On This Day

Saturday, May 16, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 15 7 .682 --
Athletics 14 10 .583 2.0
Americans 12 11 .522 3.5
Tigers 11 11 .500 4.0
Browns 9 10 .474 4.5
Highlanders 10 12 .455 5.0
Naps 8 11 .421 5.5
Senators 7 14 .333 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 16 7 .696 --
Cubs 18 9 .667 0.0
Pirates 17 11 .607 1.5
Beaneaters 12 11 .522 4.0
Reds 13 13 .500 4.5
Superbas 12 13 .480 5.0
Cardinals 8 19 .296 10.0
Phillies 6 19 .240 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Freddy Parent 4
2 Doc Casey 3
2 Frank Isbell 3
2 Candy LaChance 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Sheckard 1
1 Roy Thomas 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roger Bresnahan 3
1 Sam Crawford 3
1 Candy LaChance 3
1 Jimmy Sheckard 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Isbell 2
2 Jimmy Burke 1
2 Jimmy Callahan 1
2 Doc Casey 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Christy Mathewson 0.88
2 Bob Wicker 0.83
3 Jack Chesbro 0.71
4 Mike O'Neill 0.50
5 Bill Bernhard 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Mike O'Neill 1
1 Frank Owen 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 7
2 Jack Chesbro 5
2 Bill Duggleby 5
2 Bob Wicker 5
2 Cy Young 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Bresnahan .429
1 Sam Mertes .429
3 Kid Elberfeld .407
4 Joe Tinker .394
5 Doc Casey .394

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 Hobe Ferris 19
3 Socks Seybold 19
5 2 tied 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 Jack Chesbro 5
3 Oscar Jones 5
3 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 73
2 Christy Mathewson 50
3 Cy Young 42
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 Doc Casey .426
2 Chick Stahl .421
3 George Browne .420
4 Joe Tinker .414
5 Roger Bresnahan .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 4
2 Fred Abbott 1
2 Jimmy Barrett 1
2 Ginger Beaumont 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Carr 14
1 Frank Isbell 14
3 Kid Elberfeld 13
3 Hobe Ferris 13
3 Jimmy Sheckard 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan McGann 7
2 Frank Chance 6
2 Frank Isbell 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 Willie Sudhoff 0.95
4 Roy Patterson 0.96
5 Doc White 1.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Taylor 5
2 Eddie Plank 4
3 Jack Chesbro 3
3 Roy Patterson 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 36
2 Christy Mathewson 24
2 George Mullin 24
2 Cy Young 24
5 2 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 .362
2 Charlie Hickman .359
3 Patsy Dougherty .341
4 Ginger Beaumont .339
5 Sam Crawford .336

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 113
2 Lave Cross 108
2 Socks Seybold 108
4 Charlie Hickman 106
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 Honus Wagner 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.84
2 Noodles Hahn 1.90
3 Jack Chesbro 1.96
4 Cy Young 2.09
5 Rube Waddell 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 30
2 Jack Chesbro 29
2 Togie Pittinger 29
2 Rube Waddell 29
5 Jack Taylor 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 283
2 Vic Willis 225
3 Bill Donovan 187
4 Doc White 183
5 Christy Mathewson 180

Saves

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