On This Day

Saturday, August 1, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	55	32	.632	--
Athletics	52	36	.591	3.5
Naps	45	40	.529	9.0
Highlanders	41	40	.506	11.0
Tigers	42	41	.506	11.0
White Sox	38	45	.458	15.0
Browns	37	46	.446	16.0
Senators	28	58	.326	26.5

Games

White Sox 5, Naps 0

Browns 8, Tigers 2

Tigers 7, Browns 4

Highlanders 3, Athletics 2

Senators 1, Americans 0

Americans 5, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	59	28	.678	--
Giants	50	36	.581	8.5
Cubs	54	39	.581	8.0
Reds	47	43	.522	13.5
Superbas	41	44	.482	17.0
Beaneaters	36	48	.429	21.5
Cardinals	33	56	.371	27.0
Phillies	31	57	.352	28.5

Games

Giants 4, Beaneaters 1

Giants 5, Beaneaters 2

Reds 13, Cubs 4

Phillies 14, Superbas 4

Phillies 7, Superbas 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Barrett	7
2	Bill Keister	6
3	Charlie Hemphill	5
3	Hunter Hill	5
3	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Carr	1
1	Klondike Douglass	1
1	Buck Freeman	1
1	Charlie Hemphill	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy Hulswitt	6
2	Bill Keister	5
3	Klondike Douglass	4
4	Charlie Carr	3
4	Kid Elberfeld	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Beckley	2
1	Cy Seymour	2
3	Jimmy Barrett	1
3	Shad Barry	1
3	20 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Waddell	1.30
2	Oscar Jones	0.70
3	Jack Chesbro	0.62
4	Joe McGinnity	0.53
5	Earl Moore	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	2
2	Jack Chesbro	1
2	Noodles Hahn	1
2	Tom Hughes	1
2	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	13
2	Joe McGinnity	8
3	Oscar Jones	7
4	Jack Chesbro	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Bresnahan	.359
2	Nap Lajoie	.356
3	Honus Wagner	.354
4	Fred Clarke	.349
5	Ginger Beaumont	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	8
2	Charlie Hickman	7
3	Hobe Ferris	6
3	Sam Mertes	6
3	Socks Seybold	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Socks Seybold	64
2	Honus Wagner	62
3	Lave Cross	61
3	Charlie Hickman	61
5	2 tied	59

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	42
2	Frank Chance	38
3	Honus Wagner	31
4	Sam Mertes	29
5	Ducky Holmes	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Donovan	1.74
2	Earl Moore	1.83
3	Barney Wolfe	1.99
4	Cy Young	2.05
5	Willie Sudhoff	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	21
2	Rube Waddell	19
3	Cy Young	18
4	Christy Mathewson	17
5	Deacon Phillippe	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	247
2	Christy Mathewson	158
3	Bill Donovan	128
4	Cy Young	126
5	George Mullin	111

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Dinneen	2
1	Bill Duggleby	2
1	Carl Lundgren	2
1	Joe McGinnity	2
1	3 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmy Barrett	.480
2	Jimmy Sheckard	.434
3	Patsy Dougherty	.423
4	Jimmy Burke	.420
5	Nap Lajoie	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hickman	3
1	Harry Steinfeldt	3
3	Charlie Hemphill	2
3	Nap Lajoie	2
3	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Keister	14
2	Lave Cross	13
2	Cozy Dolan	13
2	Rudy Hulswitt	13
2	Jimmy Williams	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	8
2	Jake Beckley	7
2	Jimmy Burke	7
2	Johnny Evers	7
2	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Donovan	0.33
2	Tom Hughes	1.04
2	Earl Moore	1.04
4	Willie Sudhoff	1.29
5	Frank Kitson	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Noodles Hahn	3
1	Oscar Jones	3
1	Joe McGinnity	3
1	Jock Menefee	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	38
2	Christy Mathewson	29
3	Casey Patten	22
3	Cy Young	22
5	Eddie Plank	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Duggleby	1
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	Carl Lundgren	1
1	Casey Patten	1
1	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Patsy Dougherty	.405
2	Jake Beckley	.404
3	Ginger Beaumont	.404
4	Nap Lajoie	.398
5	Mike Donlin	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Donlin	4
1	Buck Freeman	4
1	Charlie Hickman	4
4	Nap Lajoie	3
4	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	24
2	Cozy Dolan	23
3	Socks Seybold	22
4	Jimmy Williams	21
5	3 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Beckley	16
1	Frank Chance	16
3	Jimmy Burke	13
4	Mike Donlin	12
4	Ducky Holmes	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bernhard	0.66
2	Barney Wolfe	1.38
3	Willie Sudhoff	1.54
4	George Winter	1.60
5	Bill Donovan	1.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Noodles Hahn	8
2	Joe McGinnity	7
3	Bill Donovan	6
3	Willie Sudhoff	6
5	9 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	86
2	Bill Donovan	47
2	Christy Mathewson	47
4	Cy Young	41
5	Jack Chesbro	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Lundgren	2
2	Jack Cronin	1
2	Clarence Currie	1
2	Bill Duggleby	1
2	9 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.359
2	Fred Clarke	.350
3	Ginger Beaumont	.348
4	Honus Wagner	.345
5	Charlie Hickman	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	13
2	Socks Seybold	12
3	Hobe Ferris	11
3	Charlie Hickman	11
5	Tommy Leach	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	108
2	Charlie Hickman	104
2	Tommy Leach	104
2	Socks Seybold	104
5	Lave Cross	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	58
2	Frank Chance	53
3	Dave Fultz	51
3	Jimmy Sheckard	51
5	Sammy Strang	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bernhard	1.87
2	Earl Moore	1.99
3	Rube Waddell	2.15
4	Willie Sudhoff	2.20
5	Cy Young	2.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	34
2	Joe McGinnity	29
3	Cy Young	28
4	Eddie Plank	27
5	Noodles Hahn	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	367
2	Christy Mathewson	230
3	Bill Donovan	199
4	Cy Young	182
5	Togie Pittinger	166

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Dinneen	2
1	Bill Duggleby	2
1	Sam Leever	2
1	Carl Lundgren	2
1	4 others tied	2