Baseball44 On This Day: Thursday, September 15, 1904

On This Day

Thursday, September 15, 1904

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	80	50	.615	--
Highlanders	78	49	.614	0.5
Athletics	71	53	.573	6.0
White Sox	75	56	.573	5.5
Naps	69	57	.548	9.0
Browns	54	73	.425	24.5
Tigers	53	75	.414	26.0
Senators	31	98	.240	48.5

Games

Americans 3, Highlanders 2

Highlanders 1, Americans 1

Tigers 0, Naps 0

Athletics 8, Senators 4

Athletics 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	96	34	.738	--
Cubs	77	52	.597	18.5
Pirates	75	52	.591	19.5
Reds	73	56	.566	22.5
Cardinals	65	65	.500	31.0
Superbas	48	82	.369	48.0
Beaneaters	46	85	.351	50.5
Phillies	39	93	.295	58.0

Games

Phillies 5, Superbas 2

Superbas 14, Phillies 7

Cubs 2, Reds 1

Giants 3, Beaneaters 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Patsy Dougherty	5
1	Doc Gessler	5
1	Topsy Hartsel	5
1	Danny Murphy	5
5	4 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Topsy Hartsel	1
1	Tom Needham	1
1	Pete Noonan	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Freddy Parent	3
2	Boileryard Clarke	2
2	She Donahue	2
2	Topsy Hartsel	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lew Ritter	2
2	Charlie Babb	1
2	Emil Batch	1
2	Bill Bradley	1
2	17 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Waddell	2.00
2	George Mullin	1.75
3	Buttons Briggs	1.29
4	Bill Bernhard	1.00
5	Jack Powell	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Buttons Briggs	1
1	Bull Durham	1
1	Eddie Plank	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Buttons Briggs	9
2	Chief Bender	8
3	George Mullin	7
3	Eddie Plank	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Scanlan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.377
2	Honus Wagner	.352
3	Willie Keeler	.341
4	Frank Chance	.324
5	Jake Beckley	.314

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	90
2	Buck Freeman	79
3	Sam Mertes	73
4	John Anderson	72
5	Bill Dahlen	70

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	51
2	Bill Dahlen	46
3	Sam Mertes	43
4	Harry Bay	37
4	Frank Chance	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.66
2	Addie Joss	1.80
3	Jack Chesbro	1.80
4	Frank Owen	1.94
5	Jesse Tannehill	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	34
2	Joe McGinnity	32
3	Christy Mathewson	30
4	Eddie Plank	23
4	Rube Waddell	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	320
2	Jack Chesbro	205
3	Eddie Plank	187
4	Jack Powell	173
5	Christy Mathewson	172

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	John Titus	.483
2	Charlie Babb	.435
3	Chick Stahl	.395
4	Fielder Jones	.387
5	Doc Gessler	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Bowerman	2
1	Jimmy Collins	2
1	Patsy Dougherty	2
1	Topsy Hartsel	2
1	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Anderson	14
2	Jimmy Collins	13
3	Frank Huelsman	12
3	Harry Lumley	12
5	3 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fred Odwell	9
1	Joe Tinker	9
3	Roy Thomas	8
4	Wid Conroy	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Addie Joss	0.69
2	George Mullin	0.82
3	Fred Glade	1.00
3	Doc White	1.00
5	Mike Lynch	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	5
2	Norwood Gibson	4
2	Al Orth	4
2	Eddie Plank	4
5	9 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	43
2	Chief Bender	27
2	Frank Smith	27
4	Buttons Briggs	26
4	Jack Chesbro	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Buttons Briggs	1
1	Walter Clarkson	1
1	Chick Fraser	1
1	Ernie Groth	1
1	Doc Scanlan	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Keeler	.380
2	Chick Stahl	.377
3	Elmer Flick	.370
4	John Titus	.358
5	Claude Ritchey	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Patsy Dougherty	4
2	Frank Bowerman	2
2	Dave Brain	2
2	Jimmy Collins	2
2	11 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Collins	23
1	Bill Dahlen	23
3	Chick Stahl	22
4	Harry Lumley	21
5	Sherry Magee	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fred Odwell	15
2	Joe Tinker	11
3	Harry Bay	10
4	Wid Conroy	9
4	3 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Addie Joss	0.58
2	Jesse Tannehill	0.90
3	Jack Chesbro	0.97
4	Doc White	1.05
5	Norwood Gibson	1.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	9
2	Christy Mathewson	7
2	Joe McGinnity	7
2	Al Orth	7
2	Eddie Plank	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	88
2	Jack Chesbro	47
3	Red Ames	44
4	Jake Weimer	43
5	2 tied	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Buttons Briggs	1
1	Walter Clarkson	1
1	Chick Fraser	1
1	Ernie Groth	1
1	3 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.379
2	Honus Wagner	.353
3	Willie Keeler	.346
4	Frank Chance	.324
5	Jake Beckley	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	10
2	Buck Freeman	9
2	Harry Lumley	9
4	Dave Brain	7
4	3 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	106
2	Buck Freeman	95
3	John Anderson	85
4	Sam Crawford	83
4	Freddy Parent	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	55
2	Bill Dahlen	50
3	Harry Bay	46
4	Frank Chance	44
4	Sam Mertes	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.66
2	Jack Chesbro	1.76
3	Addie Joss	1.80
4	Eddie Plank	1.88
5	Jesse Tannehill	2.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	36
2	Joe McGinnity	34
3	Christy Mathewson	32
4	Eddie Plank	27
5	Rube Waddell	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	320
2	Eddie Plank	217
3	Jack Chesbro	212
4	Jack Powell	184
5	Christy Mathewson	180

Saves

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