On This Day

Monday, August 24, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	68	39	.636	--
Naps	60	46	.566	7.5
Athletics	59	49	.546	9.5
Highlanders	52	51	.505	14.0
Tigers	53	52	.505	14.0
Browns	49	56	.467	18.0
White Sox	49	59	.454	19.5
Senators	34	72	.321	33.5

Games

White Sox 9, Highlanders 5

Naps 3, Athletics 0

Senators 6, Tigers 4

Senators 3, Tigers 2

Browns 5, Americans 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	70	37	.654	--
Cubs	65	44	.596	6.0
Giants	64	44	.593	6.5
Reds	58	49	.542	12.0
Superbas	52	55	.486	18.0
Beaneaters	44	58	.431	23.5
Cardinals	38	73	.342	34.0
Phillies	33	64	.340	32.0

Games

Reds 4, Superbas 3

Cardinals 6, Beaneaters 4

Cubs 7, Giants 3

Giants 8, Cubs 1

Pirates 2, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Evers	4
2	Ginger Beaumont	3
2	Roger Bresnahan	3
2	George Browne	3
2	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hickman	1
1	Pat Moran	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	7
2	Lee Tannehill	4
3	Sam Crawford	3
3	Danny Green	3
3	Johnny Kling	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Magoon	2
1	Jimmy Slagle	2
3	Charlie Babb	1
3	Harry Bay	1
3	16 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Addie Joss	2.50
2	Jack Powell	1.17
3	Frank Kitson	1.00
4	Eddie Plank	0.83
5	Joe McGinnity	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Addie Joss	1
1	Watty Lee	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe McGinnity	9
2	Jack Powell	7
3	Addie Joss	5
3	Frank Kitson	5
3	Eddie Plank	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Orth	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Bresnahan	.358
2	Honus Wagner	.353
3	Fred Clarke	.350
4	Nap Lajoie	.348
5	Cy Seymour	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	9
1	Charlie Hickman	9
3	Mike Donlin	7
3	Sam Mertes	7
3	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	79
1	Charlie Hickman	79
3	Honus Wagner	75
4	Sam Mertes	72
5	Charlie Carr	70

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	52
2	Frank Chance	50
3	Sam Mertes	38
4	Honus Wagner	35
5	Sammy Strang	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.56
2	Willie Sudhoff	1.87
3	Bill Donovan	1.94
4	Cy Young	2.02
5	Doc White	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	25
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	215
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	5 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Chance	.432
2	Elmer Flick	.423
3	Cozy Dolan	.409
4	Willie Keeler	.408
5	Cy Seymour	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pat Moran	4
2	Cy Seymour	3
3	Frank Chance	2
3	Fred Clarke	2
3	Charlie Hickman	2

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Bay	8
1	Willie Keeler	8
3	Charlie Babb	7
3	Frank Chance	7
3	Sam Mertes	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Ewing	0.50
2	Earl Moore	0.80
3	Addie Joss	1.20
4	Rube Kisinger	1.42
5	Watty Lee	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	6
2	Addie Joss	5
2	Earl Moore	5
2	Cy Young	5
5	Bob Wicker	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	44
2	Christy Mathewson	36
3	Jack Powell	27
4	Addie Joss	26
5	Earl Moore	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roscoe Miller	1
1	George Mullin	1
1	Al Orth	1
1	Roy Patterson	1
1	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Chance	.404
2	Cy Seymour	.402
3	Ed Gremminger	.392
4	Patsy Dougherty	.390
5	Patsy Donovan	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Seymour	6
2	Charlie Hickman	4
2	Pat Moran	4
4	Frank Chance	2
4	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	28
2	Charlie Hickman	26
2	Nap Lajoie	26
4	Charlie Carr	22
4	2 others tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	15
2	Jimmy Sheckard	13
3	Harry Bay	11
3	Willie Keeler	11
5	5 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	0.89
2	Frank Kitson	1.27
3	Willie Sudhoff	1.39
4	Watty Lee	1.47
5	Frank Owen	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	8
2	Addie Joss	7
2	Frank Kitson	7
2	Earl Moore	7
2	Willie Sudhoff	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	87
2	Christy Mathewson	72
3	Jack Powell	53
4	Addie Joss	43
4	Joe McGinnity	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Duggleby	1
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	Carl Lundgren	1
1	Roscoe Miller	1
1	8 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.355
2	Fred Clarke	.355
3	Honus Wagner	.355
4	Charlie Hickman	.341
5	Ginger Beaumont	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	14
2	Charlie Hickman	12
3	Hobe Ferris	10
4	Pat Moran	8
4	Socks Seybold	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	117
2	Charlie Hickman	109
3	Honus Wagner	98
4	Sam Mertes	96
5	Bill Keister	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	60
2	Frank Chance	59
3	Sam Mertes	50
4	Sammy Strang	46
4	Honus Wagner	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.65
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	27
5	Willie Sudhoff	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	367
2	Christy Mathewson	261
3	Cy Young	186
4	Bill Donovan	181
5	Eddie Plank	168

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roscoe Miller	3
2	Bill Dinneen	2
2	Bill Duggleby	2
2	Sam Leever	2
2	6 others tied	2