On This Day

Sunday, August 21, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Highlanders 60 40 .600 --
White Sox 63 42 .600 -0.5
Americans 60 42 .588 1.0
Athletics 57 41 .582 2.0
Naps 56 44 .560 4.0
Tigers 44 57 .436 16.5
Browns 40 57 .412 18.5
Senators 22 79 .218 38.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 73 30 .709 --
Cubs 65 39 .625 8.5
Pirates 60 42 .588 12.5
Reds 63 46 .578 13.0
Cardinals 57 50 .533 18.0
Beaneaters 40 68 .370 35.5
Superbas 37 69 .349 37.5
Phillies 28 79 .262 47.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hugh Duffy 4
2 She Donahue 3
2 Bob Ewing 3
2 Miller Huggins 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Ewing 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shad Barry 2
1 Hugh Duffy 2
1 Sherry Magee 2
1 Heinie Peitz 2
5 8 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shad Barry 1
1 Jake Beckley 1
1 She Donahue 1
1 Mike McCormack 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jake Weimer 0.50
2 Jack Cronin 0.33
3 Chappie McFarland 0.25
4 Tom Fisher 0.20
4 Jack Sutthoff 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Corridon 1
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 Chappie McFarland 1
1 Jake Weimer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chappie McFarland 4
2 Jack Cronin 3
2 Jack Sutthoff 3
4 Bob Ewing 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .396
2 Honus Wagner .354
3 Frank Chance .345
4 Willie Keeler .335
5 Harry Davis .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 10
2 Harry Lumley 7
3 Frank Chance 6
3 Cozy Dolan 6
3 John Ganzel 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 80
2 Buck Freeman 65
3 Bill Bradley 61
4 Sam Mertes 60
5 Harry Davis 58

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Dahlen 42
1 Honus Wagner 42
3 Sam Mertes 41
4 Frank Chance 34
5 Harry Bay 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.39
2 Frank Smith 1.59
3 Frank Owen 1.87
4 Joe McGinnity 1.88
5 Jack Chesbro 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 26
1 Joe McGinnity 26
3 Christy Mathewson 25
4 Rube Waddell 21
5 Frank Owen 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 247
2 Jack Chesbro 164
3 Eddie Plank 155
4 Christy Mathewson 151
5 Jack Powell 135

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .426
2 Willie Keeler .409
3 Mike Grady .405
4 Ginger Beaumont .389
5 Bill Dahlen .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jake Stahl 2
2 Jesse Burkett 1
2 Cozy Dolan 1
2 Mike Donlin 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Wallace 11
2 Wid Conroy 10
2 Hobe Ferris 10
4 Jim Delahanty 9
5 3 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Babb 7
1 Honus Wagner 7
3 Harry Bay 6
3 Bill Dahlen 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bernhard 0.30
2 Jack Harper 0.39
3 Bill Donovan 0.67
4 Rube Waddell 0.86
5 Weldon Henley 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 4
1 Jake Weimer 4
3 Bill Donovan 3
3 Weldon Henley 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 47
2 Jake Weimer 30
3 Christy Mathewson 25
4 Kid Nichols 23
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kid Nichols 1
1 Jack Taylor 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .410
2 Willie Keeler .384
3 Honus Wagner .360
4 Roy Thomas .356
5 Ginger Beaumont .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 2
1 Cozy Dolan 2
1 Red Dooin 2
1 Homer Smoot 2
1 Jake Stahl 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Wallace 21
2 Harry Davis 17
3 Dave Brain 15
3 Wid Conroy 15
3 Charlie Hickman 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 16
2 Harry Bay 13
3 Ginger Beaumont 12
4 Bill Dahlen 11
5 Sam Mertes 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 0.90
2 Weldon Henley 1.17
3 Bill Bernhard 1.18
4 Frank Owen 1.24
5 Joe McGinnity 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 7
2 Rube Waddell 6
2 Jake Weimer 6
4 Jack Chesbro 5
4 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 78
2 Jack Chesbro 53
3 Earl Moore 43
4 Jake Weimer 40
5 Christy Mathewson 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 1
1 Kid Nichols 1
1 Jack Taylor 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .384
2 Honus Wagner .362
3 Willie Keeler .346
4 Frank Chance .340
5 Roy Thomas .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 11
2 Buck Freeman 9
2 Charlie Hickman 9
4 Nap Lajoie 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 115
2 Buck Freeman 94
3 Sam Mertes 88
4 Freddy Parent 81
5 2 tied 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Dahlen 55
2 Honus Wagner 54
3 Frank Chance 51
4 Sam Mertes 50
5 Harry Bay 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.39
2 Jack Chesbro 2.03
3 Joe McGinnity 2.15
4 Bill Dinneen 2.18
5 Eddie Plank 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 34
2 Jack Chesbro 32
3 Christy Mathewson 31
4 Frank Owen 23
4 Jack Powell 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 247
2 Christy Mathewson 206
2 Eddie Plank 206
4 Jack Chesbro 189
4 Jack Powell 189

Saves

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