On This Day

Sunday, September 13, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 81 42 .659 --
Naps 72 56 .563 11.5
Athletics 65 56 .537 15.0
Highlanders 61 57 .517 17.5
Tigers 60 61 .496 20.0
Browns 60 65 .480 22.0
White Sox 55 68 .447 26.0
Senators 37 86 .301 44.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 85 41 .675 --
Giants 77 50 .606 8.5
Cubs 74 52 .587 11.0
Reds 66 57 .537 17.5
Superbas 63 62 .504 21.5
Beaneaters 52 73 .416 32.5
Phillies 40 79 .336 41.5
Cardinals 42 85 .331 43.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Barclay 6
1 Dan McGann 6
3 Fielder Jones 5
3 Billy Lauder 5
5 4 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Burkett 1
1 Emmet Heidrick 1
1 Homer Smoot 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Green 3
2 Jesse Burkett 2
2 Emmet Heidrick 2
2 Fielder Jones 2
5 4 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Heinie Peitz 2
2 Mordecai Brown 1
2 Jimmy Burke 1
2 Frank Chance 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Powell 0.80
2 Jack Sutthoff 0.75
3 Jake Weimer 0.64
4 Doc White 0.57
5 Ed Siever 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Frank Owen 1
1 Jack Powell 1
1 Jack Sutthoff 1
1 Jake Weimer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Siever 9
2 Jack Powell 8
3 Jake Weimer 7
4 Mordecai Brown 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .359
2 Roger Bresnahan .358
3 Fred Clarke .357
4 Cy Seymour .341
5 Nap Lajoie .338

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 90
3 Sam Mertes 85
4 Honus Wagner 81
5 Lave Cross 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 64
2 Frank Chance 58
3 Sam Mertes 43
4 Honus Wagner 42
5 Sammy Strang 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.74
2 Bill Donovan 1.93
3 Cy Young 1.97
4 Willie Sudhoff 2.03
5 Bill Dinneen 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 29
2 Christy Mathewson 28
3 Cy Young 26
4 Sam Leever 23
4 Deacon Phillippe 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 302
2 Christy Mathewson 254
3 Cy Young 172
4 Bill Donovan 166
4 George Mullin 166

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 .492
2 Johnny Evers .426
3 Willie Keeler .417
4 Sam Crawford .412
5 Fred Clarke .411

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 Jack Doyle 16
1 Jimmy Sheckard 16
3 Charlie Hickman 13
4 Emmet Heidrick 12
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 12
2 Jack Dunleavy 8
3 Frank Chance 7
3 Bill Coughlin 7
3 Sammy Strang 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Killian 0.28
2 Clark Griffith 0.50
3 Bill Dinneen 0.71
4 Jack Powell 0.77
5 Jesse Tannehill 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 5
2 Tom Hughes 4
2 Henry Schmidt 4
4 Mordecai Brown 3
4 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Mullin 34
2 Joe McGinnity 29
3 Jack Powell 26
3 Ed Siever 26
3 Vic Willis 26

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Thomas .440
2 Johnny Evers .416
3 Willie Keeler .402
4 Cy Seymour .384
5 Honus Wagner .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Sheckard 5
2 Charlie Hickman 4
3 Joe Kelley 3
3 Cy Seymour 3
5 9 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Sheckard 27
2 Jack Doyle 26
2 Charlie Hickman 26
2 Nap Lajoie 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 16
2 Sammy Strang 13
3 Roger Bresnahan 12
3 Frank Chance 12
5 Harry Bay 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Killian 0.63
2 Rube Kisinger 0.96
3 Jack Powell 1.05
4 George Mullin 1.25
5 Jesse Stovall 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Henry Schmidt 8
2 Tom Hughes 7
2 Sam Leever 7
2 Christy Mathewson 7
2 Cy Young 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Powell 63
2 Christy Mathewson 57
2 Joe McGinnity 57
4 Ned Garvin 49
5 George Mullin 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clarence Currie 1
1 Ed Doheny 1
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 Ned Garvin 1
1 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Clarke .372
2 Honus Wagner .363
3 Roger Bresnahan .347
4 Cy Seymour .345
5 Ginger Beaumont .343

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 104
2 Charlie Hickman 100
3 Sam Mertes 92
4 Lave Cross 89
4 Honus Wagner 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 68
2 Frank Chance 67
3 Sammy Strang 50
4 Honus Wagner 45
5 Sam Mertes 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.67
2 Bill Donovan 1.88
3 Bill Bernhard 1.95
4 Doc White 1.98
5 Cy Young 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 33
2 Christy Mathewson 28
3 Cy Young 27
4 Sam Leever 25
4 Deacon Phillippe 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 323
2 Christy Mathewson 280
3 Bill Donovan 182
4 Joe McGinnity 180
5 Cy Young 178

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