On This Day

Wednesday, September 2, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 73 40 .646 --
Naps 64 51 .557 10.0
Athletics 60 52 .536 12.5
Highlanders 55 52 .514 15.0
Tigers 56 54 .509 15.5
White Sox 52 61 .460 21.0
Browns 52 61 .460 21.0
Senators 36 77 .319 37.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 78 37 .678 --
Giants 70 47 .598 9.0
Cubs 68 47 .591 10.0
Reds 61 52 .540 16.0
Superbas 58 55 .513 19.0
Beaneaters 47 65 .420 29.5
Cardinals 38 79 .325 41.0
Phillies 34 72 .321 39.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Ganzel 4
1 Roy Thomas 4
3 Sam Crawford 3
3 Ed Gremminger 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Ganzel 1
1 Danny Green 1
1 Joe Kelley 1
1 Lee Tannehill 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Ganzel 6
2 Kid Elberfeld 2
2 Joe Stanley 2
4 Fred Abbott 1
4 27 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Abbaticchio 1
1 Jesse Burkett 1
1 Frank Chance 1
1 Bill Coughlin 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Donovan 1.00
2 Jake Weimer 0.88
3 Togie Pittinger 0.62
4 Christy Mathewson 0.62
5 Fred Mitchell 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 Chick Fraser 1
1 Roy Patterson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Donovan 10
2 Christy Mathewson 8
3 Jake Weimer 7
4 Togie Pittinger 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Bresnahan .362
2 Honus Wagner .358
3 Nap Lajoie .355
4 Fred Clarke .347
5 Cy Seymour .339

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 77
5 2 tied 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 56
2 Frank Chance 52
3 Sam Mertes 42
4 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 Deacon Phillippe 21
4 Rube Waddell 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 302
2 Christy Mathewson 237
3 Bill Donovan 156
3 Cy Young 156
5 Joe McGinnity 149

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 .449
2 Jack Doyle .440
3 Nap Lajoie .429
4 Honus Wagner .417
5 Topsy Hartsel .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hickman 3
2 Frank Chance 2
2 Fred Clarke 2
2 John Ganzel 2
2 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 20
2 Sam Mertes 19
3 Jack Doyle 15
3 Buck Freeman 15
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Bresnahan 8
2 Danny Green 7
2 Honus Wagner 7
4 Harry Bay 6
4 5 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Kisinger 0.50
2 Harry Howell 0.53
3 Cy Young 0.64
4 George Mullin 0.87
5 Ed Killian 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 4
1 Deacon Phillippe 4
1 Henry Schmidt 4
4 Ed Doheny 3
4 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 35
1 Jack Powell 35
3 Joe McGinnity 29
4 Tom Hughes 22
5 Jake Weimer 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 .414
2 Jack Doyle .406
3 John Ganzel .396
4 Frank Chance .386
5 Elmer Flick .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Seymour 5
2 Pat Moran 4
3 Charlie Hickman 3
4 Bill Bradley 2
4 10 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 Frank Chance 14
1 Jimmy Sheckard 14
3 Sam Mertes 13
4 Harry Bay 12
4 Roger Bresnahan 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Powell 1.15
2 Bob Ewing 1.33
3 Earl Moore 1.52
4 Cy Young 1.60
5 Willie Sudhoff 1.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 79
2 Jack Powell 64
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 .363
2 Fred Clarke .359
3 Honus Wagner .358
4 Roger Bresnahan .347
5 Ginger Beaumont .339

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 106
3 Sam Mertes 96
4 Socks Seybold 93
5 Honus Wagner 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 63
2 Frank Chance 61
3 Sam Mertes 47
3 Honus Wagner 47
5 Sammy Strang 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Donovan 1.78
2 Earl Moore 1.87
3 Willie Sudhoff 2.04
4 Cy Young 2.08
5 Doc White 2.08

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 353
2 Christy Mathewson 275
3 Bill Donovan 183
4 Cy Young 182
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