On This Day

Tuesday, July 28, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	54	29	.651	--
Athletics	50	34	.595	4.5
Naps	44	38	.537	9.5
Tigers	40	38	.513	11.5
Highlanders	37	40	.481	14.0
White Sox	36	44	.450	16.5
Browns	34	44	.436	17.5
Senators	27	55	.329	26.5

Games

Americans 3, Highlanders 0

Athletics 4, Senators 3

Naps 10, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	56	28	.667	--
Cubs	53	36	.596	5.5
Giants	47	34	.580	7.5
Reds	44	42	.512	13.0
Superbas	40	40	.500	14.0
Beaneaters	35	45	.438	19.0
Cardinals	33	53	.384	24.0
Phillies	27	57	.321	29.0

Games

Phillies 15, Superbas 10

Cubs 9, Cardinals 2

Reds 10, Pirates 5

Beaneaters 5, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Bradley	4
1	Cy Seymour	4
3	Jimmy Collins	3
3	Tommy Corcoran	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Criger	1
1	Ed Gremminger	1
1	Charlie Hickman	1
1	Cy Seymour	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	3
1	Cy Seymour	3
3	Charlie Babb	2
3	Bill Bradley	2
3	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ed Abbaticchio	1
1	Harry Bay	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Jimmy Burke	1
1	19 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Christy Mathewson	0.55
2	Tom Hughes	0.40
3	Vic Willis	0.38
4	Ned Garvin	0.35
5	Casey Patten	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Noodles Hahn	1
1	Weldon Henley	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	Fred Mitchell	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ned Garvin	6
1	Christy Mathewson	6
3	Deacon Phillippe	5
4	Casey Patten	3
4	Vic Willis	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Duggleby	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.363
2	Honus Wagner	.357
3	Ginger Beaumont	.350
4	Fred Clarke	.349
5	Mike Donlin	.333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	61
1	Socks Seybold	61
1	Honus Wagner	61
4	Sam Mertes	55
5	Lave Cross	54

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	42
2	Frank Chance	37
3	Honus Wagner	30
4	Ducky Holmes	28
4	Sam Mertes	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Donovan	1.77
2	Earl Moore	1.81
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	149
3	Bill Donovan	124
4	Cy Young	119
5	Wiley Piatt	108

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.484
2	Harry Davis	.452
3	Nap Lajoie	.448
4	Ginger Beaumont	.446
5	Frank Chance	.436

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hickman	3
1	Harry Steinfeldt	3
3	Ginger Beaumont	2
3	Mike Donlin	2
3	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Socks Seybold	16
2	Charlie Hickman	15
3	Mike Donlin	14
4	Ginger Beaumont	11
4	4 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Donovan	0.00
2	Norwood Gibson	0.47
3	Bill Bernhard	0.89
4	Earl Moore	1.15
5	Cy Young	1.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Earl Moore	4
1	Rube Waddell	4
3	Noodles Hahn	3
3	Rube Kisinger	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	47
2	Christy Mathewson	31
3	Earl Moore	23
4	Cy Young	22
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Duggleby	1
1	Davey Dunkle	1
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	Carl Lundgren	1
1	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ginger Beaumont	.430
2	Nap Lajoie	.429
3	Jake Beckley	.411
4	Mike Donlin	.409
5	Frank Chance	.383

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	29
2	Harry Steinfeldt	23
3	John Dobbs	20
3	Charlie Hickman	20
5	2 tied	19

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bernhard	0.54
2	Barney Wolfe	1.28
3	Bill Dinneen	1.31
4	Cy Young	1.46
5	Bill Donovan	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Noodles Hahn	7
1	Cy Young	7
3	Bill Donovan	6
3	John Malarkey	6
5	11 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	73
2	Bill Donovan	45
3	Christy Mathewson	44
4	Cy Young	39
5	Earl Moore	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Lundgren	2
2	Jack Cronin	1
2	Clarence Currie	1
2	Bill Duggleby	1
2	9 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.363
2	Ginger Beaumont	.353
3	Fred Clarke	.351
4	Honus Wagner	.346
5	Charlie Hickman	.343

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	107
2	Buck Freeman	105
2	Tommy Leach	105
4	Socks Seybold	101
5	Lave Cross	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	57
2	Frank Chance	54
3	Dave Fultz	53
4	Jimmy Sheckard	51
5	Sammy Strang	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bernhard	1.92
2	Earl Moore	1.92
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	226
3	Bill Donovan	195
4	Cy Young	176
5	Togie Pittinger	166

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Dinneen	2
1	Bill Duggleby	2
1	Sam Leever	2
1	Carl Lundgren	2
1	4 others tied	2