On This Day

Thursday, August 27, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 70 39 .642 --
Naps 61 47 .565 8.5
Athletics 60 51 .541 11.0
Highlanders 53 52 .505 15.0
Tigers 54 53 .505 15.0
Browns 49 57 .462 19.5
White Sox 50 60 .455 20.5
Senators 35 73 .324 34.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 72 37 .661 --
Cubs 65 45 .591 7.5
Giants 66 46 .589 7.5
Reds 59 49 .546 12.5
Superbas 54 55 .495 18.0
Beaneaters 46 60 .434 24.5
Cardinals 38 73 .342 35.0
Phillies 33 68 .327 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kid Gleason 4
2 George Browne 3
2 Klondike Douglass 3
2 Kid Elberfeld 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Charlie Dexter 1
1 Tom Hughes 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Sheckard 4
2 Sam Mertes 3
3 Tom Daly 2
3 Charlie Dexter 2
3 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lave Cross 2
1 Red Dooin 2
1 Fred Tenney 2
4 Roger Bresnahan 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dummy Taylor 0.70
2 Joe McGinnity 0.67
2 Vic Willis 0.67
4 Eddie Plank 0.56
5 Jack Sutthoff 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Henry Schmidt 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dummy Taylor 7
2 Joe McGinnity 6
3 Eddie Plank 5
4 Togie Pittinger 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ned Garvin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Clarke .356
2 Honus Wagner .354
3 Roger Bresnahan .354
4 Nap Lajoie .348
5 Cy Seymour .337

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 Charlie Hickman 81
2 Buck Freeman 80
3 Sam Mertes 76
3 Honus Wagner 76
5 Socks Seybold 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 52
2 Frank Chance 50
3 Sam Mertes 39
4 Honus Wagner 36
5 Sammy Strang 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.58
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 24
3 Cy Young 23
4 Rube Waddell 21
5 Earl Moore 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 302
2 Christy Mathewson 218
3 Cy Young 152
4 Bill Donovan 146
5 Earl Moore 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roscoe Miller 3
2 Bill Dinneen 2
2 Bill Duggleby 2
2 Ned Garvin 2
2 6 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kid Gleason .472
2 Joe Kelley .441
3 Cozy Dolan .408
4 Nap Lajoie .407
5 Cy Seymour .404

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 18
2 Sam Mertes 16
3 Buck Freeman 15
3 Charlie Hickman 15
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Bresnahan 7
1 Willie Keeler 7
3 Harry Bay 6
3 Jimmy Callahan 6
3 5 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Ewing 0.50
2 Sam Leever 0.71
3 Earl Moore 1.00
3 Addie Joss 1.00
5 Davey Dunkle 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 5
1 Earl Moore 5
3 Addie Joss 4
3 Henry Schmidt 4
3 Cy Young 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 38
2 Christy Mathewson 31
3 Ned Garvin 28
3 Joe McGinnity 28
5 Jack Powell 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ned Garvin 1
1 Roscoe Miller 1
1 George Mullin 1
1 Al Orth 1
1 3 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Seymour .412
2 Patsy Donovan .397
3 Patsy Dougherty .390
4 Kid Gleason .384
5 Frank Chance .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Seymour 6
2 Pat Moran 4
3 Charlie Hickman 3
4 Frank Chance 2
4 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 28
2 Nap Lajoie 24
3 Charlie Hickman 23
4 Frank Chance 21
4 Sam Mertes 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 14
2 Willie Keeler 11
2 Sam Mertes 11
2 Jimmy Sheckard 11
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Sudhoff 1.01
2 Earl Moore 1.01
3 Frank Kitson 1.30
4 Jack Powell 1.38
5 Addie Joss 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 8
1 Earl Moore 8
3 Tom Hughes 7
3 Addie Joss 7
3 Frank Kitson 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 75
2 Rube Waddell 72
3 Joe McGinnity 47
4 Jack Powell 46
5 Addie Joss 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Duggleby 1
1 Ned Garvin 1
1 Roscoe Miller 1
1 George Mullin 1
1 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Clarke .360
2 Honus Wagner .356
3 Nap Lajoie .355
4 Ginger Beaumont .340
5 Cy Seymour .340

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 112
2 Charlie Hickman 108
3 Sam Mertes 97
4 Honus Wagner 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 45
4 Honus Wagner 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.66
2 Bill Donovan 1.84
3 Bill Bernhard 1.92
4 Willie Sudhoff 1.92
5 Doc White 2.04

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 367
2 Christy Mathewson 258
3 Cy Young 185
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 Ned Garvin 2
2 7 others tied 2