On This Day

Sunday, August 16, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 63 35 .643 --
Athletics 56 44 .560 8.0
Naps 54 45 .545 9.5
Highlanders 47 46 .505 13.5
Tigers 48 47 .505 13.5
Browns 45 51 .469 17.0
White Sox 45 54 .455 18.5
Senators 31 67 .316 32.0

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Crawford 5
2 Topsy Hartsel 4
2 Hunter Hill 4
4 Lefty Davis 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Monte Beville 3
2 Charlie Carr 2
2 Lefty Davis 2
2 Kid Elberfeld 2
2 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charles Moran 2
1 Bobby Wallace 2
3 Jimmy Callahan 1
3 Herman Long 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Waddell 1.17
2 Frank Owen 0.50
3 Jack Powell 0.43
4 George Mullin 0.29
4 Willie Sudhoff 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Mullin 1
1 Frank Owen 1
1 Jack Powell 1
1 Willie Sudhoff 1
1 Doc White 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 7
2 Jack Powell 6
3 George Mullin 4
4 Frank Owen 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Patterson 1

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 Charlie Carr 67
3 Socks Seybold 67
5 2 tied 66

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 1.77
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 Willie Sudhoff 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 277
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 .485
2 Jack Doyle .432
3 Billy Lush .422
4 Danny Murphy .419
5 Patsy Donovan .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Moran 3
2 Mike Donlin 2
2 Cy Seymour 2
4 Ginger Beaumont 1
4 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 10
1 Buck Freeman 10
1 Charlie Hickman 10
4 Bill Bradley 9
4 3 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 8
1 Jimmy Sheckard 8
3 Jack Doyle 6
3 Billy Gilbert 6
3 Sam Mertes 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Kitson 0.00
2 Willie Sudhoff 0.25
3 Watty Lee 0.39
4 Earl Moore 0.50
5 Jack Powell 1.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 4
1 Earl Moore 4
1 Willie Sudhoff 4
1 Doc White 4
5 8 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 39
2 Rube Waddell 30
3 Jack Powell 29
4 Earl Moore 23
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Patterson 1
1 Jack Powell 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Chance .385
2 Mike Donlin .375
3 John Ganzel .373
4 Ed Gremminger .372
5 Jimmy Sheckard .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Moran 4
2 Mike Donlin 3
2 Charlie Hickman 3
2 Jimmy Ryan 3
2 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 22
2 Charlie Carr 20
3 Cozy Dolan 19
3 Nap Lajoie 19
5 3 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 16
2 Jimmy Sheckard 15
3 Sammy Strang 11
4 Jack Doyle 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Watty Lee 0.28
2 Willie Sudhoff 0.76
3 Frank Kitson 0.88
4 Earl Moore 0.89
5 Tom Hughes 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Noodles Hahn 7
1 Earl Moore 7
1 Willie Sudhoff 7
4 Doc White 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 80
2 Christy Mathewson 68
3 Jack Powell 48
4 Earl Moore 42
5 Addie Joss 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Duggleby 1
1 Patsy Flaherty 1
1 Carl Lundgren 1
1 Frank Owen 1
1 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .350
2 Nap Lajoie .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 10
2 Charlie Hickman 10
4 Socks Seybold 9
5 Jimmy Ryan 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 106
2 Charlie Hickman 103
3 Tommy Leach 98
3 Honus Wagner 98
5 Lave Cross 96

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 Willie Sudhoff 1.85
2 Earl Moore 1.86
3 Bill Bernhard 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 Bill Dinneen 26
3 Eddie Plank 26
3 Cy Young 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 362
2 Christy Mathewson 249
3 Bill Donovan 192
4 Cy Young 178
5 2 tied 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