On This Day

Monday, August 31, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	72	40	.643	--
Naps	63	50	.558	9.5
Athletics	60	51	.541	11.5
Highlanders	53	52	.505	15.5
Tigers	55	54	.505	15.5
Browns	52	59	.468	19.5
White Sox	51	61	.455	21.0
Senators	36	75	.324	35.5

Games

Browns 8, Naps 3

Browns 6, Naps 2

Senators 2, Americans 1

Americans 5, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	77	37	.675	--
Giants	69	46	.600	8.5
Cubs	67	46	.593	9.5
Reds	60	51	.541	15.5
Superbas	55	55	.500	20.0
Beaneaters	46	62	.426	28.0
Cardinals	38	78	.328	40.0
Phillies	33	70	.320	38.5

Games

Superbas 14, Beaneaters 4

Cubs 6, Reds 3

Giants 4, Phillies 1

Giants 9, Phillies 2

Pirates 9, Cardinals 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roger Bresnahan	6
2	Jimmy Collins	4
2	Jack Doyle	4
2	John Gochnaur	4
2	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Collins	1
1	Tom Daly	1
1	Tommy Leach	1
1	Jimmy Ryan	1
1	Jimmy Sebring	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Doyle	5
2	John Anderson	4
3	Roger Bresnahan	3
3	Jimmy Sheckard	3
5	7 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Roger Bresnahan	3
2	Jesse Burkett	2
2	Bill Coughlin	2
2	John Farrell	2
2	2 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Powell	1.50
2	Joe McGinnity	0.81
3	Gus Thompson	0.62
4	Bob Wicker	0.57
5	Davey Dunkle	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	2
2	Norwood Gibson	1
2	Oscar Jones	1
2	Casey Patten	1
2	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe McGinnity	13
2	Jack Powell	12
3	Gene Wright	6
4	Davey Dunkle	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Bresnahan	.366
2	Honus Wagner	.356
3	Nap Lajoie	.355
4	Fred Clarke	.348
5	Cy Seymour	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hickman	10
2	Buck Freeman	9
3	Mike Donlin	7
3	Sam Mertes	7
3	4 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	85
2	Buck Freeman	82
3	Sam Mertes	79
4	Honus Wagner	76
5	2 tied	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	53
2	Frank Chance	51
3	Honus Wagner	41
4	Sam Mertes	39
5	Sammy Strang	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.74
2	Bill Donovan	1.95
3	Cy Young	1.95
4	Willie Sudhoff	1.96
5	Doc White	2.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	26
1	Joe McGinnity	26
3	Cy Young	24
4	Rube Waddell	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	302
2	Christy Mathewson	229
3	Cy Young	156
4	Joe McGinnity	149
5	Bill Donovan	146

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	Willie Keeler	.429
2	Nap Lajoie	.421
3	Kid Gleason	.419
4	Frank Chance	.405
4	2 others tied	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hickman	3
1	Cy Seymour	3
3	Frank Chance	2
3	Fred Clarke	2
5	22 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	20
2	Sam Mertes	18
3	Buck Freeman	16
4	Charlie Hickman	14
4	Jimmy Sheckard	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Roger Bresnahan	9
2	Harry Bay	7
2	Danny Green	7
2	Honus Wagner	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cy Young	0.73
2	Jack Powell	0.75
3	Sam Leever	0.95
4	George Mullin	0.98
5	2 tied	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	5
2	Addie Joss	4
2	Cy Young	4
4	Ed Doheny	3
4	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Powell	33
2	Christy Mathewson	32
2	Joe McGinnity	32
4	Rube Waddell	25
5	Eddie Plank	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ned Garvin	1
1	Roscoe Miller	1
1	George Mullin	1
1	Al Orth	1
1	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.409
2	Frank Chance	.402
3	Roger Bresnahan	.383
4	Jack Doyle	.379
5	Elmer Flick	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Seymour	5
2	Pat Moran	4
3	Charlie Hickman	3
4	Frank Chance	2
4	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	28
1	Nap Lajoie	28
3	Charlie Hickman	24
3	Sam Mertes	24
5	Frank Chance	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	13
2	Harry Bay	12
2	Roger Bresnahan	12
4	Jimmy Sheckard	11
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Powell	0.93
2	Bob Ewing	1.33
3	Cy Young	1.41
4	Earl Moore	1.59
5	Willie Sudhoff	1.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	9
2	Addie Joss	7
2	Joe McGinnity	7
2	Earl Moore	7
2	Jack Powell	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	71
2	Rube Waddell	68
3	Jack Powell	66
4	Joe McGinnity	58
5	Earl Moore	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ned Garvin	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	Nap Lajoie	.361
2	Fred Clarke	.358
3	Honus Wagner	.356
4	Roger Bresnahan	.350
5	Cy Seymour	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hickman	13
2	Buck Freeman	12
3	Hobe Ferris	10
4	Socks Seybold	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	112
2	Charlie Hickman	109
3	Sam Mertes	97
4	Socks Seybold	93
5	2 tied	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	60
1	Jimmy Sheckard	60
3	Honus Wagner	49
4	Sam Mertes	46
5	Sammy Strang	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.81
2	Bill Donovan	1.84
3	Willie Sudhoff	2.01
4	Cy Young	2.04
5	Bill Bernhard	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	31
2	Rube Waddell	30
3	Cy Young	29
4	Christy Mathewson	27
5	Willie Sudhoff	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	356
2	Christy Mathewson	269
3	Cy Young	189
4	Bill Donovan	179
5	Joe McGinnity	176

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