On This Day

Saturday, August 13, 1904

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	60	39	.606	--
Americans	58	39	.598	1.0
Highlanders	56	38	.596	1.5
Athletics	54	40	.574	3.5
Naps	51	42	.548	6.0
Tigers	41	55	.427	17.5
Browns	37	53	.411	18.5
Senators	22	73	.232	36.0

Games

Highlanders 3, White Sox 3

Naps 7, Athletics 2

Tigers 4, Senators 2

Senators 2, Tigers 1

Browns 4, Americans 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	69	27	.719	--
Cubs	60	37	.619	9.5
Pirates	56	39	.589	12.5
Reds	59	42	.584	12.5
Cardinals	50	49	.505	20.5
Beaneaters	38	63	.376	33.5
Superbas	34	65	.343	36.5
Phillies	27	71	.276	43.0

Games

Superbas 3, Cardinals 1

Beaneaters 1, Pirates 0

Reds 2, Giants 1

Cubs 5, Phillies 0

Phillies 4, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Socks Seybold	4
1	Jimmy Slagle	4
1	Roy Thomas	4
4	She Donahue	3
4	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Chesbro	2
1	Red Dooin	2
1	Billy Lush	2
1	Sherry Magee	2
1	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	2
1	Sammy Strang	2
3	Charlie Babb	1
3	Shad Barry	1
3	17 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Mullin	1.00
1	Jake Weimer	1.00
3	Dummy Taylor	0.88
4	Fred Glade	0.57
4	Chappie McFarland	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Donahue	1
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Ned Garvin	1
1	Fred Glade	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Mullin	8
2	Dummy Taylor	7
2	Jake Weimer	7
4	Red Donahue	6
5	Bill Donovan	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.386
2	Honus Wagner	.358
3	Frank Chance	.348
4	Harry Davis	.329
5	Socks Seybold	.327

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	2 others tied	55

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Dahlen	41
1	Sam Mertes	41
3	Honus Wagner	40
4	Frank Chance	34
5	Dan McGann	29

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	2.07

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	151
3	Eddie Plank	149
4	Christy Mathewson	139
5	Cy Young	133

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	.400
2	Socks Seybold	.386
3	Ginger Beaumont	.370
4	Jimmy Slagle	.365
5	Bill Dahlen	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jake Stahl	2
2	Dave Brain	1
2	Wid Conroy	1
2	Jim Delahanty	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Wallace	14
2	Dave Brain	10
2	Jake Stahl	10
4	Sam Crawford	9
4	3 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	11
2	Bill Dahlen	9
3	Sam Mertes	8
3	Joe Tinker	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	0.64
2	Bill Dinneen	1.04
2	Kid Nichols	1.04
4	Jack Powell	1.16
5	George Mullin	1.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Donahue	4
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Rube Waddell	4
1	Jake Weimer	4
5	8 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	36
2	Jack Chesbro	35
3	Jake Weimer	22
4	Chick Fraser	21
5	Cy Young	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.365
2	Jimmy Slagle	.362
3	Socks Seybold	.361
4	Willie Keeler	.360
5	Joe Kelley	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	2
1	Duff Cooley	2
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Harry Davis	2
1	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	23
2	Bobby Wallace	18
3	Harry Davis	17
4	Charlie Hickman	16
4	Danny Murphy	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	14
2	Harry Bay	12
2	Ginger Beaumont	12
2	Sam Mertes	12
5	2 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.04
2	Frank Smith	1.06
3	Bill Bernhard	1.29
4	Ed Killian	1.34
5	Frank Owen	1.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	7
2	Jack Chesbro	6
2	Jack Harper	6
2	Win Kellum	6
2	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	76
2	Jack Chesbro	52
3	Earl Moore	43
4	Vic Willis	40
5	2 tied	38

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	.377
2	Honus Wagner	.359
3	Willie Keeler	.344
4	Frank Chance	.343
5	Roy Thomas	.331

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	116
2	Buck Freeman	103
3	Sam Mertes	88
3	Freddy Parent	88
5	Sam Crawford	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	55
1	Bill Dahlen	55
3	Honus Wagner	53
4	Sam Mertes	52
5	Harry Bay	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.59
2	Cy Young	2.09
3	Jack Chesbro	2.14
4	Ed Killian	2.18
5	Bill Dinneen	2.20

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	263
2	Eddie Plank	216
3	Christy Mathewson	209
4	Jack Powell	201
5	Jack Chesbro	188

Saves

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