On This Day

Monday, September 7, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	76	41	.650	--
Naps	67	54	.554	11.0
Athletics	62	54	.534	13.5
Highlanders	58	54	.518	15.5
Tigers	59	58	.504	17.0
Browns	56	63	.471	21.0
White Sox	54	64	.458	22.5
Senators	37	81	.314	39.5

Games

Naps 4, White Sox 1

Naps 7, White Sox 0

Americans 4, Highlanders 0

Highlanders 5, Americans 0

Athletics 6, Senators 0

Athletics 3, Senators 2

Browns 2, Tigers 1

Tigers 1, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	83	38	.686	--
Giants	74	49	.602	10.0
Cubs	71	50	.587	12.0
Reds	62	57	.521	20.0
Superbas	60	59	.504	22.0
Beaneaters	50	69	.420	32.0
Phillies	38	75	.336	41.0
Cardinals	41	82	.333	43.0

Games

Giants 6, Superbas 4

Phillies 8, Beaneaters 4

Beaneaters 5, Phillies 3

Cardinals 2, Reds 1

Reds 7, Cardinals 3

Superbas 3, Giants 0

Cubs 13, Pirates 8

Pirates 7, Cubs 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Fred Clarke	5
1	Elmer Flick	5
1	Joe Tinker	5
4	Ginger Beaumont	4
4	9 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	1
1	Topsy Hartsel	1
1	Davy Jones	1
1	Joe Kelley	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Gochnaur	5
2	Jimmy Sebring	4
2	Joe Tinker	4
4	Fred Clarke	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Dexter	2
1	George Van Haltren	2
3	Jimmy Barrett	1
3	Harry Bay	1
3	20 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Plank	1.00
1	Willie Sudhoff	1.00
1	Highball Wilson	1.00
4	Red Donahue	0.83
5	Jack Cronin	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Jack Cronin	1
1	Clarence Currie	1
1	Red Donahue	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Cronin	6
2	Red Donahue	5
2	Eddie Plank	5
2	Ed Siever	5
2	4 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Bresnahan	.362
2	Honus Wagner	.360
3	Fred Clarke	.356
4	Nap Lajoie	.348
5	Ginger Beaumont	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hickman	10
2	Buck Freeman	9
3	Mike Donlin	7
3	Sam Mertes	7
3	5 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	90
2	Buck Freeman	87
3	Sam Mertes	82
4	Honus Wagner	80
5	2 tied	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	60
2	Frank Chance	53
3	Sam Mertes	43
4	Honus Wagner	42
5	Sammy Strang	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.74
2	Bill Donovan	1.99
3	Cy Young	2.03
4	Doc White	2.03
5	Willie Sudhoff	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	28
2	Christy Mathewson	27
3	Cy Young	25
4	Sam Leever	22
4	Deacon Phillippe	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	302
2	Christy Mathewson	242
3	Cy Young	166
4	Bill Donovan	159
4	George Mullin	159

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roscoe Miller	3
2	Bill Dinneen	2
2	Ed Doheny	2
2	Bill Duggleby	2
2	7 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Topsy Hartsel	.459
2	Jimmy Sheckard	.447
3	Willie Keeler	.429
3	Honus Wagner	.429
5	Patsy Dougherty	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Topsy Hartsel	2
1	Charlie Hickman	2
1	Joe Kelley	2
1	Jimmy Sheckard	2
5	27 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	17
1	Jimmy Sheckard	17
3	Jack Doyle	16
4	Charlie Hickman	12
5	Nap Lajoie	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	8
1	Honus Wagner	8
3	Roger Bresnahan	7
3	Bill Dahlen	7
5	4 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Tannehill	0.33
2	Rube Kisinger	0.50
3	Jack Powell	0.51
4	Bill Dinneen	0.68
5	Ed Killian	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	5
2	Henry Schmidt	4
3	Mordecai Brown	3
3	Jack Cronin	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe McGinnity	36
2	Jack Powell	31
3	Christy Mathewson	30
4	George Mullin	29
5	3 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Doheny	1
1	Ned Garvin	1
1	Jim Hackett	1
1	Al Orth	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Keeler	.411
2	Roy Thomas	.395
3	Honus Wagner	.388
4	Johnny Evers	.384
5	Frank Chance	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pat Moran	4
1	Cy Seymour	4
3	Charlie Hickman	3
3	Joe Kelley	3
3	Jimmy Sheckard	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Doyle	27
1	Buck Freeman	27
3	Charlie Hickman	26
3	Nap Lajoie	26
5	Jimmy Sheckard	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	16
2	Frank Chance	14
2	Sam Mertes	14
4	Harry Bay	12
5	2 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Killian	0.73
2	Rube Kisinger	0.91
3	Jack Powell	1.29
4	Addie Joss	1.67
5	Earl Moore	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	8
2	Sam Leever	7
2	Joe McGinnity	7
2	Henry Schmidt	7
2	Cy Young	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	63
2	Joe McGinnity	58
2	Jack Powell	58
4	George Mullin	47
5	Rube Waddell	44

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Doheny	1
1	Ned Garvin	1
1	Jim Hackett	1
1	Roscoe Miller	1
1	5 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Clarke	.371
2	Honus Wagner	.361
3	Nap Lajoie	.347
4	Roger Bresnahan	.347
5	Ginger Beaumont	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	12
1	Charlie Hickman	12
3	Hobe Ferris	9
3	Jimmy Sheckard	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	110
2	Charlie Hickman	100
3	Sam Mertes	93
4	Honus Wagner	90
5	Sam Crawford	88

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	65
2	Frank Chance	62
3	Sammy Strang	47
4	Honus Wagner	46
5	Sam Mertes	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.82
2	Bill Donovan	1.88
3	Doc White	1.91
4	Bill Bernhard	2.00
5	Bill Dinneen	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	33
2	Christy Mathewson	28
3	Rube Waddell	27
3	Cy Young	27
5	Sam Leever	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	343
2	Christy Mathewson	275
3	Cy Young	183
4	Bill Donovan	182
5	Joe McGinnity	181

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roscoe Miller	3
2	Bill Dinneen	2
2	Ed Doheny	2
2	Bill Duggleby	2
2	8 others tied	2