On This Day

Saturday, July 4, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	41	23	.641	--
Athletics	37	27	.578	4.0
Naps	32	28	.533	7.0
Highlanders	29	28	.509	8.5
White Sox	30	29	.508	8.5
Tigers	28	31	.475	10.5
Browns	26	31	.456	11.5
Senators	17	43	.283	22.0

Games

Americans 4, Browns 1

Americans 2, Browns 0

Highlanders 5, White Sox 3

Highlanders 5, White Sox 3

Athletics 4, Tigers 3

Tigers 5, Athletics 0

Senators 10, Naps 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	46	20	.697	--
Giants	38	22	.633	5.0
Cubs	39	26	.600	6.5
Reds	30	28	.517	12.0
Superbas	30	30	.500	13.0
Beaneaters	25	37	.403	19.0
Cardinals	22	43	.338	23.5
Phillies	19	43	.306	25.0

Games

Cubs 16, Giants 9

Reds 13, Superbas 3

Reds 8, Superbas 2

Pirates 7, Phillies 0

Pirates 7, Phillies 1

Beaneaters 5, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 8, Beaneaters 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ginger Beaumont	5
1	Jake Beckley	5
1	Dave Brain	5
1	Roy Thomas	5
5	11 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Howell	1
1	Sam Mertes	1
1	Pat Moran	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cozy Dolan	5
1	Joe Kelley	5
3	Jake Beckley	4
3	Sam Mertes	4
5	5 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	3
2	Chub Aubrey	2
2	Jack Doyle	2
2	Johnny Evers	2
2	4 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Dinneen	1.67
2	Bill Donovan	1.50
3	Rube Waddell	0.69
4	Ed Poole	0.56
5	Bob Rhoads	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Bill Dinneen	1
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Clark Griffith	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Donovan	9
1	Rube Waddell	9
3	Chick Fraser	6
3	Bob Rhoads	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Orth	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.377
2	Roger Bresnahan	.373
3	Fred Clarke	.355
4	Harry Steinfeldt	.353
5	Nap Lajoie	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hobe Ferris	6
2	Socks Seybold	5
2	Honus Wagner	5
4	Harry Davis	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lave Cross	45
1	Charlie Hickman	45
3	Bill Keister	44
3	Sam Mertes	44
5	Honus Wagner	43

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	33
2	Sam Mertes	28
3	Frank Chance	26
3	Honus Wagner	26
5	Dan McGann	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Donovan	1.68
2	Cy Young	1.83
3	Earl Moore	1.93
4	George Mullin	1.94
5	Doc White	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	14
1	Joe McGinnity	14
1	Rube Waddell	14
4	Cy Young	13
5	Deacon Phillippe	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	170
2	Christy Mathewson	111
3	Wiley Piatt	100
4	Bill Donovan	90
5	Cy Young	85

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Dinneen	2
1	Roscoe Miller	2
1	Henry Schmidt	2
4	Ed Doheny	1
4	11 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.479
2	Nap Lajoie	.462
3	Ginger Beaumont	.447
4	Jake Beckley	.425
5	Roger Bresnahan	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Honus Wagner	3
2	Charlie Hickman	2
2	John Titus	2
2	Jimmy Williams	2
5	11 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	18
2	Danny Green	13
3	Cozy Dolan	12
3	Buck Freeman	12
3	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ducky Holmes	8
2	Charlie Dexter	7
3	Frank Chance	6
3	Monte Cross	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cy Young	0.00
1	Noodles Hahn	0.00
3	George Mullin	0.36
4	Bill Donovan	0.55
5	Bill Bernhard	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	3
1	Tom Hughes	3
1	Oscar Jones	3
1	Deacon Phillippe	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	27
2	Bill Donovan	24
3	Wiley Piatt	23
4	Jack Chesbro	19
4	Christy Mathewson	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ned Garvin	1
1	Al Orth	1
1	Henry Schmidt	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.416
2	Ginger Beaumont	.404
3	Nap Lajoie	.387
4	Roger Bresnahan	.382
5	Sam Crawford	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Honus Wagner	4
2	Charlie Hickman	3
2	Jimmy Ryan	3
4	Bill Bradley	2
4	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	23
1	Honus Wagner	23
3	Charlie Hickman	22
4	Buck Freeman	21
5	Lave Cross	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	11
2	Frank Chance	10
2	Jimmy Sheckard	10
4	Charlie Dexter	9
4	2 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Donovan	0.93
2	Cy Young	1.04
3	George Mullin	1.05
4	Tom Hughes	1.32
5	Barney Wolfe	1.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Deacon Phillippe	6
2	Chief Bender	5
2	Bill Bernhard	5
2	Jack Chesbro	5
2	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	62
2	Bill Donovan	44
3	Wiley Piatt	41
4	Christy Mathewson	40
5	2 tied	34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.363
2	Honus Wagner	.361
3	Charlie Hickman	.356
4	Ed Delahanty	.352
5	Ginger Beaumont	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Socks Seybold	13
2	Hobe Ferris	11
3	Buck Freeman	10
3	Charlie Hickman	10
5	Jimmy Williams	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	109
2	Lave Cross	107
2	Buck Freeman	107
4	Tommy Leach	101
5	2 tied	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	57
2	Sam Mertes	55
3	Dave Fultz	52
4	Jimmy Slagle	47
5	Jimmy Sheckard	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Siever	1.91
2	Cy Young	2.10
3	Rube Waddell	2.10
4	Bill Bernhard	2.11
5	Bill Donovan	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	37
2	Cy Young	29
3	Jack Chesbro	28
3	Togie Pittinger	28
5	Bill Dinneen	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	362
2	Christy Mathewson	216
3	Bill Donovan	190
4	Togie Pittinger	181
5	Vic Willis	175

Saves

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