On This Day

Friday, August 26, 1904

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Highlanders	65	40	.619	--
Americans	65	43	.602	1.5
White Sox	64	46	.582	3.5
Athletics	59	44	.573	5.0
Naps	59	46	.562	6.0
Tigers	47	59	.443	18.5
Browns	40	63	.388	24.0
Senators	24	82	.226	41.5

Games

Americans 3, White Sox 1

Highlanders 3, Browns 2

Athletics 7, Tigers 4

Naps 1, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	77	32	.706	--
Cubs	66	43	.606	11.0
Reds	64	47	.577	14.0
Pirates	62	46	.574	14.5
Cardinals	60	52	.536	18.5
Beaneaters	43	70	.381	36.0
Superbas	38	71	.349	39.0
Phillies	31	80	.279	47.0

Games

Cubs 5, Giants 0

Phillies 6, Pirates 2

Cardinals 6, Beaneaters 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Carr	5
2	Kid Gleason	4
3	Jake Beckley	3
3	Wid Conroy	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wid Conroy	2
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Lave Cross	2
1	Hobe Ferris	2
1	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kid Gleason	2
1	Topsy Hartsel	2
1	Claude Ritchey	2
4	Jimmy Barrett	1
4	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Addie Joss	1.83
2	Chief Bender	1.00
3	Frank Corridon	0.75
4	Casey Patten	0.73
5	2 tied	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Frank Corridon	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Addie Joss	11
2	Frank Corridon	9
3	Casey Patten	8
4	Chief Bender	7
5	Frank Smith	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.389
2	Honus Wagner	.357
3	Willie Keeler	.338
4	Frank Chance	.334
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	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	2 tied	59

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Dahlen	43
2	Honus Wagner	42
3	Sam Mertes	41
4	Frank Chance	35
5	Dan McGann	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.54
2	Frank Smith	1.85
3	Jack Chesbro	1.93
4	Joe McGinnity	1.94
5	Frank Owen	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	28
2	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	172
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	.449
2	Roy Thomas	.431
3	Charlie Hickman	.396
4	Nap Lajoie	.395
5	Danny Shay	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Keeler	2
2	Ed Abbaticchio	1
2	Dave Brain	1
2	Jesse Burkett	1
2	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dahlen	12
1	Charlie Hickman	12
3	Wid Conroy	10
3	Sam Mertes	10
5	Hobe Ferris	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ollie Pickering	7
2	Dan McGann	6
3	Charlie Babb	5
3	Harry Bay	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Norwood Gibson	0.00
1	Jack Harper	0.00
3	Bill Donovan	0.33
3	Happy Townsend	0.33
5	Earl Moore	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	4
1	Joe McGinnity	4
3	Bill Donovan	3
3	Noodles Hahn	3
3	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	41
2	Jake Weimer	26
3	Jack Chesbro	24
4	Red Ames	23
5	Ed Killian	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Kid Nichols	1
1	Jack Taylor	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Keeler	.393
2	Socks Seybold	.365
3	Honus Wagner	.364
4	Wid Conroy	.355
5	Nap Lajoie	.353

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	Hobe Ferris	19
2	Bill Dahlen	18
2	Charlie Hickman	18
2	Bobby Wallace	18
5	Wid Conroy	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	14
2	Harry Bay	12
2	Bill Dahlen	12
4	Ginger Beaumont	11
5	2 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	George Mullin	1.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	7
1	Christy Mathewson	7
3	Jack Powell	6
3	Jesse Tannehill	6
3	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	88
2	Jack Chesbro	56
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	.378
2	Honus Wagner	.358
3	Willie Keeler	.346
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	107
2	Buck Freeman	93
3	Sam Mertes	84
4	Sam Crawford	83
5	Freddy Parent	81

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.54
2	Jack Chesbro	1.97
3	Joe McGinnity	2.09
4	Eddie Plank	2.16
5	Cy Young	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	35
2	Jack Chesbro	34
3	Christy Mathewson	31
4	Jack Powell	24
5	Eddie Plank	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	266
2	Eddie Plank	204
3	Christy Mathewson	203
4	Jack Chesbro	197
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