On This Day

Sunday, May 17, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 15 8 .652 --
Athletics 14 11 .560 2.0
Americans 12 11 .522 3.0
Browns 10 10 .500 3.5
Tigers 11 11 .500 3.5
Naps 9 11 .450 4.5
Highlanders 10 13 .435 5.0
Senators 8 14 .364 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 16 7 .696 --
Cubs 18 9 .667 0.0
Pirates 17 11 .607 1.5
Beaneaters 12 11 .522 4.0
Reds 13 13 .500 4.5
Superbas 12 13 .480 5.0
Cardinals 8 19 .296 10.0
Phillies 6 19 .240 11.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Isbell 4
2 Harry Davis 3
2 Lefty Davis 3
2 Elmer Flick 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 3
2 Harry Bay 2
2 Bill Bradley 2
2 Lave Cross 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jesse Burkett 1
1 Wid Conroy 1
1 Bill Coughlin 1
1 Lave Cross 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roy Patterson 0.50
2 Casey Patten 0.36
3 Eddie Plank 0.25
4 Red Donahue 0.14
5 Clark Griffith 0.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Donahue 1
1 Addie Joss 1
1 Casey Patten 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roy Patterson 7
2 Casey Patten 4
3 Red Donahue 2
3 Clark Griffith 2
3 Eddie Plank 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Bresnahan .429
1 Sam Mertes .429
3 Kid Elberfeld .407
4 Joe Tinker .394
5 Doc Casey .394

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 Hobe Ferris 19
3 Frank Isbell 19
3 Socks Seybold 19

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 Addie Joss 1.56
2 Doc White 1.76
3 Bill Donovan 2.01
4 Eddie Plank 2.03
5 Roy Patterson 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 6
1 Jack Taylor 6
3 Jack Chesbro 5
3 Oscar Jones 5
3 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 73
2 Christy Mathewson 50
3 Cy Young 42
4 Wiley Piatt 33
5 Eddie Plank 32

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 Chick Stahl .471
2 Jimmy Callahan .444
3 Roger Bresnahan .438
4 George Browne .426
5 Joe Tinker .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 4
2 Fred Abbott 1
2 Jimmy Barrett 1
2 Ginger Beaumont 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Isbell 14
2 Charlie Carr 13
2 Hobe Ferris 13
2 Jimmy Sheckard 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan McGann 7
2 Frank Chance 6
2 Elmer Flick 6
2 Frank Isbell 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Noodles Hahn 0.67
2 Willie Sudhoff 0.95
3 Doc White 1.24
4 Rube Waddell 1.45
5 Patsy Flaherty 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Taylor 4
2 Jack Chesbro 3
2 Red Donahue 3
2 Addie Joss 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 36
2 Christy Mathewson 24
3 Jack Chesbro 19
4 Bill Donovan 18
4 2 others tied 18

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 .358
3 Patsy Dougherty .341
4 Sam Crawford .338
5 Ginger Beaumont .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 112
2 Lave Cross 110
3 Charlie Hickman 109
4 Socks Seybold 107
5 Sam Mertes 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 50
2 Topsy Hartsel 49
3 Dave Fultz 47
4 Sammy Strang 45
5 Honus Wagner 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.89
2 Noodles Hahn 1.96
3 Jack Chesbro 1.99
4 Cy Young 2.09
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 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 283
2 Vic Willis 216
3 Bill Donovan 187
4 Doc White 181
5 Christy Mathewson 180

Saves

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