On This Day

Tuesday, August 25, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 68 39 .636 --
Naps 60 47 .561 8.0
Athletics 60 49 .550 9.0
Highlanders 52 51 .505 14.0
Tigers 53 53 .500 14.5
Browns 49 56 .467 18.0
White Sox 50 59 .459 19.0
Senators 34 72 .321 33.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 72 37 .661 --
Cubs 65 44 .596 7.0
Giants 64 44 .593 7.5
Reds 58 49 .542 13.0
Superbas 52 55 .486 19.0
Beaneaters 44 58 .431 24.5
Cardinals 38 73 .342 35.0
Phillies 33 66 .333 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred Clarke 5
2 Lave Cross 4
2 Topsy Hartsel 4
2 Tommy Leach 4
5 5 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 4
2 Lave Cross 3
3 Shad Barry 2
3 Kitty Bransfield 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shad Barry 2
2 Jimmy Callahan 1
2 Monte Cross 1
2 Danny Green 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lave Winham 0.71
2 Weldon Henley 0.45
3 Bill Donovan 0.42
4 Patsy Flaherty 0.33
5 Chick Fraser 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Doheny 1
1 Patsy Flaherty 1
1 Weldon Henley 1
1 Lave Winham 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Donovan 5
1 Weldon Henley 5
1 Lave Winham 5
4 Ed Doheny 3
4 Chick Fraser 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Bresnahan .358
2 Fred Clarke .356
3 Honus Wagner .354
4 Nap Lajoie .349
5 Cy Seymour .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 9
1 Charlie Hickman 9
3 Mike Donlin 7
3 Sam Mertes 7
3 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 79
1 Charlie Hickman 79
3 Honus Wagner 76
4 Socks Seybold 73
5 Sam Mertes 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 52
2 Frank Chance 50
3 Sam Mertes 38
4 Honus Wagner 36
5 Sammy Strang 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.56
2 Willie Sudhoff 1.87
3 Bill Donovan 1.95
4 Cy Young 2.02
5 Doc White 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 25
2 Joe McGinnity 23
2 Cy Young 23
4 Rube Waddell 21
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 302
2 Christy Mathewson 215
3 Cy Young 152
4 Bill Donovan 146
5 Earl Moore 138

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roscoe Miller 3
2 Bill Dinneen 2
2 Bill Duggleby 2
2 Carl Lundgren 2
2 5 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Chance .432
2 Nap Lajoie .414
3 Cozy Dolan .409
4 Cy Seymour .404
5 Elmer Flick .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Moran 4
2 Cy Seymour 3
3 Frank Chance 2
3 Fred Clarke 2
3 Charlie Hickman 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Chance 17
2 Nap Lajoie 16
3 Kitty Bransfield 14
3 Buck Freeman 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Bay 8
1 Willie Keeler 8
3 Charlie Babb 7
3 Frank Chance 7
5 7 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Ewing 0.50
2 Earl Moore 0.75
3 Addie Joss 1.20
4 Rube Kisinger 1.42
5 Watty Lee 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 5
1 Christy Mathewson 5
3 Earl Moore 4
3 Bob Wicker 4
3 Cy Young 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 44
2 Christy Mathewson 28
3 Jack Powell 27
4 Addie Joss 26
5 3 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roscoe Miller 1
1 George Mullin 1
1 Al Orth 1
1 Roy Patterson 1
1 2 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Seymour .404
2 Frank Chance .393
2 Patsy Donovan .393
4 Patsy Dougherty .390
5 Ed Gremminger .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Seymour 6
2 Charlie Hickman 4
2 Pat Moran 4
4 Frank Chance 2
4 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 27
2 Charlie Hickman 25
3 Nap Lajoie 23
4 Charlie Carr 21
4 Frank Chance 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 15
2 Jimmy Sheckard 13
3 Willie Keeler 11
4 Harry Bay 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 0.89
2 Frank Kitson 1.30
3 Jack Powell 1.38
4 Willie Sudhoff 1.39
5 Watty Lee 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 8
2 Addie Joss 7
2 Frank Kitson 7
2 Earl Moore 7
2 Willie Sudhoff 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 78
2 Christy Mathewson 72
3 Jack Powell 46
4 Addie Joss 43
5 Joe McGinnity 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Duggleby 1
1 Roscoe Miller 1
1 George Mullin 1
1 Al Orth 1
1 4 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Clarke .362
2 Honus Wagner .356
3 Nap Lajoie .356
4 Charlie Hickman .342
5 Ginger Beaumont .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 14
2 Charlie Hickman 12
3 Hobe Ferris 10
4 Socks Seybold 9
5 Pat Moran 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 117
2 Charlie Hickman 109
3 Honus Wagner 98
4 Sam Mertes 96
5 Socks Seybold 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 59
1 Jimmy Sheckard 59
3 Sam Mertes 50
4 Sammy Strang 46
5 Honus Wagner 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.65
2 Bill Donovan 1.84
3 Bill Bernhard 1.92
4 Willie Sudhoff 1.92
5 Doc White 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 32
2 Cy Young 29
3 Joe McGinnity 28
4 Christy Mathewson 27
5 Willie Sudhoff 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 367
2 Christy Mathewson 261
3 Cy Young 186
4 Bill Donovan 179
5 Eddie Plank 168

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roscoe Miller 3
2 Bill Dinneen 2
2 Bill Duggleby 2
2 Sam Leever 2
2 6 others tied 2