On This Day

Tuesday, August 4, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 55 33 .625 --
Athletics 53 36 .596 2.5
Naps 46 42 .523 9.0
Highlanders 41 41 .500 11.0
Tigers 43 43 .500 11.0
White Sox 40 47 .460 14.5
Browns 40 47 .460 14.5
Senators 29 58 .333 25.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 60 30 .667 --
Cubs 56 39 .589 6.5
Giants 51 36 .586 7.5
Reds 47 44 .516 13.5
Superbas 42 44 .488 16.0
Beaneaters 36 49 .424 21.5
Cardinals 34 57 .374 26.5
Phillies 31 58 .348 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Bradley 3
1 Charlie Hemphill 3
1 Hunter Hill 3
4 John Anderson 2
4 9 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Callahan 2
1 Charlie Carr 2
1 Ducky Holmes 2
4 John Anderson 1
4 4 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bradley 1
1 Jesse Burkett 1
1 Sam Crawford 1
1 Johnny Evers 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Powell 1.25
2 Deacon Phillippe 0.57
3 Roy Evans 0.50
3 Jock Menefee 0.50
5 Nick Altrock 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Altrock 1
1 Frank Kitson 1
1 Jock Menefee 1
1 Jack Powell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roy Evans 6
2 Jack Powell 5
3 Deacon Phillippe 4
4 Nick Altrock 3
4 Red Donahue 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Bresnahan .362
2 Honus Wagner .350
3 Fred Clarke .349
4 Nap Lajoie .347
5 Ginger Beaumont .344

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 65
2 Honus Wagner 63
3 Charlie Carr 61
3 Lave Cross 61
3 Charlie Hickman 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 43
2 Frank Chance 38
3 Honus Wagner 31
4 Sam Mertes 29
5 2 tied 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.83
2 Bill Donovan 1.85
3 Barney Wolfe 1.99
4 Willie Sudhoff 2.03
5 Doc White 2.03

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 247
2 Christy Mathewson 169
3 Bill Donovan 131
4 Cy Young 126
5 George Mullin 112

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 Patsy Dougherty .500
2 Bill Keister .487
3 John Farrell .462
4 Ed Gremminger .429
5 Frank Chance .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hickman 3
2 Charlie Hemphill 2
2 Nap Lajoie 2
2 Tommy Leach 2
2 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Carr 14
2 Lave Cross 13
2 Bill Keister 13
4 Cozy Dolan 10
4 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Burke 7
2 Shad Barry 6
2 Jake Beckley 6
2 Jimmy Callahan 6
2 Ollie Pickering 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Wicker 0.90
2 Tom Hughes 1.04
2 Earl Moore 1.04
4 Willie Sudhoff 1.23
5 Eddie Plank 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Sudhoff 4
2 Noodles Hahn 3
2 Oscar Jones 3
2 Addie Joss 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 40
2 Rube Waddell 38
3 Jack Powell 25
4 Addie Joss 20
5 Casey Patten 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Duggleby 1
1 Patsy Flaherty 1
1 Carl Lundgren 1
1 Casey Patten 1
1 3 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .403
2 Patsy Dougherty .398
3 John Farrell .382
4 Harry Davis .377
5 Ginger Beaumont .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Donlin 4
1 Buck Freeman 4
3 Charlie Hickman 3
3 Nap Lajoie 3
3 Harry Steinfeldt 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 23
2 Charlie Carr 20
2 Honus Wagner 20
4 Jimmy Callahan 19
4 2 others tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Beckley 15
2 Jimmy Burke 13
3 Frank Chance 12
4 Mike Donlin 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bernhard 0.66
2 Willie Sudhoff 1.38
3 Barney Wolfe 1.50
4 George Winter 1.60
5 Earl Moore 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Noodles Hahn 7
1 Joe McGinnity 7
1 Willie Sudhoff 7
4 Bill Donovan 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 77
2 Christy Mathewson 58
3 Bill Donovan 41
3 Cy Young 41
5 2 tied 34

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 .354
2 Honus Wagner .345
3 Ginger Beaumont .343
4 Fred Clarke .342
5 Charlie Hickman .340

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 108
2 Socks Seybold 104
3 Charlie Hickman 103
3 Tommy Leach 103
5 Lave Cross 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 55
2 Frank Chance 52
2 Jimmy Sheckard 52
4 Sammy Strang 49
5 Dave Fultz 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bernhard 1.89
2 Earl Moore 1.98
3 Cy Young 2.13
4 Willie Sudhoff 2.14
5 Bill Dinneen 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 34
2 Joe McGinnity 29
3 Cy Young 28
4 Eddie Plank 27
5 2 tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 358
2 Christy Mathewson 239
3 Bill Donovan 199
4 Cy Young 180
5 Togie Pittinger 162

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