On This Day

Saturday, August 6, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Highlanders 55 34 .618 --
White Sox 58 36 .617 -0.5
Americans 56 35 .615 0.0
Athletics 50 39 .562 5.0
Naps 48 40 .545 6.5
Browns 35 49 .417 17.5
Tigers 35 54 .393 20.0
Senators 19 69 .216 35.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 65 25 .722 --
Cubs 55 36 .604 10.5
Reds 56 39 .589 11.5
Pirates 52 37 .584 12.5
Cardinals 49 45 .521 18.0
Beaneaters 36 60 .375 32.0
Superbas 32 62 .340 35.0
Phillies 25 66 .275 40.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Gilbert 3
1 Mike Grady 3
1 Fred Tenney 3
1 Honus Wagner 3
5 32 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Red Dooin 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Collins 3
1 Billy Gilbert 3
3 Bill Bradley 2
3 Gus Dundon 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ginger Beaumont 2
1 Bill Bradley 2
3 Ed Abbaticchio 1
3 Kitty Bransfield 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Willie Sudhoff 0.71
2 Jack Chesbro 0.70
3 Chick Fraser 0.67
4 Chief Bender 0.50
4 Christy Mathewson 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Altrock 1
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Chick Fraser 1
1 Beany Jacobson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chick Fraser 10
2 Chief Bender 7
2 Jack Chesbro 7
4 Win Kellum 5
4 Willie Sudhoff 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .392
2 Honus Wagner .358
3 Frank Chance .357
4 Mike Donlin .356
5 Harry Davis .345

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 58
4 Harry Davis 53
4 2 others tied 53

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Dahlen 36
2 Sam Mertes 35
2 Honus Wagner 35
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 Joe McGinnity 1.96
5 Jack Chesbro 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 24
2 Joe McGinnity 23
3 Christy Mathewson 21
4 Rube Waddell 18
5 Frank Owen 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 200
2 Eddie Plank 146
3 Jack Chesbro 143
4 Christy Mathewson 126
4 Cy Young 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Wiltse 4
2 Red Ames 3
2 Joe McGinnity 3
2 Casey Patten 3
5 2 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Chance .400
2 Harry Wolverton .397
3 Harry Davis .388
4 Rudy Hulswitt .382
5 Willie Keeler .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 2
1 Red Dooin 2
3 Ed Abbaticchio 1
3 Dave Brain 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Davis 12
2 Dave Brain 9
2 Jimmy Collins 9
2 Bobby Wallace 9
5 2 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ginger Beaumont 8
1 Honus Wagner 8
3 George Barclay 6
3 Harry Bay 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Powell 0.00
2 Beany Jacobson 0.93
3 Rube Waddell 0.95
4 Frank Owen 0.99
5 Al Orth 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Altrock 3
1 Jack Chesbro 3
1 Patsy Flaherty 3
1 Win Kellum 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Chesbro 32
2 Rube Waddell 31
3 Chick Fraser 26
3 Earl Moore 26
5 Eddie Plank 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Davis .375
2 Jimmy Callahan .366
3 Nap Lajoie .364
3 Harry Wolverton .364
5 Rudy Hulswitt .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Brain 2
1 Roger Bresnahan 2
1 Frank Chance 2
1 Duff Cooley 2
1 8 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 20
2 Sam Crawford 19
3 Jimmy Callahan 18
3 Freddy Parent 18
5 3 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Bay 13
2 Ginger Beaumont 10
2 Honus Wagner 10
4 Jimmy Callahan 9
4 John O'Neill 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Smith 0.77
2 Rube Waddell 0.83
3 Eddie Plank 1.27
4 Earl Moore 1.54
5 Fred Glade 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Smith 7
2 Jack Chesbro 6
2 Patsy Flaherty 6
2 Christy Mathewson 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 59
2 Jack Chesbro 55
3 Earl Moore 45
3 Eddie Plank 45
5 Cy Young 43

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 .360
3 Frank Chance .358
4 Willie Keeler .345
5 Cy Seymour .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 11
2 Buck Freeman 10
3 Charlie Hickman 9
4 Bill Bradley 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 118
2 Buck Freeman 109
3 Freddy Parent 91
4 Sam Mertes 88
5 Bill Bradley 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 60
2 Sam Mertes 51
3 Bill Dahlen 50
3 Honus Wagner 50
5 Harry Bay 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.73
2 Cy Young 2.03
3 Jack Chesbro 2.05
4 Addie Joss 2.05
5 Earl Moore 2.24

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 244
2 Christy Mathewson 224
3 Eddie Plank 215
4 Jack Powell 201
5 Jack Chesbro 187

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Wiltse 4
2 Red Ames 3
2 Joe McGinnity 3
2 Casey Patten 3
5 2 tied 2