On This Day

Sunday, July 5, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 46 20 .697 --
Giants 39 22 .639 4.5
Cubs 39 27 .591 7.0
Reds 30 29 .508 12.5
Superbas 31 30 .508 12.5
Beaneaters 26 37 .413 18.5
Cardinals 22 44 .333 24.0
Phillies 19 43 .306 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Sheckard 4
2 Pat Carney 3
2 Tom Daly 3
2 Cozy Dolan 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pat Moran 5
2 Joe Stanley 2
3 Pat Carney 1
3 Dick Harley 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Beckley 2
1 Jimmy Burke 2
3 George Barclay 1
3 Bill Dahlen 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Malarkey 0.45
2 Joe McGinnity 0.22
3 Chappie McFarland 0.21
4 Jack Taylor 0.18
5 2 tied 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Malarkey 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Henry Schmidt 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Malarkey 5
2 Jack Harper 3
2 Chappie McFarland 3
4 Joe McGinnity 2
4 Jack Taylor 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .377
2 Roger Bresnahan .369
3 Fred Clarke .355
4 Harry Steinfeldt .350
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 34
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 Joe McGinnity 15
2 Christy Mathewson 14
2 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 Nap Lajoie .479
2 Ginger Beaumont .452
3 Honus Wagner .442
4 Jake Beckley .432
5 Charlie Hickman .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Titus 2
1 Honus Wagner 2
1 Jimmy Williams 2
4 Jimmy Barrett 1
4 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Green 13
1 Honus Wagner 13
3 Cozy Dolan 12
3 Buck Freeman 12
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ducky Holmes 8
2 Charlie Dexter 7
2 Jimmy Sheckard 7
4 Frank Chance 6
4 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 John Malarkey 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 27
2 Bill Donovan 24
3 Jack Chesbro 19
3 John Malarkey 19
3 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 .424
2 Ginger Beaumont .411
3 Nap Lajoie .402
4 Roger Bresnahan .384
5 Sam Crawford .367

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
2 Charlie Hickman 22
3 Honus Wagner 21
4 Buck Freeman 20
5 Lave Cross 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 11
2 Frank Chance 10
2 Charlie Dexter 10
2 Jimmy Sheckard 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mullin 0.53
2 Bill Donovan 0.93
3 Cy Young 1.04
4 Tom Hughes 1.32
5 Barney Wolfe 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 6
1 Deacon Phillippe 6
3 Chief Bender 5
3 Bill Bernhard 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 61
2 Bill Donovan 44
3 Wiley Piatt 41
4 Christy Mathewson 35
5 Bill Dinneen 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 .362
3 Charlie Hickman .355
4 Ed Delahanty .352
5 Ginger Beaumont .344

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 108
2 Buck Freeman 104
3 Lave Cross 103
4 Tommy Leach 100
5 Socks Seybold 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 56
2 Sam Mertes 55
3 Dave Fultz 51
4 Jimmy Slagle 47
5 Jimmy Sheckard 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Siever 1.91
2 Rube Waddell 2.00
3 Bill Bernhard 2.08
4 Cy Young 2.09
5 Bill Donovan 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 36
2 Togie Pittinger 28
2 Cy Young 28
4 Jack Chesbro 27
5 Bill Dinneen 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 358
2 Christy Mathewson 216
3 Bill Donovan 190
4 Togie Pittinger 181
5 Vic Willis 173

Saves

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