On This Day

Monday, August 3, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 55 33 .625 --
Athletics 53 36 .596 2.5
Naps 46 41 .529 8.5
Highlanders 41 41 .500 11.0
Tigers 42 43 .494 11.5
White Sox 39 46 .459 14.5
Browns 39 46 .459 14.5
Senators 29 58 .333 25.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 60 29 .674 --
Giants 51 36 .586 8.0
Cubs 55 39 .585 7.5
Reds 47 44 .516 14.0
Superbas 42 44 .488 16.5
Beaneaters 36 49 .424 22.0
Cardinals 34 57 .374 27.0
Phillies 31 58 .348 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Brain 3
1 Patsy Dougherty 3
1 Jack Doyle 3
1 Charlie Hemphill 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Sheckard 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Bemis 2
1 Jimmy Burke 2
1 Jimmy Callahan 2
1 Ernie Courtney 2
1 Kip Selbach 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Brain 2
2 Shad Barry 1
2 Roger Bresnahan 1
2 John Dobbs 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Christy Mathewson 1.00
2 Addie Joss 0.86
3 Al Orth 0.67
4 Vic Willis 0.45
5 Eddie Plank 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Ed Murphy 1
1 Al Orth 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 11
2 Addie Joss 6
2 Al Orth 6
4 Vic Willis 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Powell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Bresnahan .362
2 Honus Wagner .351
3 Fred Clarke .349
4 Ginger Beaumont .348
5 Nap Lajoie .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 8
2 Charlie Hickman 7
3 Hobe Ferris 6
3 Sam Mertes 6
3 Socks Seybold 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 65
2 Honus Wagner 63
3 Lave Cross 61
3 Charlie Hickman 61
5 2 tied 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 43
2 Frank Chance 38
3 Honus Wagner 31
4 Sam Mertes 29
5 2 tied 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.83
2 Bill Donovan 1.85
3 Barney Wolfe 1.99
4 Willie Sudhoff 2.03
5 Doc White 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 21
2 Rube Waddell 19
3 Christy Mathewson 18
3 Cy Young 18
5 Deacon Phillippe 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 247
2 Christy Mathewson 169
3 Bill Donovan 131
4 Cy Young 126
5 George Mullin 111

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 2
1 Bill Duggleby 2
1 Carl Lundgren 2
1 Joe McGinnity 2
1 3 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Keister .487
2 Patsy Dougherty .471
3 John Farrell .455
4 Ed Gremminger .429
5 Jimmy Barrett .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hickman 3
2 Charlie Hemphill 2
2 Nap Lajoie 2
2 Tommy Leach 2
2 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lave Cross 13
1 Bill Keister 13
1 Jimmy Williams 13
4 Charlie Carr 12
5 Kip Selbach 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Beckley 7
1 Jimmy Burke 7
3 Shad Barry 6
3 Jimmy Callahan 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Wicker 0.90
2 Tom Hughes 1.04
2 Earl Moore 1.04
4 Willie Sudhoff 1.23
5 Bill Donovan 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Sudhoff 4
2 Noodles Hahn 3
2 Oscar Jones 3
2 Addie Joss 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 40
2 Rube Waddell 38
3 Addie Joss 25
4 Eddie Plank 24
5 Jack Powell 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Duggleby 1
1 Patsy Flaherty 1
1 Carl Lundgren 1
1 Casey Patten 1
1 3 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Patsy Dougherty .405
2 Ginger Beaumont .402
3 Mike Donlin .393
4 Jake Beckley .386
5 Frank Chance .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Donlin 4
1 Buck Freeman 4
3 Charlie Hickman 3
3 Nap Lajoie 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cozy Dolan 23
1 Socks Seybold 23
1 Honus Wagner 23
4 Jimmy Williams 21
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Beckley 16
2 Frank Chance 15
3 Jimmy Burke 13
4 Mike Donlin 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bernhard 0.66
2 Willie Sudhoff 1.47
3 Barney Wolfe 1.50
4 George Winter 1.60
5 Earl Moore 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Noodles Hahn 7
1 Joe McGinnity 7
1 Willie Sudhoff 7
4 Bill Donovan 6
5 11 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 86
2 Christy Mathewson 58
3 Bill Donovan 50
4 Cy Young 41
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Lundgren 2
2 Jack Cronin 1
2 Clarence Currie 1
2 Bill Duggleby 1
2 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .352
2 Ginger Beaumont .346
3 Honus Wagner .345
4 Fred Clarke .342
5 Charlie Hickman .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 13
2 Hobe Ferris 11
2 Charlie Hickman 11
2 Socks Seybold 11
5 Tommy Leach 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 109
2 Socks Seybold 104
3 Charlie Hickman 103
3 Tommy Leach 103
5 Lave Cross 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 55
2 Frank Chance 52
2 Jimmy Sheckard 52
4 Sammy Strang 49
5 Dave Fultz 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bernhard 1.90
2 Earl Moore 1.98
3 Cy Young 2.13
4 Willie Sudhoff 2.14
5 Rube Waddell 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 34
2 Joe McGinnity 29
3 Cy Young 28
4 Eddie Plank 27
5 2 tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 367
2 Christy Mathewson 239
3 Bill Donovan 199
4 Cy Young 180
5 Togie Pittinger 162

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 2
1 Bill Duggleby 2
1 Sam Leever 2
1 Carl Lundgren 2
1 4 others tied 2