On This Day

Thursday, August 20, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	65	37	.637	--
Athletics	58	46	.558	8.0
Naps	57	46	.553	8.5
Highlanders	50	48	.510	13.0
Tigers	51	49	.510	13.0
Browns	46	54	.460	18.0
White Sox	47	56	.456	18.5
Senators	32	70	.314	33.0

Games

White Sox 9, Americans 5

Naps 5, Senators 1

Tigers 3, Athletics 0

Tigers 5, Athletics 4

Highlanders 6, Browns 1

Browns 4, Highlanders 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	67	36	.650	--
Giants	62	41	.602	5.0
Cubs	62	43	.590	6.0
Reds	55	47	.539	11.5
Superbas	51	52	.495	16.0
Beaneaters	42	56	.429	22.5
Cardinals	37	70	.346	32.0
Phillies	31	62	.333	31.0

Games

Superbas 2, Cubs 1

Giants 13, Pirates 7

Pirates 4, Giants 1

Cardinals 8, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sam Crawford	5
1	Claude Ritchey	5
3	Ginger Beaumont	4
3	Kitty Bransfield	4
3	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Clarke	1
1	Buck Freeman	1
1	John Ganzel	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	4
2	Buck Freeman	3
2	John Ganzel	3
2	Fielder Jones	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Brain	3
2	Jimmy Callahan	2
2	Sam Crawford	2
4	Charlie Babb	1
4	16 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Clark Griffith	0.57
2	Chief Bender	0.56
2	Addie Joss	0.56
2	Fred Mitchell	0.56
5	Willie Sudhoff	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Altrock	1
1	Clark Griffith	1
1	Addie Joss	1
1	Rube Kisinger	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	5
1	Addie Joss	5
1	Fred Mitchell	5
1	Willie Sudhoff	5
5	5 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roscoe Miller	1
1	Barney Pelty	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Clarke	.358
2	Roger Bresnahan	.356
3	Honus Wagner	.345
4	Nap Lajoie	.345
5	Cy Seymour	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	9
2	Mike Donlin	7
2	Charlie Hickman	7
2	Sam Mertes	7
5	7 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	74
1	Charlie Hickman	74
3	Honus Wagner	71
4	Socks Seybold	69
5	Charlie Carr	68

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	52
2	Frank Chance	48
3	Sam Mertes	36
4	Sammy Strang	34
4	Honus Wagner	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.54
2	Willie Sudhoff	1.79
3	Barney Wolfe	1.93
4	Bill Donovan	1.98
5	Doc White	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	23
1	Joe McGinnity	23
3	Cy Young	21
4	Rube Waddell	20
5	Willie Sudhoff	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	289
2	Christy Mathewson	203
3	Cy Young	141
4	Bill Donovan	139
5	Earl Moore	132

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roscoe Miller	3
2	Bill Dinneen	2
2	Bill Duggleby	2
2	Carl Lundgren	2
2	3 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.478
2	Frank Chance	.459
3	Elmer Flick	.429
4	John Ganzel	.413
5	Sam Crawford	.411

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Seymour	4
2	Pat Moran	3
3	Mike Donlin	2
4	Ginger Beaumont	1
4	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	17
2	Sam Crawford	14
3	Frank Chance	12
3	Charlie Hickman	12
3	Cy Seymour	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	9
1	Jimmy Sheckard	9
3	Willie Keeler	8
4	Charlie Babb	7
4	Sam Mertes	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Watty Lee	0.39
2	Earl Moore	0.50
3	Willie Sudhoff	0.51
4	Frank Kitson	1.00
5	Jack Chesbro	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	5
2	Ned Garvin	4
2	Noodles Hahn	4
2	Addie Joss	4
2	3 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	34
2	Rube Waddell	31
3	Addie Joss	27
3	Jack Powell	27
5	2 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roscoe Miller	1
1	Roy Patterson	1
1	Barney Pelty	1
1	Jack Taylor	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Chance	.419
2	Cy Seymour	.387
3	John Ganzel	.380
4	Ed Gremminger	.378
5	Jake Beckley	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Seymour	5
2	Pat Moran	4
3	Mike Donlin	3
3	Charlie Hickman	3
3	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	24
2	Charlie Hickman	23
3	Charlie Carr	21
4	Sam Crawford	20
4	Nap Lajoie	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	15
2	Jimmy Sheckard	14
3	Willie Keeler	11
3	Sammy Strang	11
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	0.63
2	Willie Sudhoff	0.91
3	Frank Kitson	1.17
4	Frank Owen	1.64
5	Chief Bender	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Willie Sudhoff	8
2	Noodles Hahn	7
2	Addie Joss	7
2	Frank Kitson	7
2	Earl Moore	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	80
2	Christy Mathewson	74
3	Jack Powell	52
4	Addie Joss	47
5	Earl Moore	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Duggleby	1
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	Carl Lundgren	1
1	Roscoe Miller	1
1	7 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.353
2	Honus Wagner	.351
3	Fred Clarke	.349
4	Ginger Beaumont	.341
5	Cy Seymour	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	14
2	Hobe Ferris	10
2	Charlie Hickman	10
4	Socks Seybold	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	113
2	Charlie Hickman	105
3	Honus Wagner	97
4	Lave Cross	95
4	2 others tied	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	61
2	Frank Chance	57
3	Honus Wagner	51
4	Sam Mertes	49
4	Sammy Strang	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.84
2	Willie Sudhoff	1.86
3	Bill Bernhard	1.89
4	Doc White	1.96
5	Bill Donovan	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	32
2	Joe McGinnity	29
3	Cy Young	27
4	Bill Dinneen	26
4	2 others tied	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	359
2	Christy Mathewson	254
3	Bill Donovan	185
4	Cy Young	178
5	Eddie Plank	167

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roscoe Miller	3
2	Bill Dinneen	2
2	Bill Duggleby	2
2	Sam Leever	2
2	4 others tied	2