On This Day

Friday, August 7, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	57	34	.626	--
Athletics	54	38	.587	3.5
Highlanders	44	41	.518	10.0
Naps	47	44	.516	10.0
Tigers	45	44	.506	11.0
White Sox	41	48	.461	15.0
Browns	41	48	.461	15.0
Senators	29	61	.322	27.5

Games

Browns 3, White Sox 1

Tigers 5, Naps 3

Americans 11, Athletics 3

Highlanders 10, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	60	31	.659	--
Giants	53	36	.596	6.0
Cubs	57	39	.594	5.5
Reds	49	44	.527	12.0
Superbas	43	45	.489	15.5
Beaneaters	37	50	.425	21.0
Cardinals	34	59	.366	27.0
Phillies	31	60	.341	29.0

Games

Superbas 6, Beaneaters 4

Beaneaters 6, Superbas 3

Giants 7, Phillies 5

Giants 6, Phillies 2

Reds 4, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Shad Barry	4
1	Roger Bresnahan	4
1	Pat Carney	4
1	Duff Cooley	4
1	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Donlin	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dahlen	4
2	Roger Bresnahan	3
2	Pat Carney	3
2	Klondike Douglass	3
2	Pat Moran	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Gilbert	3
2	George Browne	2
3	Roger Bresnahan	1
3	Duff Cooley	1
3	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dummy Taylor	1.17
2	Christy Mathewson	0.71
3	Addie Joss	0.60
4	Frank Kitson	0.50
5	Chappie McFarland	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ned Garvin	1
1	Harry Howell	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	Frank Kitson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	10
2	Dummy Taylor	7
3	Addie Joss	6
4	Frank Kitson	5
4	Fred Mitchell	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Bresnahan	.367
2	Honus Wagner	.351
3	Fred Clarke	.349
4	Ginger Beaumont	.342
5	Nap Lajoie	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	8
2	Charlie Hickman	7
3	Mike Donlin	6
3	Hobe Ferris	6
3	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Socks Seybold	66
2	Lave Cross	64
2	Charlie Hickman	64
2	Honus Wagner	64
5	Charlie Carr	63

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	44
2	Frank Chance	39
3	Honus Wagner	31
4	Sam Mertes	29
5	2 tied	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.75
2	Willie Sudhoff	1.94
3	Bill Donovan	1.98
4	Doc White	1.99
5	Barney Wolfe	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	21
2	Christy Mathewson	19
2	Rube Waddell	19
4	Cy Young	18
5	2 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	258
2	Christy Mathewson	179
3	Bill Donovan	133
4	Cy Young	129
5	Earl Moore	113

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	.490
2	Bill Keister	.425
3	Cy Seymour	.415
4	Patsy Donovan	.413
5	Ed Gremminger	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Donlin	2
1	Charlie Hemphill	2
1	Charlie Hickman	2
1	Nap Lajoie	2
1	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Carr	16
2	Bill Dahlen	12
3	Klondike Douglass	11
3	Charlie Hickman	11
3	2 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Shad Barry	6
1	Jimmy Callahan	6
1	Jack Doyle	6
1	Fielder Jones	6
1	Cy Seymour	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nick Altrock	0.00
2	Bob Wicker	0.43
3	Tom Hughes	0.67
4	Willie Sudhoff	1.00
5	2 tied	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Willie Sudhoff	5
2	Noodles Hahn	4
2	Frank Kitson	4
2	Doc White	4
5	3 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	43
2	Christy Mathewson	42
3	Doc White	21
4	Bill Dinneen	19
4	Jack Powell	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Duggleby	1
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	Carl Lundgren	1
1	Togie Pittinger	1
1	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.402
2	Patsy Dougherty	.377
3	Harry Davis	.371
4	John Farrell	.369
5	Ginger Beaumont	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Donlin	5
2	Buck Freeman	4
3	Charlie Hickman	3
3	Nap Lajoie	3
3	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Socks Seybold	22
2	Charlie Carr	21
3	Mike Donlin	20
4	Sam Crawford	19
4	Jimmy Williams	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	13
2	Jimmy Burke	11
3	Shad Barry	10
3	Mike Donlin	10
3	4 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bernhard	0.85
2	Willie Sudhoff	1.23
3	Earl Moore	1.39
4	George Winter	1.60
5	Frank Kitson	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Noodles Hahn	7
1	Willie Sudhoff	7
3	Joe McGinnity	6
4	Bill Donovan	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	82
2	Christy Mathewson	61
3	Earl Moore	37
3	Cy Young	37
5	Casey Patten	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	.353
2	Honus Wagner	.346
3	Ginger Beaumont	.345
4	Charlie Hickman	.344
5	Cy Seymour	.341

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	107
2	Lave Cross	105
3	Charlie Hickman	104
4	Tommy Leach	103
4	Socks Seybold	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	54
2	Jimmy Sheckard	53
3	Frank Chance	51
4	Dave Fultz	46
4	Sammy Strang	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bernhard	1.89
2	Willie Sudhoff	1.98
3	Earl Moore	1.98
4	Bill Dinneen	2.07
5	Doc White	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	34
2	Joe McGinnity	29
3	Cy Young	27
4	Eddie Plank	26
5	2 tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	357
2	Christy Mathewson	238
3	Bill Donovan	201
4	Cy Young	180
5	Togie Pittinger	164

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