On This Day

Sunday, May 24, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 16 12 .571 --
Tigers 16 12 .571 0.0
Athletics 16 13 .552 0.5
Naps 13 12 .520 1.5
Americans 15 14 .517 1.5
Browns 12 13 .480 2.5
Highlanders 13 15 .464 3.0
Senators 9 19 .321 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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Candy LaChance 5
2 Charlie Carr 3
3 John Anderson 2
3 Jimmy Callahan 2
3 8 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Herm McFarland 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kip Selbach 3
2 Jimmy Collins 2
2 Candy LaChance 2
4 John Anderson 1
4 9 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wid Conroy 3
2 Emmet Heidrick 2
3 Lefty Davis 1
3 Buck Freeman 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Powell 1.00
2 Cy Young 0.60
3 Jesse Tannehill 0.50
4 Happy Townsend 0.30
5 Patsy Flaherty 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Deering 1
1 Jesse Tannehill 1
1 Cy Young 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Powell 8
2 George Mullin 5
3 Jesse Tannehill 4
4 Frank Owen 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Mullin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam Mertes .406
2 Roger Bresnahan .381
3 Doc Casey .372
4 Charlie Dexter .371
4 Kid Elberfeld .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 Charlie Carr 21
3 Hobe Ferris 21
3 Socks Seybold 21

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 George Mullin 2.18

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 83
2 Christy Mathewson 59
3 Cy Young 48
4 George Mullin 46
5 Bill Donovan 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 2
2 Bill Duggleby 1
2 Sam Leever 1
2 Joe McGinnity 1
2 5 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Carr .462
2 Claude Ritchey .429
3 Socks Seybold .405
4 Freddy Parent .396
5 Lave Cross .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Leach 2
2 Jimmy Barrett 1
2 Jesse Burkett 1
2 Wid Conroy 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 15
2 Charlie Carr 11
2 Sam Crawford 11
4 John Anderson 10
4 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 10
2 Wid Conroy 7
2 Sam Mertes 7
4 Frank Chance 6
4 Dan McGann 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Sudhoff 0.64
2 Bill Donovan 1.33
3 Bill Bernhard 1.67
4 Frank Owen 1.69
5 Bill Dinneen 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Taylor 4
1 Rube Waddell 4
3 Bill Dinneen 3
3 Bill Donovan 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 37
2 Christy Mathewson 29
3 George Mullin 25
4 Deacon Phillippe 20
5 Bill Dinneen 18

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Hickman .363
2 Ed Delahanty .357
3 Ginger Beaumont .339
4 Patsy Dougherty .333
5 Bill Bradley .333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 114
2 Buck Freeman 110
3 Lave Cross 108
4 Socks Seybold 103
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 2.09
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