On This Day

Sunday, July 12, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 45 25 .643 --
Athletics 40 30 .571 5.0
Naps 36 31 .537 7.5
Highlanders 33 30 .524 8.5
White Sox 32 33 .492 10.5
Tigers 32 33 .492 10.5
Browns 28 35 .444 13.5
Senators 19 48 .284 24.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 50 21 .704 --
Giants 44 24 .647 4.5
Cubs 43 30 .589 8.0
Reds 35 33 .515 13.5
Superbas 34 34 .500 14.5
Beaneaters 27 42 .391 22.0
Cardinals 26 46 .361 24.5
Phillies 20 49 .290 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Patsy Donovan 3
1 Billy Gilbert 3
1 Homer Smoot 3
1 George Van Haltren 3
5 8 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chief Zimmer 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Cook 2
2 Charlie Babb 1
2 John Dobbs 1
2 Dick Harley 1
2 4 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Barclay 1
1 Frank Chance 1
1 Mike Donlin 1
1 Dutch Jordan 1
1 Homer Smoot 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chick Fraser 0.38
2 Jake Weimer 0.38
3 Bob Ewing 0.29
4 Henry Schmidt 0.18
5 Dummy Taylor 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Dunleavy 1
1 Dummy Taylor 1
1 Jake Weimer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Dunleavy 5
1 Chick Fraser 5
3 Bob Ewing 4
4 Jake Weimer 3
5 Henry Schmidt 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Cronin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .373
2 Roger Bresnahan .369
3 Fred Clarke .355
4 Harry Steinfeldt .349
5 Nap Lajoie .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 6
1 Buck Freeman 6
3 Sam Mertes 5
3 Socks Seybold 5
3 Honus Wagner 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 50
2 Sam Mertes 48
3 Lave Cross 47
3 Buck Freeman 47
5 Charlie Hickman 46

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 34
2 Frank Chance 28
2 Sam Mertes 28
4 Honus Wagner 26
5 Dan McGann 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Barney Wolfe 1.85
2 Doc White 1.90
3 Addie Joss 1.97
4 Cy Young 2.00
5 Earl Moore 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 17
2 Christy Mathewson 16
3 Rube Waddell 15
3 Cy Young 15
5 Deacon Phillippe 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 183
2 Christy Mathewson 118
3 Wiley Piatt 105
4 Bill Donovan 101
5 Cy Young 97

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 2
1 Joe McGinnity 2
1 Roscoe Miller 2
1 Henry Schmidt 2
5 15 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Beckley .449
2 Ginger Beaumont .435
3 Honus Wagner .400
4 Nap Lajoie .394
5 Danny Green .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Collins 2
1 Mike Donlin 2
1 Buck Freeman 2
1 Sam Mertes 2
1 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 18
2 Harry Steinfeldt 12
3 Joe Stanley 11
3 Jimmy Williams 11
5 Shad Barry 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Beckley 8
1 Charlie Dexter 8
3 Frank Chance 6
4 Jack Doyle 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bernhard 0.31
2 Red Donahue 0.50
3 Barney Wolfe 0.72
4 Bill Dinneen 1.33
5 Doc White 1.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 4
1 Doc White 4
1 Cy Young 4
4 Bill Bernhard 3
4 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 26
2 Bill Donovan 22
3 Doc White 18
4 Cy Young 17
5 4 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Cronin 1
1 Clarence Currie 1
1 Carl Lundgren 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 2 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .405
2 Patsy Dougherty .402
3 Ginger Beaumont .395
4 Joe Kelley .390
5 Cy Seymour .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Honus Wagner 4
2 Buck Freeman 3
2 Charlie Hickman 3
4 Jimmy Collins 2
4 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 26
2 Buck Freeman 24
3 Joe Stanley 21
4 Lave Cross 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Dexter 11
2 Danny Green 10
2 Ducky Holmes 10
2 Sam Mertes 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bernhard 1.12
2 Cy Young 1.15
3 Barney Wolfe 1.18
4 Highball Wilson 1.70
5 Doc White 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 6
2 Chief Bender 5
2 Bill Bernhard 5
2 Noodles Hahn 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 61
2 Bill Donovan 39
3 Wiley Piatt 37
4 Chick Fraser 36
4 Christy Mathewson 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Cronin 1
1 Clarence Currie 1
1 Ned Garvin 1
1 Carl Lundgren 1
1 4 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .357
2 Nap Lajoie .355
3 Ed Delahanty .354
4 Fred Clarke .348
5 Ginger Beaumont .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 12
1 Socks Seybold 12
3 Hobe Ferris 11
4 Charlie Hickman 10
5 Tommy Leach 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 106
2 Charlie Hickman 104
3 Lave Cross 99
3 Tommy Leach 99
5 Honus Wagner 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 55
2 Sam Mertes 53
3 Dave Fultz 52
4 Jimmy Slagle 46
4 Sammy Strang 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bernhard 2.00
2 Cy Young 2.10
3 Ed Siever 2.13
4 Rube Waddell 2.16
5 Doc White 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 36
2 Cy Young 29
3 Bill Dinneen 27
3 Togie Pittinger 27
5 Jack Chesbro 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 354
2 Christy Mathewson 215
3 Bill Donovan 195
4 Togie Pittinger 175
5 Cy Young 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sam Leever 3
2 Bill Dinneen 2
2 Joe McGinnity 2
2 Roscoe Miller 2
2 Henry Schmidt 2