On This Day

Thursday, May 14, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 13 7 .650 --
Athletics 13 9 .591 1.0
Americans 11 10 .524 2.5
Tigers 10 10 .500 3.0
Browns 8 9 .471 3.5
Highlanders 9 11 .450 4.0
Naps 7 10 .412 4.5
Senators 7 12 .368 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 15 6 .714 --
Cubs 16 9 .640 1.0
Pirates 16 10 .615 1.5
Beaneaters 11 10 .524 4.0
Reds 12 12 .500 4.5
Superbas 11 12 .478 5.0
Cardinals 7 18 .280 10.0
Phillies 6 17 .261 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chick Stahl 4
2 Harry Bay 3
2 Jimmy Callahan 3
2 Sam Crawford 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Stahl 5
2 John Ganzel 3
3 Fred Abbott 2
3 Ginger Beaumont 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Isbell 2
2 Roy Brashear 1
2 Roger Bresnahan 1
2 Jesse Burkett 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Willis 1.20
2 Deacon Phillippe 0.86
3 Noodles Hahn 0.67
4 Earl Moore 0.62
5 Mike O'Neill 0.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Norwood Gibson 1
1 Noodles Hahn 1
1 Oscar Jones 1
1 George Mullin 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moore 10
2 Mike O'Neill 7
3 Deacon Phillippe 6
3 Vic Willis 6
5 George Mullin 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam Mertes .420
2 Kid Elberfeld .419
3 Roger Bresnahan .411
4 Jimmy Williams .403
5 Danny Green .389

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 Bill Keister 23
2 Sam Mertes 22
3 Charlie Carr 18
3 Socks Seybold 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 15
2 Dan McGann 13
3 Roger Bresnahan 11
3 Sammy Strang 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Plank 1.42
2 Roy Patterson 1.43
3 Addie Joss 1.47
4 Doc White 1.76
5 Bill Donovan 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 6
2 Oscar Jones 5
2 Roy Patterson 5
2 Togie Pittinger 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 60
2 Christy Mathewson 43
3 Cy Young 37
4 Wiley Piatt 33
5 Bill Donovan 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 2
2 Bill Duggleby 1
2 Sam Leever 1
2 Joe McGinnity 1
2 2 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Dexter .476
2 Jimmy Williams .447
3 Wid Conroy .407
4 Chick Stahl .400
5 Jimmy Sheckard .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 4
2 Monte Cross 2
2 Harry Davis 2
2 Patsy Dougherty 2
5 21 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Carr 14
2 Kid Elberfeld 13
2 John Ganzel 13
2 Chick Stahl 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan McGann 7
2 Charlie Hemphill 6
3 Fred Clarke 5
3 Jack Dunn 5
3 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Noodles Hahn 0.67
1 Jack Sutthoff 0.67
3 Roy Patterson 0.96
4 Eddie Plank 1.00
5 Doc White 1.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Plank 5
2 Jack Taylor 4
3 Jack Chesbro 3
3 Bill Dinneen 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Plank 25
2 George Mullin 24
3 Rube Waddell 23
4 Christy Mathewson 22
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Bill Duggleby 1
1 Ed Poole 1
1 Snake Wiltse 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Delahanty .361
2 Charlie Hickman .356
3 Ginger Beaumont .343
4 Patsy Dougherty .340
5 Sam Crawford .339

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 Lave Cross 108
3 Socks Seybold 107
4 Charlie Hickman 103
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 Jimmy Slagle 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.76
2 Noodles Hahn 1.90
3 Cy Young 2.07
4 Rube Waddell 2.11
5 Jack Chesbro 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Togie Pittinger 30
1 Cy Young 30
3 Jack Chesbro 28
3 Rube Waddell 28
5 Jack Taylor 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 270
2 Vic Willis 225
3 Bill Donovan 187
4 Doc White 183
5 Cy Young 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sam Leever 3
2 Bill Dinneen 2
2 Jack Powell 2
2 Vic Willis 2
2 Snake Wiltse 2