On This Day

Saturday, September 19, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 86 43 .667 --
Naps 72 60 .545 15.5
Athletics 68 58 .540 16.5
Highlanders 65 58 .528 18.0
Browns 62 66 .484 23.5
Tigers 61 66 .480 24.0
White Sox 56 72 .438 29.5
Senators 41 88 .318 45.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 90 44 .672 --
Giants 80 53 .602 9.5
Cubs 79 53 .598 10.0
Reds 70 59 .543 17.5
Superbas 65 64 .504 22.5
Beaneaters 54 78 .409 35.0
Phillies 43 83 .341 43.0
Cardinals 42 89 .321 46.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ginger Beaumont 6
2 Tom Daly 5
2 Klondike Douglass 5
2 Cy Seymour 5
5 4 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ginger Beaumont 1
1 Hobe Ferris 1
1 Buck Freeman 1
1 George Mullin 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ginger Beaumont 5
2 Bill Dahlen 3
2 Jack Doyle 3
2 Buck Freeman 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ginger Beaumont 2
1 Sammy Strang 2
1 Roy Thomas 2
4 Jake Beckley 1
4 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jake Weimer 0.83
2 Cy Young 0.75
3 Weldon Henley 0.56
4 Jack Pfiester 0.46
5 Barney Pelty 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Weldon Henley 1
1 Jack McFetridge 1
1 Barney Pelty 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Pfiester 6
1 Cy Young 6
3 Weldon Henley 5
3 Jake Weimer 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Powell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .357
2 Fred Clarke .355
3 Roger Bresnahan .346
4 Cy Seymour .346
5 Mike Donlin .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 11
1 Charlie Hickman 11
3 Hobe Ferris 9
3 Jimmy Sheckard 9
5 Socks Seybold 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 97
2 Charlie Hickman 95
3 Sam Mertes 89
4 Lave Cross 85
5 Honus Wagner 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 64
2 Frank Chance 63
3 Honus Wagner 45
4 Sam Mertes 44
5 Sammy Strang 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.74
2 Cy Young 2.03
3 George Mullin 2.10
4 Willie Sudhoff 2.11
5 Bill Bernhard 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 29
1 Joe McGinnity 29
3 Cy Young 28
4 Sam Leever 25
5 Deacon Phillippe 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 302
2 Christy Mathewson 261
3 Cy Young 180
4 George Mullin 170
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 9 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Sheckard .451
2 Mike Donlin .444
3 Jimmy Collins .438
4 Bobby Wallace .429
5 Roy Thomas .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 3
1 Jimmy Sheckard 3
3 Buck Freeman 2
3 Ed Gremminger 2
3 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hobe Ferris 14
1 Buck Freeman 14
3 Freddy Parent 13
4 Lave Cross 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 11
2 Ollie Pickering 8
3 Jimmy Collins 7
3 Sammy Strang 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Stovall 0.47
2 Norwood Gibson 0.56
3 Barney Pelty 0.64
4 Jack Powell 0.87
5 George Mullin 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Weldon Henley 4
1 Sam Leever 4
1 Vic Willis 4
4 Jack Chesbro 3
4 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 24
2 Vic Willis 20
3 George Mullin 19
3 Jake Weimer 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clarence Currie 1
1 Ed Doheny 1
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 Ed Pinnance 1
1 Jack Powell 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Keeler .424
2 Jimmy Sheckard .413
3 Roy Thomas .411
4 Topsy Hartsel .411
5 Honus Wagner .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hickman 4
1 Jimmy Sheckard 4
3 Fred Clarke 3
3 Hobe Ferris 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 28
2 Buck Freeman 26
3 Nap Lajoie 25
4 Jimmy Sheckard 24
5 Jack Doyle 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 15
2 Harry Bay 12
2 Roger Bresnahan 12
2 Jimmy Sheckard 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mullin 0.89
2 Jack Powell 0.96
3 Rube Kisinger 1.23
4 Jesse Stovall 1.42
5 Clark Griffith 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Leever 7
1 Christy Mathewson 7
1 Deacon Phillippe 7
1 Cy Young 7
5 5 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 59
2 Jack Powell 51
3 Joe McGinnity 45
4 George Mullin 42
5 Cy Young 39

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 .359
3 Cy Seymour .345
4 Ginger Beaumont .340
5 Mike Donlin .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 14
2 Charlie Hickman 11
2 Jimmy Sheckard 11
4 Hobe Ferris 10
5 Socks Seybold 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 108
2 Charlie Hickman 99
3 Sam Mertes 94
4 Lave Cross 92
5 Honus Wagner 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 69
2 Jimmy Sheckard 65
3 Sammy Strang 48
3 Honus Wagner 48
5 Sam Mertes 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.69
2 Doc White 2.04
3 Bill Bernhard 2.05
4 George Mullin 2.08
5 Cy Young 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 32
2 Christy Mathewson 29
2 Cy Young 29
4 Sam Leever 26
4 Deacon Phillippe 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 313
2 Christy Mathewson 280
3 Cy Young 184
4 George Mullin 177
5 Bill Donovan 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