On This Day

Saturday, August 22, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	66	38	.635	--
Naps	59	46	.562	7.5
Athletics	59	48	.551	8.5
Tigers	53	50	.515	12.5
Highlanders	51	49	.510	13.0
Browns	48	54	.471	17.0
White Sox	47	58	.448	19.5
Senators	32	72	.308	34.0

Games

Highlanders 9, White Sox 6

Naps 11, Athletics 3

Tigers 3, Senators 0

Browns 2, Americans 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	70	37	.654	--
Cubs	64	43	.598	6.0
Giants	63	43	.594	6.5
Reds	57	49	.538	12.5
Superbas	52	54	.491	17.5
Beaneaters	44	57	.436	23.0
Phillies	33	64	.340	32.0
Cardinals	37	73	.336	34.5

Games

Superbas 7, Reds 4

Reds 4, Superbas 1

Beaneaters 6, Cardinals 1

Cubs 8, Giants 3

Pirates 6, Phillies 4

Pirates 7, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Honus Wagner	5
2	Freddy Parent	4
2	Claude Ritchey	4
4	Shad Barry	3
4	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Chance	1
1	Fred Clarke	1
1	Charlie Hickman	1
1	Jesse Tannehill	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	4
1	Nap Lajoie	4
3	Kitty Bransfield	3
3	Frank Chance	3
3	Lefty Davis	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Bay	2
1	Cozy Dolan	2
1	Danny Green	2
1	Sam Mertes	2
5	18 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Ewing	1.00
2	Earl Moore	0.86
3	Bill Dinneen	0.83
4	Jake Weimer	0.78
5	Noodles Hahn	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Doheny	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Earl Moore	1
1	George Mullin	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Ewing	8
2	Noodles Hahn	7
2	Jesse Tannehill	7
2	Jake Weimer	7
5	Earl Moore	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Bresnahan	.357
2	Fred Clarke	.356
3	Honus Wagner	.352
4	Nap Lajoie	.346
5	Cy Seymour	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	9
2	Charlie Hickman	8
3	Mike Donlin	7
3	Sam Mertes	7
3	Cy Seymour	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	78
2	Buck Freeman	77
3	Honus Wagner	75
4	Charlie Carr	69
4	Socks Seybold	69

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	52
2	Frank Chance	50
3	Sam Mertes	38
4	Sammy Strang	34
4	Honus Wagner	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.56
2	Willie Sudhoff	1.79
3	Barney Wolfe	1.93
4	Bill Donovan	1.94
5	Doc White	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	24
2	Joe McGinnity	23
3	Cy Young	22
4	Rube Waddell	21
5	4 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	302
2	Christy Mathewson	212
3	Cy Young	147
4	Bill Donovan	141
5	Earl Moore	138

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roscoe Miller	3
2	Bill Dinneen	2
2	Bill Duggleby	2
2	Carl Lundgren	2
2	4 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Chance	.467
2	Elmer Flick	.444
3	Willie Keeler	.403
4	Cy Seymour	.382
5	Fred Clarke	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Seymour	4
2	Pat Moran	3
3	Frank Chance	2
3	Fred Clarke	2
5	17 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Chance	17
1	Buck Freeman	17
3	Nap Lajoie	15
4	Charlie Hickman	14
5	Kitty Bransfield	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	11
2	Sam Mertes	9
3	Willie Keeler	8
3	Jimmy Sheckard	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Watty Lee	0.39
2	Bob Ewing	0.50
3	Willie Sudhoff	0.68
4	Earl Moore	0.80
5	Frank Kitson	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	5
1	Earl Moore	5
3	Addie Joss	4
3	Sam Leever	4
3	2 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	44
2	Christy Mathewson	33
3	Jack Powell	27
4	Earl Moore	25
5	Ned Garvin	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roscoe Miller	1
1	George Mullin	1
1	Roy Patterson	1
1	Barney Pelty	1
1	Jack Taylor	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Chance	.411
2	Ed Gremminger	.392
3	Cy Seymour	.384
4	Fred Clarke	.380
5	Patsy Donovan	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Seymour	6
2	Mike Donlin	3
2	Charlie Hickman	3
2	Pat Moran	3
5	10 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	27
2	Charlie Hickman	26
3	Nap Lajoie	25
4	Frank Chance	23
5	Charlie Carr	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	16
2	Jimmy Sheckard	13
3	Willie Keeler	12
4	Jimmy Callahan	11
4	Sammy Strang	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Willie Sudhoff	0.88
2	Earl Moore	0.89
3	Frank Kitson	1.17
4	Doc White	1.50
5	Frank Owen	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Willie Sudhoff	8
2	Noodles Hahn	7
2	Addie Joss	7
2	Frank Kitson	7
2	3 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	93
2	Christy Mathewson	75
3	Addie Joss	47
4	Jack Powell	46
5	Bill Dinneen	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Duggleby	1
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	Carl Lundgren	1
1	Roscoe Miller	1
1	7 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.357
2	Nap Lajoie	.357
3	Fred Clarke	.353
4	Ginger Beaumont	.342
5	Cy Seymour	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	14
2	Charlie Hickman	11
3	Hobe Ferris	10
4	Socks Seybold	8
5	7 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	115
2	Charlie Hickman	109
3	Honus Wagner	100
4	Tommy Leach	99
5	Lave Cross	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	60
2	Frank Chance	59
3	Sam Mertes	51
4	Honus Wagner	50
5	Sammy Strang	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.84
2	Willie Sudhoff	1.86
3	Bill Bernhard	1.89
4	Doc White	1.96
5	Bill Donovan	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	33
2	Joe McGinnity	28
2	Cy Young	28
4	Christy Mathewson	26
4	Willie Sudhoff	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	372
2	Christy Mathewson	258
3	Cy Young	184
4	Bill Donovan	181
5	2 tied	163

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roscoe Miller	3
2	Bill Dinneen	2
2	Bill Duggleby	2
2	Sam Leever	2
2	5 others tied	2