On This Day

Wednesday, September 23, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 87 46 .654 --
Naps 74 61 .548 14.0
Athletics 70 59 .543 15.0
Highlanders 66 61 .520 18.0
Tigers 64 67 .489 22.0
Browns 64 68 .485 22.5
White Sox 57 74 .435 29.0
Senators 43 89 .326 43.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 91 47 .659 --
Giants 82 55 .599 8.5
Cubs 80 55 .593 9.5
Reds 72 63 .533 17.5
Superbas 68 64 .515 20.0
Beaneaters 57 78 .422 32.5
Phillies 47 85 .356 41.0
Cardinals 42 92 .313 47.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Leach 5
2 Sam Crawford 4
2 Buck Freeman 4
2 Joe Yeager 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nap Lajoie 2
2 Buck Freeman 1
2 Tommy Leach 1
2 Ed Phelps 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 4
1 Tommy Leach 4
3 Charlie Carr 3
3 Buck Freeman 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pep Clark 1
1 Sam Crawford 1
1 Monte Cross 1
1 Kid Elberfeld 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doc White 0.71
2 Chief Bender 0.67
3 Ed Siever 0.62
4 Barney Wolfe 0.55
5 Bill Donovan 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 Harry Howell 1
1 Watty Lee 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 6
1 Barney Wolfe 6
3 Bill Donovan 5
3 Watty Lee 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .358
2 Fred Clarke .352
3 Roger Bresnahan .350
4 Mike Donlin .349
5 Ginger Beaumont .340

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 102
2 Charlie Hickman 95
3 Sam Mertes 92
4 Honus Wagner 87
5 Lave Cross 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 65
2 Frank Chance 63
3 Sam Mertes 45
3 Sammy Strang 45
3 Honus Wagner 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.74
2 Cy Young 2.03
3 Willie Sudhoff 2.11
4 George Mullin 2.11
5 Bill Bernhard 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 30
1 Joe McGinnity 30
3 Cy Young 28
4 Sam Leever 25
4 Deacon Phillippe 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 302
2 Christy Mathewson 267
3 Cy Young 180
4 Bill Donovan 177
5 George Mullin 173

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .492
2 Heinie Peitz .447
3 Jimmy Collins .434
4 Bobby Wallace .426
5 Harry Bay .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 4
2 Hobe Ferris 3
3 Jake Beckley 2
3 Fred Clarke 2
3 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 15
2 Freddy Parent 14
3 Hobe Ferris 12
4 Jimmy Collins 11
5 6 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 10
2 Ollie Pickering 9
3 Jimmy Collins 7
3 Jimmy Sebring 7
3 Sammy Strang 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Norwood Gibson 0.32
2 George Mullin 1.24
3 Jake Weimer 1.50
4 Jack Powell 1.62
5 Ed Siever 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jake Weimer 4
2 Jack Chesbro 3
2 Bill Duggleby 3
2 Bob Ewing 3
2 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Siever 23
2 Jake Weimer 22
3 Doc White 21
4 Watty Lee 19
4 Jack Powell 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 Ed Pinnance 1
1 Jack Powell 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .463
2 Topsy Hartsel .420
3 Roy Thomas .419
4 Jimmy Sheckard .410
5 Willie Keeler .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 4
1 Jimmy Sheckard 4
3 Hobe Ferris 3
3 Topsy Hartsel 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 27
2 Jack Doyle 23
2 Buck Freeman 23
2 Jimmy Sheckard 23
5 Nap Lajoie 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 13
1 Jimmy Sheckard 13
3 Roger Bresnahan 12
4 Harry Bay 11
4 3 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Powell 1.09
2 George Mullin 1.23
3 Norwood Gibson 1.43
4 Rube Kisinger 1.54
5 Ed Siever 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 7
2 Sam Leever 6
2 Christy Mathewson 6
2 Deacon Phillippe 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 55
2 Jack Powell 50
3 Joe McGinnity 47
4 George Mullin 43
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clarence Currie 1
1 Ed Doheny 1
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 Ned Garvin 1
1 4 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .359
2 Fred Clarke .356
3 Mike Donlin .349
4 Cy Seymour .341
5 Ginger Beaumont .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 15
2 Charlie Hickman 11
2 Jimmy Sheckard 11
4 Hobe Ferris 10
5 Socks Seybold 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 110
2 Charlie Hickman 97
3 Sam Mertes 96
4 Honus Wagner 91
5 Lave Cross 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 67
2 Jimmy Sheckard 66
3 Sammy Strang 48
3 Honus Wagner 48
5 Sam Mertes 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.74
2 Cy Young 2.00
3 Doc White 2.04
4 Bill Bernhard 2.12
5 George Mullin 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 33
2 Christy Mathewson 30
3 Cy Young 29
4 Deacon Phillippe 26
5 Sam Leever 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 302
2 Christy Mathewson 286
3 Bill Donovan 186
4 Cy Young 182
5 Joe McGinnity 178

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