On This Day

Friday, July 31, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 54 31 .635 --
Athletics 52 35 .598 3.0
Naps 45 39 .536 8.5
Tigers 41 40 .506 11.0
Highlanders 40 40 .500 11.5
White Sox 37 45 .451 15.5
Browns 36 45 .444 16.0
Senators 27 57 .321 26.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 59 28 .678 --
Cubs 54 38 .587 7.5
Giants 48 36 .571 9.5
Reds 46 43 .517 14.0
Superbas 41 42 .494 16.0
Beaneaters 36 46 .439 20.5
Cardinals 33 56 .371 27.0
Phillies 29 57 .337 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Barrett 3
1 Jimmy Burke 3
1 Cozy Dolan 3
1 Patsy Dougherty 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Candy LaChance 1
1 Jimmy Ryan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cozy Dolan 3
1 Bob Ewing 3
3 John Anderson 2
3 Monte Beville 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Burke 2
1 Johnny Evers 2
3 Ed Abbaticchio 1
3 Charlie Babb 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Christy Mathewson 0.90
2 Casey Patten 0.83
3 Bill Dinneen 0.78
4 Addie Joss 0.67
5 Pop Williams 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Duggleby 1
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 Clark Griffith 1
1 Addie Joss 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Casey Patten 10
2 Christy Mathewson 9
3 Bill Dinneen 7
4 Bob Ewing 6
4 Rube Kisinger 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .361
2 Roger Bresnahan .357
3 Honus Wagner .354
4 Fred Clarke .349
5 Ginger Beaumont .347

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 Lave Cross 60
5 Charlie Carr 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 42
2 Frank Chance 38
3 Honus Wagner 31
4 Sam Mertes 29
5 Ducky Holmes 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Donovan 1.74
2 Earl Moore 1.81
3 Barney Wolfe 1.99
4 Willie Sudhoff 2.08
5 Bill Bernhard 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 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 234
2 Christy Mathewson 158
3 Bill Donovan 128
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 Nap Lajoie .463
2 Mike Donlin .426
3 Jimmy Burke .420
4 Duff Cooley .415
5 Fred Tenney .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hickman 3
1 Harry Steinfeldt 3
3 Nap Lajoie 2
3 Tommy Leach 2
3 Jimmy Ryan 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cozy Dolan 14
2 Jimmy Williams 13
3 Lave Cross 12
3 Mike Donlin 12
3 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 8
2 Jimmy Burke 7
2 Mike Donlin 7
2 Johnny Evers 7
2 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Donovan 0.25
2 Earl Moore 1.00
2 Frank Kitson 1.00
4 Willie Sudhoff 1.29
5 George Mullin 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Noodles Hahn 3
1 Oscar Jones 3
1 Jock Menefee 3
1 Earl Moore 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 37
2 Christy Mathewson 29
3 Casey Patten 22
4 Bill Donovan 21
5 Eddie Plank 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Duggleby 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 Nap Lajoie .419
2 Ginger Beaumont .398
3 Jake Beckley .397
4 Patsy Dougherty .397
5 Mike Donlin .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Donlin 4
1 Charlie Hickman 4
3 Buck Freeman 3
3 Nap Lajoie 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 26
2 Cozy Dolan 23
2 Jimmy Williams 23
4 Socks Seybold 21
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 16
2 Jake Beckley 14
3 Jimmy Burke 13
4 Ducky Holmes 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bernhard 0.66
2 Barney Wolfe 1.38
3 Bill Donovan 1.50
4 Willie Sudhoff 1.54
5 George Winter 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Noodles Hahn 7
2 Bill Donovan 6
2 Oscar Jones 6
2 Joe McGinnity 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 73
2 Bill Donovan 49
3 Christy Mathewson 47
4 Cy Young 39
5 Casey Patten 34

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 .361
2 Fred Clarke .353
3 Ginger Beaumont .349
4 Honus Wagner .342
5 Charlie Hickman .340

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 106
1 Charlie Hickman 106
3 Tommy Leach 104
4 Socks Seybold 103
5 Lave Cross 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 58
2 Frank Chance 53
2 Dave Fultz 53
4 Jimmy Sheckard 51
5 Sammy Strang 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bernhard 1.81
2 Earl Moore 1.98
3 Rube Waddell 2.16
4 Willie Sudhoff 2.20
5 Bill Donovan 2.23

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 360
2 Christy Mathewson 230
3 Bill Donovan 199
4 Cy Young 179
5 Togie Pittinger 165

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