On This Day

Wednesday, September 16, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 83 43 .659 --
Naps 72 57 .558 12.5
Athletics 66 57 .537 15.5
Highlanders 62 58 .517 18.0
Tigers 61 63 .492 21.0
Browns 60 65 .480 22.5
White Sox 56 69 .448 26.5
Senators 39 87 .310 44.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 87 43 .669 --
Giants 79 52 .603 8.5
Cubs 75 52 .591 10.5
Reds 69 57 .548 16.0
Superbas 63 63 .500 22.0
Beaneaters 53 76 .411 33.5
Phillies 41 79 .342 41.0
Cardinals 42 87 .326 44.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chick Stahl 5
2 Patsy Dougherty 4
3 Kitty Bransfield 3
3 Bill Coughlin 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Criger 1
1 Hobe Ferris 1
1 Tom McCreery 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Criger 4
2 Cozy Dolan 3
2 Billy Lush 3
2 Kip Selbach 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Coughlin 2
1 Honus Wagner 2
3 Ed Abbaticchio 1
3 Chub Aubrey 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Watty Lee 0.58
2 Bob Ewing 0.33
3 Ed Killian 0.29
4 Tom Hughes 0.25
5 Deacon Phillippe 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 Norwood Gibson 1
1 Watty Lee 1
1 Deacon Phillippe 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Norwood Gibson 8
2 Watty Lee 7
3 Bob Ewing 4
4 Pat Carney 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .355
2 Fred Clarke .353
3 Roger Bresnahan .346
4 Cy Seymour .341
5 Nap Lajoie .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hickman 11
2 Buck Freeman 10
3 Jimmy Sheckard 9
4 Socks Seybold 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 95
2 Buck Freeman 92
3 Sam Mertes 89
4 Lave Cross 81
4 Honus Wagner 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 64
2 Frank Chance 60
3 Sam Mertes 44
3 Honus Wagner 44
5 Sammy Strang 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.74
2 Cy Young 2.00
3 Willie Sudhoff 2.03
4 Bill Dinneen 2.08
5 George Mullin 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 29
2 Christy Mathewson 28
3 Cy Young 27
4 Sam Leever 24
4 Deacon Phillippe 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 302
2 Christy Mathewson 259
3 Cy Young 174
4 George Mullin 168
5 Bill Donovan 167

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 .509
2 Johnny Evers .426
3 Sam Crawford .421
4 Freddy Parent .404
5 3 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Sheckard 4
2 Ed Gremminger 2
2 Joe Kelley 2
2 Chick Stahl 2
5 31 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Sheckard 11
2 Lave Cross 10
2 Charlie Hickman 10
2 Tommy Leach 10
2 3 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 9
2 Jimmy Sheckard 8
3 Bill Coughlin 7
3 Ollie Pickering 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Stovall 0.30
2 Rube Kisinger 0.50
3 George Mullin 0.56
3 Norwood Gibson 0.56
5 Bill Dinneen 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Leever 4
1 Deacon Phillippe 4
3 Mordecai Brown 3
3 Jack Chesbro 3
3 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 30
2 George Mullin 26
3 Vic Willis 23
4 Ed Siever 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Thomas .447
2 Willie Keeler .409
3 Johnny Evers .402
4 Jimmy Sheckard .385
5 Cy Seymour .373

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 28
2 Jimmy Sheckard 27
3 Buck Freeman 26
4 Jack Doyle 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 14
1 Jimmy Sheckard 14
3 Roger Bresnahan 12
4 Harry Bay 10
4 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mullin 0.75
2 Jack Powell 0.87
3 Rube Kisinger 0.97
4 Ed Killian 1.40
5 Jesse Stovall 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Leever 7
1 Christy Mathewson 7
1 Deacon Phillippe 7
1 Henry Schmidt 7
1 Cy Young 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 62
2 Joe McGinnity 48
3 Jack Powell 47
4 George Mullin 43
5 Ned Garvin 40

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 .366
2 Honus Wagner .360
3 Cy Seymour .342
4 Ginger Beaumont .337
5 Roger Bresnahan .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 13
2 Charlie Hickman 11
2 Jimmy Sheckard 11
4 Hobe Ferris 9
4 Socks Seybold 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 106
2 Charlie Hickman 100
3 Sam Mertes 94
4 Lave Cross 89
5 Honus Wagner 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 66
1 Jimmy Sheckard 66
3 Honus Wagner 47
4 Sammy Strang 46
5 Sam Mertes 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.69
2 Doc White 1.98
3 Bill Dinneen 2.04
4 Bill Bernhard 2.05
5 Cy Young 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 33
2 Christy Mathewson 28
2 Cy Young 28
4 Deacon Phillippe 26
5 Sam Leever 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 313
2 Christy Mathewson 278
3 Bill Donovan 183
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