On This Day

Friday, August 12, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 60 39 .606 --
Americans 58 38 .604 0.5
Highlanders 56 38 .596 1.5
Athletics 54 39 .581 3.0
Naps 50 42 .543 6.5
Tigers 40 54 .426 17.5
Browns 36 53 .404 19.0
Senators 21 72 .226 36.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 69 26 .726 --
Cubs 59 36 .621 10.0
Pirates 56 38 .596 12.5
Reds 58 42 .580 13.5
Cardinals 50 48 .510 20.5
Beaneaters 37 63 .370 34.5
Superbas 33 65 .337 37.5
Phillies 26 70 .271 43.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cozy Dolan 3
1 Charlie Hickman 3
3 Ginger Beaumont 2
3 Kitty Bransfield 2
3 21 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lew Drill 2
1 Socks Seybold 2
3 John Anderson 1
3 Pat Carney 1
3 16 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 2
2 John Anderson 1
2 Roger Bresnahan 1
2 George Browne 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Killian 1.11
2 Weldon Henley 1.00
2 Addie Joss 1.00
4 Mordecai Brown 0.86
5 Red Ames 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Jack Cronin 1
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Weldon Henley 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Killian 10
2 Red Ames 8
3 Addie Joss 7
4 Mordecai Brown 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .387
2 Honus Wagner .362
3 Frank Chance .350
4 Harry Davis .333
5 Jake Beckley .323

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 62
3 Bill Bradley 59
4 Harry Davis 55
4 Danny Murphy 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Dahlen 40
1 Honus Wagner 40
3 Sam Mertes 39
4 Frank Chance 33
5 Dan McGann 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.46
2 Frank Smith 1.63
3 Frank Owen 1.94
4 Joe McGinnity 1.97
5 Jack Chesbro 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 24
1 Joe McGinnity 24
3 Christy Mathewson 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 .429
2 Ginger Beaumont .377
3 Harry Davis .367
3 John Titus .367
5 Tommy Leach .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jake Stahl 2
2 Dave Brain 1
2 Wid Conroy 1
2 Jim Delahanty 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Wallace 13
2 Dave Brain 10
3 Sam Crawford 9
3 Hobe Ferris 9
3 2 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 12
2 Ginger Beaumont 9
2 Joe Tinker 9
4 Bill Dahlen 8
5 Sam Mertes 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Powell 0.90
2 Kid Nichols 1.04
3 George Mullin 1.25
4 Frank Owen 1.37
5 Beany Jacobson 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 4
1 Rube Waddell 4
3 Nick Altrock 3
3 Jack Chesbro 3
3 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 36
2 Jack Chesbro 32
3 Christy Mathewson 25
4 Jack Powell 23
5 Earl Moore 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .375
2 Nap Lajoie .371
3 Joe Kelley .359
4 Doc Casey .358
5 John Titus .356

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 23
2 Bobby Wallace 19
3 Nap Lajoie 18
4 Harry Davis 17
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 14
2 Harry Bay 12
2 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 Ed Killian 1.34
4 Frank Owen 1.51
5 Bill Bernhard 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 7
2 Jack Chesbro 6
2 Patsy Flaherty 6
2 Jack Harper 6
2 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 76
2 Jack Chesbro 51
3 Earl Moore 43
4 Vic Willis 40
5 Cy Young 39

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 .378
2 Honus Wagner .364
3 Frank Chance .348
4 Willie Keeler .337
5 Cy Seymour .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 11
2 Buck Freeman 10
3 Charlie Hickman 9
4 Frank Chance 8
4 John Ganzel 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 119
2 Buck Freeman 103
3 Sam Crawford 89
4 Sam Mertes 87
4 Freddy Parent 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 55
2 Bill Dahlen 54
3 Honus Wagner 53
4 Sam Mertes 50
5 Harry Bay 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.59
2 Cy Young 2.06
3 Jack Chesbro 2.12
4 Bill Dinneen 2.16
5 Ed Killian 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 33
2 Joe McGinnity 32
3 Jack Chesbro 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