On This Day

Wednesday, August 31, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 69 43 .616 --
Highlanders 67 43 .609 1.0
Athletics 62 45 .579 4.5
White Sox 65 49 .570 5.0
Naps 61 48 .560 6.5
Tigers 47 63 .427 21.0
Browns 44 65 .404 23.5
Senators 26 85 .234 42.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 84 32 .724 --
Cubs 68 46 .596 15.0
Pirates 66 47 .584 16.5
Reds 67 50 .573 17.5
Cardinals 61 57 .517 24.0
Beaneaters 44 74 .373 41.0
Superbas 40 74 .351 43.0
Phillies 33 83 .284 51.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Art Devlin 5
2 Miller Huggins 4
3 Kid Elberfeld 3
3 Billy Gilbert 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Grady 1
1 Charlie Hickman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Stahl 3
2 Jack Chesbro 2
2 Jimmy Collins 2
2 Bill Dahlen 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Browne 1
1 Bill Dahlen 1
1 Jim Delahanty 1
1 Art Devlin 1
1 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doc Scanlan 0.62
2 Jack Chesbro 0.57
3 Hooks Wiltse 0.56
4 Tom Hughes 0.50
4 2 others tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Mike Lynch 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Mike O'Neill 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hughes 7
2 George Mullin 5
2 Doc Scanlan 5
2 Hooks Wiltse 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .389
2 Honus Wagner .350
3 Willie Keeler .338
4 Frank Chance .331
5 Socks Seybold .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 10
2 Harry Lumley 8
3 Frank Chance 6
3 Cozy Dolan 6
3 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 81
2 Buck Freeman 73
3 Sam Mertes 66
4 Bill Bradley 62
5 Bill Dahlen 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 45
2 Bill Dahlen 44
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 Jack Chesbro 1.88
4 Joe McGinnity 1.88
5 Frank Owen 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 29
1 Joe McGinnity 29
3 Christy Mathewson 28
4 Rube Waddell 22
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 277
2 Jack Chesbro 179
3 Eddie Plank 170
4 Christy Mathewson 161
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 .420
2 Miller Huggins .405
3 Wid Conroy .404
4 Dave Brain .404
5 Jack McCarthy .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Patsy Dougherty 2
1 Mike Grady 2
1 Charlie Hickman 2
1 Willie Keeler 2
5 19 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dahlen 13
2 Charlie Hickman 11
2 Sam Mertes 11
2 Chick Stahl 11
5 2 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fred Odwell 5
1 Ollie Pickering 5
1 Spike Shannon 5
4 Harry Bay 4
4 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Norwood Gibson 0.00
2 Addie Joss 0.44
3 Happy Townsend 0.64
4 Jesse Tannehill 0.67
4 Cy Young 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 5
2 Jack Chesbro 4
2 Joe McGinnity 4
4 Frank Corridon 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 45
2 Jake Weimer 23
3 Red Ames 22
4 Jack Chesbro 21
4 Eddie Plank 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kid Nichols 1
1 Jack Taylor 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Keeler .389
2 Ginger Beaumont .359
3 Honus Wagner .356
4 Wid Conroy .354
5 Nap Lajoie .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Brain 2
1 Red Dooin 2
1 Patsy Dougherty 2
1 Mike Grady 2
1 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Wallace 21
2 Hobe Ferris 19
2 Chick Stahl 19
4 Jimmy Collins 18
4 Bill Dahlen 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 14
2 Harry Bay 11
3 Bill Dahlen 10
4 Gus Dundon 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 0.90
2 Earl Moore 1.47
3 Red Donahue 1.47
4 Kid Nichols 1.50
5 Addie Joss 1.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 9
2 Jack Chesbro 7
2 Jesse Tannehill 7
4 Joe McGinnity 6
4 Jake Weimer 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 81
2 Jack Chesbro 56
3 Christy Mathewson 40
4 Jake Weimer 39
5 Jack Powell 38

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 .373
2 Honus Wagner .350
3 Willie Keeler .347
4 Roy Thomas .333
5 Frank Chance .325

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 101
2 Buck Freeman 97
3 Sam Crawford 82
4 Sam Mertes 80
4 Freddy Parent 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Dahlen 52
2 Frank Chance 51
3 Honus Wagner 50
4 Sam Mertes 48
5 Harry Bay 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.53
2 Jack Chesbro 1.95
3 Eddie Plank 2.07
4 Joe McGinnity 2.08
5 Bill Dinneen 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 34
1 Joe McGinnity 34
3 Christy Mathewson 32
4 Eddie Plank 25
5 4 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 277
2 Eddie Plank 211
3 Jack Chesbro 201
4 Christy Mathewson 199
5 Vic Willis 177

Saves

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