On This Day

Tuesday, August 2, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 54 33 .621 --
White Sox 55 35 .611 0.5
Highlanders 51 34 .600 2.0
Naps 47 37 .560 5.5
Athletics 48 38 .558 5.5
Browns 34 47 .420 17.0
Tigers 34 51 .400 19.0
Senators 18 66 .214 34.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 62 24 .721 --
Cubs 53 34 .609 9.5
Reds 52 37 .584 11.5
Pirates 50 36 .581 12.0
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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Collins 3
1 Lave Cross 3
1 Harry Davis 3
1 Bobby Wallace 3
5 10 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Murphy 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Murphy 3
2 Lave Cross 2
2 Harry Davis 2
2 Lee Tannehill 2
2 Bobby Wallace 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jiggs Donahue 2
1 Gus Dundon 2
3 Fritz Buelow 1
3 Lave Cross 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Owen 1.67
2 Jesse Tannehill 0.57
3 Jack Powell 0.50
4 George Mullin 0.40
5 Earl Moore 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Owen 1
1 Jack Powell 1
1 Jesse Tannehill 1
1 Rube Waddell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moore 5
1 Frank Owen 5
3 George Mullin 4
3 Jesse Tannehill 4
3 Rube Waddell 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .397
2 Frank Chance .362
3 Mike Donlin .356
4 Honus Wagner .350
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 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 70
2 Buck Freeman 61
3 Bill Bradley 55
4 John Anderson 52
4 2 others tied 52

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 1.48
2 Frank Smith 1.68
3 Joe McGinnity 1.92
4 Cy Young 1.94
5 Jack Chesbro 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 23
2 Jack Chesbro 22
3 Christy Mathewson 19
4 Rube Waddell 18
5 Frank Owen 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 200
2 Eddie Plank 142
3 Jack Chesbro 123
3 Cy Young 123
5 Christy Mathewson 121

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 Frank Chance .444
2 Nap Lajoie .419
3 Harry Wolverton .415
4 Charlie Hickman .397
5 Fred Odwell .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 2
1 Cozy Dolan 2
3 Ed Abbaticchio 1
3 Dave Brain 1
3 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 13
2 Harry Davis 10
2 Nap Lajoie 10
4 Sam Crawford 8
4 3 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Bay 6
1 Ginger Beaumont 6
3 George Barclay 5
3 Jimmy Callahan 5
3 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Addie Joss 0.72
2 Fred Glade 0.92
3 Rube Waddell 0.96
4 Joe McGinnity 0.98
5 Al Orth 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Patsy Flaherty 4
2 Bill Bernhard 3
2 Charlie Case 3
2 Jack Harper 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 40
2 Earl Moore 30
3 Eddie Plank 25
3 Cy Young 25
5 Vic Willis 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .398
2 Jimmy Callahan .375
3 Cy Seymour .365
4 Honus Wagner .362
5 Frank Chance .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Murphy 3
2 Roger Bresnahan 2
2 Frank Chance 2
2 Duff Cooley 2
2 8 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 25
2 Charlie Hickman 20
3 Danny Murphy 19
4 Bill Bradley 18
4 3 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Bay 10
2 John O'Neill 9
3 Ginger Beaumont 8
3 Frank Chance 8
3 Honus Wagner 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Smith 0.74
2 Rube Waddell 1.22
3 Eddie Plank 1.55
4 Ed Killian 1.57
5 Norwood Gibson 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Patsy Flaherty 7
1 Cy Young 7
3 Christy Mathewson 6
3 Tom Walker 6
5 10 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 67
2 Earl Moore 47
2 Cy Young 47
4 Eddie Plank 42
5 2 tied 39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .374
2 Frank Chance .357
3 Honus Wagner .352
4 Cy Seymour .346
5 Willie Keeler .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 11
2 Buck Freeman 10
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 111
3 Sam Mertes 88
3 Freddy Parent 88
5 2 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 2.01
4 Addie Joss 2.09
5 Earl Moore 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 33
2 Christy Mathewson 32
3 Jack Chesbro 31
4 Cy Young 26
5 Jack Powell 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 255
2 Christy Mathewson 230
3 Eddie Plank 215
4 Jack Powell 200
5 Cy Young 178

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