On This Day

Friday, July 1, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 37 22 .627 --
Highlanders 35 22 .614 1.0
White Sox 38 25 .603 1.0
Athletics 32 26 .552 4.5
Naps 28 25 .528 6.0
Browns 26 29 .473 9.0
Tigers 23 34 .404 13.0
Senators 10 46 .179 25.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 45 16 .738 --
Cubs 37 22 .627 7.0
Reds 35 23 .603 8.5
Pirates 31 28 .525 13.0
Cardinals 29 30 .492 15.0
Superbas 25 39 .391 21.5
Beaneaters 24 39 .381 22.0
Phillies 14 43 .246 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jake Beckley 3
1 Joe Cassidy 3
1 Bob Hall 3
1 Danny Hoffman 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Cassidy 1
1 Harry Lumley 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Doyle 3
2 Jack Chesbro 2
2 Lave Cross 2
2 Billy Gilbert 2
2 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Monte Cross 2
1 Bill Dahlen 2
1 John Farrell 2
1 Homer Smoot 2
1 Chick Stahl 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Chesbro 1.20
2 Fred Mitchell 0.62
3 Chief Bender 0.58
4 Jesse Tannehill 0.57
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Altrock 1
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Chappie McFarland 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jesse Tannehill 8
2 Chief Bender 7
3 Jack Chesbro 6
4 Fred Mitchell 5
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .399
2 Frank Chance .362
3 Mike Donlin .357
4 Honus Wagner .338
5 Harry Davis .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 8
2 Harry Lumley 6
3 John Ganzel 5
4 Bill Bradley 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 44
2 Buck Freeman 43
3 Art Devlin 42
4 Dan McGann 41
5 Danny Green 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Dahlen 27
2 Sam Mertes 26
3 Dan McGann 24
4 Art Devlin 23
4 Honus Wagner 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Donahue 1.55
2 Joe McGinnity 1.56
3 Rube Waddell 1.59
4 Frank Owen 1.93
5 Harry Howell 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 18
2 Jack Chesbro 17
3 Christy Mathewson 13
3 Rube Waddell 13
5 Frank Owen 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 133
2 Eddie Plank 93
3 Christy Mathewson 87
4 Jack Chesbro 84
5 Dummy Taylor 79

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Casey Patten 3
1 Hooks Wiltse 3
3 Billy Milligan 2
4 Buttons Briggs 1
4 9 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .455
2 Frank Chance .410
3 Fred Clarke .409
4 Freddy Parent .405
5 Frank Roth .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duff Cooley 2
1 Danny Murphy 2
3 Ed Abbaticchio 1
3 Joe Cassidy 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 12
1 Freddy Parent 12
3 Billy Gilbert 11
3 Danny Murphy 11
5 Lee Tannehill 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 11
2 Bill Dahlen 10
3 Billy Gilbert 9
4 Dan McGann 7
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dummy Taylor 1.00
1 Mordecai Brown 1.00
3 Eddie Plank 1.06
4 George Mullin 1.33
5 Harry Howell 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 4
1 Hooks Wiltse 4
3 Nick Altrock 3
3 Jack Chesbro 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 24
2 Chief Bender 22
3 Togie Pittinger 21
4 Fred Glade 19
4 2 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Buttons Briggs 1
1 Win Kellum 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Chance .438
2 Mike Donlin .360
3 Matty McIntyre .360
4 Honus Wagner .359
5 Nap Lajoie .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Bradley 2
1 Roger Bresnahan 2
1 Frank Chance 2
1 Duff Cooley 2
1 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 22
2 Freddy Parent 20
3 Buck Freeman 18
3 Sam Mertes 18
3 Lee Tannehill 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 21
2 Bill Dahlen 14
3 Dan McGann 12
4 Honus Wagner 11
5 Art Devlin 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dummy Taylor 1.50
2 Harry Howell 1.56
3 Frank Owen 1.83
4 Christy Mathewson 1.85
5 Jack Chesbro 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 8
2 Christy Mathewson 7
3 George Mullin 6
3 Frank Owen 6
3 Jack Taylor 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 46
2 Christy Mathewson 43
3 Togie Pittinger 39
4 Jack Chesbro 38
5 2 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Buttons Briggs 1
1 Win Kellum 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Frank Owen 1
1 2 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .379
2 Nap Lajoie .371
3 Frank Chance .363
4 Jake Beckley .347
5 Willie Keeler .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 13
2 Charlie Hickman 11
3 Harry Davis 10
3 Nap Lajoie 10
5 Cy Seymour 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 109
2 Nap Lajoie 105
3 Sam Mertes 91
4 John Anderson 83
4 2 others tied 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 66
2 Jimmy Sheckard 46
3 Bill Dahlen 44
3 Sam Mertes 44
3 Honus Wagner 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Donahue 1.99
2 Bill Bernhard 2.14
3 Cy Young 2.16
4 Rube Waddell 2.17
5 Bill Dinneen 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 35
2 Christy Mathewson 29
3 Jack Chesbro 28
4 Cy Young 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 274
2 Christy Mathewson 243
3 Eddie Plank 198
4 Jack Powell 188
5 Cy Young 172

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Casey Patten 4
2 Carl Lundgren 3
2 Hooks Wiltse 3
4 Clarence Currie 2
4 7 others tied 2