On This Day

Thursday, July 16, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 47 27 .635 --
Athletics 43 31 .581 4.0
Naps 38 33 .535 7.5
Highlanders 34 33 .507 9.5
Tigers 35 34 .507 9.5
White Sox 33 36 .478 11.5
Browns 30 37 .448 13.5
Senators 21 50 .296 24.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 51 23 .689 --
Giants 46 26 .639 4.0
Cubs 45 32 .584 7.5
Reds 37 34 .521 12.5
Superbas 36 35 .507 13.5
Beaneaters 29 43 .403 21.0
Cardinals 27 49 .355 25.0
Phillies 22 51 .301 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ginger Beaumont 4
1 Kitty Bransfield 4
1 Patsy Dougherty 4
1 Danny Green 4
5 6 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ginger Beaumont 2
2 John Anderson 1
2 Mike Donlin 1
2 Buck Freeman 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kitty Bransfield 4
2 Ginger Beaumont 3
2 Frank Isbell 3
2 Claude Ritchey 3
2 Socks Seybold 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Isbell 3
2 Harry Davis 2
2 Dave Fultz 2
2 Tommy Leach 2
5 15 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jake Weimer 0.55
2 Jack Dunleavy 0.40
2 Henry Schmidt 0.40
2 Jack Sutthoff 0.40
5 Weldon Henley 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Patsy Flaherty 1
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 Rube Kisinger 1
1 Sam Leever 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Dunleavy 6
1 Jake Weimer 6
3 Andy Coakley 5
4 Henry Schmidt 4
4 Jack Sutthoff 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Davey Dunkle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .367
2 Roger Bresnahan .366
3 Fred Clarke .349
4 Danny Green .340
5 Ginger Beaumont .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 7
2 Hobe Ferris 6
3 Ginger Beaumont 5
3 Sam Mertes 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 53
2 Honus Wagner 51
3 Buck Freeman 50
3 Sam Mertes 50
5 Charlie Hickman 49

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 35
2 Frank Chance 30
3 Sam Mertes 28
4 Honus Wagner 26
5 Dan McGann 25

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 3 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 16 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Beckley .466
2 Patsy Dougherty .418
3 Ginger Beaumont .415
4 Frank Chance .400
5 Tommy Leach .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Donlin 3
1 Buck Freeman 3
3 John Anderson 2
3 Ginger Beaumont 2
3 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Callahan 13
1 Honus Wagner 13
3 Jake Beckley 11
3 John Dobbs 11
3 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Beckley 9
2 Frank Chance 8
3 Jimmy Burke 6
3 Dave Fultz 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bernhard 0.61
2 Addie Joss 0.99
3 George Winter 1.00
4 Brickyard Kennedy 1.50
4 Deacon Phillippe 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Donovan 4
1 Noodles Hahn 4
1 Joe McGinnity 4
4 Bill Bernhard 3
4 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 36
2 Bill Donovan 26
3 Noodles Hahn 20
4 Cy Young 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Cronin 1
1 Clarence Currie 1
1 Davey Dunkle 1
1 Carl Lundgren 1
1 3 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ginger Beaumont .404
2 Honus Wagner .402
3 Mike Donlin .396
4 Patsy Dougherty .392
5 Cy Seymour .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 4
1 Honus Wagner 4
3 Mike Donlin 3
4 John Anderson 2
4 8 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 27
2 Buck Freeman 25
3 Jimmy Callahan 22
4 Joe Stanley 20
5 Charlie Hickman 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Dexter 11
1 Danny Green 11
1 Ducky Holmes 11
4 Jake Beckley 10
4 2 others tied 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 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bernhard 6
1 Noodles Hahn 6
1 Joe McGinnity 6
1 Cy Young 6
5 10 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 61
2 Bill Donovan 45
3 Christy Mathewson 42
4 Chick Fraser 33
5 2 tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Cronin 1
1 Clarence Currie 1
1 Davey Dunkle 1
1 Ned Garvin 1
1 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .354
2 Nap Lajoie .348
3 Ginger Beaumont .347
4 Charlie Hickman .343
5 Fred Clarke .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 13
2 Hobe Ferris 11
2 Socks Seybold 11
4 Charlie Hickman 10
5 Tommy Leach 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 109
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 54
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 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 35
2 Cy Young 30
3 Bill Dinneen 27
4 Joe McGinnity 26
4 2 others tied 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 351
2 Christy Mathewson 224
3 Bill Donovan 193
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