On This Day

Sunday, September 27, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 89 47 .654 --
Athletics 74 59 .556 13.5
Naps 76 62 .551 14.0
Highlanders 70 62 .530 17.0
Tigers 65 69 .485 23.0
Browns 65 72 .474 24.5
White Sox 58 77 .430 30.5
Senators 43 92 .319 45.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 91 49 .650 --
Giants 84 55 .604 6.5
Cubs 82 56 .594 8.0
Reds 74 65 .532 16.5
Superbas 70 66 .515 19.0
Beaneaters 58 80 .420 32.0
Phillies 49 86 .363 39.5
Cardinals 43 94 .314 46.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cy Seymour 6
2 Jimmy Burke 4
2 Frank Chance 4
2 Tom Daly 4
2 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Brain 1
1 Tommy Corcoran 1
1 Fred Jacklitsch 1
1 Homer Smoot 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie DeArmond 3
2 Shad Barry 2
2 Jack Doyle 2
2 Dutch Jordan 2
2 Cy Seymour 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 3
2 Johnny Evers 2
2 Rudy Hulswitt 2
4 Jimmy Burke 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mordecai Brown 0.90
2 Bob Wicker 0.62
3 Chick Fraser 0.46
4 Pat Carney 0.33
5 Noodles Hahn 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Chick Fraser 1
1 Noodles Hahn 1
1 Bill Reidy 1
1 Bob Wicker 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mordecai Brown 9
2 Pat Carney 6
2 Chick Fraser 6
4 Bob Wicker 5
5 Bill Reidy 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .355
2 Mike Donlin .352
3 Fred Clarke .352
4 Roger Bresnahan .351
5 Cy Seymour .343

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 93
4 Lave Cross 90
5 2 tied 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 67
1 Jimmy Sheckard 67
3 Sammy Strang 46
3 Honus Wagner 46
5 Sam Mertes 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.74
2 Cy Young 2.08
3 Bill Bernhard 2.12
4 Doc White 2.13
5 Addie Joss 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 31
2 Christy Mathewson 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 181
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 .508
2 Jimmy Collins .500
3 Heinie Peitz .489
4 Homer Smoot .465
5 Harry Bay .450

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 3
1 Buck Freeman 3
3 Fred Clarke 2
3 Jimmy Collins 2
3 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 14
1 Freddy Parent 14
3 Sam Crawford 13
4 John Anderson 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 10
2 Ed Abbaticchio 7
2 Kid Elberfeld 7
2 Jack McCarthy 7
2 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Norwood Gibson 0.32
2 Jack Chesbro 1.00
3 Red Ames 1.29
4 Barney Pelty 1.38
5 Harry Howell 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 3
1 Bill Duggleby 3
1 Bob Ewing 3
1 Norwood Gibson 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Siever 23
2 Eddie Plank 22
3 Bill Donovan 21
4 Mordecai Brown 18
4 2 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Pinnance 1
1 Jack Powell 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .467
2 Roy Thomas .441
3 Jimmy Collins .427
4 Sam Crawford .406
5 Jimmy Sheckard .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 4
1 Topsy Hartsel 4
1 Jimmy Sheckard 4
4 Jimmy Collins 3
4 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 24
2 Jack Doyle 23
2 Nap Lajoie 23
4 John Anderson 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 17
2 Jimmy Sheckard 15
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 Jack Powell 1.25
4 Barney Pelty 1.45
5 Ed Siever 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 7
2 Sam Leever 6
2 Deacon Phillippe 6
4 Jack Chesbro 5
4 10 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 49
2 Jack Powell 43
3 Bill Donovan 41
3 George Mullin 41
5 Ed Siever 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clarence Currie 1
1 Ed Doheny 1
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 Jim Hackett 1
1 2 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .357
2 Mike Donlin .357
3 Fred Clarke .356
4 Cy Seymour .342
5 Ginger Beaumont .342

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 Sam Mertes 97
3 Charlie Hickman 96
4 Sam Crawford 93
5 2 tied 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 71
2 Jimmy Sheckard 68
3 Honus Wagner 49
4 Sammy Strang 48
5 Sam Mertes 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.74
2 Doc White 2.04
3 Cy Young 2.08
4 Bill Bernhard 2.12
5 Addie Joss 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 34
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 Joe McGinnity 181
4 Cy Young 181

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