On This Day

Tuesday, May 12, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 12 6 .667 --
Athletics 12 8 .600 1.0
Browns 8 7 .533 2.5
Americans 10 9 .526 2.5
Highlanders 9 9 .500 3.0
Tigers 8 10 .444 4.0
Naps 6 9 .400 4.5
Senators 5 12 .294 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 14 5 .737 --
Cubs 15 8 .652 1.0
Pirates 15 9 .625 1.5
Reds 11 11 .500 4.5
Superbas 10 11 .476 5.0
Beaneaters 9 10 .474 5.0
Cardinals 7 16 .304 9.0
Phillies 5 16 .238 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Abbaticchio 3
1 John Anderson 3
1 Jesse Burkett 3
1 Pat Carney 3
1 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Kling 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kid Elberfeld 4
1 John Farrell 4
3 Charlie Carr 3
3 Johnny Kling 3
3 Freddy Parent 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Bay 3
1 Charlie Hemphill 3
1 Bobby Lowe 3
4 John Anderson 1
4 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Christy Mathewson 1.86
2 Gene Wright 0.57
3 Bill Dinneen 0.54
4 Chief Bender 0.50
4 Bob Ewing 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 John Deering 1
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Red Donahue 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 13
2 Gene Wright 8
3 Bill Dinneen 7
4 John Deering 6
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam Mertes .475
2 Roger Bresnahan .429
3 John Anderson .424
4 Kid Elberfeld .418
5 Jimmy Williams .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 5
2 Patsy Dougherty 3
2 Danny Green 3
4 Roger Bresnahan 2
4 9 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 22
2 Bill Keister 19
3 Hobe Ferris 16
3 Socks Seybold 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 15
2 Dan McGann 13
3 Billy Lauder 10
3 Sammy Strang 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Barney Wolfe 1.42
2 Roy Patterson 1.43
3 Eddie Plank 1.69
4 Earl Moore 1.73
5 Addie Joss 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 6
2 Roy Patterson 5
3 Jack Chesbro 4
3 Ed Doheny 4
3 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 59
2 Christy Mathewson 43
3 Cy Young 34
4 Bill Donovan 29
5 Joe McGinnity 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Sam Leever 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Ed Poole 1
1 Snake Wiltse 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Dexter .472
2 Sam Mertes .442
3 Jimmy Williams .432
4 Jack McCarthy .420
5 Billy Lauder .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 5
2 Patsy Dougherty 3
3 Monte Cross 2
3 Harry Davis 2
3 Johnny Kling 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hobe Ferris 13
1 Frank Isbell 13
3 Kid Elberfeld 12
3 Sam Mertes 12
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan McGann 10
2 Jimmy Sheckard 7
3 Frank Chance 6
3 Jack Dunn 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Sutthoff 0.67
2 Noodles Hahn 1.00
3 Patsy Flaherty 1.24
3 Doc White 1.24
5 Eddie Plank 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Patterson 4
1 Eddie Plank 4
3 Bill Bernhard 3
3 Jack Chesbro 3
3 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 29
2 Christy Mathewson 22
3 Bill Donovan 20
3 Eddie Plank 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Ed Poole 1
1 Snake Wiltse 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Delahanty .363
2 Charlie Hickman .361
3 Ginger Beaumont .346
4 Patsy Dougherty .344
5 Bill Bradley .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 16
2 Hobe Ferris 12
3 Bill Bradley 11
4 Ed Delahanty 10
4 Buck Freeman 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 114
2 Charlie Hickman 106
3 Lave Cross 105
3 Socks Seybold 105
5 Sam Mertes 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 50
2 Topsy Hartsel 49
3 Dave Fultz 47
4 Sammy Strang 46
5 2 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.78
2 Noodles Hahn 2.04
3 Cy Young 2.07
4 Ed Siever 2.08
5 Rube Waddell 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 30
2 Togie Pittinger 29
3 Jack Chesbro 28
3 Rube Waddell 28
5 Joe McGinnity 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 269
2 Vic Willis 222
3 Bill Donovan 187
4 Doc White 181
5 Christy Mathewson 177

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sam Leever 3
2 Jack Powell 2
2 Vic Willis 2
2 Snake Wiltse 2
5 19 tied 1