On This Day

Wednesday, April 29, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 5 1 .833 --
Senators 4 3 .571 1.5
Athletics 5 4 .556 1.5
White Sox 3 3 .500 2.0
Americans 4 5 .444 2.5
Highlanders 3 4 .429 2.5
Naps 2 3 .400 2.5
Browns 1 4 .200 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 8 2 .800 --
Pirates 8 4 .667 1.0
Cubs 7 4 .636 1.5
Superbas 5 5 .500 3.0
Beaneaters 6 6 .500 3.0
Cardinals 6 6 .500 3.0
Phillies 3 9 .250 6.0
Reds 2 9 .182 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Barrett 5
2 Billy Lauder 4
2 Bobby Lowe 4
4 Roy Brashear 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Browne 1
1 Boileryard Clarke 1
1 Johnny Kling 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boileryard Clarke 3
1 Johnny Kling 3
3 Jimmy Barrett 2
3 Chief Bender 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 3
2 Jimmy Barrett 2
2 Charlie Carr 2
2 Bill Coughlin 2
2 3 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Bernhard 2.00
2 Sam Leever 1.25
3 Jesse Tannehill 0.78
4 Vic Willis 0.50
5 Bill Donovan 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bernhard 1
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 Sam Leever 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jesse Tannehill 7
2 Bill Bernhard 6
3 Sam Leever 5
4 Bill Donovan 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam Mertes .536
2 Roger Bresnahan .500
3 Jimmy Barrett .440
4 Monte Cross .414
5 Joe Tinker .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Green 3
2 Roger Bresnahan 2
2 George Browne 2
2 Bill Keister 2
2 Jimmy Sebring 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 14
2 Bill Keister 12
3 Kitty Bransfield 9
3 Roger Bresnahan 9
3 Tommy Leach 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 11
2 Roger Bresnahan 7
2 Billy Lauder 7
2 Sam Mertes 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mal Eason 0.00
2 Addie Joss 0.53
3 Barney Wolfe 0.90
4 Bill Donovan 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 4
2 Togie Pittinger 3
2 Henry Schmidt 3
4 Chief Bender 2
4 15 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 37
2 Christy Mathewson 21
3 Cy Young 18
4 Joe McGinnity 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Sam Leever 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Delahanty .371
2 Charlie Hickman .367
3 Ginger Beaumont .345
4 Patsy Dougherty .340
5 Bill Bradley .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 17
2 Bill Bradley 11
2 Buck Freeman 11
4 Ed Delahanty 10
4 Charlie Hickman 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 121
2 Lave Cross 109
3 Charlie Hickman 107
4 Socks Seybold 104
5 2 tied 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 51
2 Dave Fultz 47
2 Topsy Hartsel 47
4 Billy Gilbert 44
4 2 others tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.53
2 Ed Siever 2.00
3 Noodles Hahn 2.00
4 Jesse Tannehill 2.04
5 Jack Chesbro 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 31
2 Togie Pittinger 29
3 Jack Chesbro 28
4 Rube Waddell 26
5 2 tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 247
2 Vic Willis 227
3 Doc White 182
4 Bill Donovan 176
5 Togie Pittinger 170

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sam Leever 3
1 Vic Willis 3
3 Jack Powell 2
4 Nick Altrock 1
4 18 others tied 1