Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, September 12, 1903

On This Day

Saturday, September 12, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	81	42	.659	--
Naps	72	56	.563	11.5
Athletics	65	56	.537	15.0
Highlanders	61	57	.517	17.5
Tigers	60	61	.496	20.0
Browns	59	64	.480	22.0
White Sox	54	67	.446	26.0
Senators	37	86	.301	44.0

Games

Americans 10, Highlanders 1

Naps 3, Tigers 2

Naps 4, Tigers 0

Browns 11, White Sox 0

Athletics 5, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	85	41	.675	--
Giants	77	49	.611	8.0
Cubs	73	52	.584	11.5
Reds	65	57	.533	18.0
Superbas	63	61	.508	21.0
Beaneaters	52	72	.419	32.0
Phillies	40	79	.336	41.5
Cardinals	41	85	.325	44.0

Games

Superbas 7, Cubs 5

Reds 8, Beaneaters 5

Pirates 6, Phillies 5

Giants 4, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	John Anderson	3
1	Dave Brain	3
1	George Browne	3
1	Wid Conroy	3
1	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jake Beckley	1
1	Ossee Schrecongost	1
1	Fred Tenney	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Emmet Heidrick	4
2	Fred Clarke	3
2	Tom Hughes	3
2	Harry Wolverton	3
5	7 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Dunleavy	2
1	Jack Hendricks	2
1	Ollie Pickering	2
1	Jimmy Sebring	2
1	Jimmy Sheckard	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Frank Kitson	1.29
2	Bill Donovan	0.70
3	Red Donahue	0.67
4	Jim Hackett	0.50
4	2 others tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Red Donahue	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Kitson	9
2	Bill Donovan	7
3	Bob Ewing	6
3	Jim Hackett	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Ewing	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Bresnahan	.364
2	Honus Wagner	.359
3	Fred Clarke	.357
4	Cy Seymour	.340
5	Nap Lajoie	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hickman	11
2	Buck Freeman	10
3	Jimmy Sheckard	9
4	Mike Donlin	7
4	5 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	94
2	Buck Freeman	90
3	Sam Mertes	85
4	Honus Wagner	81
5	Lave Cross	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	63
2	Frank Chance	57
3	Sam Mertes	43
4	Honus Wagner	42
5	Sammy Strang	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.74
2	Bill Donovan	1.93
3	Cy Young	1.97
4	Willie Sudhoff	2.03
5	Doc White	2.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	29
2	Christy Mathewson	28
3	Cy Young	26
4	Sam Leever	23
4	Deacon Phillippe	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	302
2	Christy Mathewson	254
3	Cy Young	172
4	Bill Donovan	166
4	George Mullin	166

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	Roy Thomas	.492
2	Honus Wagner	.432
3	Johnny Evers	.431
4	Roger Bresnahan	.429
5	Willie Keeler	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Sheckard	4
2	Ed Gremminger	2
2	Topsy Hartsel	2
2	Charlie Hickman	2
2	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Doyle	16
1	Jimmy Sheckard	16
3	Charlie Hickman	13
4	Nap Lajoie	11
4	Joe Tinker	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	11
2	Jack Dunleavy	8
3	Bill Coughlin	7
3	Sammy Strang	7
5	4 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clark Griffith	0.50
2	Jack Powell	0.51
3	Ed Killian	0.68
4	Bill Dinneen	0.71
5	2 tied	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	5
2	Tom Hughes	4
2	Sam Leever	4
2	Henry Schmidt	4
5	7 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Mullin	34
2	Jack Powell	28
3	Vic Willis	26
4	Christy Mathewson	25
4	Joe McGinnity	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clarence Currie	1
1	Ed Doheny	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Jim Hackett	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roy Thomas	.440
2	Johnny Evers	.419
3	Honus Wagner	.392
4	Cy Seymour	.383
5	Sam Crawford	.377

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	29
2	Charlie Hickman	28
3	Jack Doyle	27
3	Jimmy Sheckard	27
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	15
2	Sammy Strang	13
3	Harry Bay	12
3	Roger Bresnahan	12
3	Frank Chance	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Killian	0.63
2	Rube Kisinger	0.96
3	Jack Powell	1.05
4	George Mullin	1.34
5	Jesse Stovall	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	8
1	Henry Schmidt	8
3	Tom Hughes	7
3	Sam Leever	7
3	2 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	67
2	Jack Powell	55
3	Joe McGinnity	53
4	George Mullin	48
5	Ned Garvin	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clarence Currie	1
1	Ed Doheny	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Ned Garvin	1
1	7 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Clarke	.372
2	Honus Wagner	.368
3	Roger Bresnahan	.352
4	Cy Seymour	.344
5	Ginger Beaumont	.342

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	107
2	Charlie Hickman	100
3	Sam Mertes	92
4	Honus Wagner	90
5	Lave Cross	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	67
2	Frank Chance	66
3	Sammy Strang	50
4	Honus Wagner	45
5	Sam Mertes	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.67
2	Bill Donovan	1.88
3	Doc White	1.95
4	Bill Bernhard	1.95
5	Cy Young	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	33
2	Christy Mathewson	28
2	Cy Young	28
4	Sam Leever	26
5	Deacon Phillippe	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	330
2	Christy Mathewson	280
3	Cy Young	185
4	Bill Donovan	182
5	2 tied	176

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