On This Day

Monday, June 1, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 20 15 .571 --
Browns 18 14 .563 0.5
White Sox 19 15 .559 0.5
Athletics 20 16 .556 0.5
Naps 17 15 .531 1.5
Tigers 17 18 .486 3.0
Highlanders 15 19 .441 4.5
Senators 10 24 .294 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 28 11 .718 --
Giants 26 11 .703 1.0
Pirates 25 17 .595 4.5
Superbas 20 18 .526 7.5
Beaneaters 16 19 .457 10.0
Reds 17 21 .447 10.5
Phillies 11 26 .297 16.0
Cardinals 10 30 .250 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Browne 3
1 Buck Freeman 3
1 Bill Friel 3
1 Doc Gessler 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 2
2 Ernie Courtney 1
2 Barry McCormick 1
2 Sam Mertes 1
2 Heinie Smith 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 5
2 Barry McCormick 3
2 Sam Mertes 3
2 Heinie Smith 3
5 4 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Anderson 2
1 Dan McGann 2
3 Jimmy Collins 1
3 Bill Coughlin 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Waddell 1.50
2 Jack Chesbro 0.50
2 Happy Townsend 0.50
4 Jack Powell 0.33
5 Frank Kitson 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Ed Siever 1
1 Rube Waddell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 6
2 Jack Chesbro 5
2 Happy Townsend 5
4 Frank Kitson 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Casey .371
2 Sam Mertes .369
3 John Anderson .362
3 Harry Steinfeldt .362
5 2 tied .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 5
2 Monte Cross 3
2 Patsy Dougherty 3
2 Danny Green 3
2 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Keister 29
1 Socks Seybold 29
3 Sam Mertes 28
4 Bill Dahlen 26
5 Duff Cooley 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan McGann 23
2 Jimmy Sheckard 22
3 Sam Mertes 17
3 Honus Wagner 17
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roy Patterson 1.70
2 Earl Moore 1.89
3 Doc White 1.99
4 Eddie Plank 2.11
5 Cy Young 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 10
1 Rube Waddell 10
3 Joe McGinnity 9
4 Jack Taylor 8
5 3 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 108
2 Christy Mathewson 71
3 Wiley Piatt 59
4 Cy Young 54
5 George Mullin 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 Socks Seybold .462
2 Jack Doyle .417
3 Bill Bradley .405
4 Duff Cooley .404
4 Harry Steinfeldt .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 2
1 Tommy Leach 2
3 Kitty Bransfield 1
3 Duff Cooley 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duff Cooley 16
2 Bill Dahlen 14
3 Tommy Corcoran 10
3 Jack Doyle 10
3 Socks Seybold 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan McGann 10
2 Dick Harley 9
3 Sam Mertes 8
3 Honus Wagner 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Weldon Henley 0.00
2 Clark Griffith 0.50
3 Roy Patterson 0.56
4 Davey Dunkle 0.69
5 Cy Young 0.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 5
1 Rube Waddell 5
3 Bill Dinneen 3
3 Ed Doheny 3
3 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 35
2 Wiley Piatt 26
3 Earl Moore 24
4 Christy Mathewson 21
5 Jack Powell 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 Doc Casey .383
2 Jimmy Callahan .377
3 George Browne .374
4 Claude Ritchey .371
5 Johnny Kling .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 4
2 Buck Freeman 2
2 Tommy Leach 2
2 Socks Seybold 2
5 39 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dahlen 21
1 Socks Seybold 21
3 Charlie Carr 19
3 Tommy Corcoran 19
3 3 others tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan McGann 17
2 Dick Harley 14
3 Wid Conroy 12
3 Honus Wagner 12
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Sudhoff 1.15
2 Roy Patterson 1.53
3 Doc White 1.66
4 Bill Dinneen 1.89
5 Rube Waddell 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 8
2 Christy Mathewson 7
2 Jack Taylor 7
4 Bill Dinneen 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 71
2 Christy Mathewson 45
3 George Mullin 42
4 Wiley Piatt 41
5 Earl Moore 40

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 Charlie Hickman .366
2 Nap Lajoie .365
3 Ed Delahanty .356
4 Honus Wagner .338
5 Ginger Beaumont .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 15
2 Hobe Ferris 12
3 Buck Freeman 11
4 Ed Delahanty 9
4 Charlie Hickman 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 117
2 Buck Freeman 111
3 Socks Seybold 103
4 Lave Cross 99
5 Bill Keister 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 54
2 Honus Wagner 51
3 Dave Fultz 49
4 Jimmy Slagle 48
5 Topsy Hartsel 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.94
2 Cy Young 2.10
3 Jack Chesbro 2.10
4 Rube Waddell 2.11
5 Doc White 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 34
2 Togie Pittinger 29
3 Cy Young 28
4 Jack Chesbro 27
5 4 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 318
2 Vic Willis 203
3 Christy Mathewson 192
4 Bill Donovan 184
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