On This Day

Wednesday, July 22, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 49 28 .636 --
Athletics 47 32 .595 3.0
Naps 41 35 .539 7.5
Highlanders 36 35 .507 10.0
Tigers 36 36 .500 10.5
White Sox 34 40 .459 13.5
Browns 31 41 .431 15.5
Senators 25 52 .325 24.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 53 26 .671 --
Giants 46 30 .605 5.5
Cubs 49 33 .598 5.5
Reds 41 38 .519 12.0
Superbas 38 37 .507 13.0
Beaneaters 31 44 .413 20.0
Cardinals 31 50 .383 23.0
Phillies 24 55 .304 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Donlin 4
2 Jimmy Burke 3
2 Duff Cooley 3
2 Nap Lajoie 3
2 Fred Tenney 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Moran 1
1 Jimmy Ryan 1
1 Jimmy Sheckard 1
1 Homer Smoot 1
1 Harry Steinfeldt 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Donlin 3
1 Homer Smoot 3
3 George Barclay 2
3 Elmer Flick 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Patsy Donovan 2
2 Jimmy Burke 1
2 Monte Cross 1
2 Harry Davis 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Earl Moore 1.14
2 Tully Sparks 1.00
3 Eddie Plank 0.62
4 Togie Pittinger 0.50
4 Henry Schmidt 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clarence Currie 1
1 Earl Moore 1
1 Togie Pittinger 1
1 Eddie Plank 1
1 Tully Sparks 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moore 8
2 Tully Sparks 7
3 Davey Dunkle 6
3 Henry Schmidt 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Bresnahan .366
2 Honus Wagner .361
3 Harry Steinfeldt .353
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 51
4 Sam Mertes 51

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 39
2 Frank Chance 34
3 Sam Mertes 28
4 Honus Wagner 27
5 Dan McGann 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.86
2 Cy Young 1.95
3 Bill Donovan 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 .485
2 Harry Davis .439
3 Ginger Beaumont .434
4 George Van Haltren .382
5 Boileryard Clarke .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Donlin 3
1 Buck Freeman 3
3 Ginger Beaumont 2
3 Jimmy Collins 2
3 Harry Steinfeldt 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Donlin 15
2 Socks Seybold 13
2 Harry Steinfeldt 13
4 Elmer Flick 11
5 4 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 8
2 Mike Donlin 7
3 Jimmy Burke 6
3 Doc Casey 6
3 Billy Gilbert 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 Ned Garvin 3
1 Clark Griffith 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 33
2 Eddie Plank 25
3 Earl Moore 24
4 Cy Young 21
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 Mike Donlin .432
2 Ginger Beaumont .427
3 Jake Beckley .392
4 Harry Steinfeldt .373
5 Nap Lajoie .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Donlin 3
1 Buck Freeman 3
1 Harry Steinfeldt 3
4 John Anderson 2
4 10 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Steinfeldt 27
2 Honus Wagner 26
3 Jimmy Callahan 21
3 Cozy Dolan 21
5 3 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 14
2 Jake Beckley 12
2 Ducky Holmes 12
2 Jimmy Sheckard 12
5 3 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 .340
5 Nap Lajoie .338

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
4 Socks Seybold 100
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 Rube Waddell 2.07
3 Cy Young 2.08
4 Ed Siever 2.16
5 Doc White 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 34
2 Cy Young 30
3 Togie Pittinger 27
3 Eddie Plank 27
5 2 tied 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 355
2 Christy Mathewson 225
3 Bill Donovan 193
4 Cy Young 181
5 Togie Pittinger 167

Saves

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