On This Day

Wednesday, September 9, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	78	42	.650	--
Naps	69	55	.556	11.0
Highlanders	61	54	.530	14.5
Athletics	62	56	.525	15.0
Tigers	59	58	.504	17.5
Browns	57	64	.471	21.5
White Sox	54	65	.454	23.5
Senators	37	83	.308	41.0

Games

Americans 9, Senators 4

Americans 3, Senators 2

Browns 6, Naps 0

Naps 2, Browns 1

Highlanders 4, Athletics 0

Highlanders 6, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	83	40	.675	--
Giants	74	49	.602	9.0
Cubs	73	50	.593	10.0
Reds	64	57	.529	18.0
Superbas	61	60	.504	21.0
Beaneaters	52	71	.423	31.0
Phillies	39	76	.339	40.0
Cardinals	41	84	.328	43.0

Games

Beaneaters 1, Superbas 0

Superbas 4, Beaneaters 1

Cubs 3, Pirates 1

Reds 18, Cardinals 5

Reds 5, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Cozy Dolan	6
1	Cy Seymour	6
3	Emmet Heidrick	5
3	Jimmy Sheckard	5
5	4 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Sheckard	2
2	Bill Coughlin	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Williams	4
2	Mike Donlin	3
2	Freddy Parent	3
4	Harry Davis	2
4	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Collins	2
1	Wid Conroy	2
1	Sammy Strang	2
4	John Anderson	1
4	19 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Rhoads	1.17
2	Jack Chesbro	1.00
3	Watty Lee	0.83
4	Jack Powell	0.80
4	George Winter	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Clark Griffith	1
1	Noodles Hahn	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Rhoads	7
1	Vic Willis	7
3	Ned Garvin	6
4	Jack Chesbro	5
4	Watty Lee	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Bresnahan	.363
2	Honus Wagner	.360
3	Fred Clarke	.356
4	Nap Lajoie	.343
5	Cy Seymour	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hickman	11
2	Buck Freeman	9
2	Jimmy Sheckard	9
4	Mike Donlin	7
4	5 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	93
2	Buck Freeman	87
3	Sam Mertes	82
4	Honus Wagner	80
5	4 tied	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	61
2	Frank Chance	54
3	Sam Mertes	43
4	Honus Wagner	42
5	Sammy Strang	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.74
2	Bill Donovan	1.99
3	Cy Young	2.03
4	Doc White	2.03
5	Bill Dinneen	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	28
2	Christy Mathewson	27
3	Cy Young	25
4	Sam Leever	22
4	Deacon Phillippe	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	302
2	Christy Mathewson	249
3	Cy Young	166
4	Bill Donovan	159
4	George Mullin	159

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmy Sheckard	.491
2	Roy Thomas	.453
3	Willie Keeler	.439
4	Honus Wagner	.432
5	Sam Crawford	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Sheckard	4
2	Ed Gremminger	2
2	Topsy Hartsel	2
2	Charlie Hickman	2
2	Joe Kelley	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Sheckard	20
2	Jack Doyle	16
3	Charlie Hickman	14
4	Nap Lajoie	12
5	Joe Tinker	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	9
2	Bill Coughlin	7
2	Bill Dahlen	7
4	Roger Bresnahan	6
4	4 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Tannehill	0.33
2	Clark Griffith	0.50
3	Jack Powell	0.51
4	Bill Dinneen	0.52
5	Ed Killian	0.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	5
2	Tom Hughes	4
2	Henry Schmidt	4
4	Jack Chesbro	3
4	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	34
2	George Mullin	29
3	Jack Powell	28
4	Joe McGinnity	27
5	Vic Willis	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clarence Currie	1
1	Ed Doheny	1
1	Ned Garvin	1
1	Jim Hackett	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roy Thomas	.424
2	Willie Keeler	.420
3	Honus Wagner	.406
4	Johnny Evers	.397
5	Cy Seymour	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Sheckard	5
2	Charlie Hickman	4
2	Pat Moran	4
4	Joe Kelley	3
4	Cy Seymour	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	29
2	Nap Lajoie	28
2	Jimmy Sheckard	28
4	Jack Doyle	26
5	Buck Freeman	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	15
2	Harry Bay	13
3	Sam Mertes	12
3	Sammy Strang	12
5	3 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Killian	0.73
2	Rube Kisinger	0.96
3	Jack Powell	1.05
4	Bill Dinneen	1.47
5	George Mullin	1.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	8
2	Tom Hughes	7
2	Henry Schmidt	7
2	Cy Young	7
5	5 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	70
2	Jack Powell	55
3	Joe McGinnity	51
4	Ned Garvin	48
5	Rube Waddell	44

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clarence Currie	1
1	Ed Doheny	1
1	Ned Garvin	1
1	Jim Hackett	1
1	6 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Clarke	.371
2	Honus Wagner	.365
3	Nap Lajoie	.344
4	Roger Bresnahan	.344
5	Cy Seymour	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hickman	13
2	Buck Freeman	12
3	Jimmy Sheckard	11
4	Hobe Ferris	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	108
2	Charlie Hickman	102
3	Sam Mertes	92
4	Honus Wagner	89
5	Sam Crawford	88

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	66
2	Frank Chance	63
3	Sammy Strang	49
4	Honus Wagner	46
5	Sam Mertes	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.75
2	Bill Donovan	1.88
3	Doc White	1.91
4	Bill Bernhard	2.00
5	Bill Dinneen	2.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	32
2	Christy Mathewson	28
3	Cy Young	27
4	Rube Waddell	26
5	Sam Leever	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	337
2	Christy Mathewson	282
3	Cy Young	183
4	Bill Donovan	182
5	Joe McGinnity	177

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roscoe Miller	3
2	Clarence Currie	2
2	Bill Dinneen	2
2	Ed Doheny	2
2	9 others tied	2