
Tigers 33 50 .398 18.0
Senators 18 64 .220 32.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 62 24 .721 --
Cubs 53 33 .616 9.0
Reds 52 37 .584 11.5
Pirates 49 36 .576 12.5
Cardinals 47 41 .534 16.0
Beaneaters 33 57 .367 31.0
Superbas 32 59 .352 32.5
Phillies 22 63 .259 39.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Evers 2
1 Johnny Kling 2
1 Tommy Leach 2
1 Jimmy Slagle 2
1 Homer Smoot 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Admiral Schlei 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ginger Beaumont 2
1 Honus Wagner 2
3 George Barclay 1
3 Ernie Diehl 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Walker 0.15
2 Patsy Flaherty 0.10
3 Carl Lundgren 0.09
4 Jack Dunleavy 0.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Patsy Flaherty 1
1 Carl Lundgren 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Walker 2
2 Jack Dunleavy 1
2 Patsy Flaherty 1
2 Carl Lundgren 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .400
2 Frank Chance .362
3 Mike Donlin .356
4 Honus Wagner .348
5 Harry Davis .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 70
2 Buck Freeman 58
3 Bill Bradley 55
4 Sam Mertes 52
5 John Anderson 51

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Dahlen 34
2 Sam Mertes 33
3 Frank Chance 31
3 Honus Wagner 31
5 2 tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.42
2 Frank Smith 1.64
3 Joe McGinnity 1.92
4 Jack Chesbro 1.95
5 Cy Young 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 23
2 Jack Chesbro 22
3 Christy Mathewson 19
4 Rube Waddell 17
5 Frank Owen 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 196
2 Eddie Plank 142
3 Jack Chesbro 123
4 Christy Mathewson 121
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 Nap Lajoie .431
2 Frank Chance .421
3 Harry Wolverton .415
4 Charlie Hickman .414
5 Doc Casey .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 2
1 Harry Davis 2
1 Cozy Dolan 2
4 Ed Abbaticchio 1
4 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 13
2 Sam Crawford 11
3 Nap Lajoie 10
4 Jiggs Donahue 9
5 2 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Barclay 6
1 Harry Bay 6
1 Ginger Beaumont 6
4 Spike Shannon 5
4 Honus Wagner 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bernhard 0.30
2 Rube Waddell 0.47
3 Addie Joss 0.72
4 Frank Smith 0.79
5 Fred Glade 0.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Patsy Flaherty 4
2 Bill Bernhard 3
2 Buttons Briggs 3
2 Jack Harper 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 36
2 Earl Moore 25
2 Eddie Plank 25
4 Vic Willis 23
5 Casey Patten 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Win Kellum 1
1 Ed Walsh 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .402
2 Honus Wagner .372
3 Jimmy Callahan .367
4 Frank Chance .360
5 Fred Odwell .358

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 26
2 Charlie Hickman 22
3 Freddy Parent 20
4 John Anderson 19
4 2 others tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Bay 10
1 Frank Chance 10
3 Bill Dahlen 9
4 George Barclay 8
4 5 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Smith 0.45
2 Rube Waddell 0.97
3 Doc White 1.04
4 Bill Donovan 1.16
5 Ed Killian 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Patsy Flaherty 7
2 Bill Bernhard 6
2 Jack Chesbro 6
2 Christy Mathewson 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 63
2 Eddie Plank 49
3 Jack Chesbro 45
4 Vic Willis 44
5 Earl Moore 42

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 .370
2 Frank Chance .359
3 Honus Wagner .351
4 Cy Seymour .348
5 Willie Keeler .336

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 88
5 3 tied 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 60
2 Sam Mertes 49
3 Bill Dahlen 48
4 Honus Wagner 46
5 Harry Bay 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.71
2 Jack Chesbro 2.00
3 Cy Young 2.02
4 Addie Joss 2.08
5 Earl Moore 2.17

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 264
2 Christy Mathewson 230
3 Eddie Plank 215
4 Jack Powell 201
5 2 tied 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