On This Day

Saturday, August 20, 1904

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Highlanders	60	40	.600	--
White Sox	63	42	.600	-0.5
Americans	60	42	.588	1.0
Athletics	57	41	.582	2.0
Naps	56	44	.560	4.0
Tigers	44	57	.436	16.5
Browns	40	57	.412	18.5
Senators	22	79	.218	38.5

Games

White Sox 4, Highlanders 2

Athletics 2, Naps 0

Tigers 12, Senators 1

Tigers 5, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	73	30	.709	--
Cubs	64	39	.621	9.0
Pirates	60	42	.588	12.5
Reds	62	45	.579	13.0
Cardinals	56	50	.528	18.5
Beaneaters	40	67	.374	35.0
Superbas	37	68	.352	37.0
Phillies	27	78	.257	47.0

Games

Cubs 1, Beaneaters 0

Reds 2, Phillies 1

Giants 5, Pirates 0

Cardinals 8, Superbas 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Coughlin	4
1	Sam Crawford	4
1	Bobby Lowe	4
1	Charley O'Leary	4
1	John O'Neill	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Huelsman	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jake Beckley	2
1	Monte Beville	2
1	Jimmy Burke	2
1	Bill Dahlen	2
1	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Monte Beville	1
1	Boileryard Clarke	1
1	Patsy Donovan	1
1	Kid Gleason	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Wicker	0.62
2	Christy Mathewson	0.50
3	Al Orth	0.45
4	Weldon Henley	0.44
5	Barney Wolfe	0.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Noodles Hahn	1
1	Weldon Henley	1
1	Ed Killian	1
1	Frank Kitson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Barney Wolfe	7
2	Al Orth	5
2	Bob Wicker	5
4	Chick Fraser	4
4	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.396
2	Honus Wagner	.354
3	Frank Chance	.344
4	Willie Keeler	.335
5	Harry Davis	.330

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	25
4	Rube Waddell	21
5	Frank Owen	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	247
2	Jack Chesbro	164
3	Eddie Plank	155
4	Christy Mathewson	151
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	Mike Grady	.447
2	Willie Keeler	.426
3	Nap Lajoie	.412
4	Ginger Beaumont	.390
5	Bill Dahlen	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jake Stahl	2
2	Jesse Burkett	1
2	Cozy Dolan	1
2	Mike Donlin	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Wallace	12
2	Wid Conroy	10
2	Hobe Ferris	10
4	Jim Delahanty	9
5	6 tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	8
2	Charlie Babb	7
2	Bill Dahlen	7
2	Sam Mertes	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bernhard	0.30
2	Jack Harper	0.39
3	Bill Donovan	0.67
4	Rube Waddell	0.86
5	Weldon Henley	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	5
2	Jesse Tannehill	4
3	Jack Chesbro	3
3	Bill Donovan	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	47
2	Jack Chesbro	28
2	Christy Mathewson	28
2	Jake Weimer	28
5	Kid Nichols	23

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	.396
2	Willie Keeler	.388
3	Joe Kelley	.375
4	Honus Wagner	.360
5	Ginger Beaumont	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	2
1	Cozy Dolan	2
1	Red Dooin	2
1	Homer Smoot	2
1	Jake Stahl	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Wallace	21
2	Harry Davis	18
3	Hobe Ferris	17
3	Charlie Hickman	17
3	Nap Lajoie	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	1.18
3	Earl Moore	1.37
4	Frank Smith	1.42
5	Frank Owen	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	8
2	Rube Waddell	6
3	Jack Chesbro	5
3	Red Donahue	5
3	11 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	78
2	Jack Chesbro	53
3	Earl Moore	43
4	Christy Mathewson	40
4	Jake Weimer	40

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	.383
2	Honus Wagner	.363
3	Willie Keeler	.349
4	Frank Chance	.339
5	Roy Thomas	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	11
2	Buck Freeman	9
2	Charlie Hickman	9
4	Nap Lajoie	8
5	5 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	118
2	Buck Freeman	97
3	Sam Mertes	88
4	Freddy Parent	83
5	Bill Bradley	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Dahlen	55
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	Frank Owen	23
4	2 others tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	260
2	Christy Mathewson	215
3	Eddie Plank	206
4	Jack Chesbro	191
5	Jack Powell	189

Saves

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