Baseball44 On This Day: Friday, September 23, 1904

On This Day

Friday, September 23, 1904

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Highlanders	83	51	.619	--
Americans	85	53	.616	0.0
White Sox	79	58	.577	5.5
Athletics	73	57	.562	8.0
Naps	72	62	.537	11.0
Browns	58	77	.430	25.5
Tigers	56	79	.415	27.5
Senators	33	102	.244	50.5

Games

Highlanders 1, Naps 1

Americans 4, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	100	39	.719	--
Pirates	80	55	.593	18.0
Cubs	81	56	.591	18.0
Reds	77	60	.562	22.0
Cardinals	67	70	.489	32.0
Superbas	53	87	.379	47.5
Beaneaters	48	91	.345	52.0
Phillies	46	94	.329	54.5

Games

Superbas 3, Cubs 2

Reds 2, Beaneaters 1

Pirates 7, Giants 0

Phillies 8, Cardinals 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jake Beckley	3
1	Bill Coughlin	3
1	Phil Geier	3
4	George Barclay	2
4	24 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dave Brain	3
2	Jake Beckley	2
2	Jimmy Collins	2
2	Bill Coughlin	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Dunleavy	2
2	John Anderson	1
2	George Barclay	1
2	Frank Bowerman	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Ewing	1.50
2	Charlie Case	1.25
3	Bill Bernhard	0.89
4	Jake Weimer	0.62
5	Jack Powell	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Case	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Oscar Jones	1
1	Jack Sutthoff	1
1	Cy Young	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Ewing	12
2	Bill Bernhard	8
3	Charlie Case	5
3	Jake Weimer	5
5	Jack Powell	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.375
2	Honus Wagner	.350
3	Willie Keeler	.343
4	Jake Beckley	.325
5	Frank Chance	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	10
2	Harry Lumley	9
3	Dave Brain	7
3	Buck Freeman	7
5	8 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	90
2	Buck Freeman	81
3	Sam Mertes	77
4	John Anderson	74
4	Danny Murphy	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	52
2	Bill Dahlen	46
3	Sam Mertes	45
4	Harry Bay	38
4	Dan McGann	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.66
2	Addie Joss	1.69
3	Jack Chesbro	1.74
4	Doc White	1.83
5	Eddie Plank	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	37
2	Joe McGinnity	34
3	Christy Mathewson	31
4	Eddie Plank	24
5	Rube Waddell	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	320
2	Jack Chesbro	214
3	Eddie Plank	195
4	Christy Mathewson	184
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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	John Titus	.433
2	Jack Dunleavy	.432
3	Jake Beckley	.419
4	Honus Wagner	.412
5	Willie Keeler	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Emil Batch	2
1	Tommy Corcoran	2
1	Matty McIntyre	2
1	Pete Noonan	2
5	24 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Lush	12
2	George Browne	9
2	Gus Dundon	9
2	Harry Lumley	9
2	2 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Gilbert	7
1	Roy Thomas	7
3	Jack Dunleavy	6
3	Elmer Flick	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Siever	0.67
2	Doc White	0.75
3	Addie Joss	0.78
4	Sam Leever	1.00
5	Jack Chesbro	1.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	5
2	Joe McGinnity	4
2	Doc White	4
4	Bill Duggleby	3
4	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Doc White	25
2	Buttons Briggs	24
3	Red Ames	22
4	Bill Bernhard	21
4	3 others tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chick Fraser	1
1	Doc Scanlan	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Moose McCormick	.383
2	John Titus	.379
3	Cy Seymour	.378
4	Willie Keeler	.368
5	Chick Stahl	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Patsy Dougherty	4
2	Emil Batch	2
2	Frank Bowerman	2
2	Dave Brain	2
2	13 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Collins	23
1	Chick Stahl	23
3	Harry Lumley	21
4	Bill Dahlen	20
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fred Odwell	14
2	Wid Conroy	12
2	Roy Thomas	12
4	Joe Tinker	11
5	Honus Wagner	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Addie Joss	0.58
2	Doc White	0.60
3	Ed Siever	0.67
4	Jack Chesbro	0.98
5	Roy Patterson	1.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	10
2	Joe McGinnity	8
3	Eddie Plank	7
4	Norwood Gibson	6
4	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	63
2	Red Ames	45
3	Jack Chesbro	44
3	Cy Young	44
5	Jack Powell	42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.384
2	Honus Wagner	.348
3	Willie Keeler	.341
4	Frank Chance	.326
5	Jake Beckley	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	10
2	Harry Lumley	9
3	Dave Brain	8
4	Bill Bradley	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	100
2	Buck Freeman	85
3	Sam Crawford	82
4	John Anderson	78
4	2 others tied	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	53
2	Bill Dahlen	47
3	Sam Mertes	45
4	Harry Bay	43
5	Frank Chance	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.66
2	Addie Joss	1.69
3	Jack Chesbro	1.73
4	Doc White	1.83
5	Eddie Plank	1.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	38
2	Joe McGinnity	35
3	Christy Mathewson	31
4	Eddie Plank	26
5	Rube Waddell	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	320
2	Jack Chesbro	219
3	Eddie Plank	213
4	Jack Powell	186
5	Christy Mathewson	184

Saves

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