On This Day

Monday, September 21, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	87	43	.669	--
Naps	73	60	.549	15.5
Athletics	69	58	.543	16.5
Highlanders	65	59	.524	19.0
Browns	62	67	.481	24.5
Tigers	61	67	.477	25.0
White Sox	56	73	.434	30.5
Senators	42	88	.323	45.0

Games

Americans 4, White Sox 3

Naps 8, Highlanders 4

Athletics 5, Tigers 1

Senators 6, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	90	46	.662	--
Giants	82	53	.607	7.5
Cubs	79	55	.590	10.0
Reds	71	62	.534	17.5
Superbas	67	64	.511	20.5
Beaneaters	56	78	.418	33.0
Phillies	46	84	.354	41.0
Cardinals	42	91	.316	46.5

Games

Giants 8, Cubs 3

Phillies 11, Reds 2

Phillies 14, Reds 13

Superbas 9, Pirates 4

Superbas 7, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Klondike Douglass	6
1	Joe Kelley	6
3	Shad Barry	4
3	Jake Beckley	4
3	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Bresnahan	1
1	Fred Carisch	1
1	Buck Freeman	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Kid Gleason	3
2	John Anderson	2
2	Harry Bemis	2
2	Monte Beville	2
2	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	John Dobbs	2
1	Joe Kelley	2
1	Ollie Pickering	2
1	Jimmy Sebring	2
1	Sammy Strang	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Oscar Jones	0.71
2	Eddie Plank	0.64
3	Christy Mathewson	0.40
3	Lave Winham	0.40
5	4 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Duggleby	1
1	Davey Dunkle	1
1	Norwood Gibson	1
1	Oscar Jones	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Plank	7
2	Christy Mathewson	6
2	Lave Winham	6
4	Bill Donovan	5
4	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.357
2	Fred Clarke	.351
3	Roger Bresnahan	.347
4	Mike Donlin	.341
5	Ginger Beaumont	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	12
2	Charlie Hickman	11
3	Hobe Ferris	9
3	Jimmy Sheckard	9
5	Socks Seybold	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	99
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	Sammy Strang	45
3	Honus Wagner	45

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	30
1	Joe McGinnity	30
3	Cy Young	28
4	Sam Leever	25
5	Deacon Phillippe	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	302
2	Christy Mathewson	267
3	Cy Young	180
4	Bill Donovan	172
5	George Mullin	170

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 Collins	.434
2	Mike Donlin	.433
3	Roy Thomas	.424
4	Bobby Wallace	.420
5	Jimmy Sheckard	.418

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hobe Ferris	3
1	Buck Freeman	3
1	Jimmy Sheckard	3
4	Ed Gremminger	2
4	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	14
2	Lave Cross	12
2	Hobe Ferris	12
2	Freddy Parent	12
2	Joe Tinker	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	10
1	Ollie Pickering	10
3	Charlie Dexter	8
3	Sammy Strang	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Norwood Gibson	0.32
2	Jesse Stovall	0.47
3	George Mullin	0.86
4	Jack Powell	0.87
5	Ed Poole	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Weldon Henley	4
1	Sam Leever	4
1	Eddie Plank	4
4	Jack Chesbro	3
4	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	25
2	Ed Siever	23
3	Eddie Plank	19
4	Norwood Gibson	18
5	2 tied	17

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	Topsy Hartsel	.434
2	Willie Keeler	.410
3	Honus Wagner	.402
4	Roy Thomas	.402
5	Mike Donlin	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hickman	4
1	Jimmy Sheckard	4
3	Hobe Ferris	3
3	Buck Freeman	3
3	Topsy Hartsel	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	24
1	Jimmy Sheckard	24
3	Jack Doyle	23
4	Buck Freeman	22
5	Charlie Hickman	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Bay	13
1	Frank Chance	13
3	Roger Bresnahan	12
3	Jimmy Sheckard	12
5	3 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Powell	0.68
2	George Mullin	0.91
3	George Winter	1.29
4	Jesse Stovall	1.42
5	Norwood Gibson	1.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	7
2	Tom Hughes	6
2	Sam Leever	6
2	Christy Mathewson	6
2	5 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	55
2	Jack Powell	47
3	Joe McGinnity	45
4	George Mullin	42
5	Vic Willis	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clarence Currie	1
1	Ed Doheny	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Ned Garvin	1
1	4 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.361
2	Fred Clarke	.357
3	Cy Seymour	.340
4	Ginger Beaumont	.339
5	Mike Donlin	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	15
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	110
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	49
4	Honus Wagner	48
5	Sam Mertes	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.69
2	Cy Young	2.00
3	Bill Bernhard	2.05
4	Doc White	2.07
5	George Mullin	2.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	33
2	Christy Mathewson	30
3	Cy Young	29
4	Sam Leever	26
4	Deacon Phillippe	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	310
2	Christy Mathewson	286
3	Cy Young	182
4	Bill Donovan	181
5	Joe McGinnity	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