On This Day

Tuesday, August 9, 1904

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Highlanders	55	36	.604	--
White Sox	58	38	.604	-0.5
Americans	56	37	.602	0.0
Athletics	52	39	.571	3.0
Naps	50	40	.556	4.5
Browns	35	51	.407	17.5
Tigers	37	54	.407	18.0
Senators	21	69	.233	33.5

Games

Naps 6, Highlanders 3

Tigers 4, Americans 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	67	25	.728	--
Cubs	57	36	.613	10.5
Reds	57	40	.588	12.5
Pirates	53	38	.582	13.5
Cardinals	49	47	.510	20.0
Beaneaters	37	61	.378	33.0
Superbas	32	64	.333	37.0
Phillies	26	67	.280	41.5

Games

Cubs 7, Superbas 4

Beaneaters 1, Reds 0

Giants 5, Cardinals 3

Pirates 5, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Willie Keeler	3
1	Sam Mertes	3
1	Charley O'Leary	3
4	Charlie Babb	2
4	18 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Homer Smoot	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Bowerman	2
1	Wid Conroy	2
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Ernie Diehl	2
1	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Tinker	4
2	Bill Dahlen	2
2	Mike McCormack	2
4	John Anderson	1
4	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Togie Pittinger	1.00
2	Jake Weimer	0.64
3	Frank Corridon	0.50
3	Noodles Hahn	0.50
3	Dummy Taylor	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Case	1
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Earl Moore	1
1	Togie Pittinger	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jake Weimer	9
2	Frank Corridon	5
3	Ned Garvin	4
3	Noodles Hahn	4
3	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.390
2	Honus Wagner	.359
3	Frank Chance	.353
4	Harry Davis	.342
5	Willie Keeler	.326

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	74
2	Buck Freeman	61
3	Bill Bradley	59
4	Harry Davis	55
4	Danny Murphy	55

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Dahlen	39
2	Sam Mertes	37
2	Honus Wagner	37
4	Frank Chance	33
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	Cy Young	129
5	Christy Mathewson	128

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	Willie Keeler	.380
3	Honus Wagner	.372
4	Jack Dunn	.371
5	Ginger Beaumont	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	2
1	Jake Stahl	2
3	Ed Abbaticchio	1
3	Dave Brain	1
3	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ginger Beaumont	9
1	Honus Wagner	9
3	Bill Dahlen	8
4	Harry Bay	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Togie Pittinger	0.50
2	Jack Powell	0.84
3	Beany Jacobson	0.93
4	Frank Owen	1.22
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	Cy Young	23
4	Earl Moore	22
5	Vic Willis	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.374
2	Joe Kelley	.372
3	Honus Wagner	.372
4	Willie Keeler	.372
5	Harry Davis	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	2
1	Frank Chance	2
1	Duff Cooley	2
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	8 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	21
2	Nap Lajoie	20
3	Jimmy Callahan	19
4	Danny Murphy	18
5	Harry Davis	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Bay	15
2	Ginger Beaumont	12
3	Honus Wagner	11
4	Bill Dahlen	10
4	Joe Tinker	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Smith	0.93
2	Rube Waddell	1.11
3	Ed Killian	1.39
4	Eddie Plank	1.52
5	Earl Moore	1.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	7
1	Frank Smith	7
3	Jack Chesbro	6
3	Jack Harper	6
3	Eddie Plank	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	62
2	Jack Chesbro	46
3	Earl Moore	43
3	Eddie Plank	43
5	Vic Willis	40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.379
2	Honus Wagner	.364
3	Frank Chance	.354
4	Willie Keeler	.350
5	Cy Seymour	.337

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	120
2	Buck Freeman	104
3	Sam Mertes	88
4	Freddy Parent	87
5	2 tied	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	57
2	Bill Dahlen	53
3	Sam Mertes	51
4	Harry Bay	50
4	Honus Wagner	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.74
2	Jack Chesbro	2.05
3	Cy Young	2.06
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	197
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