On This Day

Thursday, May 7, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 10 3 .769 --
Athletics 9 7 .563 2.5
Americans 8 7 .533 3.0
Highlanders 7 7 .500 3.5
Tigers 6 7 .462 4.0
Browns 4 6 .400 4.5
Senators 5 8 .385 5.0
Naps 3 7 .300 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 11 4 .733 --
Pirates 12 7 .632 1.0
Cubs 10 8 .556 2.5
Superbas 9 8 .529 3.0
Beaneaters 8 8 .500 3.5
Reds 8 9 .471 4.0
Cardinals 6 12 .333 6.5
Phillies 5 13 .278 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred Clarke 4
1 Monte Cross 4
1 Davy Jones 4
1 Ollie Pickering 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Clarke 1
1 Harry Davis 1
1 Hobe Ferris 1
1 Danny Murphy 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Davis 4
2 Scoops Carey 3
2 Tim Flood 3
2 Judge McCredie 3
2 Danny Murphy 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan McGann 4
2 Johnny Evers 3
3 Sam Crawford 2
3 Elmer Flick 2
3 Sammy Strang 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ned Garvin 0.88
2 Bill Dinneen 0.71
3 Doc White 0.62
4 George Mullin 0.42
5 Christy Mathewson 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Bill Bernhard 1
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Ned Garvin 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ned Garvin 7
2 Bill Dinneen 5
2 George Mullin 5
2 Togie Pittinger 5
2 Doc White 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Poole 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam Mertes .521
2 Jimmy Barrett .440
3 Danny Green .420
4 Fred Clarke .419
5 Jimmy Williams .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 4
2 Danny Green 3
3 Roger Bresnahan 2
3 George Browne 2
3 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 18
2 Bill Keister 16
3 Hobe Ferris 14
3 Frank Isbell 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 15
2 Dan McGann 10
3 Billy Lauder 9
3 Sammy Strang 9
5 4 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mullin 0.77
2 Eddie Plank 1.38
3 Barney Wolfe 1.42
4 Tom Hughes 1.71
5 2 tied 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 5
2 Patsy Flaherty 4
2 Christy Mathewson 4
2 Togie Pittinger 4
2 Henry Schmidt 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 37
2 Christy Mathewson 30
3 Cy Young 27
4 Chief Bender 21
4 3 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Sam Leever 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Ed Poole 1
1 Snake Wiltse 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Delahanty .369
2 Charlie Hickman .355
3 Ginger Beaumont .347
4 Patsy Dougherty .342
5 Bill Bradley .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 15
2 Bill Bradley 11
2 Hobe Ferris 11
2 Buck Freeman 11
5 Ed Delahanty 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 118
2 Lave Cross 109
3 Charlie Hickman 104
4 Socks Seybold 103
5 Sam Mertes 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Topsy Hartsel 49
1 Sam Mertes 49
3 Dave Fultz 47
3 Sammy Strang 47
5 Billy Gilbert 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.73
2 Jack Chesbro 2.01
3 Noodles Hahn 2.01
4 Ned Garvin 2.04
5 Cy Young 2.11

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 247
2 Vic Willis 224
3 Doc White 185
4 Bill Donovan 182
5 Togie Pittinger 176

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sam Leever 3
1 Vic Willis 3
3 Jack Powell 2
3 Snake Wiltse 2
5 19 tied 1