On This Day

Friday, September 11, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	80	42	.656	--
Naps	70	56	.556	12.0
Athletics	64	56	.533	15.0
Highlanders	61	56	.521	16.5
Tigers	60	59	.504	18.5
Browns	58	64	.475	22.0
White Sox	54	66	.450	25.0
Senators	37	85	.303	43.0

Games

Americans 2, Senators 1

Tigers 3, Naps 0

Naps 6, Tigers 0

Athletics 7, Highlanders 4

Browns 6, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	84	41	.672	--
Giants	76	49	.608	8.0
Cubs	73	51	.589	10.5
Reds	64	57	.529	18.0
Superbas	62	61	.504	21.0
Beaneaters	52	71	.423	31.0
Phillies	40	78	.339	40.5
Cardinals	41	84	.328	43.0

Games

Superbas 3, Cubs 2

Phillies 7, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jack Chesbro	4
2	Sam Crawford	3
2	Ollie Pickering	3
2	Bobby Wallace	3
2	Joe Yeager	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Carr	2
1	Jack Chesbro	2
1	Lave Cross	2
1	Socks Seybold	2
1	Joe Sugden	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	2
1	Boileryard Clarke	2
3	John Anderson	1
3	Ginger Beaumont	1
3	17 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Mullin	1.40
2	Norwood Gibson	0.86
3	Ed Siever	0.80
4	Davey Dunkle	0.62
5	Doc White	0.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Norwood Gibson	1
1	Ed Killian	1
1	Fred Mitchell	1
1	George Mullin	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Mullin	7
1	Doc White	7
3	Norwood Gibson	6
4	Davey Dunkle	5
4	Martin Glendon	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Bresnahan	.363
2	Honus Wagner	.360
3	Fred Clarke	.355
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	94
2	Buck Freeman	89
3	Sam Mertes	84
4	Honus Wagner	80
5	2 tied	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	61
2	Frank Chance	56
3	Sam Mertes	43
4	Honus Wagner	42
5	Sammy Strang	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.74
2	Cy Young	1.97
3	Bill Donovan	1.99
4	Doc White	2.07
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	George Mullin	166
5	Joe McGinnity	161

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	.473
2	Roger Bresnahan	.455
3	Willie Keeler	.441
4	Honus Wagner	.432
5	Sam Crawford	.409

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	16
2	Jack Doyle	15
3	Charlie Hickman	13
4	Joe Tinker	11
5	3 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	9
2	Bill Coughlin	7
2	Sammy Strang	7
4	Frank Chance	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clark Griffith	0.50
2	Jack Powell	0.51
3	Ed Killian	0.68
4	Bill Dinneen	0.71
5	2 tied	0.90

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Mullin	34
2	Christy Mathewson	31
3	Jack Powell	28
4	Joe McGinnity	25
5	Vic Willis	22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roy Thomas	.427
2	Johnny Evers	.402
3	Honus Wagner	.392
4	Willie Keeler	.382
5	Cy Seymour	.379

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	29
2	Charlie Hickman	28
2	Jimmy Sheckard	28
4	Jack Doyle	27
5	Sam Mertes	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	14
2	Frank Chance	13
2	Sammy Strang	13
4	Harry Bay	12
5	Roger Bresnahan	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Killian	0.63
2	Rube Kisinger	0.96
3	Jack Powell	1.05
4	George Mullin	1.34
5	Bill Dinneen	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Henry Schmidt	8
2	Sam Leever	7
2	Christy Mathewson	7
2	Cy Young	7
5	4 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	62
2	Jack Powell	55
3	Joe McGinnity	53
4	George Mullin	48
5	Ned Garvin	46

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	.366
3	Roger Bresnahan	.348
4	Cy Seymour	.343
5	Ginger Beaumont	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	13
2	Charlie Hickman	12
3	Jimmy Sheckard	11
4	Hobe Ferris	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	109
2	Charlie Hickman	100
3	Sam Mertes	93
4	Tommy Leach	89
4	Honus Wagner	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	65
1	Jimmy Sheckard	65
3	Sammy Strang	50
4	Honus Wagner	46
5	Sam Mertes	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.75
2	Bill Donovan	1.94
3	Doc White	1.95
4	Bill Bernhard	1.95
5	Cy Young	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	33
2	Cy Young	28
3	Christy Mathewson	27
4	Sam Leever	26
5	3 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	330
2	Christy Mathewson	275
3	Cy Young	185
4	Joe McGinnity	181
5	George Mullin	176

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