On This Day

Monday, July 27, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	53	29	.646	--
Athletics	49	34	.590	4.5
Naps	43	38	.531	9.5
Tigers	40	38	.513	11.0
Highlanders	37	39	.487	13.0
White Sox	36	44	.450	16.0
Browns	34	43	.442	16.5
Senators	27	54	.333	25.5

Games

Americans 5, Highlanders 0

Tigers 8, White Sox 3

Athletics 3, Senators 0

Browns 9, Naps 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	56	27	.675	--
Cubs	52	36	.591	6.5
Giants	47	33	.588	7.5
Superbas	40	39	.506	14.0
Reds	43	42	.506	14.0
Beaneaters	34	45	.430	20.0
Cardinals	33	52	.388	24.0
Phillies	26	57	.313	30.0

Games

Superbas 5, Phillies 0

Cardinals 4, Cubs 3

Pirates 10, Reds 3

Beaneaters 11, Giants 9

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Browne	4
2	Charlie Carr	3
2	Jack Dunn	3
2	Tim Flood	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hemphill	1
1	Togie Pittinger	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hemphill	4
2	Pat Carney	3
2	Lou Criger	3
2	Jack Dunn	3
2	Billy Lauder	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Isbell	2
1	Jimmy Sheckard	2
3	Ginger Beaumont	1
3	George Browne	1
3	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Waddell	1.00
2	George Mullin	0.80
3	Bill Dinneen	0.62
4	Dummy Taylor	0.35
5	Sam Leever	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Dinneen	1
1	Oscar Jones	1
1	Sam Leever	1
1	George Mullin	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Mullin	8
2	Dummy Taylor	6
2	Rube Waddell	6
4	Bill Dinneen	5
4	Togie Pittinger	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.361
2	Honus Wagner	.358
3	Ginger Beaumont	.351
4	Fred Clarke	.349
5	Harry Steinfeldt	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	7
2	Hobe Ferris	6
2	Charlie Hickman	6
2	Sam Mertes	6
2	Socks Seybold	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Socks Seybold	60
2	Honus Wagner	59
3	Charlie Hickman	58
4	Sam Mertes	55
5	Lave Cross	54

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	41
2	Frank Chance	36
3	Honus Wagner	30
4	Ducky Holmes	28
4	Sam Mertes	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Donovan	1.77
2	Earl Moore	1.86
3	Cy Young	1.87
4	Barney Wolfe	1.99
5	Bill Bernhard	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	19
2	Joe McGinnity	18
2	Cy Young	18
4	Christy Mathewson	17
5	Deacon Phillippe	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	230
2	Christy Mathewson	143
3	Bill Donovan	124
4	Cy Young	119
5	Wiley Piatt	108

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Dinneen	2
1	Carl Lundgren	2
1	Joe McGinnity	2
1	Roscoe Miller	2
1	2 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.469
2	Harry Davis	.452
3	Nap Lajoie	.444
4	Duff Cooley	.442
5	Ginger Beaumont	.439

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Steinfeldt	3
2	Ginger Beaumont	2
2	Mike Donlin	2
2	Charlie Hickman	2
2	Nap Lajoie	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	15
1	Socks Seybold	15
3	Sam Crawford	12
3	John Dobbs	12
3	Charlie Hickman	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	8
1	Ducky Holmes	8
3	Jimmy Burke	7
3	Frank Isbell	7
3	Jimmy Sheckard	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Watty Lee	0.00
2	Norwood Gibson	0.47
3	Bill Donovan	0.50
4	Bill Bernhard	0.89
5	Cy Young	1.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	John Malarkey	4
1	Rube Waddell	4
3	Bill Donovan	3
3	Ned Garvin	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	47
2	Christy Mathewson	25
3	Bill Donovan	23
4	Cy Young	22
5	Earl Moore	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Davey Dunkle	1
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	Carl Lundgren	1
1	Frank Owen	1
1	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ginger Beaumont	.426
2	Nap Lajoie	.412
3	Mike Donlin	.411
4	Jake Beckley	.407
5	Frank Chance	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Donlin	4
1	Harry Steinfeldt	4
3	Buck Freeman	3
3	Charlie Hickman	3
3	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	28
2	Harry Steinfeldt	23
3	Cozy Dolan	21
3	Joe Stanley	21
5	2 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	15
2	Jake Beckley	13
2	Ducky Holmes	13
4	Jimmy Sheckard	12
5	Jimmy Burke	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bernhard	0.46
2	Barney Wolfe	1.28
3	Bill Dinneen	1.31
4	Cy Young	1.46
5	Bill Donovan	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Donovan	7
1	John Malarkey	7
1	Cy Young	7
4	Bill Bernhard	6
4	Noodles Hahn	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	81
2	Bill Donovan	52
3	Cy Young	39
4	Christy Mathewson	38
5	George Mullin	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Lundgren	2
2	Jack Cronin	1
2	Clarence Currie	1
2	Davey Dunkle	1
2	8 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.362
2	Ginger Beaumont	.353
3	Fred Clarke	.352
4	Honus Wagner	.346
5	Charlie Hickman	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	12
1	Socks Seybold	12
3	Hobe Ferris	11
4	Charlie Hickman	10
5	Tommy Leach	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Leach	105
2	Buck Freeman	104
2	Charlie Hickman	104
4	Socks Seybold	100
5	Lave Cross	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	57
2	Frank Chance	53
2	Dave Fultz	53
4	Jimmy Sheckard	50
5	Sammy Strang	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bernhard	1.92
2	Earl Moore	1.95
3	Cy Young	2.08
4	Rube Waddell	2.10
5	Ed Siever	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	34
2	Cy Young	29
3	Togie Pittinger	27
4	Joe McGinnity	26
4	Eddie Plank	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	364
2	Christy Mathewson	220
3	Bill Donovan	195
4	Cy Young	176
5	Togie Pittinger	166

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Dinneen	2
1	Sam Leever	2
1	Carl Lundgren	2
1	Joe McGinnity	2
1	3 others tied	2