On This Day

Monday, July 20, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	49	28	.636	--
Athletics	44	32	.579	4.5
Naps	40	34	.541	7.5
Highlanders	35	35	.500	10.5
Tigers	36	36	.500	10.5
White Sox	34	39	.466	13.0
Browns	31	38	.449	14.0
Senators	24	51	.320	24.0

Games

Tigers 3, Americans 2

Highlanders 7, Naps 3

Naps 2, Highlanders 0

Browns 3, Athletics 2

Senators 4, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	53	25	.679	--
Giants	46	28	.622	5.0
Cubs	48	33	.593	6.5
Reds	41	36	.532	11.5
Superbas	37	36	.507	13.5
Beaneaters	30	44	.405	21.0
Cardinals	29	50	.367	24.5
Phillies	23	55	.295	30.0

Games

Cubs 3, Pirates 2

Cardinals 5, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Barrett	3
1	Ginger Beaumont	3
3	John Anderson	2
3	Jimmy Burke	2
3	19 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Williams	4
2	John Anderson	2
2	Jimmy Barrett	2
2	John Farrell	2
2	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ginger Beaumont	2
2	Jake Beckley	1
2	Frank Chance	1
2	Bill Coughlin	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Barney Wolfe	999.00
2	Eddie Plank	1.25
3	Ed Siever	0.57
4	Frank Owen	0.55
5	Addie Joss	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bernhard	1
1	Clark Griffith	1
1	Rube Kisinger	1
1	Chappie McFarland	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Plank	10
2	Frank Owen	6
3	Addie Joss	5
4	Chappie McFarland	4
4	Ed Siever	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Bresnahan	.366
2	Honus Wagner	.364
3	Fred Clarke	.349
4	Ginger Beaumont	.345
5	Harry Steinfeldt	.344

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	56
1	Honus Wagner	56
3	Charlie Hickman	51
4	Buck Freeman	50
4	Sam Mertes	50

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	38
2	Frank Chance	33
3	Sam Mertes	28
4	Honus Wagner	27
5	Dan McGann	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.91
2	Cy Young	1.95
3	Bill Donovan	1.97
4	Earl Moore	1.97
5	Barney Wolfe	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	18
2	Christy Mathewson	17
2	Rube Waddell	17
2	Cy Young	17
5	2 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	209
2	Christy Mathewson	129
3	Bill Donovan	113
3	Cy Young	113
5	Wiley Piatt	105

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Dinneen	2
1	Joe McGinnity	2
1	Roscoe Miller	2
1	Henry Schmidt	2
5	17 tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.438
2	Harry Davis	.410
3	Ginger Beaumont	.397
4	Jake Beckley	.373
5	Joe Kelley	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Donlin	3
1	Buck Freeman	3
3	John Anderson	2
3	Ginger Beaumont	2
3	Jimmy Collins	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Socks Seybold	14
2	Harry Steinfeldt	13
2	Honus Wagner	13
4	Mike Donlin	12
5	2 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Beckley	7
1	Frank Chance	7
1	Mike Donlin	7
4	Harry Bay	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Watty Lee	0.00
2	Bill Bernhard	0.47
3	George Winter	1.33
4	Barney Wolfe	1.50
5	Doc White	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bernhard	4
1	Noodles Hahn	4
1	Cy Young	4
4	Bill Donovan	3
4	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	39
2	Cy Young	28
3	Bill Donovan	23
4	Noodles Hahn	20
4	Eddie Plank	20

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	.419
2	Mike Donlin	.416
3	Jake Beckley	.396
4	Honus Wagner	.388
5	Nap Lajoie	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	4
2	Mike Donlin	3
2	Honus Wagner	3
4	John Anderson	2
4	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	31
2	Harry Steinfeldt	23
3	Jimmy Callahan	22
3	Buck Freeman	22
5	Cozy Dolan	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	13
1	Ducky Holmes	13
3	Jake Beckley	11
3	Charlie Dexter	11
3	Jimmy Sheckard	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bernhard	0.55
2	George Winter	1.25
3	Cy Young	1.41
4	Bill Dinneen	1.53
5	Doc White	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Young	7
2	Bill Bernhard	6
2	Noodles Hahn	6
2	John Malarkey	6
2	Joe McGinnity	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	66
2	Bill Donovan	47
3	Cy Young	38
4	Jack Chesbro	37
4	Christy Mathewson	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Cronin	1
1	Clarence Currie	1
1	Davey Dunkle	1
1	Ned Garvin	1
1	6 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.351
2	Ginger Beaumont	.346
3	Fred Clarke	.346
4	Charlie Hickman	.342
5	Nap Lajoie	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	12
2	Hobe Ferris	11
2	Socks Seybold	11
4	Charlie Hickman	9
5	Tommy Leach	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	108
2	Tommy Leach	103
3	Charlie Hickman	100
3	Socks Seybold	100
5	Honus Wagner	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	54
2	Dave Fultz	51
3	Frank Chance	50
4	Sam Mertes	49
4	Jimmy Sheckard	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bernhard	1.91
2	Ed Siever	2.05
3	Rube Waddell	2.06
4	Cy Young	2.08
5	Doc White	2.18

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	357
2	Christy Mathewson	217
3	Bill Donovan	193
4	Cy Young	181
5	Togie Pittinger	163

Saves

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