On This Day

Thursday, May 19, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 18 7 .720 --
Athletics 15 10 .600 3.0
Highlanders 14 10 .583 3.5
White Sox 15 13 .536 4.5
Naps 12 11 .522 5.0
Browns 11 13 .458 6.5
Tigers 10 16 .385 8.5
Senators 4 19 .174 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 17 8 .680 --
Cubs 17 9 .654 0.5
Reds 18 10 .643 0.5
Cardinals 13 12 .520 4.0
Superbas 12 14 .462 5.5
Beaneaters 10 15 .400 7.0
Pirates 10 15 .400 7.0
Phillies 5 19 .208 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jake Beckley 4
1 Frank Chance 4
3 Harry Davis 3
3 Bob Hall 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Titus 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lave Cross 2
1 Frank Isbell 2
1 Lee Tannehill 2
4 Roger Bresnahan 1
4 8 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chief Bender 2
2 Charlie Babb 1
2 Hugh Duffy 1
2 John Farrell 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Walsh 1.50
2 Chief Bender 0.67
3 Bob Wicker 0.57
4 Fred Glade 0.50
5 Beany Jacobson 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Glade 1
1 Roscoe Miller 1
1 Jack Taylor 1
1 Ed Walsh 1
1 Bob Wicker 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Glade 7
2 Chief Bender 6
3 Beany Jacobson 5
4 Bob Wicker 4
5 Ed Walsh 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .463
2 Socks Seybold .386
3 Art Devlin .382
4 Jake Beckley .373
5 Lave Cross .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 4
2 Cozy Dolan 3
2 Dan McGann 3
4 Harry Bay 2
4 10 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Davis 23
1 Dan McGann 23
3 Art Devlin 22
3 Danny Green 22
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Shay 16
2 Bill Dahlen 12
3 Mike Donlin 10
3 Emmet Heidrick 10
3 Sammy Strang 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Donahue 0.85
2 Joe McGinnity 1.04
3 Norwood Gibson 1.20
4 Rube Waddell 1.27
5 Jesse Tannehill 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 9
2 Rube Waddell 7
3 Jack Chesbro 6
4 Bill Bernhard 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 61
2 Eddie Plank 36
3 Deacon Phillippe 35
4 Cy Young 34
5 2 tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Milligan 2
1 Hooks Wiltse 2
3 Bill Duggleby 1
3 Fred Glade 1
3 3 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duff Cooley .500
2 Nap Lajoie .475
3 Lave Cross .429
4 Jake Beckley .425
5 Mike Donlin .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 3
2 Harry Bay 2
2 Cozy Dolan 2
2 Elmer Flick 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Davis 14
2 Tommy Corcoran 11
2 Cozy Dolan 11
2 Jiggs Donahue 11
5 2 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Elmer Flick 5
1 Danny Shay 5
3 Bill Coughlin 4
3 Mike Donlin 4
3 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe McGinnity 0.32
2 Red Donahue 0.33
3 Claude Elliott 0.50
3 Tom Fisher 0.50
5 Cy Young 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 4
2 Mordecai Brown 3
2 Jack Chesbro 3
2 Red Donahue 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 28
2 Deacon Phillippe 25
3 Eddie Plank 19
4 Christy Mathewson 17
4 Cy Young 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Duggleby 1
1 Fred Glade 1
1 Carl Lundgren 1
1 Casey Patten 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .377
2 Mike Donlin .361
3 Honus Wagner .360
4 Jake Beckley .349
5 Cy Seymour .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 15
2 Charlie Hickman 11
3 Nap Lajoie 9
3 Jimmy Sheckard 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 115
2 Nap Lajoie 112
3 Lave Cross 88
3 Sam Mertes 88
5 Charlie Hickman 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 67
2 Jimmy Sheckard 59
3 Sammy Strang 45
4 Harry Bay 43
4 Honus Wagner 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.67
2 Cy Young 1.84
3 Bill Bernhard 1.91
4 Bill Dinneen 1.97
5 Red Donahue 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 34
2 Christy Mathewson 28
3 Cy Young 26
4 Deacon Phillippe 24
5 6 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 286
2 Christy Mathewson 246
3 Eddie Plank 180
3 Jack Powell 180
5 Cy Young 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Lundgren 3
1 Roscoe Miller 3
1 Cy Young 3
4 Clarence Currie 2
4 10 others tied 2