On This Day

Friday, September 18, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	85	43	.664	--
Naps	72	59	.550	14.5
Athletics	67	58	.536	16.5
Highlanders	64	58	.525	18.0
Tigers	61	65	.484	23.0
Browns	61	66	.480	23.5
White Sox	56	71	.441	28.5
Senators	41	87	.320	44.0

Games

Americans 7, Naps 6

Highlanders 7, White Sox 1

Highlanders 6, White Sox 3

Athletics 7, Browns 5

Browns 9, Athletics 2

Senators 4, Tigers 0

Senators 6, Tigers 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	89	43	.674	--
Giants	80	52	.606	9.0
Cubs	78	53	.595	10.5
Reds	69	58	.543	17.5
Superbas	64	63	.504	22.5
Beaneaters	53	78	.405	35.5
Phillies	42	82	.339	43.0
Cardinals	42	88	.323	46.0

Games

Cubs 6, Phillies 5

Phillies 10, Cubs 0

Giants 7, Reds 5

Pirates 7, Beaneaters 6

Pirates 6, Beaneaters 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Willie Keeler	6
2	Fred Clarke	5
2	Mike Donlin	5
2	Danny Green	5
2	Topsy Hartsel	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Topsy Hartsel	1
1	Billy Lush	1
1	Freddy Parent	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Anderson	3
1	Charlie Carr	3
1	Wid Conroy	3
1	Topsy Hartsel	3
1	Willie Keeler	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Fultz	3
2	Ed Abbaticchio	2
2	Harry Bay	2
2	Frank Chance	2
2	3 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Chick Fraser	0.80
2	Bob Wicker	0.70
3	Frank Kitson	0.45
4	Harry Howell	0.38
4	Doc White	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Dinneen	1
1	Davey Dunkle	1
1	Chick Fraser	1
1	Harry Howell	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Davey Dunkle	9
2	Bob Wicker	7
3	Harry Howell	5
3	Frank Kitson	5
3	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Clarke	.357
2	Honus Wagner	.357
3	Roger Bresnahan	.347
4	Cy Seymour	.343
5	Mike Donlin	.339

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	83
5	Honus Wagner	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	64
2	Frank Chance	63
3	Honus Wagner	45
4	Sam Mertes	44
5	Sammy Strang	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.74
2	Cy Young	2.00
3	George Mullin	2.10
4	Willie Sudhoff	2.11
5	Bill Bernhard	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	29
1	Joe McGinnity	29
3	Cy Young	27
4	Sam Leever	25
5	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	Mike Donlin	.444
2	Jimmy Sheckard	.434
3	Jimmy Collins	.432
4	Jake Beckley	.429
5	2 tied	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Sheckard	4
2	Hobe Ferris	2
2	Ed Gremminger	2
2	Topsy Hartsel	2
2	Freddy Parent	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hobe Ferris	12
1	Joe Tinker	12
3	Buck Freeman	11
4	Jimmy Collins	10
4	4 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	11
2	Jimmy Collins	7
2	Ollie Pickering	7
2	Jimmy Sheckard	7
5	6 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Mullin	0.43
2	Jesse Stovall	0.47
3	Norwood Gibson	0.56
4	Martin Glendon	0.96
5	Jack Powell	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sam Leever	5
2	Weldon Henley	3
2	Tom Hughes	3
2	Carl Lundgren	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	22
2	Frank Kitson	18
2	Fred Mitchell	18
2	Ed Siever	18
2	Doc White	18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Keeler	.439
2	Roy Thomas	.410
3	Topsy Hartsel	.407
4	Honus Wagner	.388
5	Jimmy Sheckard	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hickman	4
1	Jimmy Sheckard	4
3	Fred Clarke	3
3	Topsy Hartsel	3
3	Joe Kelley	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	28
2	Buck Freeman	26
3	Nap Lajoie	25
4	Jimmy Sheckard	23
5	Charlie Hickman	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	17
2	Harry Bay	12
2	Jimmy Sheckard	12
4	Roger Bresnahan	11
4	2 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Mullin	0.68
2	Jack Powell	1.01
3	Rube Kisinger	1.23
4	Jesse Stovall	1.42
5	Clark Griffith	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sam Leever	7
1	Christy Mathewson	7
1	Deacon Phillippe	7
1	Henry Schmidt	7
5	4 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	57
2	Jack Powell	49
3	Joe McGinnity	45
4	George Mullin	40
5	Vic Willis	35

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	.368
2	Honus Wagner	.360
3	Cy Seymour	.343
4	Mike Donlin	.336
5	Ginger Beaumont	.334

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	106
2	Charlie Hickman	99
3	Sam Mertes	94
4	Lave Cross	91
5	Honus Wagner	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	69
2	Jimmy Sheckard	65
3	Honus Wagner	48
4	Sammy Strang	46
5	Sam Mertes	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.69
2	Doc White	2.04
3	Bill Bernhard	2.05
4	Cy Young	2.06
5	George Mullin	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	32
2	Christy Mathewson	29
3	Cy Young	28
4	Sam Leever	26
4	Deacon Phillippe	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	313
2	Christy Mathewson	278
3	Cy Young	178
4	Bill Donovan	176
5	2 tied	175

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