On This Day

Sunday, July 17, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 49 24 .671 --
Highlanders 45 28 .616 4.0
White Sox 44 33 .571 7.0
Athletics 40 32 .556 8.5
Naps 37 32 .536 10.0
Browns 30 39 .435 17.0
Tigers 29 43 .403 19.5
Senators 14 57 .197 34.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 55 20 .733 --
Cubs 47 27 .635 7.5
Reds 42 31 .575 12.0
Pirates 40 31 .563 13.0
Cardinals 39 35 .527 15.5
Superbas 30 50 .375 27.5
Beaneaters 28 49 .364 28.0
Phillies 17 55 .236 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jake Beckley 4
2 Patsy Dougherty 3
2 Rudy Hulswitt 3
4 Charlie Babb 2
4 8 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Duggleby 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Seymour 2
1 Homer Smoot 2
3 John Anderson 1
3 Jimmy Barrett 1
3 7 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Barclay 1
1 Dave Brain 1
1 Jimmy Burke 1
1 Wid Conroy 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Clark Griffith 1.00
2 Chappie McFarland 0.71
3 Noodles Hahn 0.67
4 Buttons Briggs 0.46
5 Ed Poole 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buttons Briggs 1
1 Clark Griffith 1
1 Chappie McFarland 1
1 Ed Poole 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Buttons Briggs 6
2 Chappie McFarland 5
3 Noodles Hahn 4
4 Clark Griffith 3
4 Ed McNichol 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .394
2 Mike Donlin .356
3 Honus Wagner .352
4 Frank Chance .350
5 Harry Davis .340

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 60
2 Buck Freeman 54
3 John Anderson 47
3 Bill Bradley 47
5 3 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 Rube Waddell 1.60
2 Cy Young 1.85
3 Red Donahue 1.91
4 Joe McGinnity 2.00
5 Jack Chesbro 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 21
2 Jack Chesbro 20
3 Christy Mathewson 17
4 Rube Waddell 15
5 Cy Young 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 160
2 Eddie Plank 117
3 Christy Mathewson 107
4 Jack Chesbro 106
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 Roger Bresnahan .471
2 Jimmy Callahan .455
3 Cy Seymour .400
4 Jake Beckley .396
5 Honus Wagner .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Criger 2
1 Patsy Dougherty 2
1 Danny Murphy 2
4 John Anderson 1
4 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 15
2 Bill Dahlen 13
2 Freddy Parent 13
4 John Anderson 12
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Burke 5
1 Wid Conroy 5
1 Tommy Leach 5
1 Bobby Wallace 5
5 9 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Smith 0.00
2 Bill Donovan 1.32
3 Norwood Gibson 1.32
4 Bob Wicker 1.35
5 Cy Young 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 5
2 Christy Mathewson 4
3 Buttons Briggs 3
3 Jack Chesbro 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 27
2 Chief Bender 22
2 Jack Chesbro 22
2 Fred Glade 22
2 Cy Young 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 2
1 Joe McGinnity 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .402
2 Roger Bresnahan .400
3 Sam Mertes .398
4 Jimmy Callahan .384
5 Freddy Parent .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Murphy 4
2 Duff Cooley 3
2 Freddy Parent 3
4 Frank Chance 2
4 8 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Freddy Parent 26
2 Bill Dahlen 22
2 Danny Murphy 22
4 John Anderson 21
4 Nap Lajoie 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Gilbert 15
2 Sam Mertes 14
3 Bill Dahlen 13
4 Frank Chance 11
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Smith 1.40
2 Eddie Plank 1.50
3 Otto Hess 1.63
4 Norwood Gibson 1.76
5 Christy Mathewson 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 7
1 Joe McGinnity 7
1 Jack Powell 7
1 Cy Young 7
5 4 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 51
2 Chief Bender 44
3 Fred Glade 41
3 Jack Powell 41
5 2 tied 40

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 .378
2 Nap Lajoie .371
3 Frank Chance .353
4 Honus Wagner .345
5 Cy Seymour .343

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 118
2 Buck Freeman 110
3 Sam Mertes 89
3 Freddy Parent 89
5 John Anderson 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 64
2 Sam Mertes 46
2 Honus Wagner 46
4 Bill Dahlen 44
5 Jimmy Sheckard 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.99
2 Cy Young 2.02
3 Earl Moore 2.19
4 Red Donahue 2.19
5 Frank Kitson 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 34
2 Jack Chesbro 30
2 Christy Mathewson 30
4 Cy Young 26
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 253
2 Christy Mathewson 245
3 Eddie Plank 210
4 Jack Powell 205
5 Cy Young 175

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Casey Patten 4
1 Hooks Wiltse 4
3 Joe McGinnity 3
4 Red Ames 2
4 5 others tied 2