Baseball44 On This Day: Monday, August 8, 1904

On This Day

Monday, August 8, 1904

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Highlanders	55	35	.611	--
Americans	56	36	.609	0.0
White Sox	58	38	.604	0.0
Athletics	52	39	.571	3.5
Naps	49	40	.551	5.5
Browns	35	51	.407	18.0
Tigers	36	54	.400	19.0
Senators	21	69	.233	34.0

Games

Athletics 6, White Sox 5

Naps 9, Highlanders 1

Tigers 2, Americans 0

Senators 9, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	66	25	.725	--
Cubs	56	36	.609	10.5
Reds	57	39	.594	11.5
Pirates	52	38	.578	13.5
Cardinals	49	46	.516	19.0
Beaneaters	36	61	.371	33.0
Superbas	32	63	.337	36.0
Phillies	26	66	.283	40.5

Games

Cubs 4, Superbas 1

Reds 4, Beaneaters 1

Giants 4, Cardinals 3

Phillies 15, Pirates 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sherry Magee	4
1	John Titus	4
3	Ginger Beaumont	3
3	Doc Casey	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jake Stahl	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Danny Green	3
1	Jake Stahl	3
3	Boileryard Clarke	2
3	Tommy Corcoran	2
3	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Bay	3
2	Ginger Beaumont	2
3	Ed Abbaticchio	1
3	Roger Bresnahan	1
3	16 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Killian	0.67
2	Fred Glade	0.58
3	Bill Dinneen	0.56
3	Frank Owen	0.56
5	Red Donahue	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Buttons Briggs	1
1	Red Donahue	1
1	Jack Harper	1
1	Ed Killian	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Clarkson	8
2	Fred Glade	7
3	Jack Cronin	5
3	Bill Dinneen	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.392
2	Honus Wagner	.356
3	Frank Chance	.353
4	Harry Davis	.342
5	Jake Beckley	.324

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	73
2	Buck Freeman	61
3	Bill Bradley	58
4	Harry Davis	55
4	Danny Murphy	55

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Dahlen	37
2	Sam Mertes	36
2	Honus Wagner	36
4	Frank Chance	32
5	3 tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.50
2	Frank Smith	1.63
3	Frank Owen	1.93
4	Jack Chesbro	1.99
5	Joe McGinnity	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	24
2	Joe McGinnity	23
3	Christy Mathewson	22
4	Rube Waddell	19
5	Frank Owen	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	211
2	Eddie Plank	147
3	Jack Chesbro	143
4	Christy Mathewson	128
5	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	Harry Davis	.388
2	Jack Dunn	.387
3	Tommy Leach	.366
3	Jimmy Williams	.366
5	Joe Sugden	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	2
1	Jake Stahl	2
3	Ed Abbaticchio	1
3	Dave Brain	1
3	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	13
2	Dave Brain	9
2	Jimmy Collins	9
2	Danny Murphy	9
5	4 tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ginger Beaumont	10
2	Honus Wagner	9
3	Harry Bay	7
4	Bill Bradley	6
4	Bill Dahlen	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Powell	0.00
2	Beany Jacobson	0.93
3	Jake Weimer	1.00
4	Frank Owen	1.19
5	George Mullin	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	4
2	Nick Altrock	3
2	Jack Chesbro	3
2	Red Donahue	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	33
2	Jack Chesbro	27
3	Vic Willis	21
4	Cy Young	20
5	Frank Smith	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.379
2	Joe Kelley	.375
3	Harry Davis	.364
3	Rudy Hulswitt	.364
5	Cy Seymour	.362

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	Sam Crawford	21
2	Jimmy Callahan	19
2	Nap Lajoie	19
2	Danny Murphy	19
5	Jake Stahl	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Bay	16
2	Ginger Beaumont	12
3	Honus Wagner	11
4	John O'Neill	9
5	6 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Smith	0.93
2	Rube Waddell	0.97
3	Ed Killian	1.39
4	Eddie Plank	1.52
5	Earl Moore	1.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	7
1	Frank Smith	7
3	Jack Chesbro	6
3	Patsy Flaherty	6
3	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	70
2	Jack Chesbro	51
3	Earl Moore	45
4	Eddie Plank	43
4	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	.380
2	Honus Wagner	.360
3	Frank Chance	.354
4	Willie Keeler	.347
5	Cy Seymour	.339

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	119
2	Buck Freeman	104
3	Sam Mertes	87
3	Freddy Parent	87
5	Bill Bradley	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	59
2	Bill Dahlen	51
3	Harry Bay	50
3	Sam Mertes	50
3	Honus Wagner	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.74
2	Cy Young	2.03
3	Jack Chesbro	2.05
4	Ed Killian	2.21
5	Bill Dinneen	2.23

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	255
2	Christy Mathewson	216
3	Eddie Plank	215
4	Jack Powell	194
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