On This Day

Thursday, July 23, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	50	29	.633	--
Athletics	48	32	.600	2.5
Naps	42	35	.545	7.0
Tigers	37	36	.507	10.0
Highlanders	37	36	.507	10.0
White Sox	34	41	.453	14.0
Browns	31	42	.425	16.0
Senators	25	53	.321	24.5

Games

Naps 2, Browns 0

Tigers 5, White Sox 0

Americans 6, Highlanders 1

Highlanders 4, Americans 2

Athletics 11, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	53	26	.671	--
Giants	47	30	.610	5.0
Cubs	50	33	.602	5.0
Reds	41	39	.513	12.5
Superbas	38	37	.507	13.0
Beaneaters	31	44	.413	20.0
Cardinals	31	50	.383	23.0
Phillies	24	56	.300	29.5

Games

Cubs 5, Reds 2

Giants 5, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	John Ganzel	4
1	Nap Lajoie	4
1	Jimmy Slagle	4
4	Jimmy Collins	3
4	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Mertes	1
1	Ossee Schrecongost	1
1	Socks Seybold	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	3
1	Lave Cross	3
3	Jimmy Collins	2
3	Patsy Dougherty	2
3	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ollie Pickering	2
2	George Browne	1
2	Frank Chance	1
2	Jimmy Collins	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Addie Joss	2.25
2	Bill Donovan	0.88
3	Rube Waddell	0.67
4	Cy Young	0.57
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	John Deering	1
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Addie Joss	1
1	Roscoe Miller	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Addie Joss	9
2	Bill Donovan	7
3	Ed Siever	6
3	Rube Waddell	6
5	Tom Hughes	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

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

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	7
2	Hobe Ferris	6
2	Sam Mertes	6
2	Socks Seybold	6
5	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Socks Seybold	58
2	Honus Wagner	56
3	Lave Cross	54
4	Charlie Hickman	53
4	Sam Mertes	53

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	39
2	Frank Chance	35
3	Sam Mertes	28
4	Honus Wagner	27
5	Dan McGann	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.86
2	Bill Donovan	1.87
3	Cy Young	1.91
4	Barney Wolfe	1.99
5	Addie Joss	2.08

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	215
2	Christy Mathewson	137
3	Bill Donovan	120
4	Cy Young	117
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	Harry Davis	.500
2	Mike Donlin	.477
3	Ginger Beaumont	.458
4	Jimmy Burke	.392
5	Jimmy Slagle	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	3
2	Ginger Beaumont	2
2	Mike Donlin	2
2	Harry Steinfeldt	2
5	24 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	15
2	Socks Seybold	14
3	Harry Steinfeldt	13
4	Sam Crawford	12
5	Jake Beckley	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	9
2	Mike Donlin	8
3	Jimmy Burke	6
3	Ducky Holmes	6
5	8 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Watty Lee	0.00
2	Bill Bernhard	0.61
3	Earl Moore	1.20
3	Harry Howell	1.20
5	3 tied	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Young	4
2	Bill Bernhard	3
2	Bill Donovan	3
2	Ned Garvin	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	39
2	Eddie Plank	25
2	Cy Young	25
4	Bill Donovan	21
4	Earl Moore	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Cronin	1
1	Clarence Currie	1
1	Davey Dunkle	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.435
2	Ginger Beaumont	.427
3	Jake Beckley	.414
4	Nap Lajoie	.398
5	Joe Kelley	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Donlin	3
1	Buck Freeman	3
1	Sam Mertes	3
1	Harry Steinfeldt	3
5	10 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Steinfeldt	27
2	Honus Wagner	26
3	Jimmy Callahan	21
4	Jake Beckley	20
4	Cozy Dolan	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	15
2	Ducky Holmes	13
3	Jake Beckley	12
4	Mike Donlin	11
5	4 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bernhard	0.55
2	George Winter	1.25
3	Red Donahue	1.33
4	Cy Young	1.36
5	Bill Dinneen	1.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Young	8
2	Bill Bernhard	6
2	Bill Donovan	6
2	Noodles Hahn	6
2	John Malarkey	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	72
2	Bill Donovan	54
3	Cy Young	42
4	Jack Chesbro	40
5	Christy Mathewson	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Cronin	1
1	Clarence Currie	1
1	Davey Dunkle	1
1	Carl Lundgren	1
1	6 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Clarke	.351
2	Ginger Beaumont	.350
3	Honus Wagner	.345
4	Nap Lajoie	.344
5	Charlie Hickman	.339

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	109
2	Charlie Hickman	102
2	Tommy Leach	102
4	Socks Seybold	98
5	Lave Cross	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	54
2	Dave Fultz	53
3	Frank Chance	52
4	Sam Mertes	49
5	Jimmy Sheckard	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bernhard	1.91
2	Cy Young	2.08
3	Rube Waddell	2.12
4	Addie Joss	2.14
5	Ed Siever	2.17

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	356
2	Christy Mathewson	225
3	Bill Donovan	197
4	Cy Young	180
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