On This Day

Thursday, June 4, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 23 15 .605 --
Browns 20 14 .588 1.0
Athletics 22 17 .564 1.5
White Sox 20 16 .556 2.0
Naps 18 16 .529 3.0
Tigers 18 19 .486 4.5
Highlanders 15 22 .405 7.5
Senators 10 27 .270 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 30 12 .714 --
Giants 27 13 .675 2.0
Pirates 28 17 .622 3.5
Superbas 21 20 .512 8.5
Reds 18 22 .450 11.0
Beaneaters 17 21 .447 11.0
Phillies 11 28 .282 17.5
Cardinals 12 31 .279 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Browne 3
1 Charlie Carr 3
1 Jimmy Collins 3
1 Willie Keeler 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Carr 4
2 John Anderson 3
2 George Browne 3
2 Jack O'Brien 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Anderson 1
1 Jimmy Barrett 1
1 Harry Bay 1
1 Bill Bradley 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Christy Mathewson 1.00
2 Willie Sudhoff 0.86
3 George Mullin 0.78
4 George Winter 0.60
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Earl Moore 1
1 George Mullin 1
1 Henry Schmidt 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Mullin 7
2 Weldon Henley 6
2 Casey Patten 6
2 Willie Sudhoff 6
2 George Winter 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Socks Seybold .368
2 John Anderson .365
3 Doc Casey .364
4 Fred Clarke .364
5 Sam Mertes .362

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 33
2 Bill Keister 30
3 Sam Mertes 29
4 Charlie Carr 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 24
2 Dan McGann 23
3 Honus Wagner 18
4 Sam Mertes 17
5 Frank Chance 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roy Patterson 1.70
2 Doc White 1.75
3 Earl Moore 2.03
4 Addie Joss 2.07
5 Eddie Plank 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 11
2 Rube Waddell 10
3 Joe McGinnity 9
3 Jack Taylor 9
5 2 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 109
2 Christy Mathewson 76
3 Wiley Piatt 59
4 George Mullin 55
4 Cy Young 55

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 Candy LaChance .477
2 Socks Seybold .468
3 Bill Bradley .450
4 Claude Ritchey .432
5 Bill Friel .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 3
2 Danny Hoffman 2
2 Tommy Leach 2
4 Ginger Beaumont 1
4 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duff Cooley 17
2 Socks Seybold 14
3 Bill Dahlen 13
3 Jack Doyle 13
5 5 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Harley 9
2 John Anderson 8
3 Frank Chance 7
3 Bill Dahlen 7
3 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roy Patterson 0.56
2 Doc White 0.67
3 Bill Dinneen 1.00
3 Willie Sudhoff 1.00
3 Cy Young 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 4
1 Rube Waddell 4
3 Bill Dinneen 3
3 Carl Lundgren 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 32
2 Earl Moore 25
3 Wiley Piatt 23
4 Jack Chesbro 20
5 Henry Schmidt 19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Claude Ritchey .423
2 George Browne .393
3 Socks Seybold .392
4 Honus Wagner .386
5 Freddy Parent .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 3
2 Ginger Beaumont 2
2 Hobe Ferris 2
2 Danny Hoffman 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 25
2 Charlie Carr 22
3 John Anderson 21
3 Sam Crawford 21
3 Bill Dahlen 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan McGann 17
2 Dick Harley 14
3 Frank Chance 13
3 Honus Wagner 13
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Sudhoff 1.13
2 Doc White 1.52
3 Roy Patterson 1.53
4 Bill Dinneen 1.59
5 Ed Siever 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 8
1 Rube Waddell 8
3 Jack Taylor 7
4 Bill Dinneen 6
4 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 72
2 Christy Mathewson 50
3 Earl Moore 42
4 Wiley Piatt 41
5 George Mullin 39

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 .362
2 Nap Lajoie .361
3 Ed Delahanty .350
4 Honus Wagner .339
5 Ginger Beaumont .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 14
2 Hobe Ferris 12
3 Buck Freeman 11
4 Charlie Hickman 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 117
2 Buck Freeman 110
3 Socks Seybold 106
4 Lave Cross 100
5 John Anderson 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 54
2 Honus Wagner 52
3 Dave Fultz 49
3 Jimmy Slagle 49
5 Sammy Strang 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.96
2 Jack Chesbro 2.10
3 Cy Young 2.12
4 Rube Waddell 2.13
5 Doc White 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 34
2 Togie Pittinger 29
2 Cy Young 29
4 Jack Chesbro 27
5 Red Donahue 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 319
2 Vic Willis 203
3 Christy Mathewson 197
4 Bill Donovan 184
5 Togie Pittinger 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