On This Day

Friday, May 22, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 16 10 .615 --
Naps 13 11 .542 2.0
Tigers 14 12 .538 2.0
Athletics 15 13 .536 2.0
Browns 12 11 .522 2.5
Americans 13 14 .481 3.5
Highlanders 11 15 .423 5.0
Senators 9 17 .346 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 20 8 .714 --
Cubs 22 9 .710 -0.5
Pirates 20 13 .606 2.5
Reds 15 16 .484 6.5
Beaneaters 13 14 .481 6.5
Superbas 14 16 .467 7.0
Phillies 9 21 .300 12.0
Cardinals 8 24 .250 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred Clarke 4
1 Jimmy Sebring 4
3 Ginger Beaumont 3
3 Bill Bergen 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Seymour 5
2 Davy Jones 3
3 Roger Bresnahan 2
3 Duff Cooley 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 3
2 Ginger Beaumont 2
2 Emmet Heidrick 2
4 Chub Aubrey 1
4 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dummy Taylor 3.00
2 Jack Chesbro 0.60
3 Bob Ewing 0.56
4 Ed Siever 0.50
4 Bob Wicker 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Doheny 1
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 Roy Patterson 1
1 Ed Siever 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dummy Taylor 6
1 Bob Wicker 6
3 Bob Ewing 5
4 Chick Fraser 4
4 John Malarkey 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam Mertes .417
2 Roger Bresnahan .405
3 Kid Elberfeld .398
4 Joe Tinker .385
5 Doc Casey .370

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 24
1 Sam Mertes 24
3 Hobe Ferris 21
4 Charlie Carr 20
4 Charlie Hickman 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 20
2 Dan McGann 18
3 Honus Wagner 16
4 Sam Mertes 14
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roy Patterson 1.83
2 Bill Donovan 1.84
3 Addie Joss 1.92
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 Ed Doheny 6
4 3 others tied 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 Claude Ritchey .451
2 Charlie Carr .436
3 Jimmy Callahan .432
4 Roger Bresnahan .419
5 Cy Seymour .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Leach 2
2 Fred Abbott 1
2 Jimmy Barrett 1
2 Ginger Beaumont 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 15
2 Kid Elberfeld 12
3 John Anderson 11
3 Sam Crawford 11
3 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 10
2 Dan McGann 8
3 Frank Chance 6
3 Sam Mertes 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Sudhoff 0.64
2 Bill Donovan 1.00
3 Deacon Phillippe 1.65
4 Bill Bernhard 1.67
5 Addie Joss 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 4
1 Jack Taylor 4
1 Rube Waddell 4
1 Bob Wicker 4
5 7 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 40
2 Christy Mathewson 29
3 George Mullin 20
4 Bill Donovan 19
5 3 tied 18

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Hickman .364
2 Ed Delahanty .357
3 Ginger Beaumont .342
4 Bill Bradley .338
5 Chick Stahl .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 15
2 Hobe Ferris 12
3 Bill Bradley 10
3 Ed Delahanty 10
3 Buck Freeman 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 115
2 Buck Freeman 110
3 Lave Cross 108
4 Socks Seybold 103
5 Sam Mertes 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 54
2 Honus Wagner 51
3 Topsy Hartsel 48
4 Dave Fultz 47
5 2 tied 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.85
2 Jack Chesbro 1.94
3 Cy Young 2.14
4 Rube Waddell 2.15
5 Doc White 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 187
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