On This Day

Tuesday, September 27, 1904

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 87 54 .617 --
Highlanders 84 53 .613 1.0
White Sox 82 59 .582 5.0
Athletics 74 60 .552 9.5
Naps 75 62 .547 10.0
Browns 60 78 .435 25.5
Tigers 56 82 .406 29.5
Senators 34 104 .246 51.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 104 39 .727 --
Cubs 85 57 .599 18.5
Pirates 80 59 .576 22.0
Reds 80 61 .567 23.0
Cardinals 69 71 .493 33.5
Superbas 53 92 .366 52.0
Beaneaters 50 93 .350 54.0
Phillies 47 96 .329 57.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Danny Murphy 5
2 Topsy Hartsel 4
3 Art Devlin 3
3 Tom Jones 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nap Lajoie 1
1 Cy Seymour 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Ganzel 2
1 Tom Jones 2
1 Nap Lajoie 2
1 Cy Seymour 2
5 23 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doc Casey 2
1 Topsy Hartsel 2
1 Emmet Heidrick 2
4 Ginger Beaumont 1
4 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chief Bender 1.83
2 Bob Rhoads 1.40
3 Kaiser Wilhelm 0.83
4 Bob Ewing 0.71
5 Red Ames 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 Chappie McFarland 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 11
2 Red Ames 9
3 Bob Rhoads 7
4 Ralph Caldwell 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .378
2 Honus Wagner .349
3 Willie Keeler .345
4 Jake Beckley .322
5 Frank Chance .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 10
2 Harry Lumley 9
3 Dave Brain 7
3 Buck Freeman 7
5 8 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 93
2 Buck Freeman 81
3 Sam Mertes 79
4 Bill Dahlen 76
5 Danny Murphy 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 53
2 Bill Dahlen 47
2 Sam Mertes 47
4 Dan McGann 40
5 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.66
2 Doc White 1.74
3 Addie Joss 1.76
4 Jack Chesbro 1.77
5 Frank Owen 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 38
2 Joe McGinnity 35
3 Christy Mathewson 32
4 Eddie Plank 25
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 320
2 Jack Chesbro 220
3 Eddie Plank 200
4 Christy Mathewson 190
5 Jack Powell 187

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Beckley .425
2 Frank Schulte .385
3 Jack Dunleavy .382
4 Willie Keeler .362
5 Cozy Dolan .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Emil Batch 2
1 Tommy Corcoran 2
1 Matty McIntyre 2
1 Pete Noonan 2
1 Cy Seymour 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kid Gleason 10
2 Sam Mertes 9
3 George Browne 8
3 Wid Conroy 8
3 5 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Dunleavy 6
1 Billy Gilbert 6
1 Dan McGann 6
1 Roy Thomas 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 0.00
2 Roy Patterson 0.25
3 Harry Howell 0.50
4 Bill Bernhard 0.61
5 Bob Rhoads 0.78

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ames 25
1 Vic Willis 25
3 Jack Powell 24
4 Buttons Briggs 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Scanlan 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Seymour .365
2 John Titus .364
3 Chick Stahl .363
4 Moose McCormick .360
5 Cozy Dolan .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Emil Batch 2
1 Frank Bowerman 2
1 Dave Brain 2
1 Jimmy Collins 2
1 9 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Collins 23
2 Chick Stahl 22
3 Harry Lumley 19
4 Bill Dahlen 18
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fred Odwell 14
2 Roy Thomas 12
3 Joe Tinker 11
3 Honus Wagner 11
5 Wid Conroy 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 0.50
2 Roy Patterson 0.89
3 Ed Siever 1.00
4 Addie Joss 1.07
5 Eddie Plank 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 10
2 Joe McGinnity 8
3 Eddie Plank 7
4 Roy Patterson 6
4 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 54
2 Red Ames 48
3 Jack Chesbro 45
3 Jake Weimer 45
5 Carl Lundgren 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Buttons Briggs 1
1 Walter Clarkson 1
1 Chick Fraser 1
1 Ernie Groth 1
1 Doc Scanlan 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .383
2 Honus Wagner .349
3 Willie Keeler .343
4 Jake Beckley .322
5 Frank Chance .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 10
2 Harry Lumley 9
3 Dave Brain 7
3 Buck Freeman 7
3 Charlie Hickman 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 97
2 Buck Freeman 83
3 Sam Mertes 79
4 Bill Dahlen 76
4 Danny Murphy 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 53
2 Bill Dahlen 47
2 Sam Mertes 47
4 Harry Bay 41
5 Dan McGann 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Waddell 1.66
2 Doc White 1.74
3 Addie Joss 1.76
4 Jack Chesbro 1.77
5 Frank Owen 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 38
2 Joe McGinnity 35
3 Christy Mathewson 32
4 Eddie Plank 26
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 320
2 Jack Chesbro 220
3 Eddie Plank 209
4 Jack Powell 191
5 Christy Mathewson 190

Saves

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