On This Day

Friday, June 12, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 27 17 .614 --
Athletics 27 18 .600 0.5
Naps 23 18 .561 2.5
Browns 21 17 .553 3.0
White Sox 21 20 .512 4.5
Tigers 20 23 .465 6.5
Highlanders 18 23 .439 7.5
Senators 11 32 .256 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 33 13 .717 --
Cubs 33 16 .673 1.5
Pirates 34 17 .667 1.5
Superbas 24 23 .511 9.5
Reds 19 25 .432 13.0
Beaneaters 18 27 .400 14.5
Phillies 13 31 .295 19.0
Cardinals 14 36 .280 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Patsy Donovan 4
1 John Farrell 4
1 Fielder Jones 4
1 Bill Keister 4
5 4 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed McFarland 1
1 Ollie Pickering 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Isbell 4
2 Tom Daly 3
3 Bill Bradley 1
3 Jimmy Callahan 1
3 9 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Bay 2
1 Jimmy Burke 2
1 Patsy Donovan 2
4 Harry Bemis 1
4 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Waddell 1.75
2 Addie Joss 1.33
3 Chick Fraser 0.35
4 Chappie McFarland 0.33
5 Roy Patterson 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Patsy Flaherty 1
1 Chick Fraser 1
1 Chappie McFarland 1
1 Rube Waddell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 14
2 Addie Joss 8
3 Chick Fraser 6
4 Chappie McFarland 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Clarke .365
2 Sam Mertes .359
3 Honus Wagner .358
4 Freddy Parent .358
5 Bill Keister .357

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Keister 35
1 Socks Seybold 35
3 Charlie Carr 34
4 Sam Mertes 32
4 Claude Ritchey 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 27
2 Dan McGann 23
3 Honus Wagner 20
4 Frank Chance 19
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Addie Joss 1.81
2 Bill Donovan 1.85
3 Earl Moore 1.91
4 Rube Waddell 2.00
4 Eddie Plank 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 13
2 Christy Mathewson 12
2 Joe McGinnity 12
4 Jack Taylor 10
5 2 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 136
2 Christy Mathewson 82
3 Cy Young 72
4 Wiley Piatt 68
5 Bill Donovan 62

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 2
1 Roscoe Miller 2
3 Ed Doheny 1
3 Bill Duggleby 1
3 9 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Keister .474
2 Bill Bradley .436
3 Bill Friel .433
4 Freddy Parent .426
5 Honus Wagner .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 3
2 Ginger Beaumont 2
2 Bill Bradley 2
4 Ed Abbaticchio 1
4 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Claude Ritchey 15
2 Charlie Carr 13
3 Nap Lajoie 12
4 Bill Bradley 11
4 3 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 7
1 Sammy Strang 7
3 John Anderson 6
3 Harry Bay 6
3 Jimmy Sheckard 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Deacon Phillippe 0.55
2 John Deering 0.69
3 Ed Siever 0.75
4 Sam Leever 1.00
5 Addie Joss 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 5
2 Christy Mathewson 4
2 Joe McGinnity 4
2 Deacon Phillippe 4
5 7 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 45
2 Cy Young 24
3 Earl Moore 23
4 Deacon Phillippe 22
5 Weldon Henley 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roscoe Miller 1
1 Henry Schmidt 1
1 Cy Young 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Claude Ritchey .407
2 Freddy Parent .400
3 Honus Wagner .394
4 Bill Bradley .366
5 Jesse Burkett .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 3
2 Ginger Beaumont 2
2 Bill Bradley 2
2 Kitty Bransfield 2
2 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Claude Ritchey 23
2 Sam Crawford 22
2 Charlie Hickman 22
4 Charlie Carr 20
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 13
1 Honus Wagner 13
3 Wid Conroy 12
3 Jimmy Sheckard 12
5 Dick Harley 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Sudhoff 1.17
2 Bill Dinneen 1.19
3 Tully Sparks 1.50
4 Bill Donovan 1.56
5 Christy Mathewson 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 9
2 Christy Mathewson 8
3 Joe McGinnity 6
3 Jack Taylor 6
5 8 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 77
2 Earl Moore 45
3 Wiley Piatt 42
4 Deacon Phillippe 40
5 Christy Mathewson 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roscoe Miller 2
2 Bill Dinneen 1
2 Ed Doheny 1
2 Bill Duggleby 1
2 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Delahanty .357
2 Charlie Hickman .356
3 Nap Lajoie .347
4 Honus Wagner .345
5 Sam Crawford .339

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 113
2 Buck Freeman 107
3 Socks Seybold 104
4 Lave Cross 101
5 John Anderson 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 53
1 Honus Wagner 53
3 Jimmy Slagle 48
3 Sammy Strang 48
5 Dave Fultz 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.98
2 Rube Waddell 2.03
3 Jack Chesbro 2.10
4 Cy Young 2.18
5 Doc White 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 37
2 Togie Pittinger 30
3 Cy Young 28
4 Jack Chesbro 27
5 2 tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 346
2 Vic Willis 202
3 Christy Mathewson 201
4 Bill Donovan 185
5 Togie Pittinger 182

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sam Leever 3
2 Bill Dinneen 2
2 Roscoe Miller 2
2 Vic Willis 2
2 Snake Wiltse 2