On This Day

Monday, August 10, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 59 34 .634 --
Athletics 54 40 .574 5.5
Highlanders 46 41 .529 10.0
Naps 48 45 .516 11.0
Tigers 46 44 .511 11.5
Browns 42 49 .462 16.0
White Sox 42 50 .457 16.5
Senators 29 63 .315 29.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 62 32 .660 --
Giants 56 36 .609 5.0
Cubs 58 40 .592 6.0
Reds 51 45 .531 12.0
Superbas 43 48 .473 17.5
Beaneaters 38 50 .432 21.0
Cardinals 35 62 .361 28.5
Phillies 31 61 .337 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Keeler 4
2 Bill Bradley 3
2 Kitty Bransfield 3
2 Jack O'Connor 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Chesbro 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Williams 3
2 Harry Bemis 2
2 Bill Bradley 2
2 Jack Chesbro 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Brain 2
1 Sam Mertes 2
3 Ginger Beaumont 1
3 George Browne 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cy Young 1.20
2 Christy Mathewson 1.14
3 Jack Chesbro 1.00
3 Earl Moore 1.00
5 Henry Schmidt 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Cy Falkenberg 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Earl Moore 1
1 Cy Young 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 8
2 Jack Chesbro 7
3 Cy Young 6
4 Earl Moore 5
5 Roy Patterson 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Bresnahan .356
2 Fred Clarke .353
3 Honus Wagner .351
4 Ginger Beaumont .337
5 Nap Lajoie .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 8
2 Charlie Hickman 7
2 Sam Mertes 7
4 Mike Donlin 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 67
2 Charlie Hickman 66
2 Honus Wagner 66
4 Buck Freeman 65
5 2 tied 64

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 46
2 Frank Chance 43
3 Sam Mertes 33
3 Honus Wagner 33
5 3 tied 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.71
2 Doc White 1.90
3 Willie Sudhoff 1.94
4 Bill Donovan 1.98
5 Barney Wolfe 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 23
2 Christy Mathewson 20
3 Rube Waddell 19
3 Cy Young 19
5 4 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 258
2 Christy Mathewson 187
3 Cy Young 135
4 Bill Donovan 133
5 2 tied 118

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 .478
2 Hunter Hill .426
3 Patsy Donovan .426
4 Cy Seymour .408
5 Bill Keister .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Seymour 3
2 Charlie Hemphill 2
2 Jimmy Ryan 2
4 Charlie Carr 1
4 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Carr 13
1 Buck Freeman 13
3 Rudy Hulswitt 12
3 Jimmy Williams 12
5 4 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 7
1 Cy Seymour 7
1 Jimmy Sheckard 7
4 Jack Doyle 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Wicker 0.00
2 Doc White 0.25
3 Tom Hughes 0.67
4 Jock Menefee 0.95
5 Earl Moore 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 5
2 Noodles Hahn 4
2 Frank Kitson 4
2 Willie Sudhoff 4
2 Doc White 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 44
2 Rube Waddell 34
3 Bill Dinneen 28
4 Doc White 21
5 Jack Chesbro 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Duggleby 1
1 Jack Powell 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .377
2 Patsy Dougherty .376
3 Duff Cooley .370
4 John Farrell .360
5 2 tied .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Seymour 4
2 Mike Donlin 3
2 Charlie Hickman 3
2 Nap Lajoie 3
2 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 22
1 Jimmy Williams 22
3 Charlie Carr 21
3 Cozy Dolan 21
5 Charlie Hickman 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 16
2 Jimmy Sheckard 12
3 Jimmy Burke 11
4 Shad Barry 9
4 4 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bernhard 0.61
2 Earl Moore 1.11
3 Willie Sudhoff 1.26
4 Frank Kitson 1.58
5 Tom Hughes 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Noodles Hahn 7
1 Joe McGinnity 7
3 Earl Moore 6
3 Willie Sudhoff 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 82
2 Christy Mathewson 69
3 Cy Young 43
4 Earl Moore 39
5 Jack Powell 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Cronin 1
1 Clarence Currie 1
1 Bill Duggleby 1
1 Davey Dunkle 1
1 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .352
2 Honus Wagner .349
3 Fred Clarke .343
4 Charlie Hickman .341
5 Ginger Beaumont .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 105
2 Lave Cross 104
2 Charlie Hickman 104
4 Socks Seybold 103
5 Tommy Leach 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 56
2 Jimmy Sheckard 55
3 Frank Chance 54
4 Sam Mertes 47
5 Sammy Strang 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bernhard 1.89
2 Earl Moore 1.95
3 Willie Sudhoff 1.98
4 Bill Dinneen 2.01
5 Doc White 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 34
2 Joe McGinnity 30
3 Cy Young 27
4 Bill Dinneen 26
4 Eddie Plank 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 357
2 Christy Mathewson 243
3 Bill Donovan 197
4 Cy Young 183
5 Jack Chesbro 163

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