On This Day

Monday, May 30, 1904

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	25	10	.714	--
Naps	19	13	.594	4.5
Athletics	20	15	.571	5.0
Highlanders	19	15	.559	5.5
White Sox	19	17	.528	6.5
Browns	15	17	.469	8.5
Tigers	11	21	.344	12.5
Senators	6	26	.188	17.5

Games

Americans 7, Senators 3

Americans 8, Senators 2

Highlanders 7, Athletics 4

Athletics 1, Highlanders 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	24	11	.686	--
Cubs	24	11	.686	0.0
Reds	26	12	.684	-0.5
Cardinals	17	17	.500	6.5
Pirates	16	19	.457	8.0
Beaneaters	13	21	.382	10.5
Superbas	14	23	.378	11.0
Phillies	6	26	.188	16.5

Games

Superbas 4, Beaneaters 2

Beaneaters 8, Superbas 3

Reds 7, Cubs 4

Cubs 5, Reds 2

Giants 15, Phillies 4

Phillies 5, Giants 4

Cardinals 13, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harry Lumley	6
2	Harry Davis	5
2	Buck Freeman	5
2	John Ganzel	5
2	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	1
1	Davy Jones	1
1	Freddy Parent	1
1	Roy Thomas	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Davy Jones	4
2	Duff Cooley	3
2	Art Devlin	3
2	Mike Donlin	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	3
2	Bob Hall	2
2	Willie Keeler	2
4	Ed Abbaticchio	1
4	18 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Waddell	1.14
2	Vic Willis	1.00
3	Jack Harper	0.57
4	Tom Hughes	0.50
4	Carl Lundgren	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Duggleby	1
1	Norwood Gibson	1
1	Jack Harper	1
1	Oscar Jones	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Willis	10
2	Carl Lundgren	8
2	Rube Waddell	8
4	Weldon Henley	6
4	Jack Powell	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Dunn	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.424
2	Jake Beckley	.381
3	Art Devlin	.368
4	Mike Donlin	.355
5	Bill Bradley	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	7
2	Cozy Dolan	3
2	John Ganzel	3
2	Danny Hoffman	3
2	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	29
1	Dan McGann	29
3	Harry Davis	28
3	Art Devlin	28
5	Mike Donlin	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Shay	19
2	Emmet Heidrick	16
3	Bill Dahlen	13
3	Art Devlin	13
5	5 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	0.96
2	Jesse Tannehill	1.26
3	Red Donahue	1.27
4	Joe McGinnity	1.27
5	Cy Young	1.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	12
2	Jack Chesbro	9
2	Rube Waddell	9
4	Bill Dinneen	8
5	Jack Harper	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	87
2	Eddie Plank	56
3	Jack Powell	47
3	Dummy Taylor	47
5	Jack Chesbro	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy Milligan	2
1	Casey Patten	2
1	Hooks Wiltse	2
4	Bill Duggleby	1
4	5 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Beckley	.465
2	Bill Bradley	.413
3	Buck Freeman	.404
4	Nap Lajoie	.391
5	Homer Smoot	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	4
2	Harry Lumley	3
3	John Ganzel	2
3	Charlie Hickman	2
5	26 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Bradley	12
1	Lave Cross	12
1	Harry Lumley	12
4	Willie Keeler	9
4	2 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dan McGann	8
2	Emmet Heidrick	7
2	Willie Keeler	7
2	Joe Tinker	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Chesbro	0.46
2	Rube Waddell	0.51
3	Bill Dinneen	1.00
4	Jesse Tannehill	1.16
5	George Mullin	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	4
1	Joe McGinnity	4
3	Nick Altrock	3
3	Bill Dinneen	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	30
2	Eddie Plank	26
2	Jake Weimer	26
4	Earl Moore	18
4	Jack Powell	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Dunn	1
1	Casey Patten	1
1	Deacon Phillippe	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.419
2	Jake Beckley	.413
3	Mike Donlin	.376
4	Lew Drill	.373
5	Art Devlin	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	6
2	John Ganzel	3
2	Danny Hoffman	3
2	Harry Lumley	3
5	8 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Lumley	20
2	Bill Bradley	19
2	Harry Davis	19
2	Art Devlin	19
5	4 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Green	11
2	Dan McGann	10
2	Danny Shay	10
4	Sammy Strang	9
5	5 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cy Young	0.93
2	Rube Waddell	1.10
3	Joe McGinnity	1.38
4	Mordecai Brown	1.41
5	Frank Owen	1.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	8
2	Jack Chesbro	7
3	Rube Waddell	6
4	Bill Dinneen	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	61
2	Eddie Plank	49
3	Deacon Phillippe	38
4	Jack Chesbro	36
5	Jake Weimer	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Casey Patten	2
2	Bill Duggleby	1
2	Jack Dunn	1
2	Fred Glade	1
2	4 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.371
2	Mike Donlin	.371
3	Jake Beckley	.353
4	Honus Wagner	.348
5	Cy Seymour	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	15
2	Charlie Hickman	13
3	Harry Davis	11
4	Nap Lajoie	9
4	Jimmy Sheckard	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	118
2	Nap Lajoie	112
3	Lave Cross	91
4	Charlie Hickman	89
5	Sam Mertes	88

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	67
2	Jimmy Sheckard	54
3	Harry Bay	46
4	Sammy Strang	45
5	Honus Wagner	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cy Young	1.89
2	Bill Dinneen	1.91
3	Earl Moore	1.92
4	Rube Waddell	1.94
5	Red Donahue	2.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	34
2	Christy Mathewson	27
3	Deacon Phillippe	25
3	Cy Young	25
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	287
2	Christy Mathewson	242
3	Eddie Plank	190
4	Jack Powell	185
5	Cy Young	171

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Lundgren	3
1	Casey Patten	3
1	Cy Young	3
4	Clarence Currie	2
4	8 others tied	2