On This Day

Wednesday, April 22, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 1 0 1.000 --
Tigers 1 0 1.000 0.0
Senators 1 0 1.000 0.0
Athletics 2 1 .667 0.0
Americans 1 2 .333 1.0
Browns 0 1 .000 1.0
Naps 0 1 .000 1.0
Highlanders 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 4 1 .800 --
Giants 3 1 .750 0.5
Beaneaters 4 2 .667 0.5
Cardinals 3 2 .600 1.0
Cubs 2 3 .400 2.0
Phillies 2 4 .333 2.5
Superbas 1 3 .250 2.5
Reds 1 4 .200 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Anderson 3
1 Duff Cooley 3
1 Frank Isbell 3
1 Fielder Jones 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Burkett 1
1 Socks Seybold 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee Tannehill 3
2 Jesse Burkett 2
2 Bill Dahlen 2
2 Billy Gilbert 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bradley 1
1 Roger Bresnahan 1
1 Pat Carney 1
1 Bill Dahlen 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Waddell 2.00
2 George Mullin 0.57
3 Patsy Flaherty 0.50
4 Jack Taylor 0.40
5 Joe McGinnity 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Patsy Flaherty 1
1 Jack Harper 1
1 John Malarkey 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 10
2 Patsy Flaherty 5
3 George Mullin 4
3 Jack Taylor 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Danny Murphy .583
2 Jimmy Burke .563
3 Roger Bresnahan .500
3 Duke Farrell .500
3 Ollie Pickering .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Keister 2
2 Roger Bresnahan 1
2 George Browne 1
2 Jesse Burkett 1
2 Socks Seybold 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Keister 10
2 Kitty Bransfield 7
2 Ed Householder 7
4 Billy Lauder 6
5 Tommy Leach 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 5
2 Roger Bresnahan 4
2 Fred Clarke 4
2 Billy Gilbert 4
2 Johnny Kling 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Addie Joss 0.00
1 Mordecai Brown 0.00
3 Clarence Currie 1.00
3 George Mullin 1.00
3 Al Orth 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 2
1 Jock Menefee 2
3 Chief Bender 1
3 Mordecai Brown 1
3 20 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 19
2 Christy Mathewson 12
3 Joe McGinnity 9
4 Wiley Piatt 8
4 Cy Young 8

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 .363
3 Ginger Beaumont .354
4 Lave Cross .342
5 Patsy Dougherty .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 17
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 111
2 Charlie Hickman 111
4 Socks Seybold 101
5 Bill Keister 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 49
2 Topsy Hartsel 47
3 Dave Fultz 44
4 Billy Gilbert 42
4 Honus Wagner 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.41
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 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 229
2 Vic Willis 225
3 Doc White 183
4 Togie Pittinger 171
5 Christy Mathewson 166

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