On This Day

Sunday, August 23, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 68 38 .642 --
Naps 59 46 .562 8.5
Athletics 59 48 .551 9.5
Tigers 53 50 .515 13.5
Highlanders 52 50 .510 14.0
Browns 48 56 .462 19.0
White Sox 48 59 .449 20.5
Senators 32 72 .308 35.0

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Danny Green 6
2 Jimmy Collins 4
2 Wid Conroy 4
4 Patsy Dougherty 3
4 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Green 1
1 Jake Stahl 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 2
1 John Ganzel 2
1 Danny Green 2
1 Freddy Parent 2
1 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Patsy Dougherty 2
1 Emmet Heidrick 2
3 Hobe Ferris 1
3 Frank Isbell 1
3 Doc White 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Hughes 0.77
2 Ed Siever 0.71
3 Cy Young 0.62
4 Roy Patterson 0.31
5 Harry Howell 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clark Griffith 1
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 Roy Patterson 1
1 Cy Young 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hughes 10
2 Ed Siever 5
2 Cy Young 5
4 Roy Patterson 4
5 3 tied 2

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 Buck Freeman 79
2 Charlie Hickman 78
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 1.87
3 Barney Wolfe 1.93
4 Bill Donovan 1.94
5 Cy Young 2.02

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 302
2 Christy Mathewson 212
3 Cy Young 152
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 .463
2 Elmer Flick .458
3 Willie Keeler .418
4 Nap Lajoie .396
5 Cy Seymour .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Moran 3
1 Cy Seymour 3
3 Frank Chance 2
3 Fred Clarke 2
5 18 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Chance 17
2 Buck Freeman 16
3 Nap Lajoie 15
4 Charlie Hickman 14
5 Kitty Bransfield 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 10
2 Willie Keeler 8
3 Harry Bay 7
3 Sam Mertes 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Watty Lee 0.39
2 Bob Ewing 0.50
3 Earl Moore 0.80
4 Frank Kitson 1.33
5 Addie Joss 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 5
1 Earl Moore 5
1 Cy Young 5
4 Addie Joss 4
4 Bob Wicker 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 44
2 Christy Mathewson 33
3 Earl Moore 25
4 Ned Garvin 24
4 Tom Hughes 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 .425
2 Cy Seymour .398
3 Ed Gremminger .392
4 Fred Clarke .380
5 Patsy Dougherty .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Seymour 6
2 Mike Donlin 3
2 Charlie Hickman 3
2 Pat Moran 3
5 9 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 28
2 Charlie Hickman 25
2 Nap Lajoie 25
4 Charlie Carr 22
4 Frank Chance 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 15
2 Jimmy Sheckard 13
3 Jimmy Callahan 11
3 Willie Keeler 11
3 Sammy Strang 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 0.89
2 Frank Kitson 1.17
3 Willie Sudhoff 1.23
4 Frank Owen 1.83
5 Doc White 1.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Sudhoff 8
2 Noodles Hahn 7
2 Frank Kitson 7
2 Christy Mathewson 7
2 Earl Moore 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 87
2 Christy Mathewson 75
3 Jack Powell 46
4 Bill Dinneen 40
5 2 tied 38

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 Fred Clarke .360
2 Honus Wagner .356
3 Nap Lajoie .354
4 Ginger Beaumont .340
5 Charlie Hickman .338

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 117
2 Charlie Hickman 108
3 Honus Wagner 99
4 Tommy Leach 91
4 Socks Seybold 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 60
2 Frank Chance 59
3 Sam Mertes 51
4 Honus Wagner 47
5 Sammy Strang 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.84
2 Bill Bernhard 1.92
3 Willie Sudhoff 1.92
4 Bill Donovan 1.99
5 Doc White 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 32
2 Cy Young 29
3 Joe McGinnity 28
4 Christy Mathewson 26
4 Willie Sudhoff 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 367
2 Christy Mathewson 258
3 Cy Young 186
4 Bill Donovan 181
5 Eddie Plank 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