On This Day

Wednesday, August 26, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	69	39	.639	--
Naps	61	47	.565	8.0
Athletics	60	50	.545	10.0
Tigers	54	53	.505	14.5
Highlanders	52	52	.500	15.0
Browns	49	57	.462	19.0
White Sox	50	60	.455	20.0
Senators	35	72	.327	33.5

Games

Naps 12, Browns 4

Tigers 4, White Sox 3

Senators 2, Highlanders 1

Americans 3, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	72	37	.661	--
Cubs	65	44	.596	7.0
Giants	65	45	.591	7.5
Reds	58	49	.542	13.0
Superbas	53	55	.491	18.5
Beaneaters	45	59	.433	24.5
Cardinals	38	73	.342	35.0
Phillies	33	67	.330	34.5

Games

Superbas 5, Phillies 3

Beaneaters 6, Giants 5

Giants 3, Beaneaters 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Bradley	4
2	Harry Bay	3
2	George Browne	3
2	Charlie Dexter	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Bowerman	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Bradley	4
2	Nap Lajoie	3
3	Duff Cooley	2
3	Jack Doyle	2
3	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Dahlen	2
2	Shad Barry	1
2	Harry Bemis	1
2	Roger Bresnahan	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pat Carney	0.75
2	Jack Cronin	0.73
3	Chief Bender	0.70
4	Roy Patterson	0.50
5	John Skopec	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Cronin	1
1	Bill Dinneen	1
1	Davey Dunkle	1
1	Ned Garvin	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Cronin	8
2	Chief Bender	7
3	Pat Carney	6
4	Ned Garvin	5
4	John Skopec	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Clarke	.356
2	Roger Bresnahan	.355
3	Honus Wagner	.354
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	3 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	81
2	Buck Freeman	80
3	Honus Wagner	76
4	Sam Mertes	73
4	Socks Seybold	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	52
2	Frank Chance	50
3	Sam Mertes	38
4	Honus Wagner	36
5	Sammy Strang	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.58
2	Willie Sudhoff	1.87
3	Bill Donovan	1.95
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	Earl Moore	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	302
2	Christy Mathewson	218
3	Cy Young	152
4	Bill Donovan	146
5	Earl Moore	140

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	Nap Lajoie	.414
3	Cozy Dolan	.409
4	Cy Seymour	.404
5	Ed Gremminger	.397

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	Nap Lajoie	19
2	Frank Chance	17
3	Buck Freeman	15
3	Charlie Hickman	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Babb	7
1	Harry Bay	7
1	Frank Chance	7
1	Willie Keeler	7
5	6 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Ewing	0.50
2	Earl Moore	1.00
2	Addie Joss	1.00
4	Davey Dunkle	1.38
5	Frank Owen	1.40

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	38
2	Christy Mathewson	31
3	Ned Garvin	27
3	Jack Powell	27
5	2 tied	22

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	Patsy Donovan	.407
2	Cy Seymour	.406
3	Frank Chance	.395
4	Ed Gremminger	.381
5	Patsy Dougherty	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Seymour	6
2	Pat Moran	4
3	Charlie Hickman	3
4	Frank Chance	2
4	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	28
2	Charlie Hickman	25
2	Nap Lajoie	25
4	Frank Chance	21
5	Jack Doyle	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	14
2	Jimmy Sheckard	13
3	Willie Keeler	11
4	Harry Bay	10
4	4 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.01
2	Frank Kitson	1.30
3	Jack Powell	1.38
4	Willie Sudhoff	1.39
5	Watty Lee	1.47

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	78
2	Christy Mathewson	75
3	Jack Powell	46
4	Addie Joss	43
5	Bill Dinneen	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Duggleby	1
1	Roscoe Miller	1
1	George Mullin	1
1	Al Orth	1
1	4 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Clarke	.363
2	Honus Wagner	.358
3	Nap Lajoie	.355
4	Ginger Beaumont	.339
5	Roger Bresnahan	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	13
2	Charlie Hickman	12
3	Hobe Ferris	10
4	Socks Seybold	9
5	Pat Moran	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	116
2	Charlie Hickman	110
3	Honus Wagner	98
4	Sam Mertes	97
5	Socks Seybold	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	59
1	Jimmy Sheckard	59
3	Sam Mertes	50
4	Sammy Strang	45
4	Honus Wagner	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.66
2	Bill Donovan	1.84
3	Bill Bernhard	1.92
4	Willie Sudhoff	1.92
5	Doc White	2.04

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	264
3	Cy Young	186
4	Bill Donovan	179
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