On This Day

Sunday, May 10, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 11 5 .688 --
Athletics 11 7 .611 1.0
Americans 9 8 .529 2.5
Highlanders 8 8 .500 3.0
Browns 6 7 .462 3.5
Tigers 7 9 .438 4.0
Naps 5 8 .385 4.5
Senators 5 10 .333 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 13 4 .765 --
Pirates 14 8 .636 1.5
Cubs 14 8 .636 1.5
Superbas 10 9 .526 4.0
Beaneaters 9 9 .500 4.5
Reds 9 11 .450 5.5
Cardinals 6 16 .273 9.5
Phillies 5 15 .250 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Doc Casey 4
1 Elmer Flick 4
1 Dick Harley 4
1 Johnny Kling 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Elmer Flick 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Anderson 2
1 Harry Bemis 2
1 Mike Kahoe 2
4 Harry Bay 1
4 7 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Nichols 2
2 Patsy Donovan 1
2 Elmer Flick 1
2 Dick Harley 1
2 Johnny Kling 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Noodles Hahn 0.83
2 Earl Moore 0.40
2 Deacon Phillippe 0.40
4 Patsy Flaherty 0.38
5 Ed Siever 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Lundgren 1
1 Earl Moore 1
1 Deacon Phillippe 1
1 Ed Siever 1
1 Jack Taylor 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Patsy Flaherty 6
2 Noodles Hahn 5
2 Carl Lundgren 5
4 Earl Moore 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam Mertes .500
2 Kid Elberfeld .424
3 John Anderson .421
4 Jimmy Williams .414
5 Roger Bresnahan .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 5
2 Patsy Dougherty 3
2 Danny Green 3
4 Roger Bresnahan 2
4 8 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 22
2 Bill Keister 17
3 Hobe Ferris 15
3 Frank Isbell 15
3 Socks Seybold 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 15
2 Dan McGann 12
3 Billy Lauder 10
3 Sammy Strang 10
5 5 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mullin 0.77
2 Roy Patterson 1.32
3 Barney Wolfe 1.42
4 Eddie Plank 1.69
5 Tom Hughes 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 5
2 Jack Chesbro 4
2 Ed Doheny 4
2 Patsy Flaherty 4
2 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 46
2 Cy Young 34
3 Christy Mathewson 30
4 Bill Donovan 29
5 2 tied 25

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 .365
2 Charlie Hickman .357
3 Patsy Dougherty .345
4 Ginger Beaumont .345
5 Bill Bradley .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 16
2 Hobe Ferris 12
3 Bill Bradley 11
4 Ed Delahanty 10
4 Buck Freeman 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 115
2 Lave Cross 105
2 Charlie Hickman 105
4 Socks Seybold 104
5 Sam Mertes 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Topsy Hartsel 50
2 Sam Mertes 49
3 Dave Fultz 47
4 Sammy Strang 46
5 Billy Gilbert 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.81
2 Jack Chesbro 1.98
3 Noodles Hahn 2.04
4 Cy Young 2.05
5 Ed Siever 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 31
2 Jack Chesbro 29
2 Togie Pittinger 29
4 Rube Waddell 27
5 2 tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 256
2 Vic Willis 222
3 Bill Donovan 187
4 Doc White 179
5 Cy Young 177

Saves

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