On This Day

Thursday, September 24, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 88 46 .657 --
Naps 75 61 .551 14.0
Athletics 72 59 .550 14.5
Highlanders 68 61 .527 17.5
Tigers 64 68 .485 23.0
Browns 64 70 .478 24.0
White Sox 57 76 .429 30.5
Senators 43 90 .323 44.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 91 48 .655 --
Giants 83 55 .601 7.5
Cubs 81 55 .596 8.5
Reds 73 63 .537 16.5
Superbas 68 65 .511 20.0
Beaneaters 57 79 .419 32.5
Phillies 47 85 .356 40.5
Cardinals 42 92 .313 46.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Bradley 5
2 Kid Elberfeld 4
2 John Ganzel 4
2 Emmet Heidrick 4
2 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Bradley 1
1 Lave Cross 1
1 Topsy Hartsel 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 5
2 Lave Cross 4
2 John Ganzel 4
2 Freddy Parent 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Barrett 2
1 John Dobbs 2
1 Willie Keeler 2
1 Jimmy Sebring 2
5 26 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Plank 0.82
2 Red Ames 0.64
3 Noodles Hahn 0.60
4 Jack Chesbro 0.56
5 Doc Scanlan 0.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Red Donahue 1
1 Jim Fairbank 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Plank 9
2 Red Ames 7
3 Noodles Hahn 6
3 Doc Scanlan 6
5 Jack Chesbro 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .355
2 Fred Clarke .352
3 Roger Bresnahan .349
4 Mike Donlin .347
5 Ginger Beaumont .339

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 103
2 Charlie Hickman 95
3 Sam Mertes 92
4 Lave Cross 89
5 Nap Lajoie 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 66
2 Frank Chance 63
3 Sammy Strang 46
3 Honus Wagner 46
5 Sam Mertes 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.74
2 Cy Young 2.03
3 George Mullin 2.11
4 Bill Bernhard 2.12
5 Doc White 2.13

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 .484
2 Heinie Peitz .476
3 Jimmy Collins .455
4 Homer Smoot .452
5 Topsy Hartsel .451

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 16
2 Freddy Parent 15
3 Lave Cross 14
4 Nap Lajoie 13
5 6 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ollie Pickering 10
2 Frank Chance 9
2 Jimmy Sebring 9
4 Jimmy Barrett 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Norwood Gibson 0.49
2 George Mullin 1.24
3 Red Ames 1.29
4 Barney Pelty 1.38
5 Eddie Plank 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Norwood Gibson 4
1 Eddie Plank 4
3 Jack Chesbro 3
3 Bill Duggleby 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Plank 23
1 Ed Siever 23
3 Norwood Gibson 21
3 Doc White 21
5 3 tied 18

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 .446
2 Topsy Hartsel .433
3 Willie Keeler .430
4 Roy Thomas .420
5 Jimmy Sheckard .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 4
1 Topsy Hartsel 4
1 Jimmy Sheckard 4
4 Hobe Ferris 3
4 Nap Lajoie 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 25
2 Buck Freeman 24
3 Jack Doyle 23
3 Jimmy Sheckard 23
5 Lave Cross 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 14
2 Frank Chance 13
3 Sammy Strang 12
4 Roger Bresnahan 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Norwood Gibson 0.80
2 George Mullin 1.23
3 Jack Powell 1.25
4 Ed Siever 1.74
5 Bill Dinneen 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 7
2 Jack Chesbro 6
2 Sam Leever 6
2 Deacon Phillippe 6
2 Henry Schmidt 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 52
2 George Mullin 43
2 Jack Powell 43
4 Joe McGinnity 38
5 2 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clarence Currie 1
1 Ed Doheny 1
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 Ned Garvin 1
1 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .357
2 Fred Clarke .356
3 Mike Donlin .347
4 Ginger Beaumont .339
5 Cy Seymour .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 14
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 109
2 Charlie Hickman 97
3 Sam Mertes 96
4 Lave Cross 92
5 Honus Wagner 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 67
1 Jimmy Sheckard 67
3 Sammy Strang 49
3 Honus Wagner 49
5 Sam Mertes 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.74
2 Cy Young 2.03
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 28
4 Deacon Phillippe 26
5 Sam Leever 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 302
2 Christy Mathewson 278
3 Bill Donovan 186
4 Cy Young 180
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