On This Day

Thursday, August 13, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	61	35	.635	--
Athletics	55	41	.573	6.0
Naps	52	45	.536	9.5
Highlanders	47	43	.522	11.0
Tigers	47	45	.511	12.0
Browns	42	49	.462	16.5
White Sox	42	53	.442	18.5
Senators	29	64	.312	30.5

Games

Athletics 5, White Sox 1

Naps 5, Highlanders 2

Naps 8, Highlanders 2

Americans 3, Tigers 1

Tigers 10, Americans 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	64	32	.667	--
Giants	59	37	.615	5.0
Cubs	60	41	.594	6.5
Reds	51	45	.531	13.0
Superbas	44	50	.468	19.0
Beaneaters	39	52	.429	22.5
Cardinals	35	65	.350	31.0
Phillies	31	61	.337	31.0

Games

Pirates 14, Superbas 6

Cubs 7, Beaneaters 3

Giants 6, Cardinals 2

Giants 9, Cardinals 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Hickman	5
2	Jimmy Burke	4
2	Sam Crawford	4
2	Jack Dunn	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pat Moran	1
1	Jimmy Sebring	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Burke	4
2	Jimmy Barrett	3
2	Kitty Bransfield	3
2	Nap Lajoie	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Barrett	3
2	Charlie Babb	2
2	Patsy Dougherty	2
2	Jack Doyle	2
5	13 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Christy Mathewson	1.25
2	Bill Dinneen	0.71
3	Vic Willis	0.54
4	Earl Moore	0.46
5	Chief Bender	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Bill Dinneen	1
1	Addie Joss	1
1	Frank Kitson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	10
2	Vic Willis	7
3	Earl Moore	6
4	Mordecai Brown	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Bresnahan	.358
2	Fred Clarke	.355
3	Honus Wagner	.353
4	Nap Lajoie	.338
5	Ginger Beaumont	.333

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	Honus Wagner	69
2	Charlie Hickman	68
3	Socks Seybold	67
4	Buck Freeman	65
5	2 tied	64

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	48
2	Frank Chance	46
3	Sam Mertes	34
4	Honus Wagner	33
5	3 tied	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.68
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	23
2	Christy Mathewson	21
3	Rube Waddell	19
3	Cy Young	19
5	Deacon Phillippe	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	264
2	Christy Mathewson	197
3	Cy Young	135
4	Bill Donovan	133
5	Earl Moore	124

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	Hunter Hill	.419
2	Patsy Dougherty	.409
3	Patsy Donovan	.408
4	Frank Chance	.405
5	Jimmy Barrett	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pat Moran	2
1	Jimmy Ryan	2
1	Cy Seymour	2
4	Bill Bradley	1
4	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	12
2	Frank Chance	11
2	Jack Dunn	11
4	Danny Murphy	10
5	4 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	8
2	Charlie Babb	6
2	Jack Doyle	6
2	Cy Seymour	6
2	Jimmy Sheckard	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Winter	0.00
2	Willie Sudhoff	0.33
3	Jack Powell	0.66
4	Frank Kitson	0.82
5	3 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	4
1	Frank Kitson	4
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Joe McGinnity	4
1	Doc White	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	48
2	Rube Waddell	34
3	Bill Dinneen	28
4	Addie Joss	25
5	Doc White	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Powell	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Chance	.414
2	Mike Donlin	.389
3	Jimmy Barrett	.388
4	John Ganzel	.387
5	Duff Cooley	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Seymour	4
2	Mike Donlin	3
2	Charlie Hickman	3
2	Pat Moran	3
2	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	22
1	Socks Seybold	22
3	Charlie Carr	20
4	Sam Crawford	19
4	3 others tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	16
2	Jimmy Sheckard	14
3	Jimmy Burke	10
3	Jack Doyle	10
5	3 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Willie Sudhoff	0.96
2	Earl Moore	1.09
3	Frank Kitson	1.34
4	George Winter	1.43
5	Tom Hughes	1.53

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	81
2	Christy Mathewson	79
3	Earl Moore	45
4	Addie Joss	41
5	Bill Dinneen	39

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	Honus Wagner	.352
2	Nap Lajoie	.348
3	Fred Clarke	.343
4	Charlie Hickman	.340
5	Cy Seymour	.339

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	1.92
3	Bill Dinneen	1.98
4	Willie Sudhoff	1.98
5	Doc White	2.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	33
2	Joe McGinnity	30
3	Bill Dinneen	27
4	Eddie Plank	26
4	Cy Young	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	356
2	Christy Mathewson	253
3	Bill Donovan	192
4	Cy Young	179
5	Bill Dinneen	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