On This Day

Wednesday, August 10, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 59 38 .608 --
Highlanders 55 37 .598 1.5
Americans 56 38 .596 1.5
Athletics 52 39 .571 4.0
Naps 50 40 .556 5.5
Browns 36 51 .414 18.0
Tigers 38 54 .413 18.5
Senators 21 70 .231 35.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 67 25 .728 --
Cubs 57 36 .613 10.5
Reds 57 40 .588 12.5
Pirates 54 38 .587 13.0
Cardinals 49 47 .510 20.0
Beaneaters 37 61 .378 33.0
Superbas 32 64 .333 37.0
Phillies 26 68 .277 42.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ginger Beaumont 2
1 Sam Crawford 2
1 Kid Elberfeld 2
1 Pat Hynes 2
1 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Isbell 3
2 Sam Crawford 2
2 Mike Kahoe 2
2 Sam Leever 2
2 Bobby Wallace 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kid Elberfeld 1
1 Candy LaChance 1
1 Moose McCormick 1
1 Rabbit Robinson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Chesbro 0.83
2 Nick Altrock 0.67
3 Harry Howell 0.44
3 Sam Leever 0.44
5 Happy Townsend 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Altrock 1
1 Harry Howell 1
1 Sam Leever 1
1 George Mullin 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Chesbro 5
2 Nick Altrock 4
2 Harry Howell 4
2 Sam Leever 4
2 Happy Townsend 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .390
2 Honus Wagner .360
3 Frank Chance .353
4 Harry Davis .342
5 Willie Keeler .322

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 Honus Wagner 38
3 Sam Mertes 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 Joe McGinnity 2.00
5 Jack Chesbro 2.04

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 Jack Chesbro 148
3 Eddie Plank 147
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 .413
2 Honus Wagner .395
3 Ginger Beaumont .375
4 Jack Dunn .371
5 Jake Stahl .365

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 Bobby Wallace 10
3 Bill Bradley 9
3 Jake Stahl 9
5 3 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 10
2 Ginger Beaumont 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 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 4
2 Nick Altrock 3
2 Jack Chesbro 3
2 Red Donahue 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 33
2 Jack Chesbro 32
3 Cy Young 23
4 Earl Moore 22
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .378
2 Nap Lajoie .374
3 Cy Seymour .364
4 Harry Davis .364
5 John Titus .358

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 23
2 Nap Lajoie 20
3 Danny Murphy 18
4 Jimmy Callahan 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Bay 15
2 Ginger Beaumont 12
2 Honus Wagner 12
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 51
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 .380
2 Honus Wagner .362
3 Frank Chance .354
4 Willie Keeler .343
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 102
3 Sam Crawford 88
3 Sam Mertes 88
5 Freddy Parent 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 57
2 Bill Dahlen 53
3 Honus Wagner 51
4 Harry Bay 50
5 Sam Mertes 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.74
2 Cy Young 2.06
3 Jack Chesbro 2.12
4 Ed Killian 2.21
5 Eddie Plank 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 32
2 Jack Chesbro 31
2 Joe McGinnity 31
4 Cy Young 25
5 Eddie Plank 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 255
2 Eddie Plank 214
3 Christy Mathewson 208
4 Jack Powell 197
5 Jack Chesbro 185

Saves

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