On This Day

Wednesday, August 19, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	65	36	.644	--
Athletics	58	44	.569	7.5
Naps	56	46	.549	9.5
Highlanders	49	47	.510	13.5
Tigers	49	49	.500	14.5
Browns	45	53	.459	18.5
White Sox	46	56	.451	19.5
Senators	32	69	.317	33.0

Games

Americans 4, White Sox 3

Naps 2, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	66	35	.653	--
Giants	61	40	.604	5.0
Cubs	62	42	.596	5.5
Reds	55	47	.539	11.5
Superbas	50	52	.490	16.5
Beaneaters	42	56	.429	22.5
Cardinals	36	70	.340	32.5
Phillies	31	61	.337	30.5

Games

Superbas 6, Cubs 2

Cubs 6, Superbas 5

Reds 6, Beaneaters 0

Beaneaters 4, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Kelley	6
2	Ed Abbaticchio	4
2	Frank Chance	4
2	Cy Seymour	4
5	11 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Chance	1
1	Frank Isbell	1
1	Cy Seymour	1
1	Harry Steinfeldt	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Chance	4
1	Sammy Strang	4
3	Bill Dahlen	3
3	Cozy Dolan	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ed Abbaticchio	2
1	Chub Aubrey	2
1	Frank Chance	2
1	Duff Cooley	2
1	Joe Kelley	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Noodles Hahn	1.33
2	Davey Dunkle	0.50
2	Earl Moore	0.50
2	Bill Phillips	0.50
5	Doc White	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Dinneen	1
1	Noodles Hahn	1
1	Earl Moore	1
1	Togie Pittinger	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Noodles Hahn	8
2	Bill Phillips	5
2	Togie Pittinger	5
2	Doc White	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Taylor	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Clarke	.359
2	Roger Bresnahan	.353
3	Honus Wagner	.349
4	Nap Lajoie	.343
5	Cy Seymour	.338

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	73
2	Buck Freeman	71
3	Honus Wagner	70
4	Socks Seybold	69
5	Charlie Carr	68

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	52
2	Frank Chance	48
3	Sam Mertes	36
4	Sammy Strang	34
4	Honus Wagner	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.54
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	3 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	132

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	.478
2	Elmer Flick	.431
3	Hunter Hill	.429
4	Frank Chance	.421
5	Fred Clarke	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Seymour	4
2	Pat Moran	3
3	Mike Donlin	2
4	Ginger Beaumont	1
4	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	14
2	Frank Chance	12
2	Sam Crawford	12
2	Charlie Hickman	12
2	Cy Seymour	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	10
2	Jimmy Sheckard	9
3	Willie Keeler	8
4	Sam Mertes	7
5	4 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Willie Sudhoff	0.00
2	Watty Lee	0.39
3	Earl Moore	0.40
4	Frank Kitson	0.67
5	Jack Chesbro	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Earl Moore	5
2	Bill Dinneen	4
2	Ned Garvin	4
2	Noodles Hahn	4
2	Christy Mathewson	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	42
2	Christy Mathewson	33
3	Earl Moore	26
4	Bill Dinneen	23
4	3 others tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Patterson	1
1	Jack Taylor	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Chance	.414
2	Jimmy Barrett	.383
3	Ed Gremminger	.378
4	Cy Seymour	.373
5	Jake Beckley	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Seymour	5
2	Pat Moran	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	Buck Freeman	21
2	Jimmy Williams	21
5	3 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	16
2	Jimmy Sheckard	14
3	Willie Keeler	11
3	Sammy Strang	11
5	Jack Doyle	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	0.63
2	Willie Sudhoff	0.76
3	Frank Kitson	1.05
4	Tom Hughes	1.53
5	Bill Donovan	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Noodles Hahn	7
1	Earl Moore	7
1	Willie Sudhoff	7
4	Addie Joss	6
4	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	80
2	Christy Mathewson	73
3	Jack Powell	48
4	Addie Joss	47
5	Earl Moore	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Duggleby	1
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	Carl Lundgren	1
1	Casey Patten	1
1	5 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.354
2	Nap Lajoie	.352
3	Fred Clarke	.349
4	Jake Beckley	.342
5	Cy Seymour	.340

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	110
2	Charlie Hickman	104
3	Honus Wagner	98
4	Socks Seybold	95
5	2 tied	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	61
2	Frank Chance	57
3	Honus Wagner	51
4	Sam Mertes	50
4	Sammy Strang	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.84
2	Willie Sudhoff	1.85
3	Bill Bernhard	1.89
4	Doc White	1.96
5	Bill Donovan	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	32
2	Joe McGinnity	29
3	Cy Young	27
4	Bill Dinneen	26
4	2 others tied	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	363
2	Christy Mathewson	253
3	Bill Donovan	185
4	Cy Young	178
5	Jack Chesbro	167

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