On This Day

Thursday, September 10, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 79 42 .653 --
Naps 69 55 .556 11.5
Athletics 63 56 .529 15.0
Highlanders 61 55 .526 15.5
Tigers 59 58 .504 18.0
Browns 57 64 .471 22.0
White Sox 54 65 .454 24.0
Senators 37 84 .306 42.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 84 40 .677 --
Giants 76 49 .608 8.5
Cubs 73 50 .593 10.5
Reds 64 57 .529 18.5
Superbas 61 61 .500 22.0
Beaneaters 52 71 .423 31.5
Phillies 39 78 .333 41.5
Cardinals 41 84 .328 43.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Browne 4
1 John Titus 4
3 Doc Gessler 3
3 Rudy Hulswitt 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 1
1 Dan McGann 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan McGann 4
2 Monte Cross 2
2 Buck Freeman 2
2 Tommy Leach 2
2 Sam Mertes 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Monte Beville 1
1 Jimmy Collins 1
1 Monte Cross 1
1 Ollie Pickering 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cy Young 2.00
2 Al Orth 0.71
3 Harry Howell 0.57
4 Tully Sparks 0.56
5 Weldon Henley 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Weldon Henley 1
1 Sam Leever 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Dummy Taylor 1
1 Cy Young 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Howell 8
2 Cy Young 6
3 Weldon Henley 5
3 Al Orth 5
3 Tully Sparks 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Bresnahan .363
2 Honus Wagner .360
3 Fred Clarke .352
4 Nap Lajoie .343
5 Cy Seymour .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hickman 11
2 Buck Freeman 10
3 Jimmy Sheckard 9
4 Mike Donlin 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 93
2 Buck Freeman 89
3 Sam Mertes 84
4 Honus Wagner 80
5 2 tied 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 61
2 Frank Chance 54
3 Sam Mertes 43
4 Honus Wagner 42
5 Sammy Strang 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.74
2 Cy Young 1.97
3 Bill Donovan 1.99
4 Doc White 2.03
5 Bill Dinneen 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 29
2 Christy Mathewson 27
3 Cy Young 26
4 Sam Leever 23
5 Deacon Phillippe 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 302
2 Christy Mathewson 249
3 Cy Young 172
4 Joe McGinnity 161
5 2 tied 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 Roy Thomas .456
2 Jimmy Sheckard .436
3 Honus Wagner .432
4 Roger Bresnahan .425
5 Willie Keeler .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Sheckard 4
2 Ed Gremminger 2
2 Topsy Hartsel 2
2 Charlie Hickman 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Sheckard 20
2 Jack Doyle 15
3 Charlie Hickman 12
4 Sam Mertes 11
4 Joe Tinker 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 9
2 Bill Coughlin 7
3 Jack Dunleavy 6
3 Sammy Strang 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clark Griffith 0.50
1 Jesse Tannehill 0.50
3 Jack Powell 0.51
4 Bill Dinneen 0.71
5 Ed Killian 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 6
2 Tom Hughes 4
2 Sam Leever 4
2 Henry Schmidt 4
5 5 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 31
1 Joe McGinnity 31
3 Jack Powell 28
4 George Mullin 27
5 Vic Willis 26

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 .419
2 Willie Keeler .402
3 Johnny Evers .397
4 Honus Wagner .392
5 Roger Bresnahan .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Sheckard 5
2 Charlie Hickman 4
2 Pat Moran 4
4 Joe Kelley 3
4 Cy Seymour 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 28
1 Jimmy Sheckard 28
3 Jack Doyle 27
3 Charlie Hickman 27
5 Sam Mertes 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 15
2 Harry Bay 13
3 Sammy Strang 12
4 Roger Bresnahan 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Killian 0.73
2 Rube Kisinger 0.96
3 Jack Powell 1.05
4 Bill Dinneen 1.47
5 George Mullin 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Hughes 7
1 Sam Leever 7
1 Christy Mathewson 7
1 Henry Schmidt 7
1 Cy Young 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 62
2 Joe McGinnity 55
2 Jack Powell 55
4 Ned Garvin 48
5 Rube Waddell 44

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 .368
2 Honus Wagner .365
3 Nap Lajoie .344
4 Roger Bresnahan .344
5 Cy Seymour .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 13
1 Charlie Hickman 13
3 Jimmy Sheckard 11
4 Hobe Ferris 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 110
2 Charlie Hickman 102
3 Sam Mertes 94
4 Tommy Leach 89
4 Honus Wagner 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 66
2 Frank Chance 63
3 Sammy Strang 49
4 Honus Wagner 46
5 Sam Mertes 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.75
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
2 Cy Young 28
4 Sam Leever 26
4 Rube Waddell 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 337
2 Christy Mathewson 282
3 Cy Young 185
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