On This Day

Tuesday, August 11, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 60 34 .638 --
Athletics 54 41 .568 6.5
Highlanders 47 41 .534 10.0
Naps 49 45 .521 11.0
Tigers 46 44 .511 12.0
Browns 42 49 .462 16.5
White Sox 42 51 .452 17.5
Senators 29 64 .312 30.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 62 32 .660 --
Giants 56 37 .602 5.5
Cubs 58 40 .592 6.0
Reds 51 45 .531 12.0
Superbas 44 48 .478 17.0
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 Monte Beville 3
2 Wid Conroy 3
2 Lefty Davis 3
2 Bill Hallman 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Elmer Flick 3
1 Harry Howell 3
3 Monte Beville 2
3 Wid Conroy 2
5 14 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Warner 2
2 Harry Bay 1
2 Monte Beville 1
2 Jimmy Callahan 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Hughes 0.86
2 Frank Owen 0.67
3 Addie Joss 0.55
4 Harry Howell 0.50
4 Rube Waddell 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ned Garvin 1
1 Harry Howell 1
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 Addie Joss 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hughes 6
1 Addie Joss 6
1 Frank Owen 6
1 Rube Waddell 6
5 Harry Howell 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Bresnahan .358
2 Fred Clarke .353
3 Honus Wagner .351
4 Ginger Beaumont .337
5 Nap Lajoie .335

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 47
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 264
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 .500
2 Bill Keister .441
3 Cy Seymour .422
4 Patsy Donovan .409
5 Jimmy Callahan .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Seymour 3
2 Jimmy Ryan 2
3 Charlie Carr 1
3 Jack Chesbro 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 7
1 Cy Seymour 7
3 Jimmy Sheckard 6
4 Jack Doyle 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Wicker 0.00
2 Doc White 0.25
3 Willie Sudhoff 0.33
4 Tom Hughes 0.75
5 Jock Menefee 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 5
2 Noodles Hahn 4
2 Tom Hughes 4
2 Frank Kitson 4
2 Doc White 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 44
2 Rube Waddell 34
3 Bill Dinneen 23
4 Addie Joss 22
5 Doc White 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Duggleby 1
1 Jack Powell 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duff Cooley .390
2 Mike Donlin .376
3 Jimmy Barrett .370
3 Patsy Dougherty .370
5 Charlie Carr .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Seymour 4
2 Mike Donlin 3
2 Charlie Hickman 3
2 Jimmy Ryan 3
2 Harry Steinfeldt 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 22
2 Charlie Carr 21
3 Charlie Hickman 20
4 Cozy Dolan 19
4 2 others tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 16
2 Jimmy Sheckard 13
3 Jimmy Burke 10
4 Jake Beckley 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.11
2 Willie Sudhoff 1.27
3 Tom Hughes 1.53
4 Frank Kitson 1.58
5 John Deering 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Noodles Hahn 7
2 Joe McGinnity 6
2 Earl Moore 6
2 Willie Sudhoff 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 81
2 Christy Mathewson 69
3 Earl Moore 39
4 Addie Joss 38
4 2 others tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Cronin 1
1 Bill Duggleby 1
1 Davey Dunkle 1
1 Patsy Flaherty 1
1 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .351
2 Honus Wagner .349
3 Fred Clarke .343
4 Ginger Beaumont .341
5 Charlie Hickman .340

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 105
2 Lave Cross 104
2 Charlie Hickman 104
4 Tommy Leach 102
5 Socks Seybold 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 56
1 Honus Wagner 56
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 Bill Dinneen 26
3 Eddie Plank 26
3 Cy Young 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 363
2 Christy Mathewson 243
3 Bill Donovan 197
4 Cy Young 179
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