On This Day

Friday, September 4, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	74	40	.649	--
Naps	65	52	.556	10.5
Athletics	60	53	.531	13.5
Highlanders	56	53	.514	15.5
Tigers	57	55	.509	16.0
Browns	53	61	.465	21.0
White Sox	52	62	.456	22.0
Senators	37	78	.322	37.5

Games

Tigers 11, Naps 3

Senators 8, Highlanders 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	80	37	.684	--
Giants	72	48	.600	9.5
Cubs	68	48	.586	11.5
Reds	61	54	.530	18.0
Superbas	59	57	.509	20.5
Beaneaters	48	68	.414	31.5
Phillies	37	73	.336	39.5
Cardinals	39	79	.331	41.5

Games

Giants 7, Superbas 6

Superbas 7, Giants 2

Phillies 6, Beaneaters 4

Phillies 9, Beaneaters 0

Pirates 3, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chub Aubrey	5
1	Billy Lauder	5
3	Sam Crawford	4
3	Kid Gleason	4
3	Billy Lush	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Kid Gleason	1
1	Kip Selbach	1
1	Jimmy Sheckard	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Sheckard	5
2	Billy Lauder	4
3	Boileryard Clarke	3
4	Chub Aubrey	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Babb	2
1	Boileryard Clarke	2
1	Jimmy Ryan	2
1	Jimmy Sheckard	2
1	George Van Haltren	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ned Garvin	0.86
2	Casey Patten	0.75
3	Frank Kitson	0.50
4	John Malarkey	0.45
5	Sam Leever	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Duggleby	1
1	Frank Kitson	1
1	Sam Leever	1
1	Joe McGinnity	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ned Garvin	6
1	Casey Patten	6
3	John Malarkey	5
3	Fred Mitchell	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Bresnahan	.365
2	Honus Wagner	.359
3	Nap Lajoie	.353
4	Fred Clarke	.351
5	Cy Seymour	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hickman	10
2	Buck Freeman	9
3	Mike Donlin	7
3	Sam Mertes	7
3	4 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	87
2	Buck Freeman	83
3	Sam Mertes	81
4	Honus Wagner	79
5	Socks Seybold	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	59
2	Frank Chance	52
3	Sam Mertes	42
4	Honus Wagner	41
5	Sammy Strang	36

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.74
2	Cy Young	1.94
3	Bill Donovan	1.95
4	Willie Sudhoff	1.96
5	Doc White	2.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	28
2	Christy Mathewson	26
3	Cy Young	25
4	Sam Leever	21
4	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	302
2	Christy Mathewson	237
3	Cy Young	165
4	Bill Donovan	156
5	Joe McGinnity	154

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	Willie Keeler	.469
2	Honus Wagner	.456
3	Jimmy Slagle	.432
4	Bill Bradley	.415
5	Nap Lajoie	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hickman	3
2	Danny Green	2
2	Joe Kelley	2
4	Frank Bowerman	1
4	26 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	18
2	Jack Doyle	16
2	Sam Mertes	16
2	Jimmy Sheckard	16
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Roger Bresnahan	8
2	Bill Dahlen	7
2	Jimmy Sheckard	7
2	Jimmy Slagle	7
2	Honus Wagner	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Powell	0.51
2	George Mullin	0.85
3	Cy Young	0.90
3	Ed Killian	0.90
5	Bill Dinneen	1.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	5
2	Ed Doheny	4
2	Henry Schmidt	4
2	Cy Young	4
5	6 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	34
1	Joe McGinnity	34
3	Jack Powell	31
4	Cy Young	24
5	George Mullin	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ned Garvin	1
1	Jim Hackett	1
1	George Mullin	1
1	Al Orth	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.404
2	Willie Keeler	.393
3	Honus Wagner	.387
4	John Ganzel	.385
5	Frank Chance	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Seymour	5
2	Pat Moran	4
3	Charlie Hickman	3
4	Bill Bradley	2
4	10 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	28
2	Jack Doyle	27
3	Buck Freeman	26
3	Charlie Hickman	26
5	2 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	16
2	Frank Chance	14
3	Sam Mertes	13
4	Harry Bay	12
4	Roger Bresnahan	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Powell	1.29
2	Earl Moore	1.52
3	Addie Joss	1.57
4	Cy Young	1.58
5	Willie Sudhoff	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	8
2	Joe McGinnity	7
2	Earl Moore	7
2	Cy Young	7
5	5 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	68
2	Jack Powell	58
3	Joe McGinnity	55
3	Rube Waddell	55
5	Ned Garvin	44

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ned Garvin	1
1	Jim Hackett	1
1	Roscoe Miller	1
1	George Mullin	1
1	4 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Clarke	.367
2	Honus Wagner	.360
3	Nap Lajoie	.354
4	Roger Bresnahan	.349
5	Ginger Beaumont	.340

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	111
2	Charlie Hickman	103
3	Sam Mertes	97
4	Socks Seybold	92
5	Honus Wagner	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	65
2	Frank Chance	61
3	Sam Mertes	47
4	Honus Wagner	46
5	Sammy Strang	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Donovan	1.78
2	Earl Moore	1.87
3	Willie Sudhoff	1.98
4	Cy Young	2.06
5	Doc White	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	33
2	Rube Waddell	29
3	Cy Young	28
4	Christy Mathewson	27
5	4 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	346
2	Christy Mathewson	275
3	Cy Young	189
4	Bill Donovan	183
5	Joe McGinnity	178

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