On This Day

Friday, August 19, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Highlanders 60 39 .606 --
White Sox 62 42 .596 0.5
Americans 60 42 .588 1.5
Athletics 56 41 .577 3.0
Naps 56 43 .566 4.0
Tigers 42 57 .424 18.0
Browns 40 57 .412 19.0
Senators 22 77 .222 38.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 72 30 .706 --
Cubs 63 39 .618 9.0
Pirates 60 41 .594 11.5
Reds 61 45 .575 13.0
Cardinals 55 50 .524 18.5
Beaneaters 40 66 .377 34.0
Superbas 37 67 .356 36.0
Phillies 27 77 .260 46.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jesse Burkett 3
1 Harry Davis 3
1 Bobby Wallace 3
4 Jimmy Barrett 2
4 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wid Conroy 3
1 Charlie Hickman 3
3 Kitty Bransfield 2
3 Kid Elberfeld 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Dahlen 1
1 Kid Elberfeld 1
1 Tommy Leach 1
1 Bobby Lowe 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Chesbro 1.50
2 Red Ames 1.29
3 Rube Waddell 1.25
4 Barney Pelty 0.71
5 Happy Townsend 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 Mike Lynch 1
1 Earl Moore 1
1 Barney Pelty 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 15
2 Red Ames 9
3 Earl Moore 7
4 Jack Chesbro 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .394
2 Honus Wagner .357
3 Frank Chance .348
4 Harry Davis .334
5 Willie Keeler .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 10
2 Harry Lumley 7
3 Frank Chance 6
3 Cozy Dolan 6
3 John Ganzel 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 80
2 Buck Freeman 65
3 Bill Bradley 61
4 Sam Mertes 60
5 Harry Davis 58

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Dahlen 42
1 Honus Wagner 42
3 Sam Mertes 41
4 Frank Chance 34
5 Harry Bay 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.39
2 Frank Smith 1.59
3 Frank Owen 1.87
4 Joe McGinnity 1.88
5 Jack Chesbro 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 26
1 Joe McGinnity 26
3 Christy Mathewson 24
4 Rube Waddell 21
5 Frank Owen 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 247
2 Jack Chesbro 164
3 Eddie Plank 155
4 Christy Mathewson 149
5 Jack Powell 135

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 Willie Keeler .440
2 Mike Grady .410
3 Jake Stahl .394
4 Ginger Beaumont .393
5 Nap Lajoie .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jake Stahl 2
2 Jesse Burkett 1
2 Cozy Dolan 1
2 Mike Donlin 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Wallace 13
2 Wid Conroy 11
2 Hobe Ferris 11
4 Jim Delahanty 9
5 5 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 8
2 Charlie Babb 7
2 Harry Bay 7
2 Bill Dahlen 7
2 Sam Mertes 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Harper 0.39
2 Casey Patten 0.50
3 Bill Donovan 0.67
4 Rube Waddell 0.86
5 Frank Owen 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 4
1 Jesse Tannehill 4
3 Jack Chesbro 3
3 Bill Donovan 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 47
2 Jack Chesbro 28
2 Jake Weimer 28
4 Christy Mathewson 26
5 Fred Glade 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 1
1 Kid Nichols 1
1 Jack Taylor 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .407
2 Willie Keeler .390
3 Honus Wagner .376
4 Joe Kelley .370
5 Bill Dahlen .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 2
1 Cozy Dolan 2
1 Red Dooin 2
1 Doc Gessler 2
1 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Wallace 21
2 Nap Lajoie 20
3 Charlie Hickman 19
4 Harry Davis 18
5 Hobe Ferris 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 16
2 Harry Bay 14
3 Ginger Beaumont 12
3 Sam Mertes 12
5 Bill Dahlen 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 0.90
2 Bill Bernhard 1.19
3 Frank Smith 1.21
4 Earl Moore 1.33
5 Frank Owen 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 7
2 Patsy Flaherty 6
2 Frank Smith 6
2 Rube Waddell 6
5 10 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 78
2 Jack Chesbro 53
3 Earl Moore 48
4 Jake Weimer 40
5 Vic Willis 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 1
1 Kid Nichols 1
1 Jack Taylor 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .382
2 Honus Wagner .362
3 Willie Keeler .350
4 Frank Chance .342
5 Roy Thomas .335

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 120
2 Buck Freeman 100
3 Sam Mertes 92
4 Freddy Parent 83
5 2 tied 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Dahlen 56
2 Honus Wagner 54
3 Frank Chance 53
4 Sam Mertes 50
5 Harry Bay 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.37
2 Jack Chesbro 2.11
3 Joe McGinnity 2.17
4 Bill Dinneen 2.18
5 Cy Young 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 34
2 Jack Chesbro 32
2 Christy Mathewson 32
4 Jack Powell 23
4 Cy Young 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 260
2 Christy Mathewson 214
3 Eddie Plank 210
4 Jack Powell 193
5 Jack Chesbro 191

Saves

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