On This Day

Tuesday, July 21, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 49 28 .636 --
Athletics 46 32 .590 3.5
Naps 40 35 .533 8.0
Highlanders 36 35 .507 10.0
Tigers 36 36 .500 10.5
White Sox 34 40 .459 13.5
Browns 31 40 .437 15.0
Senators 25 51 .329 23.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 53 26 .671 --
Giants 46 29 .613 5.0
Cubs 49 33 .598 5.5
Reds 41 37 .526 11.5
Superbas 38 36 .514 12.5
Beaneaters 30 44 .405 20.5
Cardinals 30 50 .375 23.5
Phillies 23 55 .295 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Barclay 4
1 Harry Davis 4
1 Danny Hoffman 4
4 Frank Chance 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 1
1 Charlie Hickman 1
1 Lee Tannehill 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Keeler 3
1 Lew Ritter 3
1 Harry Steinfeldt 3
4 Lave Cross 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Barclay 2
1 Danny Murphy 2
3 Jake Beckley 1
3 Dave Brain 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chief Bender 1.33
1 Harry Howell 1.33
3 Christy Mathewson 0.80
4 Weldon Henley 0.62
5 Ned Garvin 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Jack Dunleavy 1
1 Ned Garvin 1
1 Weldon Henley 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 8
2 Jack Dunleavy 6
2 Jack Powell 6
4 Weldon Henley 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Casey Patten 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Bresnahan .366
2 Honus Wagner .361
3 Harry Steinfeldt .351
4 Fred Clarke .349
5 Ginger Beaumont .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 7
2 Hobe Ferris 6
3 Ginger Beaumont 5
3 Harry Davis 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 57
2 Honus Wagner 56
3 Charlie Hickman 52
4 Lave Cross 50
4 2 others tied 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 38
2 Frank Chance 34
3 Sam Mertes 28
4 Honus Wagner 27
5 Dan McGann 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.95
2 Bill Donovan 1.97
3 Earl Moore 1.97
4 Barney Wolfe 1.99
5 Bill Bernhard 2.09

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 137
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 18 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .462
2 Ginger Beaumont .431
3 Harry Davis .419
4 Boileryard Clarke .387
5 George Van Haltren .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Donlin 3
1 Buck Freeman 3
3 Ginger Beaumont 2
3 Jimmy Collins 2
5 19 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 15
2 Harry Steinfeldt 13
3 Mike Donlin 12
4 Honus Wagner 11
5 3 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 8
2 Mike Donlin 7
3 George Barclay 6
3 Harry Bay 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Watty Lee 0.00
2 Bill Bernhard 0.61
3 Harry Howell 1.20
4 Ed Siever 1.33
4 George Winter 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 3
1 Bill Bernhard 3
1 Bill Donovan 3
1 Ned Garvin 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 33
2 Bill Donovan 23
3 Cy Young 21
4 Eddie Plank 20
5 Christy Mathewson 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Cronin 1
1 Clarence Currie 1
1 Davey Dunkle 1
1 Carl Lundgren 1
1 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ginger Beaumont .427
2 Mike Donlin .416
3 Jake Beckley .391
4 Nap Lajoie .368
5 Harry Steinfeldt .368

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Steinfeldt 26
1 Honus Wagner 26
3 Jimmy Callahan 23
4 Buck Freeman 22
5 Danny Green 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 14
2 Ducky Holmes 13
3 Jake Beckley 12
4 Jimmy Sheckard 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bernhard 0.55
2 George Winter 1.25
3 Red Donahue 1.33
4 Cy Young 1.41
5 Bill Dinneen 1.53

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 Christy Mathewson 45
4 Cy Young 38
5 Jack Chesbro 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Cronin 1
1 Clarence Currie 1
1 Davey Dunkle 1
1 Ned Garvin 1
1 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Clarke .351
2 Ginger Beaumont .348
3 Honus Wagner .348
4 Charlie Hickman .342
5 Cy Seymour .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 12
2 Hobe Ferris 11
2 Socks Seybold 11
4 Charlie Hickman 10
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 108
2 Tommy Leach 102
3 Charlie Hickman 101
3 Socks Seybold 101
5 2 tied 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 54
2 Dave Fultz 52
3 Frank Chance 51
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 Bill Dinneen 2.26

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 225
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