Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, September 8, 1903

On This Day

Tuesday, September 8, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	76	42	.644	--
Naps	68	54	.557	10.0
Athletics	62	54	.534	13.0
Highlanders	59	54	.522	14.5
Tigers	59	58	.504	16.5
Browns	56	63	.471	20.5
White Sox	54	65	.454	22.5
Senators	37	81	.314	39.0

Games

Naps 6, White Sox 0

Highlanders 1, Americans 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	83	39	.680	--
Giants	74	49	.602	9.5
Cubs	72	50	.590	11.0
Reds	62	57	.521	19.5
Superbas	60	59	.504	21.5
Beaneaters	51	70	.421	31.5
Phillies	39	76	.339	40.5
Cardinals	41	82	.333	42.5

Games

Beaneaters 2, Phillies 0

Phillies 6, Beaneaters 3

Superbas 4, Giants 4

Cubs 7, Pirates 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Shad Barry	3
1	Harry Bemis	3
1	Bill Bradley	3
1	Kid Gleason	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Gremminger	2
2	Charlie Hickman	1
2	Otto Krueger	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Gremminger	3
1	Joe Tinker	3
3	Charlie Babb	2
3	Bill Bradley	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tom McCreery	2
2	Rudy Hulswitt	1
2	Jack McCarthy	1
2	Harry Smith	1
2	Harry Wolverton	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Dinneen	2.33
2	Christy Mathewson	0.70
3	Jack Pfiester	0.62
4	Fred Mitchell	0.50
5	2 tied	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	John Deering	1
1	Chick Fraser	1
1	Carl Lundgren	1
1	John Malarkey	1
1	Jesse Stovall	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Pfiester	8
2	Bill Dinneen	7
2	Christy Mathewson	7
4	Fred Mitchell	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clarence Currie	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Bresnahan	.363
2	Honus Wagner	.360
3	Fred Clarke	.355
4	Nap Lajoie	.347
5	Ginger Beaumont	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hickman	11
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	92
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	Bill Dinneen	2.08

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	249
3	Cy Young	166
4	Bill Donovan	159
4	George Mullin	159

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Topsy Hartsel	.485
2	Jimmy Sheckard	.457
3	Willie Keeler	.439
4	Honus Wagner	.432
5	Roy Thomas	.431

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Gremminger	2
1	Topsy Hartsel	2
1	Charlie Hickman	2
1	Joe Kelley	2
1	Jimmy Sheckard	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Sheckard	18
2	Jack Doyle	16
3	Charlie Hickman	13
4	Nap Lajoie	11
5	6 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	8
2	Honus Wagner	7
3	Roger Bresnahan	6
3	Bill Coughlin	6
3	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Tannehill	0.33
2	Bill Dinneen	0.52
3	Jack Powell	0.69
4	Ed Killian	0.73
5	3 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	5
2	Henry Schmidt	4
3	Jack Cronin	3
3	Ed Doheny	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	34
2	George Mullin	29
3	Joe McGinnity	27
4	Jack Powell	24
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clarence Currie	1
1	Ed Doheny	1
1	Ned Garvin	1
1	Jim Hackett	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roy Thomas	.424
2	Willie Keeler	.420
3	Johnny Evers	.405
4	Honus Wagner	.396
5	Roger Bresnahan	.378

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	28
2	Nap Lajoie	27
3	Jack Doyle	26
3	Jimmy Sheckard	26
5	Buck Freeman	24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Killian	0.73
2	Rube Kisinger	0.96
3	Jack Powell	1.19
4	Bill Dinneen	1.47
5	George Mullin	1.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	8
2	Henry Schmidt	7
2	Cy Young	7
4	Tom Hughes	6
4	5 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	70
2	Joe McGinnity	51
2	Jack Powell	51
4	Rube Waddell	44
5	Ned Garvin	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clarence Currie	1
1	Ed Doheny	1
1	Ned Garvin	1
1	Jim Hackett	1
1	6 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Clarke	.370
2	Honus Wagner	.361
3	Roger Bresnahan	.348
4	Nap Lajoie	.346
5	Ginger Beaumont	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hickman	13
2	Buck Freeman	12
3	Jimmy Sheckard	9
4	Hobe Ferris	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	108
2	Charlie Hickman	102
3	Sam Mertes	92
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	2.07

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	282
3	Cy Young	183
4	Bill Donovan	182
5	Joe McGinnity	181

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roscoe Miller	3
2	Clarence Currie	2
2	Bill Dinneen	2
2	Ed Doheny	2
2	9 others tied	2