On This Day

Sunday, August 9, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 58 34 .630 --
Athletics 54 39 .581 4.5
Highlanders 45 41 .523 10.0
Tigers 46 44 .511 11.0
Naps 47 45 .511 11.0
White Sox 42 49 .462 15.5
Browns 42 49 .462 15.5
Senators 29 62 .319 28.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 61 32 .656 --
Giants 55 36 .604 5.0
Cubs 58 40 .592 5.5
Reds 51 45 .531 11.5
Superbas 43 47 .478 16.5
Beaneaters 38 50 .432 20.5
Cardinals 35 61 .365 27.5
Phillies 31 61 .337 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Anderson 2
1 Ginger Beaumont 2
1 Dave Brain 2
1 Jimmy Callahan 2
1 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Emil Haberer 2
1 Fielder Jones 2
1 Cy Seymour 2
4 John Anderson 1
4 7 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 3
2 Ginger Beaumont 1
2 Bill Hallman 1
2 Johnny Kling 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doc White 1.00
2 Ed Siever 0.44
3 Brickyard Kennedy 0.12
4 Noodles Hahn 0.09
4 Ed Murphy 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Noodles Hahn 1
1 Jack Taylor 1
1 Doc White 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doc White 5
2 Ed Siever 4
3 Noodles Hahn 1
3 Brickyard Kennedy 1
3 3 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Bresnahan .356
2 Fred Clarke .351
3 Honus Wagner .347
4 Ginger Beaumont .340
5 Nap Lajoie .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 8
2 Charlie Hickman 7
2 Sam Mertes 7
4 Mike Donlin 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 67
2 Honus Wagner 65
3 Charlie Carr 64
3 Lave Cross 64
3 Charlie Hickman 64

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 46
2 Frank Chance 43
3 Honus Wagner 33
4 Sam Mertes 31
5 3 tied 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.75
2 Doc White 1.90
3 Willie Sudhoff 1.94
4 Bill Donovan 1.98
5 Barney Wolfe 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 23
2 Christy Mathewson 19
2 Rube Waddell 19
4 Cy Young 18
5 4 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 258
2 Christy Mathewson 179
3 Bill Donovan 133
4 Cy Young 129
5 George Mullin 118

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 Patsy Dougherty .524
2 Patsy Donovan .426
3 Kid Elberfeld .415
4 Bill Keister .405
5 Cy Seymour .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Seymour 3
2 Charlie Hemphill 2
2 Charlie Hickman 2
2 Jimmy Ryan 2
5 19 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Carr 15
2 Rudy Hulswitt 12
3 Cozy Dolan 11
3 Buck Freeman 11
5 3 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 8
2 Cy Seymour 7
2 Jimmy Sheckard 7
4 Jack Doyle 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 0.25
2 Bob Wicker 0.43
3 Tom Hughes 0.67
4 Jock Menefee 0.95
5 Earl Moore 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 5
2 Noodles Hahn 4
2 Frank Kitson 4
2 Willie Sudhoff 4
2 Doc White 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 36
2 Rube Waddell 34
3 Bill Dinneen 28
4 Doc White 21
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Duggleby 1
1 Jack Powell 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .378
2 Patsy Dougherty .376
3 John Farrell .365
4 Ginger Beaumont .363
5 Jimmy Barrett .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Seymour 4
2 Mike Donlin 3
2 Buck Freeman 3
2 Charlie Hickman 3
2 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 22
2 Charlie Carr 21
2 Cozy Dolan 21
4 Sam Crawford 19
4 Jimmy Williams 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 16
2 Jimmy Sheckard 12
3 Jimmy Burke 11
4 Shad Barry 10
4 Ducky Holmes 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bernhard 0.61
2 Earl Moore 1.13
3 Willie Sudhoff 1.26
4 Frank Kitson 1.58
5 John Deering 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Noodles Hahn 7
1 Joe McGinnity 7
3 Willie Sudhoff 6
3 Doc White 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 82
2 Christy Mathewson 61
3 Jack Powell 40
4 Cy Young 37
5 2 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Cronin 1
1 Clarence Currie 1
1 Bill Duggleby 1
1 Davey Dunkle 1
1 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .354
2 Honus Wagner .345
3 Ginger Beaumont .345
4 Charlie Hickman .341
5 Fred Clarke .341

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 106
2 Lave Cross 105
3 Charlie Hickman 104
3 Socks Seybold 104
5 Tommy Leach 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 56
2 Frank Chance 55
2 Jimmy Sheckard 55
4 Sammy Strang 46
5 Sam Mertes 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bernhard 1.89
2 Willie Sudhoff 1.98
3 Earl Moore 1.98
4 Doc White 2.03
5 Rube Waddell 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 34
2 Joe McGinnity 31
3 Bill Dinneen 26
3 Noodles Hahn 26
3 2 others tied 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 357
2 Christy Mathewson 238
3 Bill Donovan 197
4 Cy Young 177
5 Bill Dinneen 164

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