On This Day

Tuesday, August 18, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	64	36	.640	--
Athletics	58	44	.569	7.0
Naps	55	46	.545	9.5
Highlanders	49	47	.510	13.0
Tigers	49	49	.500	14.0
Browns	45	53	.459	18.0
White Sox	46	55	.455	18.5
Senators	32	68	.320	32.0

Games

White Sox 3, Senators 1

Americans 10, Naps 2

Highlanders 1, Tigers 0

Highlanders 8, Tigers 1

Athletics 5, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	66	35	.653	--
Giants	61	40	.604	5.0
Cubs	61	41	.598	5.5
Reds	54	46	.540	11.5
Superbas	49	51	.490	16.5
Beaneaters	41	55	.427	22.5
Cardinals	36	70	.340	32.5
Phillies	31	61	.337	30.5

Games

Cardinals 8, Superbas 6

Pirates 3, Beaneaters 0

Reds 7, Giants 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Willie Keeler	5
2	Cozy Dolan	4
2	Cy Seymour	4
2	Sammy Strang	4
5	10 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jake Beckley	3
1	Mordecai Brown	3
1	Kid Elberfeld	3
1	Freddy Parent	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Keeler	4
2	Wid Conroy	2
3	Jesse Burkett	1
3	Pat Carney	1
3	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Ewing	5.00
2	Rube Waddell	0.92
3	Sam Leever	0.75
4	Jack Chesbro	0.71
5	Bill Donovan	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Sam Leever	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	12
2	Bill Donovan	6
3	Jack Chesbro	5
3	Bob Ewing	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Clarke	.359
2	Roger Bresnahan	.353
3	Honus Wagner	.349
4	Nap Lajoie	.345
5	Cy Seymour	.335

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	Honus Wagner	70
3	Socks Seybold	69
4	Charlie Carr	68
4	Buck Freeman	68

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	Bill Donovan	1.98
4	Doc White	1.99
5	Barney Wolfe	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	23
2	Christy Mathewson	22
3	Cy Young	21
4	Rube Waddell	20
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	289
2	Christy Mathewson	202
3	Cy Young	141
4	Bill Donovan	139
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	Cy Seymour	.474
2	Hunter Hill	.429
3	Fred Clarke	.413
4	Jake Beckley	.412
5	John Ganzel	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pat Moran	3
1	Cy Seymour	3
3	Mike Donlin	2
4	Ginger Beaumont	1
4	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	12
1	Charlie Hickman	12
3	Buck Freeman	11
4	Bill Bradley	10
4	3 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	9
2	Frank Chance	8
2	Willie Keeler	8
4	Sam Mertes	7
5	3 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	2 tied	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ned Garvin	4
1	Frank Kitson	4
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Earl Moore	4
5	10 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	42
2	Christy Mathewson	33
3	Jack Powell	28
4	Earl Moore	23
5	Addie Joss	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Patterson	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Gremminger	.405
2	Frank Chance	.402
3	Jimmy Barrett	.383
4	Jake Beckley	.376
5	Patsy Dougherty	.374

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
2	Jimmy Williams	21
4	Cozy Dolan	19
5	6 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	15
2	Frank Chance	14
3	Patsy Donovan	11
3	Willie Keeler	11
3	Sammy Strang	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	0.73
2	Willie Sudhoff	0.76
3	Frank Kitson	1.05
4	Tom Hughes	1.53
5	Bob Wicker	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Willie Sudhoff	7
2	Noodles Hahn	6
2	Addie Joss	6
2	Frank Kitson	6
2	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	80
2	Christy Mathewson	73
3	Jack Powell	48
4	Addie Joss	47
5	Eddie Plank	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	.354
2	Honus Wagner	.354
3	Fred Clarke	.349
4	Cy Seymour	.343
5	Ginger Beaumont	.341

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	108
2	Charlie Hickman	104
3	Honus Wagner	98
4	Socks Seybold	97
5	2 tied	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	61
2	Frank Chance	55
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 Donovan	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	32
2	Joe McGinnity	29
3	Eddie Plank	27
3	Cy Young	27
5	4 tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	363
2	Christy Mathewson	254
3	Bill Donovan	185
4	Cy Young	181
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