On This Day

Saturday, May 23, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 16 11 .593 --
Tigers 15 12 .556 1.0
Athletics 16 13 .552 1.0
Naps 13 12 .520 2.0
Browns 12 12 .500 2.5
Americans 14 14 .500 2.5
Highlanders 12 15 .444 4.0
Senators 9 18 .333 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 23 9 .719 --
Giants 20 9 .690 1.5
Pirates 20 14 .588 4.0
Beaneaters 14 14 .500 7.0
Superbas 15 16 .484 7.5
Reds 15 17 .469 8.0
Phillies 9 22 .290 13.5
Cardinals 9 24 .273 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Chance 4
2 Duff Cooley 3
2 Bill Dahlen 3
2 Patsy Donovan 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duff Cooley 1
1 Harry Steinfeldt 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duff Cooley 5
2 Frank Chance 3
3 Charlie Babb 2
3 Dick Harley 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kitty Bransfield 2
1 Frank Chance 2
1 Patsy Donovan 2
4 Jimmy Barrett 1
4 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Watty Lee 0.88
2 Jake Weimer 0.71
3 Addie Joss 0.70
4 Bill Donovan 0.67
4 Rube Waddell 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 Roy Evans 1
1 Clark Griffith 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Addie Joss 7
1 Watty Lee 7
3 Rube Waddell 6
4 Roy Evans 5
4 Jake Weimer 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam Mertes .406
2 Kid Elberfeld .382
3 Roger Bresnahan .381
4 Doc Casey .372
5 Charlie Dexter .371

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
3 Socks Seybold 21
5 3 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 20
2 Dan McGann 18
3 Honus Wagner 16
4 Sam Mertes 15
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roy Patterson 1.83
2 Bill Donovan 1.87
3 Eddie Plank 2.06
4 Doc White 2.14
5 Addie Joss 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 7
1 Joe McGinnity 7
1 Jack Taylor 7
1 Rube Waddell 7
5 4 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 83
2 Christy Mathewson 59
3 Cy Young 45
4 Bill Donovan 43
5 George Mullin 41

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 .442
2 Freddy Parent .429
3 Doc Casey .420
4 Charlie Carr .415
5 Socks Seybold .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Leach 2
2 Jimmy Barrett 1
2 Ginger Beaumont 1
2 Jesse Burkett 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 15
2 Sam Crawford 12
3 Kid Elberfeld 11
3 Harry Smith 11
5 5 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 10
2 Frank Chance 8
2 Dan McGann 8
4 Sam Mertes 7
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Sudhoff 0.64
2 Bill Donovan 1.25
3 Bill Bernhard 1.67
4 Bill Dinneen 1.82
5 Roy Patterson 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Donovan 4
1 Jack Taylor 4
1 Rube Waddell 4
1 Bob Wicker 4
5 5 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 37
2 Christy Mathewson 29
3 Bill Donovan 23
4 George Mullin 20
4 Deacon Phillippe 20

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 .363
2 Ed Delahanty .356
3 Ginger Beaumont .339
4 Chick Stahl .335
5 Bill Bradley .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 15
2 Hobe Ferris 12
3 Ed Delahanty 10
3 Buck Freeman 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 115
2 Buck Freeman 110
3 Lave Cross 108
4 Socks Seybold 104
5 Sam Mertes 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 55
2 Honus Wagner 51
3 Dave Fultz 48
3 Topsy Hartsel 48
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 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 31
2 Togie Pittinger 29
2 Cy Young 29
4 Jack Chesbro 27
5 Jack Taylor 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 293
2 Vic Willis 216
3 Bill Donovan 187
3 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