On This Day

Wednesday, July 29, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	54	30	.643	--
Athletics	50	34	.595	4.0
Naps	44	38	.537	9.0
Tigers	41	38	.519	10.5
Highlanders	38	40	.487	13.0
White Sox	36	44	.450	16.0
Browns	34	45	.430	17.5
Senators	27	55	.329	26.0

Games

Highlanders 15, Americans 14

Tigers 5, Browns 1

Senators 4, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	57	28	.671	--
Cubs	54	36	.600	5.5
Giants	48	34	.585	7.5
Reds	44	43	.506	14.0
Superbas	40	41	.494	15.0
Beaneaters	35	46	.432	20.0
Cardinals	33	54	.379	25.0
Phillies	28	57	.329	29.0

Games

Phillies 12, Superbas 7

Cubs 3, Cardinals 2

Pirates 7, Reds 3

Giants 5, Beaneaters 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Patsy Dougherty	5
2	Sammy Strang	4
2	Jimmy Williams	4
4	Kitty Bransfield	3
4	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dahlen	1
1	Patsy Dougherty	1
1	Jack O'Brien	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Williams	5
2	Charlie Carr	3
2	Patsy Dougherty	3
2	Hobe Ferris	3
2	Kid Gleason	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Shad Barry	2
1	Willie Keeler	2
1	Joe Kelley	2
4	Jimmy Barrett	1
4	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Frank Kitson	0.64
2	Jock Menefee	0.50
3	John Malarkey	0.42
4	Jack Chesbro	0.36
5	Joe McGinnity	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chick Fraser	1
1	Harry Howell	1
1	Brickyard Kennedy	1
1	Frank Kitson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Kitson	7
2	Jack Chesbro	5
2	John Malarkey	5
4	Jock Menefee	4
4	Cy Young	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.363
2	Honus Wagner	.360
3	Fred Clarke	.349
4	Ginger Beaumont	.347
5	Mike Donlin	.330

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	Socks Seybold	63
2	Honus Wagner	62
3	Charlie Hickman	61
4	Charlie Carr	55
4	2 others tied	55

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	42
2	Frank Chance	38
3	Honus Wagner	30
4	Sam Mertes	29
5	Ducky Holmes	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Donovan	1.77
2	Earl Moore	1.81
3	Barney Wolfe	1.99
4	Bill Bernhard	2.12
5	Bill Dinneen	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	19
1	Rube Waddell	19
3	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	123
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	Harry Davis	.500
2	Nap Lajoie	.463
3	Mike Donlin	.435
4	Duff Cooley	.435
5	Ginger Beaumont	.424

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	18
2	Charlie Hickman	14
3	Patsy Dougherty	13
4	Mike Donlin	12
4	Honus Wagner	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	8
1	Ducky Holmes	8
1	Jimmy Sheckard	8
4	Jimmy Burke	7
4	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	1.00
4	Frank Kitson	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Noodles Hahn	3
1	Rube Kisinger	3
1	John Malarkey	3
1	Jock Menefee	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	33
2	Christy Mathewson	31
3	Cy Young	26
4	Eddie Plank	21
4	Jack Powell	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	Nap Lajoie	.429
2	Ginger Beaumont	.418
3	Jake Beckley	.411
4	Mike Donlin	.400
5	Frank Chance	.375

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	30
2	Harry Steinfeldt	23
2	Jimmy Williams	23
4	Socks Seybold	21
5	5 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	16
2	Jake Beckley	14
3	Jimmy Sheckard	13
4	Jimmy Burke	12
4	Ducky Holmes	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bernhard	0.54
2	Bill Dinneen	1.31
3	Barney Wolfe	1.38
4	Bill Donovan	1.57
5	Willie Sudhoff	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Noodles Hahn	7
2	Bill Donovan	6
2	John Malarkey	6
2	Joe McGinnity	6
2	Cy Young	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	73
2	Bill Donovan	45
3	Christy Mathewson	44
4	Cy Young	39
5	Jack Chesbro	36

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	.352
3	Fred Clarke	.351
4	Honus Wagner	.347
5	Charlie Hickman	.344

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
1	Tommy Leach	107
3	Buck Freeman	105
4	Socks Seybold	103
5	Lave Cross	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	57
2	Frank Chance	55
3	Dave Fultz	53
4	Jimmy Sheckard	51
5	Sammy Strang	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bernhard	1.81
2	Earl Moore	1.92
3	Rube Waddell	2.10
4	Cy Young	2.26
5	Bill Donovan	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	34
2	Cy Young	28
3	Joe McGinnity	27
3	Togie Pittinger	27
5	Eddie Plank	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	364
2	Christy Mathewson	221
3	Bill Donovan	195
4	Cy Young	179
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