On This Day

Friday, May 15, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 14 7 .667 --
Athletics 14 9 .609 1.0
Tigers 11 10 .524 3.0
Americans 11 11 .500 3.5
Browns 8 10 .444 4.5
Naps 8 10 .444 4.5
Highlanders 9 12 .429 5.0
Senators 7 13 .350 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 15 7 .682 --
Cubs 17 9 .654 0.0
Pirates 17 10 .630 0.5
Beaneaters 12 10 .545 3.0
Reds 13 12 .520 3.5
Superbas 11 13 .458 5.0
Cardinals 7 19 .269 10.0
Phillies 6 18 .250 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Claude Ritchey 4
1 Jimmy Sebring 4
3 Jimmy Barrett 3
3 George Browne 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Barrett 1
1 Jesse Burkett 1
1 Sam Crawford 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Smith 4
2 Jimmy Barrett 2
2 Kitty Bransfield 2
2 Scoops Carey 2
2 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 3
2 John Anderson 2
3 Ed Abbaticchio 1
3 Jesse Burkett 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Waddell 1.44
2 Gene Wright 0.45
3 John Malarkey 0.44
4 Davey Dunkle 0.40
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Davey Dunkle 1
1 Frank Kitson 1
1 Sam Leever 1
1 John Malarkey 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 13
2 Tom Hughes 5
2 Gene Wright 5
4 Davey Dunkle 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam Mertes .438
2 Roger Bresnahan .417
3 Kid Elberfeld .410
4 Jimmy Williams .394
5 Joe Tinker .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 5
2 Patsy Dougherty 3
2 Danny Green 3
4 Roger Bresnahan 2
4 10 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Keister 23
2 Sam Mertes 22
3 Socks Seybold 19
4 Charlie Carr 18
4 Hobe Ferris 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 15
2 Dan McGann 13
3 Roger Bresnahan 11
3 Fred Clarke 11
3 Sammy Strang 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Plank 1.42
2 Roy Patterson 1.43
3 Addie Joss 1.47
4 Doc White 1.76
5 Bill Donovan 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 6
1 Jack Taylor 6
3 Oscar Jones 5
3 Roy Patterson 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 73
2 Christy Mathewson 43
3 Cy Young 37
4 Wiley Piatt 33
5 2 tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 2
2 Bill Duggleby 1
2 Sam Leever 1
2 Joe McGinnity 1
2 2 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Williams .421
2 Charlie Dexter .415
3 George Browne .412
4 Chick Stahl .405
5 Doc Casey .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 4
2 Patsy Dougherty 2
3 Fred Abbott 1
3 Jimmy Barrett 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Carr 14
2 Kid Elberfeld 13
3 Hobe Ferris 12
3 John Ganzel 12
3 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan McGann 7
2 Frank Chance 6
2 Charlie Hemphill 6
4 Fred Clarke 5
4 7 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Noodles Hahn 0.67
2 Eddie Plank 0.75
3 Roy Patterson 0.96
4 Doc White 1.18
5 Rube Waddell 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Taylor 5
2 Eddie Plank 4
2 Jack Sutthoff 4
4 Bill Dinneen 3
4 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 36
2 George Mullin 24
3 Christy Mathewson 22
4 Bill Dinneen 19
4 2 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Bill Duggleby 1
1 Ed Poole 1
1 Snake Wiltse 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Delahanty .359
2 Charlie Hickman .358
3 Patsy Dougherty .341
4 Ginger Beaumont .341
5 Bill Bradley .337

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 114
2 Lave Cross 108
2 Socks Seybold 108
4 Charlie Hickman 105
5 Sam Mertes 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 50
2 Topsy Hartsel 49
3 Dave Fultz 47
4 Sammy Strang 46
5 2 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.82
2 Noodles Hahn 1.90
3 Jack Chesbro 1.96
4 Cy Young 2.07
5 Rube Waddell 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 30
2 Togie Pittinger 29
2 Rube Waddell 29
4 Jack Chesbro 28
5 Jack Taylor 27

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 283
2 Vic Willis 225
3 Bill Donovan 187
4 Doc White 183
5 Cy Young 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sam Leever 3
2 Bill Dinneen 2
2 Jack Powell 2
2 Vic Willis 2
2 Snake Wiltse 2