On This Day

Friday, April 17, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 0 0 .000 --
White Sox 0 0 .000 0.0
Tigers 0 0 .000 0.0
Senators 0 0 .000 0.0
Athletics 0 0 .000 0.0
Browns 0 0 .000 0.0
Naps 0 0 .000 0.0
Highlanders 0 0 .000 0.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Beaneaters 1 0 1.000 --
Pirates 2 0 1.000 -0.5
Superbas 1 0 1.000 0.0
Cardinals 1 1 .500 0.5
Cubs 1 1 .500 0.5
Giants 0 1 .000 1.0
Phillies 0 1 .000 1.0
Reds 0 2 .000 1.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Duff Cooley 3
1 Jack Doyle 3
1 Billy Lauder 3
1 Jimmy Slagle 3
1 Honus Wagner 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Browne 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Lauder 4
2 Ed Householder 3
2 Honus Wagner 3
4 Fred Clarke 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 3
2 Fred Clarke 2
2 Johnny Kling 2
2 Sam Mertes 2
2 Fred Tenney 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Christy Mathewson 0.54
2 Vic Willis 0.40
3 Stan Yerkes 0.38
4 Jake Weimer 0.36
5 Ed Doheny 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Doheny 1
1 Jock Menefee 1
1 Henry Schmidt 1
1 Vic Willis 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 7
2 Jake Weimer 4
2 Vic Willis 4
4 Bob Wicker 3
4 Stan Yerkes 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .714
2 Duff Cooley .600
2 Jack Doyle .600
2 Billy Lauder .600
5 Fred Clarke .571

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Browne 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Clarke 4
1 Billy Lauder 4
1 Honus Wagner 4
4 Ed Householder 3
4 Tommy Leach 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fred Clarke 3
1 Jimmy Sheckard 3
3 Johnny Kling 2
3 Sam Mertes 2
3 Fred Tenney 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jock Menefee 0.00
2 Clarence Currie 1.00
2 Deacon Phillippe 1.00
4 Bob Wicker 1.80
5 Ed Doheny 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clarence Currie 1
1 Ed Doheny 1
1 Jock Menefee 1
1 Deacon Phillippe 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 7
2 Deacon Phillippe 5
3 Clarence Currie 4
3 Jake Weimer 4
3 Vic Willis 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Delahanty .376
2 Charlie Hickman .359
3 Ginger Beaumont .354
4 Patsy Dougherty .343
5 Lave Cross .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 16
2 Bill Bradley 11
2 Buck Freeman 11
2 Charlie Hickman 11
5 Ed Delahanty 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 121
2 Charlie Hickman 110
3 Lave Cross 108
4 Socks Seybold 98
5 Honus Wagner 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 48
2 Topsy Hartsel 47
3 Dave Fultz 44
4 Honus Wagner 43
5 Jimmy Slagle 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.32
2 Noodles Hahn 1.77
3 Ed Siever 1.91
4 Jesse Tannehill 1.95
5 Carl Lundgren 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 32
2 Jack Chesbro 28
2 Vic Willis 28
4 Togie Pittinger 27
5 Rube Waddell 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 232
2 Rube Waddell 210
3 Doc White 187
4 Togie Pittinger 176
5 Christy Mathewson 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vic Willis 3
2 Sam Leever 2
2 Jack Powell 2
4 Nick Altrock 1
4 18 others tied 1