On This Day

Friday, August 21, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	66	37	.641	--
Naps	58	46	.558	8.5
Athletics	59	47	.557	8.5
Tigers	52	50	.510	13.5
Highlanders	50	49	.505	14.0
Browns	47	54	.465	18.0
White Sox	47	57	.452	19.5
Senators	32	71	.311	34.0

Games

Americans 11, White Sox 3

Naps 10, Senators 0

Athletics 1, Tigers 0

Tigers 2, Athletics 1

Browns 8, Highlanders 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	68	37	.648	--
Giants	63	42	.600	5.0
Cubs	63	43	.594	5.5
Reds	56	48	.538	11.5
Superbas	51	53	.490	16.5
Beaneaters	43	57	.430	22.5
Phillies	33	62	.347	30.0
Cardinals	37	72	.339	33.0

Games

Cubs 9, Superbas 4

Reds 7, Beaneaters 4

Beaneaters 10, Reds 2

Pirates 3, Giants 0

Giants 9, Pirates 5

Phillies 7, Cardinals 3

Phillies 8, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Kid Gleason	5
1	Jack Warner	5
3	Roger Bresnahan	4
3	Cozy Dolan	4
3	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy Hulswitt	1
1	Joe Kelley	1
1	Cy Seymour	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Stanley	6
2	Shad Barry	5
3	Buck Freeman	3
3	Rudy Hulswitt	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Shad Barry	2
1	Frank Chance	2
1	Fred Clarke	2
1	Joe Kelley	2
5	15 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Waddell	0.93
2	Christy Mathewson	0.82
3	Cy Young	0.67
4	Bill Duggleby	0.57
5	Pat Carney	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pat Carney	1
1	Red Donahue	1
1	Bill Duggleby	1
1	Chick Fraser	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	13
2	Christy Mathewson	9
3	Bob Wicker	6
3	Cy Young	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Mullin	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Bresnahan	.359
2	Fred Clarke	.357
3	Honus Wagner	.347
4	Nap Lajoie	.343
5	Cy Seymour	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	9
2	Mike Donlin	7
2	Charlie Hickman	7
2	Sam Mertes	7
2	Cy Seymour	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	77
2	Charlie Hickman	74
3	Honus Wagner	73
4	Socks Seybold	69
5	Charlie Carr	68

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	52
2	Frank Chance	50
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	1.94
5	Doc White	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	24
2	Joe McGinnity	23
3	Cy Young	22
4	Rube Waddell	21
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	302
2	Christy Mathewson	212
3	Cy Young	147
4	Bill Donovan	141
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	4 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Chance	.450
2	Elmer Flick	.436
3	Jake Beckley	.413
4	Cy Seymour	.412
5	Cozy Dolan	.388

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	19
2	Frank Chance	14
3	Jack Doyle	13
4	Charlie Hickman	12
4	Freddy Parent	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	11
2	Jimmy Sheckard	9
3	Charlie Babb	7
3	Willie Keeler	7
3	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	Addie Joss	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	6
2	Ned Garvin	4
2	Addie Joss	4
2	Frank Kitson	4
2	5 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	44
2	Christy Mathewson	43
3	Addie Joss	27
3	Jack Powell	27
5	Ned Garvin	23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Chance	.400
2	Jake Beckley	.380
3	Patsy Dougherty	.377
4	Cy Seymour	.376
5	Patsy Donovan	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Seymour	6
2	Pat Moran	4
3	Mike Donlin	3
3	Jimmy Ryan	3
3	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	27
2	Nap Lajoie	23
3	Charlie Hickman	22
4	Charlie Carr	21
4	Jack Doyle	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	16
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	0.88
3	Frank Kitson	1.17
4	Doc White	1.50
5	Frank Owen	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Willie Sudhoff	8
2	Noodles Hahn	7
2	Addie Joss	7
2	Frank Kitson	7
2	3 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	93
2	Christy Mathewson	75
3	Addie Joss	47
4	Jack Powell	46
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	Honus Wagner	.353
2	Nap Lajoie	.351
3	Fred Clarke	.348
4	Ginger Beaumont	.341
5	Cy Seymour	.339

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	116
2	Charlie Hickman	105
3	Honus Wagner	99
4	Tommy Leach	97
5	2 tied	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	60
2	Frank Chance	59
3	Honus Wagner	51
4	Sam Mertes	49
4	Sammy Strang	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.83
2	Willie Sudhoff	1.86
3	Bill Bernhard	1.89
4	Doc White	1.96
5	Bill Donovan	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	33
2	Joe McGinnity	29
3	Cy Young	28
4	Bill Dinneen	26
4	3 others tied	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	372
2	Christy Mathewson	263
3	Bill Donovan	187
4	Cy Young	184
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	5 others tied	2