On This Day

Wednesday, July 15, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 46 27 .630 --
Athletics 43 30 .589 3.0
Naps 38 32 .543 6.5
Highlanders 34 32 .515 8.5
Tigers 34 34 .500 9.5
White Sox 32 36 .471 11.5
Browns 29 37 .439 13.5
Senators 21 49 .300 23.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 50 23 .685 --
Giants 46 25 .648 3.0
Cubs 45 31 .592 6.5
Reds 36 34 .514 12.5
Superbas 35 35 .500 13.5
Beaneaters 28 43 .394 21.0
Cardinals 27 48 .360 24.0
Phillies 22 50 .306 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ollie Pickering 5
2 Lave Cross 4
2 Harry Davis 4
4 Jimmy Barrett 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Callahan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Callahan 5
1 Socks Seybold 5
3 Frank Bowerman 4
3 Harry Davis 4
5 Fielder Jones 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Bay 2
1 Doc Casey 2
3 John Anderson 1
3 Ginger Beaumont 1
3 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Winter 1.33
2 Christy Mathewson 0.79
3 Jack Powell 0.60
4 Eddie Plank 0.56
5 Chief Bender 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Bill Bernhard 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 George Mullin 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 11
2 George Winter 8
3 Cy Young 7
4 Jack Powell 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .366
2 Roger Bresnahan .365
3 Fred Clarke .349
4 Harry Steinfeldt .341
5 Sam Crawford .338

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 Socks Seybold 50
1 Honus Wagner 50
3 Sam Mertes 49
4 Lave Cross 48
4 2 others tied 48

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 34
2 Frank Chance 30
3 Sam Mertes 28
4 Honus Wagner 26
5 Dan McGann 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 1.91
2 Cy Young 1.95
3 Addie Joss 1.97
4 Earl Moore 1.97
5 Barney Wolfe 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 18
2 Christy Mathewson 17
3 Rube Waddell 16
3 Cy Young 16
5 2 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 197
2 Christy Mathewson 129
3 Bill Donovan 107
4 Wiley Piatt 105
5 Cy Young 104

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 .481
2 Frank Chance .400
3 Rudy Hulswitt .386
4 Joe Stanley .378
5 Tommy Leach .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Collins 2
1 Mike Donlin 2
1 Buck Freeman 2
1 Sam Mertes 2
5 21 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 14
2 Jimmy Callahan 11
2 Joe Stanley 11
4 Frank Bowerman 10
4 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Beckley 9
2 Frank Chance 8
3 Harry Bay 5
3 Jimmy Burke 5
3 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Leever 0.50
2 Bill Bernhard 0.61
3 George Winter 1.00
4 Brickyard Kennedy 1.50
5 Barney Wolfe 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 5
2 Bill Donovan 4
2 Noodles Hahn 4
2 Cy Young 4
5 7 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 36
2 Bill Donovan 28
3 Noodles Hahn 20
3 Cy Young 20
5 Christy Mathewson 18

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 Cy Seymour .388
2 Honus Wagner .380
3 Ginger Beaumont .378
4 Jake Beckley .376
5 2 tied .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Honus Wagner 4
2 Buck Freeman 3
3 Jimmy Callahan 2
3 Jimmy Collins 2
3 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 26
2 Buck Freeman 23
3 Jimmy Callahan 20
3 Joe Stanley 20
5 Charlie Hickman 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Dexter 11
1 Ducky Holmes 11
3 Jake Beckley 10
3 Frank Chance 10
3 Danny Green 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bernhard 1.10
2 Cy Young 1.31
3 Doc White 1.46
4 Barney Wolfe 1.61
5 Highball Wilson 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bernhard 6
1 Noodles Hahn 6
1 Joe McGinnity 6
1 Cy Young 6
5 9 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 61
2 Bill Donovan 45
3 Christy Mathewson 42
4 George Mullin 33
4 Casey Patten 33

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 .351
2 Nap Lajoie .349
3 Ginger Beaumont .344
4 Charlie Hickman .342
5 Fred Clarke .342

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 107
2 Charlie Hickman 102
3 Tommy Leach 101
4 Socks Seybold 98
5 Lave Cross 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 55
2 Dave Fultz 52
3 Sam Mertes 50
4 Frank Chance 47
5 2 tied 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bernhard 1.97
2 Cy Young 2.03
3 Ed Siever 2.11
4 Doc White 2.12
5 Rube Waddell 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 36
2 Cy Young 30
3 Bill Dinneen 27
4 Joe McGinnity 26
4 2 others tied 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 359
2 Christy Mathewson 224
3 Bill Donovan 196
4 Cy Young 178
5 Togie Pittinger 172

Saves

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