On This Day

Wednesday, August 5, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 56 33 .629 --
Athletics 53 37 .589 3.5
Naps 47 42 .528 9.0
Highlanders 42 41 .506 11.0
Tigers 43 44 .494 12.0
White Sox 40 47 .460 15.0
Browns 40 47 .460 15.0
Senators 29 59 .330 26.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 60 31 .659 --
Cubs 57 39 .594 5.5
Giants 51 36 .586 7.0
Reds 47 44 .516 13.0
Superbas 42 44 .488 15.5
Beaneaters 36 49 .424 21.0
Cardinals 34 57 .374 26.0
Phillies 31 58 .348 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Elmer Flick 3
1 Claude Ritchey 3
3 Fred Abbott 2
3 Harry Bay 2
3 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Ryan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Taylor 3
2 Candy LaChance 2
2 Deacon McGuire 2
4 Fred Abbott 1
4 13 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Bay 1
1 Frank Chance 1
1 Charlie Hickman 1
1 Danny Hoffman 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Waddell 1.22
2 Bill Dinneen 1.00
3 Earl Moore 0.64
4 Jack Chesbro 0.60
5 Casey Patten 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Earl Moore 1
1 Jack Taylor 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 11
2 Bill Dinneen 7
2 Earl Moore 7
4 Casey Patten 4
4 Kaiser Wilhelm 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Bresnahan .362
2 Honus Wagner .351
3 Fred Clarke .349
4 Nap Lajoie .346
5 Ginger Beaumont .342

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 65
2 Honus Wagner 64
3 Charlie Hickman 62
4 Charlie Carr 61
4 Lave Cross 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 43
2 Frank Chance 39
3 Honus Wagner 31
4 Sam Mertes 29
5 2 tied 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.75
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 258
2 Christy Mathewson 169
3 Bill Donovan 131
4 Cy Young 126
5 Earl Moore 113

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 .480
3 John Farrell .447
4 Ed Gremminger .429
5 Jimmy Sheckard .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Ryan 3
2 Charlie Hemphill 2
2 Charlie Hickman 2
2 Nap Lajoie 2
2 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Carr 14
2 Bill Keister 13
3 Lave Cross 11
4 Cozy Dolan 10
4 3 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shad Barry 6
1 Jimmy Burke 6
1 Jimmy Callahan 6
4 Jake Beckley 5
4 8 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 0.77
2 Bob Wicker 0.90
3 Tom Hughes 1.04
4 Doc White 1.05
5 Bill Dinneen 1.24

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 Rube Waddell 49
2 Christy Mathewson 32
3 Earl Moore 21
4 Addie Joss 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Duggleby 1
1 Patsy Flaherty 1
1 Carl Lundgren 1
1 Togie Pittinger 1
1 2 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .408
2 Patsy Dougherty .393
3 John Farrell .387
4 Jake Beckley .364
5 Ed Gremminger .361

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 Socks Seybold 23
2 Honus Wagner 21
3 Charlie Carr 20
4 Jimmy Callahan 19
4 3 others tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Beckley 13
1 Frank Chance 13
3 Jimmy Burke 11
4 Shad Barry 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bernhard 0.66
2 Willie Sudhoff 1.38
3 Earl Moore 1.39
4 Barney Wolfe 1.50
5 George Winter 1.60

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 88
2 Christy Mathewson 58
3 Bill Donovan 41
3 Cy Young 41
5 Casey Patten 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Lundgren 2
2 Jack Cronin 1
2 Clarence Currie 1
2 Bill Duggleby 1
2 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .354
2 Honus Wagner .347
3 Ginger Beaumont .345
4 Charlie Hickman .344
5 Fred Clarke .339

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 105
2 Charlie Hickman 104
3 Tommy Leach 103
4 Lave Cross 102
4 Socks Seybold 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 54
2 Frank Chance 53
3 Jimmy Sheckard 52
4 Dave Fultz 48
4 Sammy Strang 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bernhard 1.89
2 Earl Moore 1.98
3 Bill Dinneen 2.09
4 Doc White 2.12
5 Willie Sudhoff 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 34
2 Joe McGinnity 29
3 Eddie Plank 27
3 Cy Young 27
5 Bill Dinneen 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 369
2 Christy Mathewson 239
3 Bill Donovan 199
4 Cy Young 177
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