On This Day

Monday, May 18, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 15 9 .625 --
Athletics 14 11 .560 1.5
Tigers 12 11 .522 2.5
Browns 10 10 .500 3.0
Americans 12 12 .500 3.0
Naps 10 11 .476 3.5
Highlanders 10 14 .417 5.0
Senators 9 14 .391 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 19 9 .679 --
Giants 16 8 .667 1.0
Pirates 18 11 .621 1.5
Reds 14 13 .519 4.5
Beaneaters 12 12 .500 5.0
Superbas 12 14 .462 6.0
Cardinals 8 20 .286 11.0
Phillies 7 19 .269 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Callahan 4
2 Charlie Carr 3
2 Mike Donlin 3
2 Jack Doyle 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Dexter 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kid Elberfeld 3
1 Jimmy Ryan 3
3 Tommy Corcoran 2
3 Bill Coughlin 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Donlin 2
1 Johnny Evers 2
1 Al Orth 2
4 George Browne 1
4 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Donovan 1.60
2 Earl Moore 0.60
3 Wiley Piatt 0.38
4 Jake Weimer 0.33
5 Ed Doheny 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Doheny 1
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 Chick Fraser 1
1 Jack Harper 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Donovan 8
2 John Malarkey 5
3 Earl Moore 3
3 Wiley Piatt 3
3 Jake Weimer 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Phillips 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam Mertes .430
2 Roger Bresnahan .429
3 Kid Elberfeld .419
4 Joe Tinker .398
5 Doc Casey .385

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
1 Sam Mertes 23
3 Hobe Ferris 19
3 Frank Isbell 19
3 Socks Seybold 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 15
2 Dan McGann 14
3 Roger Bresnahan 11
3 Fred Clarke 11
3 Sammy Strang 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Addie Joss 1.56
2 Bill Donovan 1.84
3 Eddie Plank 2.03
4 Roy Patterson 2.04
5 George Mullin 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 6
1 Jack Taylor 6
3 Jack Chesbro 5
3 Ed Doheny 5
3 9 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 73
2 Christy Mathewson 50
3 Cy Young 42
4 Bill Donovan 39
5 Wiley Piatt 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 2
2 Bill Duggleby 1
2 Sam Leever 1
2 Joe McGinnity 1
2 3 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Callahan .472
2 Chick Stahl .471
3 Joe Tinker .444
4 Roger Bresnahan .438
4 Claude Ritchey .438

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan McGann 8
2 Frank Chance 6
2 Frank Isbell 6
4 Jesse Burkett 5
4 9 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Noodles Hahn 0.67
2 John Malarkey 0.69
3 Willie Sudhoff 0.95
4 Addie Joss 1.00
5 Rube Waddell 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Taylor 4
2 Jack Chesbro 3
2 Ed Doheny 3
2 Bill Donovan 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 36
2 Bill Donovan 26
3 Christy Mathewson 24
4 Jack Chesbro 19
4 Earl Moore 19

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Delahanty .364
2 Charlie Hickman .356
3 Patsy Dougherty .340
4 Sam Crawford .338
5 Ginger Beaumont .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 112
2 Charlie Hickman 110
3 Lave Cross 108
4 Socks Seybold 105
5 Sam Mertes 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 50
2 Topsy Hartsel 49
3 Dave Fultz 48
4 Sammy Strang 45
4 Honus Wagner 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.89
2 Noodles Hahn 1.96
3 Jack Chesbro 1.99
4 Cy Young 2.09
5 Rube Waddell 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 30
2 Rube Waddell 29
3 Jack Chesbro 28
3 Togie Pittinger 28
5 Jack Taylor 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 283
2 Vic Willis 216
3 Bill Donovan 191
4 Doc White 183
5 Christy Mathewson 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