On This Day

Friday, July 15, 1904

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	48	24	.667	--
Highlanders	43	28	.606	4.5
White Sox	43	33	.566	7.0
Athletics	39	32	.549	8.5
Naps	37	31	.544	9.0
Browns	30	38	.441	16.0
Tigers	29	41	.414	18.0
Senators	14	56	.200	33.0

Games

Americans 4, Tigers 3

Highlanders 3, Naps 2

Athletics 5, White Sox 1

Browns 7, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	54	20	.730	--
Cubs	45	27	.625	8.0
Reds	41	30	.577	11.5
Pirates	40	30	.571	12.0
Cardinals	37	35	.514	16.0
Beaneaters	28	47	.373	26.5
Superbas	29	49	.372	27.0
Phillies	17	53	.243	35.0

Games

Beaneaters 4, Cubs 3

Giants 5, Reds 2

Pirates 3, Phillies 1

Superbas 1, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sam Mertes	4
2	Charlie Hemphill	3
2	Bobby Lowe	3
2	Fred Raymer	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duff Cooley	1
1	Sam Mertes	1
1	Danny Murphy	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	4
2	Danny Murphy	3
3	Duff Cooley	2
3	Socks Seybold	2
3	Terry Turner	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Duff Cooley	2
1	Bobby Wallace	2
3	George Browne	1
3	Jimmy Burke	1
3	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Fred Glade	2.14
2	Ned Garvin	1.17
3	Jack Powell	0.82
4	Earl Moore	0.73
5	2 tied	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Case	1
1	Ned Garvin	1
1	Norwood Gibson	1
1	Fred Glade	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Glade	15
2	Jack Powell	9
3	Bob Ewing	8
3	Earl Moore	8
5	2 tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe McGinnity	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.392
2	Frank Chance	.357
3	Mike Donlin	.356
4	Honus Wagner	.354
5	Harry Davis	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	8
2	Harry Lumley	7
3	John Ganzel	6
4	Frank Chance	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	60
2	Buck Freeman	51
3	John Anderson	46
3	Bill Bradley	46
3	2 others tied	46

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Dahlen	30
2	Sam Mertes	29
3	Frank Chance	27
3	Art Devlin	27
5	2 tied	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Donahue	1.54
2	Rube Waddell	1.60
3	Cy Young	1.79
4	Joe McGinnity	1.84
5	Harry Howell	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	20
2	Jack Chesbro	19
3	Christy Mathewson	17
4	Rube Waddell	15
5	4 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	160
2	Eddie Plank	117
3	Christy Mathewson	107
4	Jack Chesbro	104
5	Jack Powell	99

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	4
2	Joe McGinnity	3
2	Casey Patten	3
4	Red Ames	2
4	Billy Milligan	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.450
2	Sam Mertes	.423
3	Roger Bresnahan	.419
4	Jimmy Callahan	.408
5	Billy Gilbert	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Patsy Dougherty	2
1	Harry Lumley	2
1	Danny Murphy	2
1	Freddy Parent	2
5	19 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	16
2	John Anderson	14
3	Freddy Parent	13
4	Bill Dahlen	12
5	Dave Fultz	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	6
1	Billy Gilbert	6
3	Bill Dahlen	5
3	Elmer Flick	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Kitson	0.53
2	Patsy Flaherty	1.00
2	Cy Young	1.00
4	Doc White	1.04
5	Bill Donovan	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Kid Nichols	4
1	Jack Powell	4
1	Cy Young	4
5	10 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	29
2	Rube Waddell	27
3	Jack Chesbro	26
4	Jack Powell	25
5	Eddie Plank	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	2
1	Joe McGinnity	2
3	Hooks Wiltse	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sam Mertes	.406
2	Nap Lajoie	.392
3	Frank Chance	.382
4	Jimmy Callahan	.375
5	Roger Bresnahan	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Danny Murphy	4
2	Duff Cooley	3
2	John Ganzel	3
2	Harry Lumley	3
2	Freddy Parent	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	25
2	Freddy Parent	24
3	John Anderson	22
3	Bill Dahlen	22
5	Danny Murphy	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	16
2	Billy Gilbert	15
3	Bill Dahlen	14
4	Frank Chance	12
5	Dan McGann	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Kitson	1.44
2	Otto Hess	1.63
3	Frank Smith	1.75
4	Norwood Gibson	1.76
5	Nick Altrock	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	8
2	Jack Powell	7
3	Jack Chesbro	6
3	Patsy Flaherty	6
3	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	51
2	Eddie Plank	47
3	Chief Bender	44
4	Christy Mathewson	43
5	2 tied	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe McGinnity	3
2	Red Ames	2
3	Buttons Briggs	1
3	Win Kellum	1
3	Hooks Wiltse	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.382
2	Nap Lajoie	.373
3	Frank Chance	.359
4	Honus Wagner	.349
5	Cy Seymour	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	12
2	Charlie Hickman	11
3	Harry Davis	10
3	Cy Seymour	10
5	Nap Lajoie	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	119
2	Buck Freeman	109
3	Sam Mertes	90
4	John Anderson	87
5	Freddy Parent	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	64
2	Sam Mertes	46
2	Honus Wagner	46
4	Bill Dahlen	44
4	Jimmy Sheckard	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.96
2	Cy Young	2.00
3	Red Donahue	2.03
4	Frank Kitson	2.03
5	Earl Moore	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	33
2	Christy Mathewson	30
3	Jack Chesbro	29
4	Cy Young	25
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	265
2	Christy Mathewson	245
3	Eddie Plank	210
4	Jack Powell	205
5	Cy Young	174

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Casey Patten	4
1	Hooks Wiltse	4
3	Joe McGinnity	3
4	Red Ames	2
4	6 others tied	2