On This Day

Wednesday, July 1, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 39 22 .639 --
Athletics 36 25 .590 3.0
Naps 31 27 .534 6.5
White Sox 29 27 .518 7.5
Browns 26 28 .481 9.5
Highlanders 26 28 .481 9.5
Tigers 26 30 .464 10.5
Senators 16 42 .276 21.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 42 20 .677 --
Giants 38 21 .644 2.5
Cubs 38 25 .603 4.5
Superbas 30 27 .526 9.5
Reds 27 28 .491 11.5
Beaneaters 24 35 .407 16.5
Cardinals 21 42 .333 21.5
Phillies 18 40 .310 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Barrett 3
1 Harry Davis 3
1 Jack Doyle 3
1 Danny Green 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Browne 1
1 Harry Davis 1
1 John Titus 1
1 Honus Wagner 1
1 Jimmy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shad Barry 4
2 Harry Davis 3
2 Fred Mitchell 3
4 Hughie Hearne 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Browne 1
1 Red Dooin 1
1 Jack Doyle 1
1 Billy Gilbert 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Orth 0.86
2 Joe McGinnity 0.57
3 Jack Powell 0.54
4 Deacon Phillippe 0.33
5 3 tied 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Weldon Henley 1
1 Oscar Jones 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Fred Mitchell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Powell 7
2 Al Orth 6
3 Addie Joss 4
3 Joe McGinnity 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .373
2 Roger Bresnahan .369
3 Fred Clarke .363
4 Harry Steinfeldt .354
5 Freddy Parent .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 6
2 Socks Seybold 5
2 Honus Wagner 5
4 Harry Davis 4
4 Buck Freeman 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lave Cross 43
2 Charlie Hickman 42
2 Bill Keister 42
2 Socks Seybold 42
5 2 tied 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 32
2 Sam Mertes 27
3 Honus Wagner 25
4 Dan McGann 23
5 Frank Chance 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Donovan 1.81
2 Cy Young 1.83
3 Earl Moore 1.85
4 Doc White 1.88
5 2 tied 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 14
1 Joe McGinnity 14
1 Rube Waddell 14
4 Cy Young 13
5 3 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 161
2 Christy Mathewson 111
3 Wiley Piatt 96
4 Cy Young 85
5 Bill Donovan 81

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 2
1 Roscoe Miller 2
1 Henry Schmidt 2
4 Ed Doheny 1
4 10 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .488
2 Mike Donlin .471
3 Jack Doyle .429
4 Roger Bresnahan .421
5 Ginger Beaumont .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Honus Wagner 4
2 John Titus 2
2 Jimmy Williams 2
4 Jimmy Barrett 1
4 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 15
2 Honus Wagner 14
3 Fred Clarke 12
3 Charlie Hickman 12
3 Nap Lajoie 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Dexter 7
2 Monte Cross 6
2 Danny Green 6
2 Ducky Holmes 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 0.00
2 Jake Weimer 0.33
3 George Mullin 0.36
4 Roy Patterson 0.65
5 Bill Donovan 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 3
1 Bill Bernhard 3
1 Tom Hughes 3
1 Oscar Jones 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 24
2 Wiley Piatt 23
3 Rube Waddell 21
4 Togie Pittinger 19
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ned Garvin 1
1 Henry Schmidt 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .419
2 Ed Delahanty .378
3 Fred Tenney .372
4 Ginger Beaumont .370
5 Fred Clarke .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 4
1 Honus Wagner 4
3 Jimmy Ryan 3
4 Ginger Beaumont 2
4 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 27
2 Nap Lajoie 22
3 Lave Cross 21
3 Honus Wagner 21
5 Charlie Hickman 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Monte Cross 10
1 Sam Mertes 10
1 Jimmy Sheckard 10
4 Frank Chance 9
4 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Donovan 1.10
2 George Mullin 1.24
3 Cy Young 1.33
4 Barney Wolfe 1.48
5 Tom Hughes 1.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 6
1 Deacon Phillippe 6
1 Cy Young 6
4 Bill Bernhard 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 59
2 Christy Mathewson 42
3 Wiley Piatt 37
4 Bill Donovan 35
5 2 tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Henry Schmidt 2
2 Ned Garvin 1
2 Roscoe Miller 1
2 Cy Young 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .359
2 Charlie Hickman .356
3 Nap Lajoie .354
4 Ed Delahanty .352
5 Ginger Beaumont .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 13
2 Hobe Ferris 11
2 Buck Freeman 11
4 Charlie Hickman 9
4 Jimmy Williams 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 110
2 Charlie Hickman 107
3 Lave Cross 106
4 Tommy Leach 98
5 Socks Seybold 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 56
1 Honus Wagner 56
3 Dave Fultz 50
4 Jimmy Slagle 47
5 Topsy Hartsel 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Siever 1.96
2 Rube Waddell 2.02
3 Cy Young 2.10
4 Bill Bernhard 2.10
5 Jack Chesbro 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 38
2 Togie Pittinger 29
2 Cy Young 29
4 Jack Chesbro 27
5 Bill Dinneen 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 366
2 Christy Mathewson 224
3 Bill Donovan 187
4 Togie Pittinger 183
5 Vic Willis 176

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sam Leever 3
2 Bill Dinneen 2
2 Roscoe Miller 2
2 Henry Schmidt 2
2 Snake Wiltse 2