On This Day

Thursday, September 17, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 84 43 .661 --
Naps 72 58 .554 13.5
Athletics 66 57 .537 16.0
Highlanders 62 58 .517 18.5
Tigers 61 63 .492 21.5
Browns 60 65 .480 23.0
White Sox 56 69 .448 27.0
Senators 39 87 .310 44.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 87 43 .669 --
Giants 79 52 .603 8.5
Cubs 77 52 .597 9.5
Reds 69 57 .548 16.0
Superbas 64 63 .504 21.5
Beaneaters 53 76 .411 33.5
Phillies 41 81 .336 42.0
Cardinals 42 88 .323 45.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Homer Smoot 5
2 Doc Gessler 4
2 Jimmy Sheckard 4
2 Jimmy Slagle 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Collins 1
1 Hobe Ferris 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hobe Ferris 4
2 Jimmy Collins 3
3 Doc Casey 2
3 Buck Freeman 2
5 10 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davy Jones 3
2 Jack McCarthy 2
3 Harry Bay 1
3 Frank Chance 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Mitchell 0.64
2 George Winter 0.56
3 Clarence Currie 0.50
4 Mordecai Brown 0.42
5 Jim Hackett 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Lundgren 1
1 Jack Taylor 1
1 Grant Thatcher 1
1 George Winter 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Mitchell 7
2 Mordecai Brown 5
2 Jim Hackett 5
2 George Winter 5
5 Henry Schmidt 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .355
2 Fred Clarke .353
3 Roger Bresnahan .346
4 Cy Seymour .341
5 Nap Lajoie .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hickman 11
2 Buck Freeman 10
3 Jimmy Sheckard 9
4 Hobe Ferris 8
4 Socks Seybold 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 95
2 Buck Freeman 94
3 Sam Mertes 89
4 Lave Cross 81
4 Honus Wagner 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 64
2 Frank Chance 61
3 Sam Mertes 44
3 Honus Wagner 44
5 Sammy Strang 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.74
2 Cy Young 2.00
3 Willie Sudhoff 2.03
4 Bill Dinneen 2.08
5 George Mullin 2.10

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 302
2 Christy Mathewson 259
3 Cy Young 174
4 George Mullin 168
5 Bill Donovan 167

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 .453
2 Freddy Parent .411
3 Jimmy Collins .409
4 Jimmy Sheckard .404
5 Otto Krueger .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Sheckard 4
2 Hobe Ferris 2
2 Ed Gremminger 2
2 Chick Stahl 2
5 29 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hobe Ferris 12
2 Buck Freeman 11
3 Jimmy Collins 10
3 Lave Cross 10
3 6 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 9
2 Jimmy Sheckard 8
3 Jimmy Collins 7
3 Ollie Pickering 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Stovall 0.30
2 Rube Kisinger 0.50
2 Jack Powell 0.50
4 George Mullin 0.56
4 Norwood Gibson 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Leever 4
2 Mordecai Brown 3
2 Weldon Henley 3
2 Tom Hughes 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Mullin 26
2 Vic Willis 23
3 Christy Mathewson 22
3 Ed Siever 22
5 3 tied 18

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 .427
2 Willie Keeler .417
3 Cy Seymour .385
4 Jimmy Sheckard .382
5 Topsy Hartsel .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hickman 4
1 Jimmy Sheckard 4
3 Fred Clarke 3
3 Joe Kelley 3
5 13 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 28
1 Sam Mertes 28
3 Nap Lajoie 24
4 Jimmy Sheckard 23
5 Charlie Hickman 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 15
2 Jimmy Sheckard 12
3 Roger Bresnahan 11
4 Harry Bay 10
4 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mullin 0.75
2 Jack Powell 0.87
3 Rube Kisinger 0.97
4 Bill Dinneen 1.19
5 Ed Killian 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Leever 7
1 Deacon Phillippe 7
1 Henry Schmidt 7
1 Cy Young 7
5 3 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 57
2 Joe McGinnity 48
3 Jack Powell 47
4 George Mullin 43
5 Vic Willis 39

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 .366
2 Honus Wagner .360
3 Cy Seymour .342
4 Ginger Beaumont .337
5 Roger Bresnahan .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 13
2 Charlie Hickman 11
2 Jimmy Sheckard 11
4 Hobe Ferris 9
4 Socks Seybold 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 108
2 Charlie Hickman 100
3 Sam Mertes 94
4 Lave Cross 89
5 Honus Wagner 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 67
2 Jimmy Sheckard 65
3 Honus Wagner 47
4 Sammy Strang 46
5 Sam Mertes 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.69
2 Doc White 1.98
3 Bill Dinneen 2.04
4 Bill Bernhard 2.05
5 Cy Young 2.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 313
2 Christy Mathewson 278
3 Joe McGinnity 180
4 Cy Young 178
5 Bill Donovan 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