On This Day

Monday, August 22, 1904

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Highlanders	61	40	.604	--
Americans	62	42	.596	0.5
White Sox	63	43	.594	0.5
Athletics	58	41	.586	2.0
Naps	56	45	.554	5.0
Tigers	44	57	.436	17.0
Browns	40	59	.404	20.0
Senators	22	79	.218	39.0

Games

Americans 8, Browns 0

Americans 3, Browns 0

Highlanders 4, White Sox 3

Athletics 3, Naps 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	73	30	.709	--
Cubs	65	40	.619	9.0
Pirates	60	42	.588	12.5
Reds	63	46	.578	13.0
Cardinals	58	50	.537	17.5
Beaneaters	41	68	.376	35.0
Superbas	37	70	.346	38.0
Phillies	28	79	.262	47.0

Games

Beaneaters 7, Cubs 5

Cardinals 13, Superbas 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chick Stahl	4
2	Jimmy Burke	3
2	Hobe Ferris	3
2	Elmer Flick	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	1
1	Hobe Ferris	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Babb	2
1	Jake Beckley	2
1	Dave Brain	2
1	Jimmy Burke	2
1	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ollie Pickering	2
1	Danny Shay	2
3	Jake Beckley	1
3	Jimmy Collins	1
3	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Norwood Gibson	1.00
2	Harry Howell	0.80
3	Vic Willis	0.64
4	Jack Powell	0.62
5	Eddie Plank	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Norwood Gibson	1
1	Eddie Plank	1
1	Jack Powell	1
1	Jack Taylor	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Willis	9
2	Ned Garvin	6
3	Jack Powell	5
4	Mordecai Brown	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.397
2	Honus Wagner	.354
3	Frank Chance	.340
4	Willie Keeler	.335
5	Jake Beckley	.331

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	62
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	2 tied	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.39
2	Frank Smith	1.76
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	158
4	Christy Mathewson	151
5	Jack Powell	140

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	Nap Lajoie	.438
2	Willie Keeler	.404
3	Ginger Beaumont	.389
4	Socks Seybold	.381
5	Mike Grady	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	1
1	Jesse Burkett	1
1	Cozy Dolan	1
1	Mike Donlin	1
1	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Babb	7
1	Joe Tinker	7
1	Honus Wagner	7
4	Harry Bay	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bernhard	0.30
2	Jack Harper	0.39
3	Rube Waddell	0.55
4	Bill Donovan	0.67
5	Weldon Henley	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Jake Weimer	4
3	Bill Donovan	3
3	Weldon Henley	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	36
2	Jake Weimer	30
3	Christy Mathewson	25
4	Kid Nichols	23
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Kid Nichols	1
1	Jack Taylor	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.402
2	Willie Keeler	.388
3	Bill Dahlen	.358
4	Ginger Beaumont	.352
5	Honus Wagner	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	2
1	Harry Davis	2
1	Cozy Dolan	2
1	Red Dooin	2
1	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Wallace	20
2	Dave Brain	17
2	Harry Davis	17
4	Hobe Ferris	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	15
2	Harry Bay	12
2	Ginger Beaumont	12
4	Bill Dahlen	11
5	3 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	0.90
2	Weldon Henley	1.17
3	Frank Owen	1.24
4	Joe McGinnity	1.26
5	Jack Harper	1.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	7
2	Rube Waddell	6
2	Jake Weimer	6
4	Jack Chesbro	5
4	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	78
2	Jack Chesbro	53
3	Earl Moore	43
4	Vic Willis	41
5	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	.357
3	Willie Keeler	.346
4	Frank Chance	.333
5	Roy Thomas	.330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	111
2	Buck Freeman	94
3	Sam Mertes	88
4	Freddy Parent	82
5	Bill Bradley	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Dahlen	54
1	Honus Wagner	54
3	Frank Chance	51
4	Sam Mertes	48
5	Harry Bay	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.39
2	Jack Chesbro	2.03
3	Joe McGinnity	2.15
4	Cy Young	2.15
5	Eddie Plank	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	34
2	Jack Chesbro	32
3	Christy Mathewson	31
4	Jack Powell	24
5	3 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	247
2	Eddie Plank	209
3	Christy Mathewson	206
4	Jack Powell	194
5	Jack Chesbro	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