On This Day

Friday, May 15, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	14	7	.667	--
Athletics	14	9	.609	1.0
Tigers	11	10	.524	3.0
Americans	11	11	.500	3.5
Browns	8	10	.444	4.5
Naps	8	10	.444	4.5
Highlanders	9	12	.429	5.0
Senators	7	13	.350	6.5

Games

White Sox 7, Senators 4

Naps 5, Highlanders 3

Tigers 8, Americans 6

Athletics 4, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	15	7	.682	--
Cubs	17	9	.654	0.0
Pirates	17	10	.630	0.5
Beaneaters	12	10	.545	3.0
Reds	13	12	.520	3.5
Superbas	11	13	.458	5.0
Cardinals	7	19	.269	10.0
Phillies	6	18	.250	10.0

Games

Cubs 7, Superbas 4

Beaneaters 10, Cardinals 0

Reds 5, Giants 4

Pirates 13, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Claude Ritchey	4
1	Jimmy Sebring	4
3	Jimmy Barrett	3
3	George Browne	3
3	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Barrett	1
1	Jesse Burkett	1
1	Sam Crawford	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Smith	4
2	Jimmy Barrett	2
2	Kitty Bransfield	2
2	Scoops Carey	2
2	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	3
2	John Anderson	2
3	Ed Abbaticchio	1
3	Jesse Burkett	1
3	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Waddell	1.44
2	Gene Wright	0.45
3	John Malarkey	0.44
4	Davey Dunkle	0.40
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Davey Dunkle	1
1	Frank Kitson	1
1	Sam Leever	1
1	John Malarkey	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	13
2	Tom Hughes	5
2	Gene Wright	5
4	Davey Dunkle	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sam Mertes	.438
2	Roger Bresnahan	.417
3	Kid Elberfeld	.410
4	Jimmy Williams	.394
5	Joe Tinker	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hobe Ferris	5
2	Patsy Dougherty	3
2	Danny Green	3
4	Roger Bresnahan	2
4	10 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Keister	23
2	Sam Mertes	22
3	Socks Seybold	19
4	Charlie Carr	18
4	Hobe Ferris	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	15
2	Dan McGann	13
3	Roger Bresnahan	11
3	Fred Clarke	11
3	Sammy Strang	11

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
1	Jack Taylor	6
3	Oscar Jones	5
3	Roy Patterson	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	73
2	Christy Mathewson	43
3	Cy Young	37
4	Wiley Piatt	33
5	2 tied	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	Jimmy Williams	.421
2	Charlie Dexter	.415
3	George Browne	.412
4	Chick Stahl	.405
5	Doc Casey	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hobe Ferris	4
2	Patsy Dougherty	2
3	Fred Abbott	1
3	Jimmy Barrett	1
3	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Carr	14
2	Kid Elberfeld	13
3	Hobe Ferris	12
3	John Ganzel	12
3	4 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dan McGann	7
2	Frank Chance	6
2	Charlie Hemphill	6
4	Fred Clarke	5
4	7 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Noodles Hahn	0.67
2	Eddie Plank	0.75
3	Roy Patterson	0.96
4	Doc White	1.18
5	Rube Waddell	1.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Taylor	5
2	Eddie Plank	4
2	Jack Sutthoff	4
4	Bill Dinneen	3
4	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	36
2	George Mullin	24
3	Christy Mathewson	22
4	Bill Dinneen	19
4	2 others 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	.359
2	Charlie Hickman	.358
3	Patsy Dougherty	.341
4	Ginger Beaumont	.341
5	Bill Bradley	.337

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
2	Socks Seybold	108
4	Charlie Hickman	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	1.82
2	Noodles Hahn	1.90
3	Jack Chesbro	1.96
4	Cy Young	2.07
5	Rube Waddell	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Young	30
2	Togie Pittinger	29
2	Rube Waddell	29
4	Jack Chesbro	28
5	Jack Taylor	27

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	283
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