On This Day

Tuesday, August 16, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Highlanders 59 38 .608 --
White Sox 62 40 .608 -0.5
Americans 59 41 .590 1.5
Athletics 56 40 .583 2.5
Naps 53 42 .558 5.0
Tigers 41 57 .418 18.5
Browns 37 56 .398 20.0
Senators 22 75 .227 37.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 70 29 .707 --
Cubs 61 38 .616 9.0
Pirates 59 39 .602 10.5
Reds 59 45 .567 13.5
Cardinals 52 50 .510 19.5
Beaneaters 39 64 .379 33.0
Superbas 37 65 .363 34.5
Phillies 27 74 .267 44.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Barclay 5
1 Ginger Beaumont 5
1 Sherry Magee 5
4 George Browne 4
5 13 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nap Lajoie 1
1 Pat Moran 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Delahanty 3
1 Nap Lajoie 3
3 Lave Cross 2
3 George Davis 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Brain 2
1 Ollie Pickering 2
3 Charlie Babb 1
3 George Barclay 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doc Scanlan 0.71
2 Bill Bernhard 0.56
2 Jack Cronin 0.56
4 Kid Nichols 0.44
5 4 tied 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bernhard 1
1 Jack Cronin 1
1 Patsy Flaherty 1
1 Weldon Henley 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bernhard 5
1 Jack Cronin 5
1 Doc Scanlan 5
4 Win Kellum 4
4 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .390
2 Honus Wagner .359
3 Frank Chance .348
4 Harry Davis .330
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 77
2 Buck Freeman 63
3 Bill Bradley 60
4 Harry Davis 57
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 1.87
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 Frank Owen 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 232
2 Jack Chesbro 158
3 Eddie Plank 149
4 Christy Mathewson 141
5 Cy Young 134

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 .426
2 Ginger Beaumont .392
3 Mike Grady .381
4 Jake Stahl .378
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 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 11
2 Sam Mertes 8
3 Harry Bay 7
3 Bill Dahlen 7
3 Gus Dundon 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 0.64
2 Frank Owen 1.00
2 Red Donahue 1.00
2 Bill Donovan 1.00
5 Kid Nichols 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 4
1 Jesse Tannehill 4
1 Rube Waddell 4
4 Jack Chesbro 3
4 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 36
2 Jack Chesbro 35
3 Chick Fraser 24
4 Jack Powell 23
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .382
2 Honus Wagner .380
3 Willie Keeler .366
4 Joe Kelley .354
5 Ginger Beaumont .349

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 20
2 Harry Davis 17
2 Hobe Ferris 17
2 Nap Lajoie 17
2 Bobby Wallace 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 16
2 Harry Bay 13
3 Ginger Beaumont 12
3 Sam Mertes 12
5 Bill Dahlen 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 0.92
2 Bill Bernhard 1.11
3 Frank Smith 1.21
4 Frank Owen 1.34
5 Earl Moore 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Patsy Flaherty 6
1 Christy Mathewson 6
1 Frank Smith 6
1 Rube Waddell 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 72
2 Jack Chesbro 52
3 Earl Moore 41
4 Vic Willis 39
5 2 tied 36

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 .378
2 Honus Wagner .362
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 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 117
2 Buck Freeman 103
3 Sam Mertes 87
4 Freddy Parent 85
5 Sam Crawford 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 55
1 Bill Dahlen 55
3 Honus Wagner 54
4 Sam Mertes 51
5 Harry Bay 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.44
2 Jack Chesbro 2.08
3 Cy Young 2.15
4 Bill Dinneen 2.20
5 Frank Owen 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 33
2 Jack Chesbro 32
2 Christy Mathewson 32
4 Cy Young 24
5 3 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 257
2 Christy Mathewson 211
3 Eddie Plank 210
4 Jack Powell 191
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