On This Day

Tuesday, April 21, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 1 1 .500 --
Athletics 1 1 .500 0.0
White Sox 0 0 .000 0.0
Tigers 0 0 .000 0.0
Senators 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
Pirates 4 1 .800 --
Giants 2 1 .667 1.0
Beaneaters 3 2 .600 1.0
Cardinals 3 2 .600 1.0
Cubs 2 2 .500 1.5
Phillies 2 3 .400 2.0
Superbas 1 2 .333 2.0
Reds 0 4 .000 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Patsy Donovan 3
1 Mike O'Neill 3
1 Claude Ritchey 3
4 Jimmy Burke 2
4 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike O'Neill 4
2 Kitty Bransfield 3
3 John Farrell 2
3 Harry Smith 2
5 10 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 2
2 Ginger Beaumont 1
2 Frank Bonner 1
2 Roger Bresnahan 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Christy Mathewson 1.00
2 Wiley Piatt 0.88
3 Fred Burchell 0.29
4 Henry Schmidt 0.15
5 Mike O'Neill 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Mike O'Neill 1
1 Wiley Piatt 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wiley Piatt 7
2 Christy Mathewson 5
3 Fred Burchell 2
3 Mike O'Neill 2
3 Henry Schmidt 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vic Willis .625
2 Jimmy Burke .563
3 Roger Bresnahan .500
3 Monte Cross .500
3 4 others tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Keister 2
2 Roger Bresnahan 1
2 George Browne 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Keister 9
2 Kitty Bransfield 7
2 Ed Householder 7
4 Billy Lauder 5
4 Tommy Leach 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 5
2 Fred Clarke 4
3 Roger Bresnahan 3
3 Billy Gilbert 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 0.00
1 Bill Dinneen 0.00
1 Cy Falkenberg 0.00
4 Joe McGinnity 0.82
5 Clarence Currie 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jock Menefee 2
2 Chief Bender 1
2 Mordecai Brown 1
2 Clarence Currie 1
2 14 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 12
2 Rube Waddell 9
3 Wiley Piatt 8
3 Cy Young 8
5 Vic Willis 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Sam Leever 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Delahanty .376
2 Charlie Hickman .361
3 Ginger Beaumont .354
4 Patsy Dougherty .344
5 Lave Cross .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 16
2 Bill Bradley 11
2 Buck Freeman 11
2 Charlie Hickman 11
2 Bill Keister 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 124
2 Lave Cross 110
2 Charlie Hickman 110
4 Socks Seybold 100
5 Bill Keister 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 49
2 Topsy Hartsel 47
3 Dave Fultz 44
4 Honus Wagner 42
5 3 tied 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.35
2 Noodles Hahn 1.89
3 Ed Siever 1.91
4 Carl Lundgren 1.97
5 Jesse Tannehill 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 31
2 Togie Pittinger 28
3 Jack Chesbro 27
3 Vic Willis 27
5 Rube Waddell 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 225
2 Rube Waddell 219
3 Doc White 187
4 Christy Mathewson 173
5 Togie Pittinger 171

Saves

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