On This Day

Friday, May 29, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 19 12 .613 --
Americans 17 15 .531 2.5
Tigers 17 15 .531 2.5
Browns 15 14 .517 3.0
Athletics 17 16 .515 3.0
Highlanders 15 16 .484 4.0
Naps 14 15 .483 4.0
Senators 10 21 .323 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 24 10 .706 --
Cubs 25 11 .694 0.0
Pirates 22 16 .579 4.0
Superbas 19 17 .528 6.0
Reds 17 18 .486 7.5
Beaneaters 15 18 .455 8.5
Phillies 10 25 .286 14.5
Cardinals 10 27 .270 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Anderson 3
1 Harry Davis 3
1 Jack Doyle 3
1 Danny Green 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Delahanty 1
1 Freddy Parent 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Doyle 4
2 Jesse Burkett 2
2 Jimmy Callahan 2
2 Dave Fultz 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Van Haltren 2
2 John Anderson 1
2 Charlie Babb 1
2 Wid Conroy 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Addie Joss 1.17
2 Doc White 0.83
3 Christy Mathewson 0.62
4 Ned Garvin 0.50
4 Jesse Tannehill 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Ned Garvin 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Ed Siever 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Addie Joss 7
2 Ned Garvin 5
2 Watty Lee 5
2 Christy Mathewson 5
2 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam Mertes .395
2 Roger Bresnahan .381
3 John Anderson .368
4 Doc Casey .367
5 Billy Lauder .365

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 28
2 Bill Keister 26
3 Bill Dahlen 25
3 Sam Mertes 25
5 Duff Cooley 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 22
2 Dan McGann 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 Doc White 1.99
4 Earl Moore 2.04
5 Eddie Plank 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 9
2 Joe McGinnity 8
2 Jack Taylor 8
2 Rube Waddell 8
5 Ed Doheny 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 91
2 Christy Mathewson 69
3 Wiley Piatt 52
4 George Mullin 48
4 Cy Young 48

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 .432
2 Freddy Parent .429
3 Socks Seybold .425
4 Jack Doyle .417
5 Duff Cooley .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Leach 2
2 Jimmy Barrett 1
2 Kitty Bransfield 1
2 Jesse Burkett 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dahlen 15
2 Duff Cooley 14
3 Charlie Hickman 13
4 Sam Crawford 12
5 Harry Steinfeldt 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wid Conroy 9
1 Honus Wagner 9
3 Dick Harley 8
3 Dan McGann 8
3 Sam Mertes 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Sudhoff 0.96
2 Bill Bernhard 1.00
2 Bill Dinneen 1.00
2 Earl Moore 1.00
5 Tully Sparks 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 5
2 Rube Waddell 4
3 Bill Dinneen 3
3 Ed Doheny 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 31
2 Christy Mathewson 26
3 Roy Evans 20
4 Wiley Piatt 19
4 Henry Schmidt 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Doheny 1
1 Roscoe Miller 1
1 George Mullin 1
1 Bill Phillips 1
1 Deacon Phillippe 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Kling .367
2 Patsy Donovan .366
3 Charlie Dexter .365
4 Sam Mertes .365
5 Doc Casey .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 4
2 Tommy Leach 3
3 Monte Cross 2
3 Harry Davis 2
3 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 22
2 Sam Crawford 20
2 Bill Dahlen 20
4 Charlie Hickman 19
5 4 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan McGann 17
2 Wid Conroy 13
2 Dick Harley 13
2 Honus Wagner 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 1.66
2 Bill Bernhard 1.67
3 Roy Patterson 1.69
4 Jack Sutthoff 1.73
5 Bill Dinneen 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 7
1 Jack Taylor 7
3 Bill Dinneen 6
3 Jesse Tannehill 6
3 Rube Waddell 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 54
2 Christy Mathewson 48
3 George Mullin 42
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 Roscoe Miller 1
1 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Delahanty .364
2 Charlie Hickman .363
3 Nap Lajoie .361
4 Sam Crawford .334
5 Patsy Dougherty .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 16
2 Hobe Ferris 12
3 Ed Delahanty 10
4 Buck Freeman 9
4 Charlie Hickman 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 115
2 Buck Freeman 108
3 Socks Seybold 106
4 Lave Cross 105
5 Sam Mertes 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 54
2 Honus Wagner 51
3 Dave Fultz 50
4 Topsy Hartsel 48
5 Jimmy Slagle 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.94
2 Jack Chesbro 2.04
3 Cy Young 2.10
4 Rube Waddell 2.14
5 Doc White 2.18

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 301
2 Vic Willis 206
3 Christy Mathewson 197
4 Bill Donovan 187
5 Doc White 176

Saves

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