On This Day

Monday, August 15, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Highlanders 58 38 .604 --
White Sox 61 40 .604 -0.5
Americans 59 40 .596 0.5
Athletics 55 40 .579 2.5
Naps 52 42 .553 5.0
Tigers 41 56 .423 17.5
Browns 37 55 .402 19.0
Senators 22 74 .229 36.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 70 27 .722 --
Cubs 61 37 .622 9.5
Pirates 57 39 .594 12.5
Reds 59 43 .578 13.5
Cardinals 50 50 .500 21.5
Beaneaters 38 64 .373 34.5
Superbas 35 65 .350 36.5
Phillies 27 72 .273 44.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Delahanty 3
1 Topsy Hartsel 3
1 Roy Thomas 3
4 Ed Abbaticchio 2
4 13 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Donlin 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wid Conroy 2
1 Mike Donlin 2
1 Jimmy Sheckard 2
4 George Barclay 1
4 17 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shad Barry 2
1 Nap Lajoie 2
1 Honus Wagner 2
4 Ed Abbaticchio 1
4 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sam Leever 999.00
2 Happy Townsend 2.67
3 Earl Moore 1.50
4 Jack Chesbro 1.00
5 Rube Waddell 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Oscar Jones 1
1 Carl Lundgren 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Happy Townsend 8
2 Jack Chesbro 7
2 Rube Waddell 7
4 Carl Lundgren 6
4 Earl Moore 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .386
2 Honus Wagner .360
3 Frank Chance .348
4 Harry Davis .328
5 Jake Beckley .328

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 63
3 Bill Bradley 60
4 Harry Davis 56
5 2 tied 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 42
2 Bill Dahlen 41
2 Sam Mertes 41
4 Frank Chance 34
5 Dan McGann 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.41
2 Frank Smith 1.59
3 Frank Owen 1.94
4 Joe McGinnity 1.94
5 Jack Chesbro 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 25
1 Joe McGinnity 25
3 Christy Mathewson 23
4 Rube Waddell 21
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 232
2 Jack Chesbro 158
3 Eddie Plank 149
4 Christy Mathewson 139
5 2 tied 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 .452
2 Mike Grady .400
3 Ginger Beaumont .391
4 Willie Keeler .373
5 Joe Sugden .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jake Stahl 2
2 Dave Brain 1
2 Mike Donlin 1
2 Red Dooin 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 11
2 Sam Mertes 8
3 Bill Dahlen 7
3 Gus Dundon 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 0.64
2 Red Donahue 1.00
3 Kid Nichols 1.04
4 Jack Powell 1.13
5 George Mullin 1.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 4
1 Frank Smith 4
1 Jesse Tannehill 4
1 Rube Waddell 4
5 5 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 36
2 Jack Chesbro 35
3 Jack Powell 23
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 .375
2 Nap Lajoie .373
3 Willie Keeler .371
4 Jimmy Slagle .350
5 Socks Seybold .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Brain 2
1 Sam Crawford 2
1 Harry Davis 2
1 Cozy Dolan 2
1 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 22
2 Hobe Ferris 18
3 Bobby Wallace 17
4 Harry Davis 16
5 Charlie Hickman 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 16
2 Harry Bay 12
2 Ginger Beaumont 12
2 Sam Mertes 12
5 Bill Dahlen 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 0.92
2 Frank Smith 1.05
3 Bill Bernhard 1.29
4 Ed Killian 1.39
5 Earl Moore 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Smith 7
2 Jack Chesbro 6
2 Win Kellum 6
2 Christy Mathewson 6
2 Rube Waddell 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 72
2 Jack Chesbro 54
3 Earl Moore 41
4 Vic Willis 40
5 Frank Smith 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .375
2 Honus Wagner .363
3 Willie Keeler .348
4 Frank Chance .345
5 Roy Thomas .335

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 114
2 Buck Freeman 103
3 Sam Mertes 87
4 Sam Crawford 85
4 Freddy Parent 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 55
1 Bill Dahlen 55
3 Honus Wagner 54
4 Sam Mertes 51
5 Harry Bay 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.43
2 Cy Young 2.07
3 Jack Chesbro 2.08
4 Ed Killian 2.18
5 Bill Dinneen 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 33
2 Jack Chesbro 32
2 Christy Mathewson 32
4 Jack Powell 24
4 Cy Young 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 264
2 Eddie Plank 210
3 Christy Mathewson 209
4 Jack Powell 197
5 Jack Chesbro 190

Saves

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