On This Day

Thursday, May 21, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	15	10	.600	--
Naps	13	11	.542	1.5
Tigers	14	12	.538	1.5
Athletics	15	13	.536	1.5
Browns	11	11	.500	2.5
Americans	13	13	.500	2.5
Highlanders	11	14	.440	4.0
Senators	9	17	.346	6.5

Games

Naps 5, Senators 2

Tigers 5, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	19	8	.704	--
Cubs	21	9	.700	-0.5
Pirates	19	13	.594	2.5
Beaneaters	13	13	.500	5.5
Superbas	14	15	.483	6.0
Reds	14	16	.467	6.5
Phillies	9	20	.310	11.0
Cardinals	8	23	.258	13.0

Games

Pirates 11, Superbas 6

Beaneaters 3, Reds 0

Giants 9, Cardinals 4

Cubs 11, Phillies 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Evers	4
1	Claude Ritchey	4
1	Honus Wagner	4
4	Bill Bradley	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Leach	2
2	Danny Hoffman	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Evers	3
2	Harry Bemis	2
2	George Browne	2
2	Charlie Carr	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Gilbert	3
1	Honus Wagner	3
3	Boileryard Clarke	2
3	Ducky Holmes	2
5	13 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Togie Pittinger	1.00
2	Bill Bernhard	0.43
3	Casey Patten	0.42
4	Henry Schmidt	0.35
5	Frank Kitson	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bernhard	1
1	Brickyard Kennedy	1
1	Frank Kitson	1
1	Carl Lundgren	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Henry Schmidt	8
2	Togie Pittinger	6
3	Casey Patten	5
4	Chief Bender	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Deacon Phillippe	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Bresnahan	.427
2	Sam Mertes	.407
3	Kid Elberfeld	.398
4	Joe Tinker	.393
5	Jimmy Williams	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hobe Ferris	5
2	Patsy Dougherty	3
2	Danny Green	3
2	Tommy Leach	3
5	11 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Keister	23
1	Sam Mertes	23
3	Hobe Ferris	21
4	Charlie Carr	20
4	Charlie Hickman	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	20
2	Dan McGann	17
3	Honus Wagner	15
4	Roger Bresnahan	12
4	Billy Gilbert	12

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	Joe McGinnity	7
1	Jack Taylor	7
4	Togie Pittinger	6
4	Rube Waddell	6

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	4 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Bresnahan	.462
2	Jimmy Callahan	.450
3	Claude Ritchey	.440
4	Charlie Carr	.417
5	Joe Tinker	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hobe Ferris	2
1	Tommy Leach	2
3	Fred Abbott	1
3	Jimmy Barrett	1
3	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	16
2	Kid Elberfeld	13
2	Jimmy Sheckard	13
4	Charlie Carr	12
4	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dan McGann	11
2	Honus Wagner	9
3	Frank Chance	6
3	Jimmy Sheckard	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	Deacon Phillippe	1.65
5	Addie Joss	1.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	4
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Jack Taylor	4
1	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	Bill Donovan	19

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Hickman	.362
2	Ed Delahanty	.360
3	Ginger Beaumont	.338
4	Bill Bradley	.337
5	Patsy Dougherty	.336

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	115
2	Buck Freeman	111
3	Lave Cross	110
4	Socks Seybold	105
5	Sam Mertes	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	51
2	Honus Wagner	50
3	Topsy Hartsel	49
4	Dave Fultz	47
5	2 tied	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Taylor	1.85
2	Jack Chesbro	1.98
3	Cy Young	2.14
4	Rube Waddell	2.15
5	Noodles Hahn	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	30
2	Togie Pittinger	29
2	Cy Young	29
4	Jack Chesbro	27
5	Jack Taylor	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	287
2	Vic Willis	219
3	Bill Donovan	191
4	Christy Mathewson	188
5	Doc White	178

Saves

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