On This Day

Monday, August 29, 1904

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	67	43	.609	--
Highlanders	65	43	.602	1.0
Athletics	61	44	.581	3.5
White Sox	64	48	.571	4.0
Naps	61	46	.570	4.5
Tigers	47	61	.435	19.0
Browns	42	64	.396	23.0
Senators	25	83	.231	41.0

Games

Americans 1, Tigers 0

Naps 4, Highlanders 2

Athletics 4, White Sox 1

Senators 7, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	81	32	.717	--
Cubs	68	44	.607	12.5
Reds	67	47	.588	14.5
Pirates	65	46	.586	15.0
Cardinals	60	56	.517	22.5
Beaneaters	43	73	.371	39.5
Superbas	38	74	.339	42.5
Phillies	32	82	.281	49.5

Games

Cubs 2, Phillies 0

Reds 4, Beaneaters 3

Pirates 11, Superbas 7

Pirates 3, Superbas 2

Giants 2, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ginger Beaumont	5
1	Moose McCormick	5
3	Kitty Bransfield	3
3	Kid Elberfeld	3
3	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ginger Beaumont	3
1	Kitty Bransfield	3
1	Monte Cross	3
1	Fred Mitchell	3
1	Honus Wagner	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Moose McCormick	2
1	Honus Wagner	2
3	Kid Elberfeld	1
3	John Farrell	1
3	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Dinneen	1.67
2	Rube Waddell	1.22
3	Red Ames	1.17
4	Jake Weimer	0.80
5	Tom Walker	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	1
1	Bill Bernhard	1
1	Charlie Case	1
1	Bill Dinneen	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	11
2	Red Ames	7
3	Charlie Case	6
4	Bill Dinneen	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.389
2	Honus Wagner	.353
3	Willie Keeler	.343
4	Frank Chance	.334
5	Socks Seybold	.325

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	81
2	Buck Freeman	69
3	Sam Mertes	66
4	Bill Bradley	62
5	Danny Murphy	60

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	44
2	Bill Dahlen	43
3	Sam Mertes	42
4	Frank Chance	35
5	Dan McGann	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.53
2	Frank Smith	1.85
3	Joe McGinnity	1.89
4	Jack Chesbro	1.93
5	Frank Owen	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	28
1	Joe McGinnity	28
3	Christy Mathewson	27
4	Rube Waddell	22
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	277
2	Jack Chesbro	175
3	Eddie Plank	166
4	Christy Mathewson	156
5	Jack Powell	148

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	Nap Lajoie	.421
3	Wid Conroy	.400
4	Roy Thomas	.391
5	Miller Huggins	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Patsy Dougherty	2
1	Willie Keeler	2
3	Ed Abbaticchio	1
3	Dave Brain	1
3	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dahlen	12
2	Charlie Hickman	11
2	Sam Mertes	11
4	Wid Conroy	9
5	4 tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ollie Pickering	7
2	Harry Bay	5
2	Nap Lajoie	5
2	Fred Odwell	5
2	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Norwood Gibson	0.00
1	Addie Joss	0.00
3	Happy Townsend	0.33
4	Earl Moore	0.45
5	Jack Harper	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	4
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Joe McGinnity	4
4	Bill Bernhard	3
4	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	52
2	Jack Chesbro	24
3	Jake Weimer	23
4	Red Ames	22
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Kid Nichols	1
1	Jack Taylor	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Keeler	.400
2	Nap Lajoie	.371
3	Wid Conroy	.353
3	Honus Wagner	.353
5	Socks Seybold	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	2
1	Red Dooin	2
1	Patsy Dougherty	2
1	Willie Keeler	2
1	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Wallace	20
2	Hobe Ferris	18
3	Wid Conroy	17
3	Bill Dahlen	17
5	Sam Crawford	16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	0.90
2	George Mullin	1.25
3	Earl Moore	1.47
4	Kid Nichols	1.50
4	Jake Weimer	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	8
2	Jack Chesbro	7
2	Jesse Tannehill	7
2	Jake Weimer	7
5	2 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	88
2	Jack Chesbro	59
3	Jake Weimer	45
4	Jack Powell	38
5	Kid Nichols	36

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	.352
3	Willie Keeler	.351
4	Roy Thomas	.334
5	Frank Chance	.330

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	108
2	Buck Freeman	94
3	Sam Crawford	83
4	Sam Mertes	82
5	2 tied	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	52
2	Frank Chance	51
2	Bill Dahlen	51
4	Sam Mertes	48
5	Harry Bay	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.53
2	Jack Chesbro	1.99
3	Joe McGinnity	2.06
4	Eddie Plank	2.13
5	Bill Dinneen	2.17

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	277
2	Eddie Plank	207
3	Jack Chesbro	197
4	Christy Mathewson	194
5	Jack Powell	185

Saves

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