On This Day

Friday, August 28, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 70 39 .642 --
Naps 61 47 .565 8.5
Athletics 60 51 .541 11.0
Highlanders 53 52 .505 15.0
Tigers 54 53 .505 15.0
Browns 49 57 .462 19.5
White Sox 50 60 .455 20.5
Senators 35 73 .324 34.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 73 37 .664 --
Giants 67 46 .593 7.5
Cubs 65 46 .586 8.5
Reds 60 49 .550 12.5
Superbas 54 55 .495 18.5
Beaneaters 46 61 .430 25.5
Cardinals 38 74 .339 36.0
Phillies 33 68 .327 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Gilbert 3
1 Jimmy Slagle 3
1 Homer Smoot 3
4 Jake Beckley 2
4 13 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pat Moran 3
2 Jake Beckley 2
2 Tommy Leach 2
4 Charlie Babb 1
4 13 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chub Aubrey 1
1 Frank Chance 1
1 Tommy Corcoran 1
1 Billy Gilbert 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Christy Mathewson 0.79
2 Deacon Phillippe 0.75
3 Jake Weimer 0.40
4 Noodles Hahn 0.29
5 Chappie McFarland 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Noodles Hahn 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Deacon Phillippe 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 11
2 Deacon Phillippe 6
3 Noodles Hahn 4
4 Chappie McFarland 3
5 Jake Weimer 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Bresnahan .356
2 Fred Clarke .355
3 Honus Wagner .353
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 Sam Mertes 77
4 Honus Wagner 76
5 Socks Seybold 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 52
2 Frank Chance 51
3 Sam Mertes 39
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 26
2 Joe McGinnity 24
3 Cy Young 23
4 Rube Waddell 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 302
2 Christy Mathewson 229
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 Ned Garvin 2
2 6 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kid Gleason .472
2 Elmer Flick .419
3 Nap Lajoie .413
4 Joe Kelley .405
5 Johnny Evers .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 17
2 Buck Freeman 15
2 Nap Lajoie 15
4 Charlie Hickman 13
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Bresnahan 7
1 Willie Keeler 7
3 Jimmy Callahan 6
3 Bill Dahlen 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Ewing 0.50
2 Sam Leever 0.71
3 Earl Moore 1.00
3 Addie Joss 1.00
5 Davey Dunkle 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 5
2 Earl Moore 4
2 Henry Schmidt 4
2 Cy Young 4
5 10 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 38
2 Christy Mathewson 32
3 Ned Garvin 28
3 Joe McGinnity 28
5 Jack Powell 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ned Garvin 1
1 Roscoe Miller 1
1 George Mullin 1
1 Al Orth 1
1 3 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Patsy Donovan .405
2 Harry Wolverton .394
3 Patsy Dougherty .386
4 Cy Seymour .385
5 Frank Chance .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Seymour 5
2 Pat Moran 4
3 Frank Chance 2
3 Jack Chesbro 2
3 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 27
2 Nap Lajoie 23
3 Sam Mertes 22
4 Frank Chance 21
5 Charlie Hickman 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 14
2 Willie Keeler 11
2 Sam Mertes 11
4 Roger Bresnahan 10
4 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Sudhoff 1.01
2 Earl Moore 1.01
3 Jack Powell 1.17
4 Frank Kitson 1.30
5 Addie Joss 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 9
2 Addie Joss 7
2 Frank Kitson 7
2 Earl Moore 7
5 4 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 80
2 Rube Waddell 72
3 Joe McGinnity 47
4 Jack Powell 44
5 Addie Joss 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ned Garvin 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 .357
2 Nap Lajoie .355
3 Honus Wagner .353
4 Roger Bresnahan .341
5 Cy Seymour .339

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 112
2 Charlie Hickman 108
3 Sam Mertes 98
4 Socks Seybold 94
5 Honus Wagner 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 60
2 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 Willie Sudhoff 1.92
4 Bill Bernhard 1.96
5 Doc White 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 32
2 Joe McGinnity 29
3 Cy Young 28
4 Christy Mathewson 27
5 Willie Sudhoff 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 367
2 Christy Mathewson 269
3 Cy Young 185
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 Ned Garvin 2
2 7 others tied 2