On This Day

Friday, August 5, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Highlanders 54 34 .614 --
White Sox 57 36 .613 -0.5
Americans 55 35 .611 0.0
Athletics 50 38 .568 4.0
Naps 48 39 .552 5.5
Browns 35 48 .422 16.5
Tigers 35 53 .398 19.0
Senators 18 69 .207 35.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 64 25 .719 --
Cubs 54 36 .600 10.5
Pirates 52 36 .591 11.5
Reds 55 39 .585 11.5
Cardinals 49 44 .527 17.0
Beaneaters 36 59 .379 31.0
Superbas 32 61 .344 34.0
Phillies 24 66 .267 40.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Abbaticchio 3
1 Bill Duggleby 3
1 Willie Keeler 3
1 Frank Roth 3
1 Danny Shay 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Isbell 2
1 Barry McCormick 2
1 Rabbit Robinson 2
1 Chick Stahl 2
5 17 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Abbaticchio 1
1 Harry Bay 1
1 Jimmy Callahan 1
1 Pat Carney 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Powell 1.75
2 Fred Glade 0.50
2 George Mullin 0.50
4 Jack Dunleavy 0.46
5 Eddie Plank 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Glade 1
1 Ed McNichol 1
1 George Mullin 1
1 Eddie Plank 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Powell 7
2 Jack Dunleavy 6
3 Fred Glade 4
3 Eddie Plank 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .393
2 Mike Donlin .356
3 Honus Wagner .354
4 Frank Chance .354
5 Harry Davis .343

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 72
2 Buck Freeman 61
3 Bill Bradley 56
4 Harry Davis 53
5 5 tied 52

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Dahlen 35
2 Sam Mertes 34
2 Honus Wagner 34
4 Frank Chance 32
5 2 tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.48
2 Frank Smith 1.60
3 Frank Owen 1.93
4 Jack Chesbro 1.95
5 Joe McGinnity 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 23
1 Joe McGinnity 23
3 Christy Mathewson 20
4 Rube Waddell 18
5 Frank Owen 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 200
2 Eddie Plank 146
3 Jack Chesbro 136
4 Cy Young 126
5 Christy Mathewson 123

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 Rudy Hulswitt .421
2 Nap Lajoie .407
3 Roy Thomas .396
4 Jimmy Slagle .389
5 Harry Davis .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 2
2 Ed Abbaticchio 1
2 Dave Brain 1
2 George Browne 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Davis 12
2 Bobby Wallace 9
3 Dave Brain 8
3 Jiggs Donahue 8
3 2 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 8
2 Harry Bay 7
3 George Barclay 6
3 Ginger Beaumont 6
3 Gus Dundon 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Patsy Flaherty 0.67
2 Jack Powell 0.73
3 Rube Waddell 0.95
4 Frank Owen 0.99
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Smith 4
2 Charlie Case 3
2 Patsy Flaherty 3
2 Jack Harper 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 31
2 Cy Young 27
3 Earl Moore 26
4 Jack Chesbro 25
5 Eddie Plank 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Davis .368
2 Nap Lajoie .368
3 Jimmy Callahan .367
4 Cy Seymour .359
5 Harry Wolverton .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Brain 2
1 Roger Bresnahan 2
1 Frank Chance 2
1 Duff Cooley 2
1 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 20
2 Sam Crawford 19
3 Freddy Parent 18
4 Jimmy Callahan 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Bay 13
2 Jimmy Callahan 9
2 John O'Neill 9
2 Honus Wagner 9
5 4 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Smith 0.77
2 Rube Waddell 0.83
3 Earl Moore 1.54
4 Fred Glade 1.55
5 Al Orth 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Smith 7
2 Patsy Flaherty 6
2 Christy Mathewson 6
2 Eddie Plank 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 59
2 Jack Chesbro 48
3 Eddie Plank 46
3 Cy Young 46
5 Earl Moore 45

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .375
2 Honus Wagner .358
3 Frank Chance .356
4 Cy Seymour .346
5 Willie Keeler .341

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 120
2 Buck Freeman 110
3 Freddy Parent 91
4 Sam Mertes 87
5 Sam Crawford 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 60
2 Sam Mertes 50
3 Bill Dahlen 49
3 Honus Wagner 49
5 Harry Bay 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.73
2 Jack Chesbro 2.03
3 Cy Young 2.07
4 Earl Moore 2.24
5 Frank Owen 2.26

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 244
2 Christy Mathewson 221
3 Eddie Plank 215
4 Jack Powell 201
5 Cy Young 181

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