On This Day

Thursday, September 3, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	74	40	.649	--
Naps	65	51	.560	10.0
Athletics	60	53	.531	13.5
Highlanders	56	52	.519	15.0
Tigers	56	55	.505	16.5
Browns	53	61	.465	21.0
White Sox	52	62	.456	22.0
Senators	36	78	.316	38.0

Games

Americans 6, Athletics 5

Browns 1, White Sox 0

Naps 1, Tigers 0

Highlanders 3, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	79	37	.681	--
Giants	71	47	.602	9.0
Cubs	68	48	.586	11.0
Reds	61	53	.535	17.0
Superbas	58	56	.509	20.0
Beaneaters	48	66	.421	30.0
Cardinals	39	79	.331	41.0
Phillies	35	73	.324	40.0

Games

Giants 6, Superbas 0

Cardinals 5, Cubs 2

Phillies 4, Beaneaters 1

Beaneaters 2, Phillies 0

Pirates 6, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Shad Barry	4
2	Bill Bradley	3
2	Kitty Bransfield	3
2	John Farrell	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chick Stahl	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lave Cross	2
1	Kid Gleason	2
1	Jimmy Sebring	2
1	Chick Stahl	2
1	Honus Wagner	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bradley	2
2	Ed Abbaticchio	1
2	Kitty Bransfield	1
2	Wid Conroy	1
2	18 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cy Young	0.82
2	Ed Siever	0.80
3	George Mullin	0.75
4	Jack Taylor	0.50
5	Vic Willis	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Ed Doheny	1
1	Joe McGinnity	1
1	Ed Siever	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Mullin	9
1	Cy Young	9
3	Vic Willis	6
4	Ed Siever	4
4	Jack Taylor	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Hackett	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Bresnahan	.362
2	Honus Wagner	.360
3	Nap Lajoie	.354
4	Fred Clarke	.350
5	Cy Seymour	.338

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	86
2	Buck Freeman	83
3	Sam Mertes	80
4	Honus Wagner	79
5	Socks Seybold	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	57
2	Frank Chance	52
3	Sam Mertes	42
4	Honus Wagner	41
5	Sammy Strang	36

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.74
2	Cy Young	1.94
3	Bill Donovan	1.95
4	Willie Sudhoff	1.96
5	Doc White	2.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	27
2	Christy Mathewson	26
3	Cy Young	25
4	Deacon Phillippe	21
4	Rube Waddell	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	302
2	Christy Mathewson	237
3	Cy Young	165
4	Bill Donovan	156
5	Joe McGinnity	152

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	.447
3	Nap Lajoie	.431
4	Honus Wagner	.429
5	Jimmy Slagle	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hickman	3
2	Fred Clarke	2
2	John Ganzel	2
2	Danny Green	2
2	Joe Kelley	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	20
2	Sam Mertes	19
3	Jack Doyle	14
4	John Ganzel	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Roger Bresnahan	8
2	Bill Dahlen	7
2	Danny Green	7
2	Jimmy Slagle	7
2	Honus Wagner	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Kisinger	0.50
2	Harry Howell	0.53
3	George Mullin	0.85
4	Cy Young	0.90
4	Ed Killian	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Doheny	4
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Joe McGinnity	4
1	Deacon Phillippe	4
1	Cy Young	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	35
1	Jack Powell	35
3	Joe McGinnity	32
4	Cy Young	24
5	George Mullin	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ned Garvin	1
1	Jim Hackett	1
1	Roscoe Miller	1
1	George Mullin	1
1	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.407
2	Jack Doyle	.396
3	John Ganzel	.391
4	Honus Wagner	.387
5	Willie Keeler	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Seymour	5
2	Pat Moran	4
3	Charlie Hickman	3
4	Bill Bradley	2
4	9 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	28
2	Buck Freeman	26
3	Jack Doyle	25
3	Charlie Hickman	25
5	Sam Mertes	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	14
1	Jimmy Sheckard	14
3	Sam Mertes	13
4	Harry Bay	12
5	Roger Bresnahan	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Powell	1.15
2	Earl Moore	1.52
3	Addie Joss	1.57
4	Cy Young	1.58
5	Willie Sudhoff	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	8
2	Earl Moore	7
2	Cy Young	7
4	Ned Garvin	6
4	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	68
2	Jack Powell	63
3	Rube Waddell	55
4	Joe McGinnity	53
5	George Mullin	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ned Garvin	1
1	Jim Hackett	1
1	Roscoe Miller	1
1	George Mullin	1
1	4 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Clarke	.366
2	Honus Wagner	.363
3	Nap Lajoie	.358
4	Roger Bresnahan	.347
5	Cy Seymour	.341

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	111
2	Charlie Hickman	104
3	Sam Mertes	96
4	Socks Seybold	94
5	Honus Wagner	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	64
2	Frank Chance	61
3	Sam Mertes	47
3	Honus Wagner	47
5	Sammy Strang	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Donovan	1.78
2	Earl Moore	1.87
3	Willie Sudhoff	2.04
4	Cy Young	2.06
5	Bill Dinneen	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	32
2	Rube Waddell	29
3	Cy Young	28
4	Christy Mathewson	27
5	3 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	346
2	Christy Mathewson	275
3	Cy Young	189
4	Bill Donovan	183
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