On This Day

Monday, August 17, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	63	36	.636	--
Athletics	57	44	.564	7.0
Naps	55	45	.550	8.5
Tigers	49	47	.510	12.5
Highlanders	47	47	.500	13.5
Browns	45	52	.464	17.0
White Sox	45	55	.450	18.5
Senators	32	67	.323	31.0

Games

Senators 2, White Sox 1

Naps 9, Americans 3

Tigers 6, Highlanders 3

Athletics 3, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	65	35	.650	--
Giants	61	39	.610	4.0
Cubs	61	41	.598	5.0
Reds	53	46	.535	11.5
Superbas	49	50	.495	15.5
Beaneaters	41	54	.432	21.5
Phillies	31	61	.337	30.0
Cardinals	35	70	.333	32.5

Games

Superbas 6, Cardinals 3

Superbas 4, Cardinals 3

Beaneaters 8, Pirates 4

Giants 7, Reds 4

Reds 9, Giants 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Barrett	4
1	Frank Bowerman	4
1	Dan McGann	4
1	Jimmy Sheckard	4
1	Homer Smoot	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Seymour	1
1	Jimmy Sheckard	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Sheckard	4
2	Harry Bay	3
2	Frank Bowerman	3
2	Jack Doyle	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Patsy Donovan	2
1	Jim Hackett	2
1	Herm McFarland	2
1	Jimmy Sheckard	2
5	15 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Frank Owen	999.00
2	Addie Joss	1.17
3	Ned Garvin	0.88
4	Christy Mathewson	0.62
5	Eddie Plank	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pat Carney	1
1	Ned Garvin	1
1	Addie Joss	1
1	Frank Kitson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ned Garvin	7
1	Addie Joss	7
3	Eddie Plank	6
4	Christy Mathewson	5
5	Deacon Phillippe	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Bresnahan	.358
2	Fred Clarke	.357
3	Honus Wagner	.350
4	Nap Lajoie	.343
5	Jimmy Barrett	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	8
2	Mike Donlin	7
2	Charlie Hickman	7
2	Sam Mertes	7
5	5 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	73
2	Socks Seybold	69
2	Honus Wagner	69
4	Charlie Carr	68
5	2 tied	66

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	52
2	Frank Chance	46
3	Sam Mertes	36
4	Honus Wagner	34
5	Sammy Strang	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.61
2	Willie Sudhoff	1.77
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	22
3	Cy Young	20
4	Rube Waddell	19
5	Willie Sudhoff	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	277
2	Christy Mathewson	202
3	Cy Young	138
4	Bill Donovan	133
5	Earl Moore	129

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	.459
2	Cy Seymour	.424
3	Fred Clarke	.405
3	Billy Lush	.405
5	Danny Murphy	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pat Moran	3
1	Cy Seymour	3
3	Mike Donlin	2
3	Jimmy Sheckard	2
5	11 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	12
2	Sam Crawford	11
3	Bill Bradley	10
3	Jack Doyle	10
3	2 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	10
2	Frank Chance	8
3	Billy Gilbert	7
3	Sam Mertes	7
5	4 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Willie Sudhoff	0.00
2	Watty Lee	0.39
3	Earl Moore	0.50
4	Frank Kitson	0.55
5	Jack Powell	1.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	5
2	Ned Garvin	4
2	Addie Joss	4
2	Frank Kitson	4
2	Earl Moore	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	44
2	Rube Waddell	30
3	Jack Powell	29
4	Addie Joss	28
5	Earl Moore	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Patterson	1
1	Jack Powell	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmy Barrett	.392
2	John Ganzel	.386
3	Frank Chance	.385
4	Jimmy Sheckard	.380
5	Ed Gremminger	.378

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	22
2	Charlie Carr	21
3	Sam Crawford	19
3	Jack Doyle	19
3	Jimmy Williams	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	17
2	Frank Chance	16
3	Sammy Strang	12
4	Patsy Donovan	11
5	Jack Doyle	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Watty Lee	0.28
2	Earl Moore	0.73
3	Willie Sudhoff	0.76
4	Frank Kitson	1.05
5	Tom Hughes	1.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Willie Sudhoff	7
2	Ned Garvin	6
2	Noodles Hahn	6
2	Addie Joss	6
2	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	73
2	Rube Waddell	68
3	Jack Powell	48
4	Addie Joss	47
5	2 tied	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Duggleby	1
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	Carl Lundgren	1
1	Casey Patten	1
1	4 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.353
2	Honus Wagner	.352
3	Fred Clarke	.348
4	Cy Seymour	.340
5	Charlie Hickman	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	13
2	Hobe Ferris	10
2	Charlie Hickman	10
4	Socks Seybold	9
5	Jimmy Sheckard	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	106
2	Charlie Hickman	104
3	Tommy Leach	97
3	Socks Seybold	97
3	Honus Wagner	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	61
2	Frank Chance	56
3	Honus Wagner	51
4	Sam Mertes	50
5	Sammy Strang	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Willie Sudhoff	1.85
2	Earl Moore	1.90
3	Bill Bernhard	1.92
4	Doc White	2.08
5	Bill Dinneen	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	31
2	Joe McGinnity	30
3	Eddie Plank	27
4	Cy Young	26
5	4 tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	351
2	Christy Mathewson	254
3	Bill Donovan	192
4	Cy Young	178
5	Eddie Plank	170

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