On This Day

Monday, August 1, 1904

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	53	33	.616	--
White Sox	54	35	.607	0.5
Highlanders	50	34	.595	2.0
Naps	47	36	.566	4.5
Athletics	47	38	.553	5.5
Browns	34	46	.425	16.0
Tigers	34	50	.405	18.0
Senators	18	65	.217	33.5

Games

White Sox 4, Senators 2

Americans 8, Naps 0

Tigers 8, Highlanders 6

Athletics 4, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	62	24	.721	--
Cubs	53	34	.609	9.5
Reds	52	37	.584	11.5
Pirates	50	36	.581	12.0
Cardinals	47	41	.534	16.0
Beaneaters	33	57	.367	31.0
Superbas	32	59	.352	32.5
Phillies	22	63	.259	39.5

Games

Pirates 4, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dave Fultz	4
1	Jimmy Slagle	4
3	Ginger Beaumont	3
3	Bill Donovan	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Socks Seybold	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Collins	2
1	Bill Coughlin	2
1	Buck Freeman	2
1	Matty McIntyre	2
1	Jimmy Williams	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chick Stahl	2
2	John Anderson	1
2	Ginger Beaumont	1
2	Kitty Bransfield	1
2	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cy Young	2.00
2	Chief Bender	1.00
3	Frank Smith	0.71
4	Harry Howell	0.38
5	Happy Townsend	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Charlie Case	1
1	Frank Kitson	1
1	Frank Smith	1
1	Cy Young	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Young	10
2	Frank Smith	5
3	Chief Bender	4
3	Buttons Briggs	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.398
2	Frank Chance	.362
3	Mike Donlin	.356
4	Honus Wagner	.350
5	Harry Davis	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	10
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	70
2	Buck Freeman	60
3	Bill Bradley	55
4	John Anderson	52
4	Sam Mertes	52

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Dahlen	34
2	Sam Mertes	33
3	Frank Chance	31
3	Honus Wagner	31
5	2 tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.42
2	Frank Smith	1.68
3	Joe McGinnity	1.92
4	Cy Young	1.94
5	Jack Chesbro	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	23
2	Jack Chesbro	22
3	Christy Mathewson	19
4	Rube Waddell	17
5	2 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	196
2	Eddie Plank	142
3	Jack Chesbro	123
3	Cy Young	123
5	Christy Mathewson	121

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	Frank Chance	.444
2	Nap Lajoie	.419
3	Fred Odwell	.415
4	Harry Wolverton	.415
5	Willie Keeler	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Harry Davis	2
1	Cozy Dolan	2
4	Ed Abbaticchio	1
4	27 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	13
2	Sam Crawford	12
3	Jiggs Donahue	10
3	Nap Lajoie	10
5	Jimmy Williams	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ginger Beaumont	7
2	Harry Bay	6
3	George Barclay	5
3	Jimmy Callahan	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	0.47
2	Addie Joss	0.72
3	Fred Glade	0.92
4	Ed Killian	0.95
5	Joe McGinnity	0.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Patsy Flaherty	4
2	Bill Bernhard	3
2	Charlie Case	3
2	Jack Harper	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	36
2	Earl Moore	25
2	Eddie Plank	25
2	Cy Young	25
5	Vic Willis	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Win Kellum	1
1	Ed Walsh	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.397
2	Jimmy Callahan	.385
3	Honus Wagner	.378
4	Frank Chance	.360
5	Fred Odwell	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Bresnahan	2
1	Frank Chance	2
1	Duff Cooley	2
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	9 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	26
2	Charlie Hickman	22
3	Sam Crawford	20
4	John Anderson	19
4	Bill Bradley	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Bay	10
1	Frank Chance	10
3	Ginger Beaumont	8
3	Elmer Flick	8
3	3 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Smith	0.74
2	Rube Waddell	0.97
3	Doc White	1.04
4	Ed Killian	1.57
5	Norwood Gibson	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Patsy Flaherty	7
1	Cy Young	7
3	Bill Bernhard	6
3	Christy Mathewson	6
3	Tom Walker	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	63
2	Eddie Plank	49
3	Cy Young	47
4	Vic Willis	44
5	Earl Moore	42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.372
2	Frank Chance	.357
3	Honus Wagner	.353
4	Cy Seymour	.344
5	Willie Keeler	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	11
2	Buck Freeman	10
3	Charlie Hickman	9
4	Bill Bradley	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	118
2	Buck Freeman	110
3	Sam Mertes	88
3	Freddy Parent	88
5	John Anderson	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	60
2	Sam Mertes	49
3	Bill Dahlen	48
4	Honus Wagner	46
5	Harry Bay	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.67
2	Jack Chesbro	2.00
3	Cy Young	2.01
4	Addie Joss	2.08
5	Earl Moore	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	33
2	Christy Mathewson	32
3	Jack Chesbro	31
4	Cy Young	26
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	251
2	Christy Mathewson	230
3	Eddie Plank	215
4	Jack Powell	197
5	Cy Young	178

Saves

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