On This Day

Tuesday, September 1, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	73	40	.646	--
Naps	64	50	.561	9.5
Athletics	60	52	.536	12.5
Highlanders	54	52	.509	15.5
Tigers	55	54	.505	16.0
Browns	52	60	.464	20.5
White Sox	51	61	.455	21.5
Senators	36	76	.321	36.5

Games

Highlanders 5, Athletics 1

Highlanders 1, Athletics 1

Naps 4, Browns 0

Americans 2, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	77	37	.675	--
Giants	70	46	.603	8.0
Cubs	67	47	.588	10.0
Reds	61	51	.545	15.0
Superbas	57	55	.509	19.0
Beaneaters	46	64	.418	29.0
Cardinals	38	78	.328	40.0
Phillies	33	71	.317	39.0

Games

Superbas 8, Beaneaters 3

Superbas 5, Beaneaters 0

Reds 3, Cubs 0

Giants 7, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jack Doyle	4
1	Kid Elberfeld	4
1	John Ganzel	4
1	Willie Keeler	4
1	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Bradley	1
1	Topsy Hartsel	1
1	Dan McGann	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Doyle	5
2	Jack Cronin	3
2	Lefty Davis	3
2	Kid Elberfeld	3
2	Joe Stanley	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	3
2	Fred Abbott	2
2	Sam Mertes	2
2	Fred Tenney	2
5	6 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Henry Schmidt	2.50
2	Chief Bender	1.00
3	Harry Howell	0.83
3	Tom Hughes	0.83
5	Al Orth	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Cronin	1
1	Ned Garvin	1
1	Clark Griffith	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	6
1	Al Orth	6
3	Ned Garvin	5
3	Harry Howell	5
3	4 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Bresnahan	.364
2	Honus Wagner	.356
3	Nap Lajoie	.355
4	Fred Clarke	.348
5	Cy Seymour	.337

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	83
3	Sam Mertes	80
4	Honus Wagner	76
5	2 tied	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	56
2	Frank Chance	51
3	Sam Mertes	41
3	Honus Wagner	41
5	Sammy Strang	35

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	.453
2	Jack Doyle	.440
3	Nap Lajoie	.434
4	Kid Gleason	.404
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hickman	3
2	Frank Chance	2
2	Fred Clarke	2
2	Cy Seymour	2
5	24 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	20
2	Sam Mertes	19
3	Buck Freeman	17
4	Jack Doyle	15
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Roger Bresnahan	8
2	Danny Green	7
2	Honus Wagner	7
4	Harry Bay	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Howell	0.53
2	Cy Young	0.73
3	Jack Powell	0.75
4	Ed Killian	0.90
5	Sam Leever	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Henry Schmidt	4
1	Cy Young	4
4	Ed Doheny	3
4	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Powell	33
2	Joe McGinnity	32
3	Christy Mathewson	27
4	Rube Waddell	25
5	Tom Hughes	22

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	Jack Doyle	.412
2	Cy Seymour	.395
3	Frank Chance	.378
4	Elmer Flick	.375
5	John Ganzel	.372

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	28
2	Buck Freeman	27
3	Jack Doyle	25
4	Charlie Hickman	24
5	Sam Mertes	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	14
2	Frank Chance	13
3	Harry Bay	12
3	Roger Bresnahan	12
3	Sam Mertes	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Powell	1.03
2	Bob Ewing	1.33
3	Earl Moore	1.52
4	Cy Young	1.60
5	Willie Sudhoff	1.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	9
2	Addie Joss	7
2	Earl Moore	7
4	Ned Garvin	6
4	5 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	71
2	Jack Powell	62
3	Rube Waddell	55
4	Joe McGinnity	50
5	2 tied	39

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	.364
2	Fred Clarke	.358
3	Honus Wagner	.356
4	Roger Bresnahan	.348
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	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	113
2	Charlie Hickman	108
3	Sam Mertes	97
4	Socks Seybold	93
5	2 tied	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	63
2	Frank Chance	60
3	Honus Wagner	49
4	Sam Mertes	47
5	Sammy Strang	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.81
2	Bill Donovan	1.84
3	Willie Sudhoff	2.01
4	Bill Bernhard	2.04
5	Doc White	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	31
2	Rube Waddell	30
3	Cy Young	28
4	Christy Mathewson	27
5	Willie Sudhoff	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	356
2	Christy Mathewson	269
3	Cy Young	182
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