On This Day

Saturday, June 6, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 25 15 .625 --
Athletics 24 17 .585 1.5
Browns 21 15 .583 2.0
Naps 19 17 .528 4.0
White Sox 20 18 .526 4.0
Tigers 18 21 .462 6.5
Highlanders 16 23 .410 8.5
Senators 11 28 .282 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 29 13 .690 --
Cubs 30 14 .682 0.0
Pirates 30 17 .638 1.5
Superbas 22 20 .524 7.0
Reds 18 22 .450 10.0
Beaneaters 17 23 .425 11.0
Phillies 11 28 .282 16.5
Cardinals 12 32 .273 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Scoops Carey 4
2 Jimmy Collins 3
2 Ed Delahanty 3
2 Johnny Evers 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Collins 4
2 Nap Lajoie 3
2 Charles Moran 3
2 Claude Ritchey 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Babb 1
1 Lave Cross 1
1 Tom Daly 1
1 Charlie Dexter 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Plank 0.67
2 Vic Willis 0.60
3 Bill Dinneen 0.57
4 Watty Lee 0.43
5 Oscar Jones 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bernhard 1
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Oscar Jones 1
1 Watty Lee 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Dinneen 8
2 Eddie Plank 6
2 Jake Weimer 6
4 Watty Lee 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Clarke .380
2 Socks Seybold .363
3 Sam Mertes .360
3 Honus Wagner .360
5 Doc Casey .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 6
2 Ginger Beaumont 3
2 Monte Cross 3
2 Patsy Dougherty 3
2 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 33
2 Sam Mertes 32
3 Hobe Ferris 31
4 Charlie Carr 30
4 Bill Keister 30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 1.91
2 Eddie Plank 2.00
3 Earl Moore 2.03
4 Bill Donovan 2.06
5 Addie Joss 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 11
1 Rube Waddell 11
3 Joe McGinnity 10
4 Jack Taylor 9
5 4 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 115
2 Christy Mathewson 76
3 Cy Young 60
4 Wiley Piatt 59
5 George Mullin 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 2
2 Ed Doheny 1
2 Bill Duggleby 1
2 Sam Leever 1
2 8 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Candy LaChance .500
2 Nap Lajoie .425
3 Socks Seybold .417
4 Bill Bradley .413
5 George Browne .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 3
2 Ginger Beaumont 2
2 Herm McFarland 2
4 Kitty Bransfield 1
4 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duff Cooley 15
2 Socks Seybold 14
3 Jack Doyle 13
3 Candy LaChance 13
5 Bill Dahlen 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Anderson 8
1 Dick Harley 8
3 Frank Chance 7
3 Bill Dahlen 7
3 Patsy Donovan 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Siever 0.75
2 Bill Dinneen 1.00
2 Willie Sudhoff 1.00
4 Cy Young 1.16
5 2 tied 1.20

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 38
2 Earl Moore 25
3 Wiley Piatt 23
4 Deacon Phillippe 20
5 Joe McGinnity 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Doheny 1
1 Roscoe Miller 1
1 George Mullin 1
1 Cy Young 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Claude Ritchey .411
2 Freddy Parent .389
3 Honus Wagner .388
4 Socks Seybold .388
5 George Browne .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ginger Beaumont 3
1 Hobe Ferris 3
1 Buck Freeman 3
4 Danny Hoffman 2
4 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 23
2 John Anderson 22
2 Charlie Carr 22
2 Sam Crawford 22
2 Socks Seybold 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan McGann 17
2 Frank Chance 13
2 Dick Harley 13
4 Honus Wagner 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Sudhoff 1.13
2 Bill Dinneen 1.51
3 Doc White 1.72
4 Ed Siever 1.72
5 Bill Donovan 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 9
2 Christy Mathewson 8
3 Bill Dinneen 7
4 Willie Sudhoff 6
4 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 78
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 Nap Lajoie .364
2 Charlie Hickman .364
3 Ed Delahanty .353
4 Honus Wagner .341
5 Ginger Beaumont .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 14
2 Hobe Ferris 13
3 Buck Freeman 11
4 Charlie Hickman 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 119
2 Buck Freeman 110
3 Socks Seybold 105
4 Lave Cross 103
5 John Anderson 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 55
2 Honus Wagner 51
3 Jimmy Slagle 49
4 Dave Fultz 48
5 Topsy Hartsel 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 2.04
2 Cy Young 2.12
3 Jack Chesbro 2.13
4 Rube Waddell 2.15
5 Doc White 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 35
2 Togie Pittinger 29
3 Cy Young 28
4 Jack Chesbro 26
5 2 tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 325
2 Vic Willis 199
3 Christy Mathewson 197
4 Bill Donovan 184
5 Togie Pittinger 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sam Leever 3
2 Bill Dinneen 2
2 Vic Willis 2
2 Snake Wiltse 2
5 19 tied 1