On This Day

Thursday, August 25, 1904

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Highlanders	64	40	.615	--
Americans	64	43	.598	1.5
White Sox	64	45	.587	2.5
Athletics	58	44	.569	5.0
Naps	58	46	.558	6.0
Tigers	47	58	.448	17.5
Browns	40	62	.392	23.0
Senators	24	81	.229	40.5

Games

White Sox 3, Americans 2

Highlanders 2, Browns 1

Tigers 7, Athletics 2

Naps 8, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	77	31	.713	--
Cubs	65	43	.602	12.0
Pirates	62	45	.579	14.5
Reds	64	47	.577	14.5
Cardinals	59	52	.532	19.5
Beaneaters	43	69	.384	36.0
Superbas	38	71	.349	39.5
Phillies	30	80	.273	48.0

Games

Giants 4, Cubs 1

Giants 12, Cubs 1

Reds 4, Superbas 2

Pirates 11, Phillies 8

Phillies 10, Pirates 1

Cardinals 5, Beaneaters 2

Beaneaters 6, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harry Wolverton	6
2	Johnny Lush	5
2	Sherry Magee	5
4	Ed Abbaticchio	4
4	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Abbaticchio	1
1	Bill Dahlen	1
1	Tom Fisher	1
1	Mike Grady	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dahlen	5
2	Art Devlin	3
2	Charlie Hickman	3
2	George Stovall	3
2	Hooks Wiltse	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Crawford	2
2	Jimmy Barrett	1
2	Harry Bay	1
2	Dave Brain	1
2	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cy Young	1.12
2	Chappie McFarland	1.00
3	Noodles Hahn	0.78
4	Jack Powell	0.75
4	Rube Waddell	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Altrock	1
1	Bill Bernhard	1
1	Tom Fisher	1
1	Noodles Hahn	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	9
1	Cy Young	9
3	Noodles Hahn	7
4	Chappie McFarland	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.389
2	Honus Wagner	.360
3	Willie Keeler	.340
4	Frank Chance	.334
5	Socks Seybold	.326

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	80
2	Buck Freeman	67
3	Sam Mertes	64
4	Bill Bradley	62
5	Danny Murphy	59

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Dahlen	43
2	Honus Wagner	42
3	Sam Mertes	41
4	Frank Chance	35
5	2 tied	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.54
2	Frank Smith	1.76
3	Joe McGinnity	1.94
4	Jack Chesbro	1.95
5	Frank Owen	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	27
1	Joe McGinnity	27
3	Christy Mathewson	26
4	Rube Waddell	21
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	266
2	Jack Chesbro	170
3	Eddie Plank	158
4	Christy Mathewson	154
5	Jack Powell	146

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	.458
2	Danny Shay	.435
3	Roy Thomas	.412
4	Socks Seybold	.392
5	2 tied	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Keeler	2
2	Ed Abbaticchio	1
2	Dave Brain	1
2	Jesse Burkett	1
2	21 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dahlen	13
1	Hobe Ferris	13
3	Charlie Hickman	12
4	Sam Mertes	10
5	6 tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Babb	6
1	Ollie Pickering	6
3	Shad Barry	5
3	Harry Bay	5
3	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Harper	0.00
2	Bill Donovan	0.33
2	Happy Townsend	0.33
4	Earl Moore	0.45
5	Bill Bernhard	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Joe McGinnity	4
1	Jesse Tannehill	4
4	Jack Chesbro	3
4	11 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	55
2	Kid Nichols	28
3	Christy Mathewson	26
3	Jake Weimer	26
5	2 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Kid Nichols	1
1	Jack Taylor	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Keeler	.402
2	Honus Wagner	.370
3	Roy Thomas	.362
4	Danny Shay	.361
5	Socks Seybold	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Abbaticchio	2
1	Dave Brain	2
1	Harry Davis	2
1	Fielder Jones	2
1	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dahlen	18
1	Charlie Hickman	18
1	Bobby Wallace	18
4	Dave Brain	17
4	Hobe Ferris	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	14
2	Harry Bay	12
2	Bill Dahlen	12
4	Ginger Beaumont	11
5	3 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	0.90
2	Jack Powell	1.29
3	Jack Harper	1.31
4	Earl Moore	1.32
5	Kid Nichols	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	7
2	Jack Chesbro	6
2	Jack Powell	6
2	Jesse Tannehill	6
2	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	88
2	Jack Chesbro	54
3	Jack Powell	42
4	Jake Weimer	41
5	Christy Mathewson	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	.377
2	Honus Wagner	.360
3	Willie Keeler	.350
4	Roy Thomas	.338
5	Frank Chance	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	11
2	Buck Freeman	10
3	Charlie Hickman	8
3	Nap Lajoie	8
3	Freddy Parent	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	110
2	Buck Freeman	94
3	Sam Mertes	85
4	Bill Bradley	81
4	2 others tied	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Dahlen	54
2	Frank Chance	52
2	Honus Wagner	52
4	Sam Mertes	48
5	Harry Bay	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.54
2	Jack Chesbro	1.98
3	Joe McGinnity	2.09
4	Eddie Plank	2.16
5	Bill Dinneen	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	35
2	Jack Chesbro	33
3	Christy Mathewson	31
4	Jack Powell	24
5	Eddie Plank	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	266
2	Christy Mathewson	206
3	Eddie Plank	204
4	Jack Chesbro	195
5	Jack Powell	193

Saves

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