On This Day

Monday, September 28, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	91	47	.659	--
Athletics	75	59	.560	14.0
Naps	76	63	.547	15.5
Highlanders	71	62	.534	17.5
Tigers	65	70	.481	24.5
Browns	65	74	.468	26.5
White Sox	60	77	.438	30.5
Senators	43	94	.314	47.5

Games

Americans 8, Browns 7

Americans 6, Browns 0

Highlanders 7, Tigers 6

Athletics 4, Naps 3

White Sox 6, Senators 5

White Sox 10, Senators 3

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pep Clark	6
2	Patsy Dougherty	5
2	Ducky Holmes	5
2	Freddy Parent	5
5	3 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Nap Lajoie	1
1	Herm McFarland	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pep Clark	6
2	Freddy Parent	4
3	Jimmy Collins	3
4	Boileryard Clarke	2
4	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Green	2
1	Freddy Parent	2
3	Nick Altrock	1
3	Jimmy Barrett	1
3	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Watty Lee	0.71
2	Bill Dinneen	0.62
3	Eddie Plank	0.60
4	Norwood Gibson	0.40
5	Frank Kitson	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Altrock	1
1	Elmer Bliss	1
1	Bill Dinneen	1
1	Norwood Gibson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Watty Lee	10
2	Eddie Plank	9
3	Bill Dinneen	5
4	Norwood Gibson	4
4	4 others tied	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	106
2	Charlie Hickman	95
3	Sam Mertes	93
4	Nap Lajoie	91
5	2 tied	90

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	Bill Dinneen	2.16

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	Eddie Plank	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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.516
2	Harry Bay	.477
2	Heinie Peitz	.477
4	Homer Smoot	.471
5	Jimmy Collins	.449

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hobe Ferris	3
1	Buck Freeman	3
1	Nap Lajoie	3
4	Fred Clarke	2
4	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Freddy Parent	18
2	Buck Freeman	16
3	Jimmy Collins	15
4	Sam Crawford	14
4	Nap Lajoie	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	9
2	Ed Abbaticchio	7
2	Jimmy Barrett	7
2	Harry Bay	7
2	4 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jake Weimer	0.50
2	Jack Chesbro	1.00
3	Red Ames	1.29
4	Barney Pelty	1.38
5	Ed Siever	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Norwood Gibson	4
1	Eddie Plank	4
3	Jack Chesbro	3
3	Bill Duggleby	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Plank	31
2	Watty Lee	24
3	Bill Donovan	21
4	Norwood Gibson	19
5	Casey Patten	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	.408
4	Jimmy Sheckard	.404
5	Willie Keeler	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	4
1	Topsy Hartsel	4
1	Nap Lajoie	4
1	Jimmy Sheckard	4
5	2 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	26
2	Nap Lajoie	25
2	Freddy Parent	25
4	John Anderson	23
4	2 others tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	16
2	Jimmy Sheckard	15
3	Harry Bay	13
4	Sammy Strang	12
5	2 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Martin Glendon	0.98
2	Barney Pelty	1.45
3	Norwood Gibson	1.50
4	Ed Siever	1.77
5	Bill Dinneen	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	7
2	Norwood Gibson	6
2	Sam Leever	6
2	Eddie Plank	6
5	8 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Powell	47
2	Bill Donovan	41
2	George Mullin	41
2	Eddie Plank	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	Mike Donlin	.357
2	Fred Clarke	.356
3	Honus Wagner	.354
4	Cy Seymour	.343
5	Nap Lajoie	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	13
2	Charlie Hickman	11
3	Jimmy Sheckard	10
4	Hobe Ferris	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	108
2	Sam Mertes	97
3	Charlie Hickman	95
4	Sam Crawford	91
4	2 others tied	91

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.74
2	Doc White	2.07
3	Cy Young	2.08
4	Bill Bernhard	2.12
5	Bill Dinneen	2.16

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	193
4	Cy Young	181
5	Joe McGinnity	177

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