On This Day

Monday, July 4, 1904

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	40	22	.645	--
Highlanders	38	23	.623	1.5
White Sox	39	28	.582	3.5
Naps	31	27	.534	7.0
Athletics	32	29	.525	7.5
Browns	27	32	.458	11.5
Tigers	27	35	.435	13.0
Senators	11	49	.183	28.0

Games

Tigers 5, White Sox 2

Tigers 6, White Sox 1

Browns 12, Naps 10

Naps 9, Browns 4

Highlanders 9, Athletics 3

Highlanders 5, Athletics 2

Americans 8, Senators 2

Americans 5, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	48	16	.750	--
Reds	36	25	.590	10.5
Cubs	37	26	.587	10.5
Pirates	35	28	.556	12.5
Cardinals	31	31	.500	16.0
Superbas	27	41	.397	23.0
Beaneaters	25	41	.379	24.0
Phillies	15	46	.246	31.5

Games

Beaneaters 6, Superbas 2

Superbas 10, Beaneaters 1

Giants 4, Phillies 1

Giants 11, Phillies 3

Pirates 7, Cubs 2

Pirates 11, Cubs 6

Reds 7, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Nap Lajoie	6
1	Honus Wagner	6
3	Bill Coughlin	5
3	Jake Stahl	5
3	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tom Needham	1
1	Fred Tenney	1
1	Jimmy Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Barney Pelty	5
2	Bill Dahlen	4
2	Nap Lajoie	4
4	Charlie Carr	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Roger Bresnahan	2
1	Billy Gilbert	2
1	Harry Lumley	2
1	Moose McCormick	2
1	5 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Donovan	2.00
2	Ed Killian	0.86
3	Christy Mathewson	0.80
4	Rube Waddell	0.73
5	Clark Griffith	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Norwood Gibson	1
1	Clark Griffith	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	8
2	Ed Killian	6
3	Jack Cronin	5
3	Fred Glade	5
3	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.402
2	Frank Chance	.365
3	Honus Wagner	.359
4	Mike Donlin	.356
5	Freddy Parent	.338

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	49
2	Buck Freeman	46
3	Art Devlin	43
3	Dan McGann	43
5	3 tied	40

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Dahlen	28
1	Sam Mertes	28
3	Dan McGann	25
3	Honus Wagner	25
5	2 tied	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe McGinnity	1.52
2	Red Donahue	1.54
3	Rube Waddell	1.72
4	Harry Howell	1.95
5	Cy Young	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	19
2	Jack Chesbro	18
3	Christy Mathewson	14
4	Rube Waddell	13
5	Frank Owen	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	141
2	Eddie Plank	100
3	Christy Mathewson	91
4	Jack Chesbro	88
5	Dummy Taylor	81

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	4
2	Casey Patten	3
3	Billy Milligan	2
4	Red Ames	1
4	10 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roy Thomas	.448
2	Sam Mertes	.442
3	Mike Donlin	.429
4	Nap Lajoie	.422
5	Billy Gilbert	.420

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duff Cooley	2
1	Danny Murphy	2
1	Tom Needham	2
1	Freddy Parent	2
5	18 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Gilbert	14
2	Sam Mertes	13
2	Danny Murphy	13
4	Bill Dahlen	12
4	Freddy Parent	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Gilbert	11
1	Sam Mertes	11
3	Bill Dahlen	9
4	Frank Chance	8
5	3 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	0.82
2	George Mullin	1.00
3	Dummy Taylor	1.33
4	Eddie Plank	1.44
5	2 tied	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	4
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Joe McGinnity	4
4	Nick Altrock	3
4	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	23
1	Rube Waddell	23
3	Togie Pittinger	22
3	Cy Young	22
5	Eddie Plank	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	1
1	Buttons Briggs	1
1	Win Kellum	1
1	Joe McGinnity	1
1	Hooks Wiltse	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Chance	.443
2	Honus Wagner	.391
3	Mike Donlin	.390
4	Sam Mertes	.376
5	John Ganzel	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Bresnahan	2
1	Frank Chance	2
1	Duff Cooley	2
1	Buck Freeman	2
1	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Freddy Parent	22
2	Honus Wagner	21
3	Sam Mertes	20
4	Billy Gilbert	19
5	Buck Freeman	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	23
2	Bill Dahlen	15
3	Billy Gilbert	13
4	Frank Chance	12
4	2 others tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dummy Taylor	1.17
2	Bob Rhoads	1.33
3	George Mullin	1.63
4	Harry Howell	1.73
5	Bill Bernhard	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	8
2	Christy Mathewson	7
3	Patsy Flaherty	6
3	Joe McGinnity	6
3	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	54
2	Eddie Plank	43
3	Christy Mathewson	41
4	Earl Moore	40
5	Togie Pittinger	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	2
2	Red Ames	1
2	Buttons Briggs	1
2	Win Kellum	1
2	3 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.383
2	Nap Lajoie	.369
3	Frank Chance	.361
4	Honus Wagner	.347
5	Willie Keeler	.343

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	112
2	Nap Lajoie	109
3	Sam Mertes	89
4	John Anderson	86
5	2 tied	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	65
2	Sam Mertes	45
2	Jimmy Sheckard	45
2	Honus Wagner	45
5	Bill Dahlen	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Donahue	2.03
2	George Winter	2.12
3	Bill Bernhard	2.14
4	Cy Young	2.16
5	Rube Waddell	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	36
2	Christy Mathewson	30
3	Jack Chesbro	28
4	Cy Young	25
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	273
2	Christy Mathewson	247
3	Eddie Plank	203
4	Jack Powell	192
5	Cy Young	176

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Casey Patten	4
1	Hooks Wiltse	4
3	Carl Lundgren	3
4	Clarence Currie	2
4	6 others tied	2