On This Day

Friday, September 9, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 78 47 .624 --
Highlanders 75 47 .615 1.5
White Sox 72 54 .571 6.5
Athletics 67 52 .563 8.0
Naps 67 54 .554 9.0
Browns 50 70 .417 25.5
Tigers 50 71 .413 26.0
Senators 30 94 .242 47.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 91 33 .734 --
Cubs 76 48 .613 15.0
Pirates 71 50 .587 18.5
Reds 70 53 .569 20.5
Cardinals 63 64 .496 29.5
Superbas 44 78 .361 46.0
Beaneaters 44 81 .352 47.5
Phillies 36 88 .290 55.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Bradley 4
1 Gus Dundon 4
1 Kid Gleason 4
1 Kip Selbach 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Bradley 2
1 George Browne 2
1 Jimmy Callahan 2
1 Bill Dinneen 2
1 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kid Elberfeld 2
1 Jimmy Williams 2
3 Shad Barry 1
3 Kitty Bransfield 1
3 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Corridon 2.00
2 Red Ames 1.20
3 Fred Glade 1.00
4 Red Donahue 0.75
5 Doc White 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Red Donahue 1
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 Fred Glade 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doc White 7
2 Red Ames 6
2 Buttons Briggs 6
2 Fred Glade 6
2 Joe McGinnity 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .372
2 Honus Wagner .346
3 Willie Keeler .338
4 Frank Chance .324
5 Jake Beckley .316

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 67

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 1.63
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 Joe McGinnity 31
3 Christy Mathewson 30
4 Rube Waddell 23
5 Eddie Plank 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 313
2 Jack Chesbro 197
3 Eddie Plank 179
4 Christy Mathewson 170
5 Jack Powell 163

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 Kid Gleason .466
2 Moose McCormick .421
3 Chick Stahl .415
4 Fielder Jones .413
5 Charlie Babb .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Collins 2
1 Patsy Dougherty 2
1 Harry Lumley 2
4 John Anderson 1
4 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Collins 16
2 Chick Stahl 15
3 John Anderson 12
4 Sherry Magee 11
5 4 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fred Odwell 7
1 Joe Tinker 7
1 Honus Wagner 7
4 Jimmy Slagle 6
4 Roy Thomas 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Addie Joss 0.47
2 Otto Hess 0.69
3 Jack Chesbro 0.94
4 Norwood Gibson 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

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 47
2 Casey Patten 31
3 Jack Chesbro 27
3 Frank Smith 27
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 .370
2 Chick Stahl .347
3 Elmer Flick .342
4 Charlie Babb .333
4 Roy Thomas .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Patsy Dougherty 3
2 Dave Brain 2
2 Jimmy Collins 2
2 Mike Grady 2
2 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Collins 23
1 Chick Stahl 23
3 Bill Dahlen 22
4 Hobe Ferris 20
5 Bobby Wallace 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 12
2 Harry Bay 10
2 Fred Odwell 10
2 Joe Tinker 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Addie Joss 0.76
2 Otto Hess 1.02
3 Bill Bernhard 1.11
4 Doc White 1.13
5 Jack Chesbro 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 8
1 Christy Mathewson 8
1 Joe McGinnity 8
4 Al Orth 7
4 Jesse Tannehill 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 102
2 Jack Chesbro 54
3 Red Ames 46
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 .371
2 Honus Wagner .342
3 Willie Keeler .339
4 Frank Chance .329
5 Jake Beckley .323

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 104
2 Buck Freeman 96
3 John Anderson 82
3 Sam Crawford 82
3 Freddy Parent 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 53
2 Frank Chance 50
3 Bill Dahlen 49
4 Harry Bay 47
5 Sam Mertes 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.63
2 Jack Chesbro 1.84
3 Frank Smith 1.89
4 Eddie Plank 1.95
5 Norwood Gibson 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 35
2 Joe McGinnity 34
3 Christy Mathewson 33
4 Eddie Plank 26
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 313
2 Jack Chesbro 211
2 Eddie Plank 211
4 Christy Mathewson 188
5 Jack Powell 182

Saves

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