On This Day

Sunday, August 30, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 71 39 .645 --
Naps 63 48 .568 8.5
Athletics 60 51 .541 11.5
Highlanders 53 52 .505 15.5
Tigers 55 54 .505 15.5
Browns 50 59 .459 20.5
White Sox 51 61 .455 21.0
Senators 35 74 .321 35.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 76 37 .673 --
Giants 67 46 .593 9.0
Cubs 66 46 .589 9.5
Reds 60 50 .545 14.5
Superbas 54 55 .495 20.0
Beaneaters 46 61 .430 27.0
Cardinals 38 77 .330 39.0
Phillies 33 68 .327 37.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nap Lajoie 5
2 Elmer Flick 4
2 Emmet Heidrick 4
4 John Gochnaur 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hickman 1
1 Nap Lajoie 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 6
2 Charlie Hickman 4
3 Danny Green 3
3 Fielder Jones 3
5 2 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Bay 2
1 Elmer Flick 2
1 Danny Green 2
4 Fred Abbott 1
4 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Mullin 1.43
2 Red Donahue 0.44
3 Frank Kitson 0.36
4 Ed Siever 0.31
4 Willie Sudhoff 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Doheny 1
1 Red Donahue 1
1 Addie Joss 1
1 George Mullin 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Mullin 10
2 Frank Kitson 5
3 Red Donahue 4
3 Bob Ewing 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .359
2 Roger Bresnahan .356
3 Nap Lajoie .353
4 Fred Clarke .350
5 Cy Seymour .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hickman 10
2 Buck Freeman 9
3 Mike Donlin 7
3 Sam Mertes 7
3 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 85
2 Buck Freeman 81
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
3 Honus Wagner 39
5 Sammy Strang 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.58
2 Bill Donovan 1.95
3 Cy Young 1.95
4 Willie Sudhoff 1.96
5 Doc White 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 26
2 Joe McGinnity 24
2 Cy Young 24
4 Rube Waddell 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 302
2 Christy Mathewson 229
3 Cy Young 156
4 Bill Donovan 146
5 George Mullin 142

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 Nap Lajoie .417
3 Willie Keeler .415
4 Honus Wagner .410
5 Frank Chance .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hickman 3
1 Cy Seymour 3
3 Frank Chance 2
3 Fred Clarke 2
5 17 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 19
2 Sam Mertes 16
3 Buck Freeman 15
4 Charlie Hickman 14
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Callahan 7
1 Danny Green 7
3 Harry Bay 6
3 Roger Bresnahan 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 0.73
2 Sam Leever 0.95
3 Bill Donovan 1.33
3 Bob Ewing 1.33
3 Earl Moore 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 5
2 Addie Joss 4
2 George Mullin 4
2 Cy Young 4
5 6 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 32
1 Rube Waddell 32
3 Jack Powell 27
4 George Mullin 21
5 Eddie Plank 20

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 Cy Seymour .398
2 Frank Chance .383
3 Honus Wagner .368
4 Jack Doyle .366
5 Elmer Flick .359

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 29
2 Buck Freeman 27
3 Charlie Hickman 24
4 Frank Chance 22
4 Sam Mertes 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 13
2 Harry Bay 11
3 Jimmy Callahan 10
3 Danny Green 10
3 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.01
2 Jack Powell 1.03
3 Cy Young 1.41
4 Willie Sudhoff 1.61
5 Addie Joss 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 9
2 Addie Joss 8
3 Earl Moore 7
4 Noodles Hahn 6
4 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 80
2 Rube Waddell 68
3 Jack Powell 54
4 Joe McGinnity 45
5 Addie Joss 43

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 Nap Lajoie .360
2 Fred Clarke .359
3 Honus Wagner .358
4 Roger Bresnahan .341
5 Cy Seymour .339

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 113
2 Charlie Hickman 111
3 Sam Mertes 96
4 Socks Seybold 94
5 Honus Wagner 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 60
2 Jimmy Sheckard 59
3 Sam Mertes 48
4 Honus Wagner 47
5 Sammy Strang 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.68
2 Bill Donovan 1.84
3 Bill Bernhard 1.96
4 Willie Sudhoff 2.01
5 Cy Young 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 31
2 Joe McGinnity 29
2 Cy Young 29
4 Christy Mathewson 27
5 Willie Sudhoff 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 360
2 Christy Mathewson 269
3 Cy Young 189
4 Bill Donovan 179
5 Joe McGinnity 163

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