On This Day

Thursday, September 8, 1904

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Highlanders	75	45	.625	--
Americans	77	47	.621	0.0
White Sox	71	53	.573	6.0
Athletics	65	52	.556	8.5
Naps	66	53	.555	8.5
Browns	49	69	.415	25.0
Tigers	49	70	.412	25.5
Senators	30	93	.244	46.5

Games

Naps 6, White Sox 0

White Sox 3, Naps 2

Tigers 3, Browns 0

Browns 6, Tigers 3

Highlanders 3, Athletics 2

Highlanders 5, Athletics 1

Americans 8, Senators 2

Americans 3, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	90	33	.732	--
Cubs	76	47	.618	14.0
Pirates	70	50	.583	18.5
Reds	70	53	.569	20.0
Cardinals	63	64	.496	29.0
Superbas	44	78	.361	45.5
Beaneaters	44	81	.352	47.0
Phillies	36	87	.293	54.0

Games

Superbas 6, Beaneaters 2

Superbas 7, Beaneaters 1

Reds 4, Pirates 1

Phillies 9, Giants 8

Giants 4, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chick Stahl	6
2	Roger Bresnahan	4
2	Buck Freeman	4
2	Phil Geier	4
2	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Bresnahan	1
1	Johnny Lush	1
1	Sherry Magee	1
1	John Titus	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dahlen	4
1	Harry Lumley	4
3	John Anderson	3
3	Sherry Magee	3
3	John Titus	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Davis	2
2	Harry Bay	1
2	Bill Bradley	1
2	Jimmy Callahan	1
2	16 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Otto Hess	1.17
2	Jesse Tannehill	1.00
2	Rube Waddell	1.00
4	Frank Owen	0.78
5	Frank Smith	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Frank Corridon	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Norwood Gibson	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Smith	9
1	Jesse Tannehill	9
3	Otto Hess	7
3	Frank Owen	7
3	Rube Waddell	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.374
2	Honus Wagner	.346
3	Willie Keeler	.336
4	Frank Chance	.324
5	Socks Seybold	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	10
2	Harry Lumley	9
3	Dave Brain	6
3	Frank Chance	6
3	5 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	86
2	Buck Freeman	77
3	Sam Mertes	69
4	John Anderson	68
5	2 tied	66

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	49
2	Bill Dahlen	45
3	Sam Mertes	42
4	Harry Bay	37
4	Frank Chance	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.67
2	Jack Chesbro	1.81
3	Addie Joss	1.83
4	Frank Smith	1.89
5	Frank Owen	1.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	32
2	Christy Mathewson	30
2	Joe McGinnity	30
4	Rube Waddell	22
5	Eddie Plank	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	308
2	Jack Chesbro	197
3	Eddie Plank	179
4	Christy Mathewson	170
5	Jack Powell	162

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Moose McCormick	.429
2	Fielder Jones	.417
3	Chick Stahl	.415
4	Kid Gleason	.407
5	Cy Seymour	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Collins	2
1	Patsy Dougherty	2
1	Mike Grady	2
1	Charlie Hickman	2
1	Harry Lumley	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Collins	15
1	Chick Stahl	15
3	Bill Dahlen	13
4	John Anderson	12
5	2 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fred Odwell	8
2	Joe Tinker	7
2	Honus Wagner	7
4	Harry Bay	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Addie Joss	0.47
2	Clark Griffith	0.64
3	Roy Patterson	0.67
4	Otto Hess	0.69
5	Jack Chesbro	0.94

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	51
2	Jack Chesbro	27
2	Frank Smith	27
4	Casey Patten	26
5	Addie Joss	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Buttons Briggs	1
1	Walter Clarkson	1
1	Ernie Groth	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Keeler	.379
2	Chick Stahl	.347
3	Elmer Flick	.345
4	Charlie Babb	.344
5	Roy Thomas	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Patsy Dougherty	3
2	Dave Brain	2
2	Jimmy Collins	2
2	Mike Grady	2
2	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chick Stahl	23
2	Jimmy Collins	22
2	Bill Dahlen	22
4	Hobe Ferris	20
5	Sam Crawford	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Tinker	14
2	Honus Wagner	13
3	Charlie Babb	10
3	Harry Bay	10
3	Fred Odwell	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Patterson	0.67
2	Doc White	0.69
3	Addie Joss	0.76
4	Otto Hess	1.02
5	Bill Bernhard	1.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	8
1	Christy Mathewson	8
3	Joe McGinnity	7
3	Al Orth	7
3	2 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	97
2	Jack Chesbro	54
3	Jake Weimer	51
4	Kid Nichols	44
5	2 tied	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Buttons Briggs	1
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	.368
2	Honus Wagner	.342
3	Willie Keeler	.338
4	Frank Chance	.326
5	Cy Seymour	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	10
1	Buck Freeman	10
3	Harry Lumley	9
4	Freddy Parent	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	105
2	Buck Freeman	96
3	Freddy Parent	83
4	John Anderson	82
4	Sam Crawford	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	53
2	Frank Chance	51
3	Bill Dahlen	50
4	Harry Bay	48
5	Sam Mertes	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.67
2	Jack Chesbro	1.85
3	Frank Smith	1.89
4	Eddie Plank	2.02
5	Norwood Gibson	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	36
2	Christy Mathewson	33
2	Joe McGinnity	33
4	Eddie Plank	26
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	308
2	Jack Chesbro	216
3	Eddie Plank	211
4	Christy Mathewson	188
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	3 tied	2