On This Day

Tuesday, September 15, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 82 43 .656 --
Naps 72 56 .563 11.5
Athletics 66 57 .537 15.0
Highlanders 62 58 .517 17.5
Tigers 61 62 .496 20.0
Browns 60 65 .480 22.0
White Sox 56 69 .448 26.0
Senators 38 87 .304 44.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 86 43 .667 --
Giants 79 51 .608 7.5
Cubs 75 52 .591 10.0
Reds 68 57 .544 16.0
Superbas 63 63 .500 21.5
Beaneaters 53 75 .414 32.5
Phillies 41 79 .342 40.5
Cardinals 42 87 .326 44.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kitty Bransfield 4
2 Ginger Beaumont 3
2 Jimmy Collins 3
2 Tom Daly 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Clarke 1
1 Charlie Dexter 1
1 Freddy Parent 1
1 Chick Stahl 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Corcoran 3
1 Charlie Dexter 3
1 Patsy Dougherty 3
4 Chub Aubrey 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cy Young 2
2 Kitty Bransfield 1
2 Jimmy Collins 1
2 Ed Gremminger 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Noodles Hahn 1.50
2 Christy Mathewson 0.42
3 Al Orth 0.36
4 Jesse Tannehill 0.35
5 Vic Willis 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Noodles Hahn 1
1 Sam Leever 1
1 Al Orth 1
1 Vic Willis 1
1 Cy Young 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Noodles Hahn 6
1 Jesse Tannehill 6
3 Christy Mathewson 5
4 Al Orth 4
5 5 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .355
2 Fred Clarke .352
3 Roger Bresnahan .351
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 Socks Seybold 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 94
2 Buck Freeman 90
3 Sam Mertes 88
4 Lave Cross 81
4 Honus Wagner 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 64
2 Frank Chance 60
3 Sam Mertes 44
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 2.00
4 Willie Sudhoff 2.03
5 Bill Dinneen 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 29
2 Christy Mathewson 28
3 Cy Young 27
4 Sam Leever 24
5 Deacon Phillippe 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 302
2 Christy Mathewson 259
3 Cy Young 174
4 George Mullin 168
5 Bill Donovan 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 .517
2 Sam Crawford .415
3 Johnny Evers .400
4 John Farrell .395
5 4 tied .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Sheckard 4
2 Ed Gremminger 2
2 Topsy Hartsel 2
2 Joe Kelley 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Sheckard 13
2 Jack Doyle 11
3 Lave Cross 10
3 Tommy Leach 10
3 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 11
2 Frank Chance 9
3 Ollie Pickering 7
3 Sammy Strang 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Killian 0.28
2 Jesse Stovall 0.30
3 Clark Griffith 0.50
3 Rube Kisinger 0.50
5 George Mullin 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Hughes 4
1 Sam Leever 4
1 Henry Schmidt 4
4 Mordecai Brown 3
4 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 30
2 Vic Willis 28
3 George Mullin 26
4 Ed Siever 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Thomas .447
2 Johnny Evers .402
2 Willie Keeler .402
4 Jimmy Sheckard .385
5 Topsy Hartsel .379

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 27
1 Jimmy Sheckard 27
3 Jack Doyle 24
3 Buck Freeman 24
3 Nap Lajoie 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 14
1 Jimmy Sheckard 14
3 Roger Bresnahan 12
4 Harry Bay 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Killian 0.63
2 Rube Kisinger 0.97
3 Jack Powell 1.14
4 George Mullin 1.18
5 Jesse Stovall 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Leever 7
1 Christy Mathewson 7
1 Henry Schmidt 7
1 Cy Young 7
5 4 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 62
2 Jack Powell 53
3 Joe McGinnity 48
4 George Mullin 47
5 Ned Garvin 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clarence Currie 1
1 Ed Doheny 1
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 Ned Garvin 1
1 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Clarke .363
2 Honus Wagner .359
3 Cy Seymour .342
4 Roger Bresnahan .341
5 Ginger Beaumont .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 13
2 Charlie Hickman 11
2 Jimmy Sheckard 11
4 Socks Seybold 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 104
2 Charlie Hickman 99
3 Sam Mertes 93
4 Lave Cross 91
5 Honus Wagner 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 68
2 Frank Chance 67
3 Sammy Strang 47
4 Honus Wagner 45
5 Sam Mertes 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.69
2 Bill Donovan 1.88
3 Doc White 1.98
4 Bill Bernhard 2.05
5 George Mullin 2.09

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 323
2 Christy Mathewson 285
3 Bill Donovan 182
4 Joe McGinnity 180
4 Cy Young 180

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