On This Day

Thursday, August 11, 1904

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	60	38	.612	--
Americans	57	38	.600	1.5
Highlanders	55	38	.591	2.5
Athletics	53	39	.576	4.0
Naps	50	41	.549	6.5
Tigers	39	54	.419	18.5
Browns	36	52	.409	19.0
Senators	21	71	.228	36.0

Games

White Sox 1, Highlanders 0

Athletics 2, Naps 1

Tigers 7, Senators 3

Americans 12, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	68	25	.731	--
Cubs	58	36	.617	10.5
Pirates	55	38	.591	13.0
Reds	57	41	.582	13.5
Cardinals	50	47	.515	20.0
Beaneaters	37	62	.374	34.0
Superbas	32	65	.330	38.0
Phillies	26	69	.274	43.0

Games

Cardinals 4, Superbas 3

Pirates 7, Beaneaters 2

Giants 5, Reds 2

Cubs 6, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hobe Ferris	5
2	Jake Beckley	3
2	Mike Kahoe	3
2	Candy LaChance	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	Doc Gessler	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hobe Ferris	6
2	Dave Brain	3
2	Otto Krueger	3
2	Candy LaChance	3
2	Bobby Wallace	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doc Casey	2
2	Charlie Babb	1
2	Shad Barry	1
2	Frank Bowerman	1
2	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Waddell	1.56
2	Kid Nichols	1.40
3	Christy Mathewson	1.38
4	Bill Bernhard	0.64
5	Frank Kitson	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	Frank Kitson	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	Kid Nichols	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Kid Nichols	14
1	Rube Waddell	14
3	Christy Mathewson	11
4	Bill Bernhard	9
5	Jesse Tannehill	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.389
2	Honus Wagner	.362
3	Frank Chance	.355
4	Harry Davis	.334
5	Jake Beckley	.325

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
1	Honus Wagner	39
3	Sam Mertes	37
4	Frank Chance	33
5	3 tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.46
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	Christy Mathewson	23
2	Joe McGinnity	23
4	Rube Waddell	20
5	Frank Owen	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	225
2	Jack Chesbro	148
3	Eddie Plank	147
4	Christy Mathewson	139
5	Cy Young	129

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	Honus Wagner	.432
2	Harry Davis	.388
3	Ginger Beaumont	.368
4	Bill Dahlen	.364
4	Tommy Leach	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	2
1	Jake Stahl	2
3	Ed Abbaticchio	1
3	Dave Brain	1
3	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Wallace	13
2	Harry Davis	11
3	Dave Brain	10
4	Sam Crawford	9
4	2 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	11
2	Ginger Beaumont	9
3	Joe Tinker	8
4	Bill Dahlen	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Togie Pittinger	0.50
2	Jack Powell	0.90
3	Beany Jacobson	0.93
4	Kid Nichols	1.04
5	Frank Owen	1.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Rube Waddell	4
3	Nick Altrock	3
3	Jack Chesbro	3
3	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	36
2	Jack Chesbro	32
3	Christy Mathewson	25
4	Chick Fraser	23
4	Jack Powell	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.379
2	Honus Wagner	.374
3	John Titus	.360
4	Bobby Wallace	.355
5	Cy Seymour	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	2
1	Duff Cooley	2
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Lou Criger	2
1	8 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	24
2	Nap Lajoie	20
2	Bobby Wallace	20
4	Danny Murphy	18
5	Harry Davis	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Bay	15
2	Honus Wagner	13
3	Ginger Beaumont	12
4	Joe Tinker	11
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.04
2	Frank Smith	1.06
3	Togie Pittinger	1.33
4	Ed Killian	1.39
5	Bill Bernhard	1.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	8
2	Jack Chesbro	6
2	Patsy Flaherty	6
2	Jack Harper	6
2	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	76
2	Jack Chesbro	51
3	Vic Willis	44
4	Earl Moore	43
5	Christy Mathewson	41

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	.363
3	Frank Chance	.355
4	Willie Keeler	.337
5	Cy Seymour	.335

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	89
4	Sam Mertes	88
5	Freddy Parent	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	57
2	Bill Dahlen	53
3	Honus Wagner	52
4	Harry Bay	49
4	Sam Mertes	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.59
2	Cy Young	2.06
3	Jack Chesbro	2.12
4	Frank Owen	2.21
5	Ed Killian	2.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	33
2	Jack Chesbro	31
2	Joe McGinnity	31
4	Cy Young	25
5	Eddie Plank	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	263
2	Christy Mathewson	219
3	Eddie Plank	214
4	Jack Powell	201
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