On This Day

Sunday, July 24, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 50 30 .625 --
White Sox 50 33 .602 1.5
Highlanders 46 33 .582 3.5
Naps 44 33 .571 4.5
Athletics 42 37 .532 7.5
Browns 34 41 .453 13.5
Tigers 32 46 .410 17.0
Senators 16 61 .208 32.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 59 23 .720 --
Cubs 49 31 .613 9.0
Reds 50 33 .602 9.5
Pirates 43 33 .566 13.0
Cardinals 44 37 .543 14.5
Superbas 31 54 .365 29.5
Beaneaters 30 55 .353 30.5
Phillies 20 60 .250 38.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Homer Smoot 6
2 Jimmy Burke 5
3 Fred Mitchell 4
3 Fred Odwell 4
3 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duff Cooley 1
1 Cozy Dolan 1
1 Red Dooin 1
1 Homer Smoot 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack McCarthy 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 1
1 Fred Mitchell 1
1 Admiral Schlei 1
1 Jimmy Slagle 1
1 John Titus 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chappie McFarland 0.45
2 Chick Fraser 0.42
3 Red Ames 0.40
4 Kid Nichols 0.33
5 Jake Weimer 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Noodles Hahn 1
1 Chappie McFarland 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Fred Mitchell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chick Fraser 8
2 Chappie McFarland 5
3 Red Ames 4
3 Kid Nichols 4
3 Jake Weimer 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .401
2 Mike Donlin .356
3 Honus Wagner .355
4 Frank Chance .353
5 Cy Seymour .336

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 68
2 Buck Freeman 54
3 John Anderson 50
3 Bill Bradley 50
5 Sam Mertes 49

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Dahlen 31
1 Sam Mertes 31
3 Frank Chance 30
4 Art Devlin 27
4 Honus Wagner 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.50
2 Frank Smith 1.72
3 Jack Chesbro 1.99
4 Joe McGinnity 1.99
5 Cy Young 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 22
2 Jack Chesbro 21
3 Christy Mathewson 19
4 Frank Owen 15
4 Rube Waddell 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 178
2 Eddie Plank 134
3 Jack Chesbro 116
4 Christy Mathewson 114
5 Cy Young 106

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Fultz .472
2 Jimmy Callahan .436
3 Cy Seymour .429
4 Nap Lajoie .417
5 Homer Smoot .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Chance 2
1 Duff Cooley 2
1 Sam Crawford 2
1 Lou Criger 2
1 Cozy Dolan 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 14
1 Nap Lajoie 14
3 Jimmy Callahan 13
4 Cy Seymour 11
5 5 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Bay 8
2 Frank Chance 6
3 George Barclay 5
3 Jimmy Burke 5
3 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Smith 0.30
2 Rube Waddell 0.62
3 Ed Killian 0.64
4 Eddie Plank 1.25
5 Addie Joss 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Glade 4
1 Christy Mathewson 4
1 Frank Smith 4
4 Bill Bernhard 3
4 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Plank 30
2 Rube Waddell 29
3 Chief Bender 23
4 Bob Ewing 21
4 Earl Moore 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Win Kellum 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Ed Walsh 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Callahan .437
2 Nap Lajoie .416
3 Roger Bresnahan .390
4 Cy Seymour .380
5 Fred Odwell .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Chance 3
2 Roger Bresnahan 2
2 Duff Cooley 2
2 Sam Crawford 2
2 11 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 26
2 Sam Crawford 23
3 John Anderson 22
3 Freddy Parent 22
5 Billy Gilbert 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 13
2 Billy Gilbert 11
3 Bill Dahlen 10
4 Harry Bay 9
4 Sam Mertes 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Norwood Gibson 1.21
2 Doc White 1.24
3 Rube Waddell 1.26
4 Frank Smith 1.46
5 Addie Joss 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 7
2 Jack Chesbro 6
2 Patsy Flaherty 6
2 Joe McGinnity 6
2 Cy Young 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 57
2 Chief Bender 47
2 Eddie Plank 47
4 Vic Willis 44
5 Jack Chesbro 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe McGinnity 3
2 Red Ames 2
2 Win Kellum 2
4 Ed Walsh 1
4 Hooks Wiltse 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .377
2 Mike Donlin .369
3 Frank Chance .356
4 Cy Seymour .356
5 Honus Wagner .355

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 124
2 Buck Freeman 109
3 Sam Mertes 89
3 Freddy Parent 89
5 John Anderson 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 62
2 Sam Mertes 48
3 Harry Bay 46
4 Bill Dahlen 45
4 Honus Wagner 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.86
2 Cy Young 2.18
3 Earl Moore 2.20
4 Jack Chesbro 2.21
5 Ed Killian 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 35
2 Christy Mathewson 32
3 Jack Chesbro 31
4 Cy Young 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 265
2 Christy Mathewson 238
3 Eddie Plank 212
4 Jack Powell 204
5 Jack Chesbro 173

Saves

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