On This Day

Thursday, May 28, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 18 12 .600 --
Tigers 17 14 .548 1.5
Athletics 17 15 .531 2.0
Americans 16 15 .516 2.5
Browns 14 14 .500 3.0
Naps 14 14 .500 3.0
Highlanders 14 16 .467 4.0
Senators 10 20 .333 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 23 10 .697 --
Cubs 25 11 .694 -0.5
Pirates 22 16 .579 3.5
Superbas 18 17 .514 6.0
Reds 17 18 .486 7.0
Beaneaters 15 17 .469 7.5
Phillies 10 24 .294 13.5
Cardinals 10 27 .270 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kitty Bransfield 4
1 Jack Doyle 4
1 Willie Keeler 4
4 Dave Fultz 3
4 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duff Cooley 3
1 Bill Dahlen 3
1 Johnny Kling 3
4 Charlie Dexter 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Harley 3
2 John Anderson 2
2 Wid Conroy 2
4 Dave Brain 1
4 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Chesbro 1.00
2 Roy Evans 0.64
3 Wiley Piatt 0.47
4 Bill Phillips 0.45
5 Red Donahue 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Ed Doheny 1
1 Red Donahue 1
1 Bill Duggleby 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Chesbro 7
1 Roy Evans 7
1 Wiley Piatt 7
4 Bill Phillips 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam Mertes .388
2 Roger Bresnahan .381
3 Doc Casey .367
4 Billy Lauder .366
5 Harry Steinfeldt .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 5
2 Patsy Dougherty 3
2 Danny Green 3
2 Tommy Leach 3
2 Socks Seybold 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 26
2 Bill Dahlen 25
2 Bill Keister 25
2 Sam Mertes 25
5 Duff Cooley 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan McGann 21
1 Jimmy Sheckard 21
3 Sam Mertes 17
3 Honus Wagner 17
5 Billy Gilbert 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roy Patterson 1.83
2 Bill Donovan 1.87
3 Earl Moore 2.04
4 Eddie Plank 2.11
5 Doc White 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 8
1 Joe McGinnity 8
1 Jack Taylor 8
1 Rube Waddell 8
5 Ed Doheny 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 91
2 Christy Mathewson 64
3 Wiley Piatt 52
4 Cy Young 48
5 George Mullin 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 2
2 Ed Doheny 1
2 Bill Duggleby 1
2 Sam Leever 1
2 7 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Dahlen .444
2 Socks Seybold .439
3 Freddy Parent .395
4 Duff Cooley .383
5 Jimmy Callahan .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Leach 2
2 Jimmy Barrett 1
2 Kitty Bransfield 1
2 Jesse Burkett 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dahlen 15
2 Duff Cooley 14
3 Sam Crawford 13
3 Charlie Hickman 13
5 Harry Steinfeldt 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 10
2 Wid Conroy 8
2 Dick Harley 8
2 Dan McGann 8
2 Sam Mertes 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Dinneen 0.45
2 Willie Sudhoff 0.96
3 Bill Bernhard 1.00
4 Tully Sparks 1.35
5 2 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 4
1 Rube Waddell 4
3 Ed Doheny 3
3 Roy Evans 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 32
2 Earl Moore 22
2 George Mullin 22
4 Christy Mathewson 21
5 Roy Evans 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Ed Doheny 1
1 Roscoe Miller 1
1 George Mullin 1
1 2 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Dexter .381
2 Patsy Donovan .379
3 Jimmy Ryan .365
4 George Browne .364
5 Johnny Kling .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 5
2 Patsy Dougherty 3
2 Tommy Leach 3
4 Monte Cross 2
4 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 21
2 Bill Dahlen 20
2 Socks Seybold 20
4 Tommy Corcoran 19
4 3 others tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan McGann 18
2 Dick Harley 13
2 Jimmy Sheckard 13
2 Honus Wagner 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bernhard 1.67
2 Jack Sutthoff 1.73
3 Doc White 1.77
4 Bill Dinneen 1.89
5 Eddie Plank 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Taylor 7
1 Rube Waddell 7
3 Christy Mathewson 6
4 Jack Chesbro 5
4 12 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 61
2 Christy Mathewson 43
3 George Mullin 41
4 Wiley Piatt 38
5 Eddie Plank 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Ed Doheny 1
1 Bill Duggleby 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Hickman .364
2 Nap Lajoie .362
3 Ed Delahanty .359
4 Patsy Dougherty .333
5 Sam Crawford .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 16
2 Hobe Ferris 12
3 Ed Delahanty 9
3 Buck Freeman 9
3 Charlie Hickman 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 114
2 Buck Freeman 108
3 Lave Cross 106
4 Socks Seybold 105
5 Sam Mertes 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 55
2 Honus Wagner 52
3 Dave Fultz 50
4 Topsy Hartsel 48
5 Jimmy Slagle 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.91
2 Jack Chesbro 2.04
3 Cy Young 2.10
4 Rube Waddell 2.14
5 Doc White 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 32
2 Togie Pittinger 29
3 Cy Young 28
4 Jack Chesbro 27
5 Jack Taylor 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 301
2 Vic Willis 219
3 Christy Mathewson 192
4 Bill Donovan 187
5 Doc White 171

Saves

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