On This Day

Tuesday, May 19, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 15 9 .625 --
Athletics 15 11 .577 1.0
Americans 13 12 .520 2.5
Naps 11 11 .500 3.0
Tigers 12 12 .500 3.0
Browns 10 11 .476 3.5
Highlanders 10 14 .417 5.0
Senators 9 15 .375 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 17 8 .680 --
Cubs 19 9 .679 -0.5
Pirates 18 12 .600 1.5
Beaneaters 12 12 .500 4.5
Reds 14 14 .500 4.5
Superbas 13 14 .481 5.0
Phillies 8 19 .296 10.0
Cardinals 8 21 .276 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harry Wolverton 4
2 Harry Davis 3
2 Klondike Douglass 3
2 Charlie Hickman 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lave Cross 1
1 Charlie Hickman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Klondike Douglass 4
1 Charlie Hickman 4
3 Harry Bemis 2
3 Lave Cross 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddy Parent 2
1 Jimmy Sheckard 2
1 Honus Wagner 2
4 Bill Bradley 1
4 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Mullin 1.38
2 Bill Dinneen 1.00
3 Gene Wright 0.75
4 Deacon Phillippe 0.70
5 Roy Evans 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Roy Evans 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Fred Mitchell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Mullin 11
2 Bill Dinneen 8
3 Deacon Phillippe 7
4 Jack Powell 6
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Bresnahan .433
2 Sam Mertes .422
3 Kid Elberfeld .400
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 Lave Cross 19
3 Hobe Ferris 19
3 3 others tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 17
2 Dan McGann 14
3 Honus Wagner 12
4 Roger Bresnahan 11
4 2 others tied 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 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 6
1 Joe McGinnity 6
1 Jack Taylor 6
1 Rube Waddell 6
5 9 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 77
2 Christy Mathewson 54
3 Cy Young 42
4 George Mullin 41
5 Bill Donovan 39

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 Chick Stahl .484
2 Jimmy Callahan .472
3 Roger Bresnahan .444
4 Claude Ritchey .429
5 Cy Seymour .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 2
2 Fred Abbott 1
2 Jimmy Barrett 1
2 Ginger Beaumont 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 15
2 Lave Cross 13
2 Jimmy Sheckard 13
2 Harry Smith 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan McGann 8
2 Honus Wagner 7
3 Frank Chance 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 Bill Donovan 1.00
4 Addie Joss 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Taylor 4
1 Rube Waddell 4
3 Bill Dinneen 3
3 Bill Donovan 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 40
2 Christy Mathewson 28
3 George Mullin 25
4 Bill Dinneen 23
5 Bill Donovan 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 .363
2 Charlie Hickman .359
3 Patsy Dougherty .339
4 Bill Bradley .336
5 Ginger Beaumont .335

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 Charlie Hickman 114
2 Buck Freeman 112
3 Lave Cross 110
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 Honus Wagner 47
5 Sammy Strang 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 2.15

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 287
2 Vic Willis 216
3 Bill Donovan 191
4 Christy Mathewson 183
4 Doc White 183

Saves

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