On This Day

Sunday, September 20, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 90 44 .672 --
Giants 81 53 .604 9.0
Cubs 79 54 .594 10.5
Reds 71 60 .542 17.5
Superbas 65 64 .504 22.5
Beaneaters 56 78 .418 34.0
Phillies 44 84 .344 43.0
Cardinals 42 91 .316 47.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Shad Barry 6
2 Duff Cooley 4
2 Cozy Dolan 4
2 Homer Smoot 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Corcoran 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Corcoran 3
2 Mike Donlin 2
2 Bill Hallman 2
2 Cy Seymour 2
5 9 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Abbaticchio 2
1 Charlie Dexter 2
3 Shad Barry 1
3 Jake Beckley 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Taylor 0.43
2 John Malarkey 0.42
3 Bob Ewing 0.33
4 Charlie Moran 0.26
5 2 tied 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Carney 1
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 John Malarkey 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Fred Mitchell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Taylor 6
2 John Malarkey 5
2 Charlie Moran 5
4 Bob Ewing 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .357
2 Fred Clarke .355
3 Roger Bresnahan .345
4 Cy Seymour .342
5 Mike Donlin .340

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 Sam Mertes 45
3 Honus Wagner 45
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 Joe McGinnity 30
2 Christy Mathewson 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 .469
2 Jimmy Collins .438
3 Bobby Wallace .434
4 Mike Donlin .429
5 Roy Thomas .415

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 Lave Cross 12
1 Hobe Ferris 12
1 Buck Freeman 12
1 Freddy Parent 12
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 10
2 Charlie Dexter 8
2 Ollie Pickering 8
4 Jimmy Collins 7
5 4 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 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Keeler .423
2 Jimmy Sheckard .410
3 Topsy Hartsel .409
4 Honus Wagner .406
5 Mike Donlin .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hickman 4
1 Jimmy Sheckard 4
3 Hobe Ferris 3
3 Topsy Hartsel 3
3 Joe Kelley 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 24
2 Jack Doyle 23
2 Buck Freeman 23
2 Nap Lajoie 23
2 Jimmy Sheckard 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 Jack Powell 0.68
2 George Mullin 0.89
3 George Winter 1.29
4 Jesse Stovall 1.42
5 Rube Kisinger 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Leever 7
1 Joe McGinnity 7
1 Cy Young 7
4 Tom Hughes 6
4 5 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 58
2 Jack Powell 47
3 Joe McGinnity 46
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 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Clarke .366
2 Honus Wagner .359
3 Cy Seymour .342
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 90
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 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.69
2 Cy Young 2.00
3 Doc White 2.04
4 Bill Bernhard 2.05
5 George Mullin 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 33
2 Christy Mathewson 29
2 Cy Young 29
4 Sam Leever 26
4 Deacon Phillippe 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 310
2 Christy Mathewson 280
3 Cy Young 182
4 George Mullin 177
5 2 tied 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