On This Day

Friday, September 25, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 88 46 .657 --
Naps 76 61 .555 13.5
Athletics 73 59 .553 14.0
Highlanders 69 61 .531 17.0
Tigers 64 68 .485 23.0
Browns 64 71 .474 24.5
White Sox 57 77 .425 31.0
Senators 43 91 .321 45.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 91 48 .655 --
Giants 83 55 .601 7.5
Cubs 81 55 .596 8.5
Reds 73 63 .537 16.5
Superbas 68 65 .511 20.0
Beaneaters 57 79 .419 32.5
Phillies 47 85 .356 40.5
Cardinals 42 92 .313 46.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harry Bemis 4
1 Bill Bradley 4
1 Herman Long 4
4 Benny Bowcock 3
4 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Bemis 1
1 Sam Crawford 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Bay 3
1 Harry Bemis 3
1 Sam Crawford 3
1 Kid Elberfeld 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Thoney 3
2 Harry Bay 2
2 Kid Elberfeld 2
4 Bill Bradley 1
4 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Donovan 0.83
2 Cy Morgan 0.42
3 Chief Bender 0.40
4 John Deering 0.33
5 Tom Hughes 0.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 1
1 John Deering 1
1 Martin Glendon 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Donovan 10
2 Chief Bender 6
3 Tom Hughes 5
3 Cy Morgan 5
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .355
2 Fred Clarke .352
3 Roger Bresnahan .349
4 Mike Donlin .347
5 Ginger Beaumont .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 13
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 104
2 Charlie Hickman 95
3 Sam Mertes 92
4 Lave Cross 90
5 Nap Lajoie 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 66
2 Frank Chance 63
3 Sammy Strang 46
3 Honus Wagner 46
5 Sam Mertes 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.74
2 Cy Young 2.03
3 George Mullin 2.11
4 Bill Bernhard 2.12
5 Doc White 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 30
1 Joe McGinnity 30
3 Cy Young 28
4 Sam Leever 25
4 Deacon Phillippe 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 302
2 Christy Mathewson 267
3 Bill Donovan 187
4 Cy Young 180
5 George Mullin 173

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 Mike Donlin .484
2 Heinie Peitz .476
3 Jimmy Collins .475
4 Homer Smoot .452
5 Topsy Hartsel .451

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 3
1 Buck Freeman 3
3 Jake Beckley 2
3 Fred Clarke 2
3 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 15
1 Freddy Parent 15
3 Lave Cross 14
4 Nap Lajoie 13
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 9
1 Ollie Pickering 9
1 Jimmy Sebring 9
4 Harry Bay 7
4 Dave Fultz 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Norwood Gibson 0.49
2 George Mullin 1.24
3 Red Ames 1.29
4 Barney Pelty 1.38
5 Martin Glendon 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Norwood Gibson 4
1 Eddie Plank 4
3 Chief Bender 3
3 Jack Chesbro 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Donovan 28
2 Eddie Plank 23
2 Ed Siever 23
4 Norwood Gibson 21
4 Doc White 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .446
2 Roy Thomas .430
3 Willie Keeler .415
4 Jimmy Sheckard .414
5 Topsy Hartsel .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 4
1 Topsy Hartsel 4
1 Jimmy Sheckard 4
4 Hobe Ferris 3
4 Nap Lajoie 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 25
1 Nap Lajoie 25
3 Jack Doyle 23
3 Jimmy Sheckard 23
5 Freddy Parent 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 14
2 Frank Chance 13
3 Harry Bay 12
3 Sammy Strang 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Norwood Gibson 0.80
2 Martin Glendon 0.98
3 George Mullin 1.23
4 Jack Powell 1.25
5 Ed Siever 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 7
2 Jack Chesbro 6
2 Sam Leever 6
2 Deacon Phillippe 6
2 Henry Schmidt 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 52
2 George Mullin 43
2 Jack Powell 43
4 Bill Donovan 41
5 Joe McGinnity 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clarence Currie 1
1 Ed Doheny 1
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 Ned Garvin 1
1 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .357
2 Fred Clarke .356
3 Mike Donlin .347
4 Ginger Beaumont .339
5 Cy Seymour .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 14
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 110
2 Charlie Hickman 97
3 Sam Mertes 96
4 Lave Cross 91
4 Honus Wagner 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 67
1 Jimmy Sheckard 67
3 Sammy Strang 49
3 Honus Wagner 49
5 Sam Mertes 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.74
2 Cy Young 2.03
3 Doc White 2.04
4 Bill Bernhard 2.12
5 George Mullin 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 33
2 Christy Mathewson 30
3 Cy Young 28
4 Deacon Phillippe 26
5 Sam Leever 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 302
2 Christy Mathewson 278
3 Bill Donovan 196
4 Cy Young 180
5 Joe McGinnity 178

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