On This Day

Friday, August 14, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	62	35	.639	--
Athletics	55	42	.567	7.0
Naps	53	45	.541	9.5
Highlanders	47	44	.516	12.0
Tigers	47	46	.505	13.0
Browns	43	50	.462	17.0
White Sox	43	53	.448	18.5
Senators	30	65	.316	31.0

Games

White Sox 6, Athletics 0

Naps 3, Highlanders 0

Americans 6, Tigers 3

Senators 1, Browns 0

Browns 7, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	64	33	.660	--
Giants	60	37	.619	4.0
Cubs	61	41	.598	5.5
Reds	51	45	.531	12.5
Superbas	45	50	.474	18.0
Beaneaters	39	53	.424	22.5
Cardinals	35	66	.347	31.0
Phillies	31	61	.337	30.5

Games

Superbas 2, Pirates 0

Cubs 6, Beaneaters 3

Giants 12, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jesse Burkett	5
2	John Anderson	3
2	Bill Coughlin	3
2	Patsy Donovan	3
2	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pat Moran	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Magoon	3
2	John Anderson	2
2	Frank Bowerman	2
2	Jesse Burkett	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dan McGann	3
2	Jimmy Sheckard	2
3	Harry Bay	1
3	Roger Bresnahan	1
3	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ned Garvin	2.25
2	Jack Powell	1.43
3	Cy Falkenberg	0.67
3	Rube Waddell	0.67
5	Jack Cronin	0.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Cronin	1
1	Red Donahue	1
1	Ned Garvin	1
1	Watty Lee	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Powell	10
2	Ned Garvin	9
3	Jack Cronin	7
4	Cy Falkenberg	6
4	Rube Waddell	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Bresnahan	.359
2	Fred Clarke	.353
3	Honus Wagner	.350
4	Nap Lajoie	.337
5	Patsy Donovan	.332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	69
1	Honus Wagner	69
3	Socks Seybold	67
4	Buck Freeman	65
5	2 tied	64

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	50
2	Frank Chance	46
3	Sam Mertes	34
4	Honus Wagner	33
5	Dan McGann	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.68
2	Willie Sudhoff	1.85
3	Doc White	1.99
4	Barney Wolfe	1.99
5	Bill Donovan	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	23
2	Christy Mathewson	21
3	Cy Young	20
4	Rube Waddell	19
5	2 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	270
2	Christy Mathewson	197
3	Cy Young	138
4	Bill Donovan	133
5	Earl Moore	124

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	John Ganzel	.425
2	Patsy Donovan	.408
3	Hunter Hill	.400
4	Jimmy Barrett	.392
5	Jack Warner	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pat Moran	3
2	Jimmy Ryan	2
2	Cy Seymour	2
4	Bill Bradley	1
4	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Chance	11
1	Buck Freeman	11
3	John Anderson	9
3	Charlie Carr	9
3	5 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	8
1	Jimmy Sheckard	8
3	Charlie Babb	6
3	Jack Doyle	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Watty Lee	0.00
2	Willie Sudhoff	0.33
3	Jack Powell	0.64
4	Frank Kitson	0.82
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	4
1	Frank Kitson	4
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Joe McGinnity	4
5	10 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	48
2	Rube Waddell	36
3	Bill Dinneen	28
4	Jack Powell	27
5	Addie Joss	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Powell	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Chance	.404
2	Jimmy Barrett	.382
3	John Ganzel	.375
3	Ed Gremminger	.375
5	John Farrell	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pat Moran	4
1	Cy Seymour	4
3	Mike Donlin	3
3	Charlie Hickman	3
3	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	22
1	Socks Seybold	22
3	Jimmy Callahan	19
3	Charlie Carr	19
3	2 others tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	16
1	Jimmy Sheckard	16
3	Jack Doyle	11
4	Harry Bay	10
4	Jimmy Burke	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Willie Sudhoff	0.83
2	Frank Kitson	0.88
3	Earl Moore	1.02
4	George Winter	1.43
5	Tom Hughes	1.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Willie Sudhoff	7
2	Noodles Hahn	6
2	Earl Moore	6
4	Ned Garvin	5
4	9 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	79
2	Rube Waddell	73
3	Jack Powell	48
4	Addie Joss	41
4	Cy Young	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Duggleby	1
1	Davey Dunkle	1
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	Carl Lundgren	1
1	5 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.349
2	Nap Lajoie	.347
3	Fred Clarke	.345
4	Charlie Hickman	.342
5	Cy Seymour	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	13
2	Hobe Ferris	11
3	Charlie Hickman	10
3	Socks Seybold	10
5	Tommy Leach	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	105
2	Lave Cross	102
2	Charlie Hickman	102
4	Tommy Leach	101
5	Socks Seybold	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	59
2	Frank Chance	56
3	Honus Wagner	52
4	Sam Mertes	48
5	Sammy Strang	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bernhard	1.89
2	Willie Sudhoff	1.92
3	Earl Moore	1.92
4	Bill Dinneen	2.03
5	Doc White	2.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	32
2	Joe McGinnity	30
3	Cy Young	27
4	Bill Dinneen	26
4	Eddie Plank	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	355
2	Christy Mathewson	249
3	Bill Donovan	192
4	Cy Young	182
5	Jack Chesbro	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