On This Day

Wednesday, May 20, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 15 10 .600 --
Athletics 15 12 .556 1.0
Naps 12 11 .522 2.0
Tigers 13 12 .520 2.0
Browns 11 11 .500 2.5
Americans 13 13 .500 2.5
Highlanders 11 14 .440 4.0
Senators 9 16 .360 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 18 8 .692 --
Cubs 20 9 .690 -0.5
Pirates 18 13 .581 2.5
Superbas 14 14 .500 5.0
Reds 14 15 .483 5.5
Beaneaters 12 13 .480 5.5
Phillies 9 19 .321 10.0
Cardinals 8 22 .267 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jesse Burkett 3
1 Barry McCormick 3
1 Judge McCredie 3
4 Frank Bowerman 2
4 18 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 3
2 Bill Coughlin 2
2 Hobe Ferris 2
2 Willie Sudhoff 2
5 22 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan McGann 2
1 Jimmy Sheckard 2
3 Jimmy Callahan 1
3 Duff Cooley 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Christy Mathewson 0.71
2 Eddie Plank 0.62
2 Willie Sudhoff 0.62
4 Sam Leever 0.50
5 Jesse Tannehill 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mal Eason 1
1 Ned Garvin 1
1 Addie Joss 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 5
1 Eddie Plank 5
1 Willie Sudhoff 5
4 Ned Garvin 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Bresnahan .429
2 Sam Mertes .402
3 Kid Elberfeld .394
4 Joe Tinker .383
5 Jimmy Williams .383

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
1 Sam Mertes 23
3 Hobe Ferris 21
4 Lave Cross 19
4 4 others tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 19
2 Dan McGann 16
3 Honus Wagner 12
4 Roger Bresnahan 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Donovan 1.84
2 Addie Joss 1.92
3 Roy Patterson 2.04
4 Eddie Plank 2.06
5 George Mullin 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 7
1 Jack Taylor 7
3 Joe McGinnity 6
3 Rube Waddell 6
5 10 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 77
2 Christy Mathewson 59
3 Cy Young 45
4 George Mullin 41
5 Bill Donovan 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 2
2 Bill Duggleby 1
2 Sam Leever 1
2 Joe McGinnity 1
2 3 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chick Stahl .484
2 Jimmy Callahan .450
3 Roger Bresnahan .436
4 Doc Casey .412
5 Charlie Carr .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 2
2 Fred Abbott 1
2 Jimmy Barrett 1
2 Ginger Beaumont 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 15
2 Kid Elberfeld 13
2 Jimmy Sheckard 13
2 Harry Smith 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan McGann 10
2 Frank Chance 6
2 Jimmy Sheckard 6
2 Honus Wagner 6
5 8 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Malarkey 0.69
2 Bill Donovan 1.00
3 Willie Sudhoff 1.24
4 Addie Joss 1.75
5 Rube Waddell 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Taylor 5
2 Addie Joss 4
2 Christy Mathewson 4
2 Rube Waddell 4
5 6 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 40
2 Christy Mathewson 33
3 George Mullin 25
4 Bill Dinneen 23
5 Cy Young 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Bill Duggleby 1
1 Bill Phillips 1
1 Ed Poole 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Delahanty .363
2 Charlie Hickman .360
3 Ginger Beaumont .337
4 Patsy Dougherty .336
5 2 tied .333

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 Charlie Hickman 114
2 Buck Freeman 112
3 Lave Cross 110
4 Socks Seybold 105
5 Sam Mertes 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 50
2 Topsy Hartsel 49
3 Dave Fultz 48
4 Honus Wagner 47
5 Sammy Strang 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.83
2 Jack Chesbro 1.99
3 Cy Young 2.11
4 Rube Waddell 2.15
5 Noodles Hahn 2.19

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 287
2 Vic Willis 219
3 Bill Donovan 191
4 Christy Mathewson 188
5 Doc White 183

Saves

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