On This Day

Saturday, September 5, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	75	40	.652	--
Naps	65	53	.551	11.5
Athletics	60	54	.526	14.5
Highlanders	57	53	.518	15.5
Tigers	58	55	.513	16.0
White Sox	53	62	.461	22.0
Browns	53	62	.461	22.0
Senators	37	79	.319	38.5

Games

Americans 12, Athletics 1

White Sox 2, Naps 1

Highlanders 10, Senators 3

Tigers 7, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	81	37	.686	--
Giants	73	48	.603	9.5
Cubs	70	48	.593	11.0
Reds	61	55	.526	19.0
Superbas	59	58	.504	21.5
Beaneaters	48	68	.414	32.0
Phillies	37	73	.336	40.0
Cardinals	39	81	.325	43.0

Games

Giants 3, Superbas 1

Phillies 6, Beaneaters 6

Cubs 3, Cardinals 2

Cubs 6, Cardinals 4

Pirates 7, Reds 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Patsy Dougherty	5
2	Ginger Beaumont	4
2	Johnny Kling	4
2	Jack O'Brien	4
5	8 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	1
1	Jack O'Brien	1
1	Joe Tinker	1
1	Jimmy Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	4
2	Jake Beckley	3
2	Jack O'Brien	3
2	Jimmy Williams	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ginger Beaumont	1
1	Monte Beville	1
1	Jimmy Burke	1
1	Frank Chance	1
1	21 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Christy Mathewson	2.50
2	Bill Dinneen	0.71
3	Carl Lundgren	0.38
4	John Skopec	0.33
5	Willie Sudhoff	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Dinneen	1
1	Carl Lundgren	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	Roy Patterson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Andy Coakley	5
1	Bill Dinneen	5
1	Carl Lundgren	5
1	Christy Mathewson	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Doheny	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Bresnahan	.365
2	Honus Wagner	.362
3	Nap Lajoie	.352
4	Fred Clarke	.349
5	Ginger Beaumont	.337

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	85
3	Sam Mertes	82
4	Honus Wagner	80
5	Sam Crawford	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	59
2	Frank Chance	53
3	Sam Mertes	43
4	Honus Wagner	42
5	Sammy Strang	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.74
2	Cy Young	1.94
3	Bill Donovan	1.95
4	Doc White	2.11
5	Bill Bernhard	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	28
2	Christy Mathewson	27
3	Cy Young	25
4	Sam Leever	21
4	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	302
2	Christy Mathewson	242
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	Ed Doheny	2
2	Bill Duggleby	2
2	7 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.481
2	Topsy Hartsel	.471
3	Willie Keeler	.429
4	Nap Lajoie	.420
5	Jimmy Slagle	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hickman	3
2	Danny Green	2
3	Frank Bowerman	1
3	Bill Bradley	1
3	28 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	17
1	Jimmy Sheckard	17
3	Nap Lajoie	15
4	Jack Doyle	14
5	Charlie Hickman	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Powell	0.51
2	Bill Dinneen	0.79
3	Cy Young	0.87
4	George Mullin	0.88
5	Ed Killian	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	5
2	Ed Doheny	4
2	Henry Schmidt	4
4	Tom Hughes	3
4	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe McGinnity	33
2	Jack Powell	31
3	Christy Mathewson	30
4	George Mullin	23
5	Ned Garvin	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Doheny	1
1	Ned Garvin	1
1	Jim Hackett	1
1	Al Orth	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.396
2	Cy Seymour	.394
3	Willie Keeler	.393
4	Frank Chance	.384
5	John Ganzel	.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	Buck Freeman	28
1	Nap Lajoie	28
3	Jack Doyle	27
4	Charlie Hickman	25
5	3 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	16
2	Frank Chance	14
2	Sam Mertes	14
4	Roger Bresnahan	12
5	2 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Killian	0.96
2	Jack Powell	1.29
3	Addie Joss	1.57
4	Sam Leever	1.58
5	Cy Young	1.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	9
2	Joe McGinnity	7
2	Cy Young	7
4	Ned Garvin	6
4	6 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	73
2	Jack Powell	58
3	Joe McGinnity	55
4	Ned Garvin	44
4	Rube Waddell	44

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Doheny	1
1	Ned Garvin	1
1	Jim Hackett	1
1	Roscoe Miller	1
1	5 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.365
2	Fred Clarke	.364
3	Nap Lajoie	.354
4	Roger Bresnahan	.349
5	Ginger Beaumont	.347

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	112
2	Charlie Hickman	98
3	Sam Mertes	97
4	Honus Wagner	92
5	2 tied	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	64
2	Frank Chance	62
3	Honus Wagner	47
4	Sam Mertes	46
4	Sammy Strang	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.82
2	Bill Donovan	1.84
3	Cy Young	2.06
4	Doc White	2.06
5	Bill Dinneen	2.09

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	345
2	Christy Mathewson	280
3	Cy Young	189
4	Bill Donovan	179
5	Joe McGinnity	178

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roscoe Miller	3
2	Bill Dinneen	2
2	Ed Doheny	2
2	Bill Duggleby	2
2	8 others tied	2