On This Day

Tuesday, September 6, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Highlanders 73 44 .624 --
Americans 74 46 .617 0.5
White Sox 70 51 .579 5.0
Athletics 64 50 .561 7.5
Naps 64 52 .552 8.5
Browns 48 67 .417 24.0
Tigers 47 69 .405 25.5
Senators 29 90 .244 45.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 88 32 .733 --
Cubs 75 46 .620 13.5
Pirates 69 49 .585 18.0
Reds 69 52 .570 19.5
Cardinals 62 63 .496 28.5
Beaneaters 44 78 .361 45.0
Superbas 41 78 .345 46.5
Phillies 35 85 .292 53.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Moose McCormick 5
1 Fred Odwell 5
3 Jimmy Collins 4
3 Willie Keeler 4
3 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Anderson 1
1 Patsy Dougherty 1
1 Frank Huelsman 1
1 Pat Moran 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pat Moran 4
2 John Anderson 2
2 George Browne 2
2 Jimmy Collins 2
2 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fred Odwell 2
2 John Anderson 1
2 Shad Barry 1
2 Frank Bowerman 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Waddell 1.27
2 Chick Robitaille 1.14
3 Jake Weimer 1.00
4 Al Orth 0.56
5 3 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clark Griffith 1
1 Harry Howell 1
1 Win Kellum 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 14
2 Chick Robitaille 8
2 Jake Weimer 8
4 Deacon Phillippe 6
4 Bob Rhoads 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ernie Groth 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .380
2 Honus Wagner .345
3 Willie Keeler .336
4 Frank Chance .323
5 Socks Seybold .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 10
2 Harry Lumley 9
3 Frank Chance 6
3 Cozy Dolan 6
3 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 86
2 Buck Freeman 77
3 Sam Mertes 69
4 John Anderson 65
4 2 others tied 65

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 48
2 Bill Dahlen 45
3 Sam Mertes 42
4 Frank Chance 36
5 Harry Bay 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.67
2 Frank Smith 1.76
3 Jack Chesbro 1.83
4 Addie Joss 1.96
5 Frank Owen 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 31
2 Joe McGinnity 30
3 Christy Mathewson 29
4 Rube Waddell 22
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 301
2 Jack Chesbro 192
3 Eddie Plank 174
4 Christy Mathewson 166
5 Jack Powell 157

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 Kid Gleason .423
1 Cy Seymour .423
3 Fielder Jones .412
4 Moose McCormick .397
5 Danny Murphy .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Patsy Dougherty 3
2 Jimmy Collins 2
2 Mike Grady 2
2 Charlie Hickman 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Collins 15
2 Chick Stahl 14
3 Buck Freeman 12
4 John Anderson 10
4 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wid Conroy 6
1 Fred Odwell 6
1 Joe Tinker 6
1 Honus Wagner 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 0.00
2 Addie Joss 0.61
3 Clark Griffith 0.64
4 Roy Patterson 0.67
5 Jack Chesbro 0.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 5
2 Christy Mathewson 4
2 Joe McGinnity 4
2 Al Orth 4
5 12 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 54
2 Jack Chesbro 28
3 Casey Patten 26
4 Red Ames 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Walter Clarkson 1
1 Ernie Groth 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Keeler .370
2 Elmer Flick .339
3 Jack McCarthy .339
4 Nap Lajoie .333
4 2 others tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Patsy Dougherty 3
2 Jimmy Collins 2
2 Mike Grady 2
2 Charlie Hickman 2
2 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Stahl 20
2 Jimmy Collins 19
2 Hobe Ferris 19
4 Bill Dahlen 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Tinker 13
1 Honus Wagner 13
3 Harry Bay 10
4 Charlie Babb 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roy Patterson 0.67
2 Doc White 0.69
3 Addie Joss 0.93
4 Earl Moore 1.24
5 2 tied 1.29

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 101
2 Jake Weimer 51
3 Jack Chesbro 49
4 Red Ames 40
4 3 others tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Walter Clarkson 1
1 Ernie Groth 1
1 Kid Nichols 1
1 Jack Taylor 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .371
2 Honus Wagner .339
3 Willie Keeler .337
4 Frank Chance .324
5 Cy Seymour .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 11
2 Buck Freeman 10
3 Harry Lumley 9
4 Charlie Hickman 8
4 Freddy Parent 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 106
2 Buck Freeman 98
3 Freddy Parent 82
4 Sam Mertes 80
5 2 tied 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 52
2 Bill Dahlen 51
3 Frank Chance 50
4 Harry Bay 46
5 Sam Mertes 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.67
2 Frank Smith 1.76
3 Jack Chesbro 1.90
4 Eddie Plank 2.02
5 Doc White 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 35
2 Joe McGinnity 33
3 Christy Mathewson 32
4 Eddie Plank 26
5 Jack Powell 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 301
2 Jack Chesbro 212
3 Eddie Plank 211
4 Christy Mathewson 191
5 Jack Powell 180

Saves

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