On This Day

Saturday, August 15, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	63	35	.643	--
Athletics	56	42	.571	7.0
Naps	54	45	.545	9.5
Highlanders	47	45	.511	13.0
Tigers	47	47	.500	14.0
Browns	43	51	.457	18.0
White Sox	43	54	.443	19.5
Senators	31	65	.323	31.0

Games

Athletics 5, White Sox 1

Naps 6, Highlanders 5

Americans 6, Tigers 3

Senators 5, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	65	34	.657	--
Giants	60	38	.612	4.5
Cubs	61	41	.598	5.5
Reds	52	45	.536	12.0
Superbas	47	50	.485	17.0
Beaneaters	40	54	.426	22.5
Cardinals	35	68	.340	32.0
Phillies	31	61	.337	30.5

Games

Superbas 7, Cardinals 0

Superbas 4, Cardinals 3

Pirates 5, Beaneaters 1

Beaneaters 8, Pirates 5

Reds 8, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Dahlen	5
2	Fred Clarke	4
2	John Dobbs	4
2	Nap Lajoie	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ginger Beaumont	1
1	Mike Donlin	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ginger Beaumont	3
1	John Dobbs	3
1	Mike Donlin	3
4	Patsy Dougherty	2
4	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sammy Strang	4
2	Henry Schmidt	2
2	Homer Smoot	2
4	Wid Conroy	1
4	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Davey Dunkle	0.80
2	Eddie Plank	0.75
3	Joe McGinnity	0.69
4	Earl Moore	0.56
4	Henry Schmidt	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Davey Dunkle	1
1	Noodles Hahn	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	Oscar Jones	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe McGinnity	9
2	Togie Pittinger	7
3	Eddie Plank	6
4	Clark Griffith	5
4	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Bresnahan	.361
2	Fred Clarke	.355
3	Honus Wagner	.351
4	Nap Lajoie	.344
5	Patsy Donovan	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	8
2	Mike Donlin	7
2	Charlie Hickman	7
2	Sam Mertes	7
5	5 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	71
2	Honus Wagner	69
3	Socks Seybold	67
4	Buck Freeman	66
5	2 tied	65

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	50
2	Frank Chance	46
3	Sam Mertes	35
4	Honus Wagner	34
5	Sammy Strang	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.61
2	Willie Sudhoff	1.85
3	Doc White	1.99
4	Barney Wolfe	1.99
5	Bill Donovan	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	23
2	Christy Mathewson	21
3	Cy Young	20
4	Rube Waddell	19
5	4 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	270
2	Christy Mathewson	197
3	Cy Young	138
4	Bill Donovan	133
5	Earl Moore	129

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	John Ganzel	.432
2	Patsy Donovan	.415
3	Frank Chance	.400
3	Hunter Hill	.400
5	Billy Lush	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pat Moran	3
2	Mike Donlin	2
2	Cy Seymour	2
4	Ginger Beaumont	1
4	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	12
2	Frank Chance	11
3	Sam Crawford	10
3	Charlie Hickman	10
5	5 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	8
1	Jimmy Sheckard	8
3	Jack Doyle	6
3	Billy Gilbert	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Watty Lee	0.00
2	Willie Sudhoff	0.33
3	Jack Powell	0.64
4	Earl Moore	0.82
4	Frank Kitson	0.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Noodles Hahn	4
1	Tom Hughes	4
1	Frank Kitson	4
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	2 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	39
2	Rube Waddell	36
3	Earl Moore	27
3	Jack Powell	27
5	Joe McGinnity	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Powell	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Chance	.389
2	Mike Donlin	.380
3	Ed Gremminger	.378
4	John Ganzel	.372
5	Patsy Dougherty	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Donlin	4
1	Pat Moran	4
1	Cy Seymour	4
4	Ginger Beaumont	3
4	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	23
2	Charlie Carr	19
2	Cozy Dolan	19
2	Nap Lajoie	19
2	Honus Wagner	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	16
1	Jimmy Sheckard	16
3	Jack Doyle	11
3	Sammy Strang	11
5	Frank Isbell	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Willie Sudhoff	0.83
2	Frank Kitson	0.88
3	Earl Moore	0.89
4	Tom Hughes	1.48
5	Chief Bender	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Noodles Hahn	7
1	Earl Moore	7
1	Willie Sudhoff	7
4	Tom Hughes	6
5	7 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	73
2	Christy Mathewson	68
3	Earl Moore	42
3	Jack Powell	42
5	Addie Joss	40

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	.351
2	Honus Wagner	.350
3	Fred Clarke	.346
4	Cy Seymour	.343
5	Ginger Beaumont	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	13
2	Hobe Ferris	11
3	Charlie Hickman	10
4	Socks Seybold	9
5	Jimmy Ryan	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	106
2	Charlie Hickman	104
3	Lave Cross	100
4	Tommy Leach	98
4	Honus Wagner	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	59
2	Frank Chance	56
3	Honus Wagner	52
4	Sam Mertes	49
5	Sammy Strang	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.86
2	Bill Bernhard	1.89
3	Willie Sudhoff	1.92
4	Bill Dinneen	2.03
5	Doc White	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	32
2	Joe McGinnity	30
3	Eddie Plank	27
4	Bill Dinneen	26
4	Cy Young	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	355
2	Christy Mathewson	249
3	Bill Donovan	192
4	Cy Young	178
5	Eddie Plank	167

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