On This Day

Wednesday, August 12, 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	50	45	.526	10.5
Tigers	46	44	.511	12.0
Browns	42	49	.462	16.5
White Sox	42	52	.447	18.0
Senators	29	64	.312	30.5

Games

Naps 6, White Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	63	32	.663	--
Giants	57	37	.606	5.5
Cubs	59	41	.590	6.5
Reds	51	45	.531	12.5
Superbas	44	49	.473	18.0
Beaneaters	39	51	.433	21.5
Cardinals	35	63	.357	29.5
Phillies	31	61	.337	30.5

Games

Pirates 6, Superbas 5

Cubs 7, Beaneaters 4

Beaneaters 11, Cubs 10

Giants 14, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Chance	5
2	Chub Aubrey	4
2	Ed Gremminger	4
4	Bill Bradley	3
4	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Bradley	1
1	Doc Casey	1
1	Pat Moran	1
1	Joe Stanley	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Chance	7
2	Johnny Kling	4
3	Jack Dunn	3
3	Dummy Taylor	3
5	7 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Babb	2
1	Frank Chance	2
3	Harry Bay	1
3	Ginger Beaumont	1
3	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Donahue	0.60
2	Dummy Taylor	0.37
3	Bob Wicker	0.36
4	Jock Menefee	0.33
5	Togie Pittinger	0.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pat Carney	1
1	Red Donahue	1
1	Dummy Taylor	1
1	Bucky Veil	1
1	Bob Wicker	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dummy Taylor	7
2	Bob Wicker	4
3	Red Donahue	3
3	Jack Dunleavy	3
3	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Bresnahan	.363
2	Fred Clarke	.355
3	Honus Wagner	.350
4	Nap Lajoie	.338
5	Ginger Beaumont	.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
1	Honus Wagner	67
3	Charlie Hickman	66
4	Buck Freeman	65
5	2 tied	64

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	48
2	Frank Chance	45
3	Sam Mertes	34
4	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	Patsy Donovan	.444
3	Harry Wolverton	.412
4	Hunter Hill	.404
5	John Farrell	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Ryan	2
1	Cy Seymour	2
3	Bill Bradley	1
3	Charlie Carr	1
3	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Carr	12
1	Buck Freeman	12
1	Jimmy Williams	12
4	Rudy Hulswitt	11
5	3 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	8
2	Sam Mertes	6
2	Cy Seymour	6
2	Jimmy Sheckard	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	0.25
2	Willie Sudhoff	0.33
3	Jack Powell	0.66
4	Tom Hughes	1.00
4	Clark Griffith	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	5
2	Frank Kitson	4
2	Doc White	4
4	Jack Chesbro	3
4	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	38
2	Rube Waddell	34
3	Bill Dinneen	23
4	Addie Joss	22
5	Doc White	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Powell	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Chance	.384
2	Mike Donlin	.381
3	Ed Gremminger	.376
4	John Farrell	.373
5	2 tied	.370

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	17
2	Jimmy Sheckard	14
3	Jimmy Burke	10
4	Jake Beckley	9
4	Cy Seymour	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	5 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	Bill Duggleby	1
1	Davey Dunkle	1
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	Carl Lundgren	1
1	5 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.348
2	Honus Wagner	.348
3	Fred Clarke	.344
4	Ginger Beaumont	.340
5	Cy Seymour	.338

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	Tommy Leach	104
4	Charlie Hickman	102
5	Socks Seybold	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	57
2	Frank Chance	56
2	Honus Wagner	56
4	Sam Mertes	48
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	33
2	Joe McGinnity	30
3	Bill Dinneen	26
3	Eddie Plank	26
3	Cy Young	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	356
2	Christy Mathewson	243
3	Bill Donovan	192
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