On This Day

Monday, May 25, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 16 12 .571 --
Tigers 16 13 .552 0.5
Naps 14 12 .538 1.0
Athletics 16 14 .533 1.0
Americans 15 14 .517 1.5
Browns 13 13 .500 2.0
Highlanders 13 16 .448 3.5
Senators 10 19 .345 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 24 9 .727 --
Giants 21 9 .700 1.5
Pirates 20 15 .571 5.0
Superbas 16 16 .500 7.5
Reds 16 17 .485 8.0
Beaneaters 14 15 .483 8.0
Phillies 9 23 .281 14.5
Cardinals 9 25 .265 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Gilbert 4
2 Frank Bowerman 3
2 Johnny Kling 3
4 Ed Abbaticchio 2
4 24 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Coughlin 2
1 Bill Dahlen 2
1 Jimmy Ryan 2
1 Joe Sugden 2
5 17 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan McGann 2
2 Charlie Babb 1
2 Shad Barry 1
2 Ginger Beaumont 1
2 24 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ned Garvin 1.67
2 Earl Moore 1.50
3 Wiley Piatt 0.75
4 Willie Sudhoff 0.62
5 Eddie Plank 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ned Garvin 1
1 Noodles Hahn 1
1 Carl Lundgren 1
1 Earl Moore 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moore 9
1 Wiley Piatt 9
3 Sam Leever 7
4 Mordecai Brown 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roscoe Miller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam Mertes .400
2 Roger Bresnahan .381
3 Charlie Dexter .371
4 Doc Casey .371
5 Joe Tinker .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 5
2 Patsy Dougherty 3
2 Danny Green 3
2 Tommy Leach 3
5 11 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Keister 25
2 Sam Mertes 24
3 Charlie Carr 21
3 Lave Cross 21
3 2 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 21
2 Dan McGann 20
3 Sam Mertes 16
3 Honus Wagner 16
5 Billy Gilbert 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roy Patterson 1.83
2 Bill Donovan 1.87
3 Earl Moore 2.04
4 Eddie Plank 2.08
5 Doc White 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 7
1 Joe McGinnity 7
1 Jack Taylor 7
1 Rube Waddell 7
5 5 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 83
2 Christy Mathewson 59
3 Cy Young 48
4 George Mullin 47
5 Wiley Piatt 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 2
2 Bill Duggleby 1
2 Sam Leever 1
2 Joe McGinnity 1
2 6 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Wolverton .447
2 Charlie Carr .442
3 Claude Ritchey .413
4 Freddy Parent .396
5 Socks Seybold .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Leach 2
2 Jimmy Barrett 1
2 Jesse Burkett 1
2 Wid Conroy 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 14
2 Sam Crawford 12
3 Lave Cross 11
4 Charlie Carr 10
4 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 10
2 Dan McGann 8
2 Sam Mertes 8
4 Frank Chance 7
4 Wid Conroy 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Sudhoff 0.73
2 Bill Donovan 1.33
3 Jack Taylor 1.61
4 Bill Bernhard 1.67
5 Frank Owen 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Sudhoff 4
1 Rube Waddell 4
3 Bill Dinneen 3
3 Bill Donovan 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 37
2 Christy Mathewson 29
3 George Mullin 26
4 Earl Moore 22
5 Wiley Piatt 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Bill Duggleby 1
1 Roscoe Miller 1
1 George Mullin 1
1 2 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Dexter .420
2 Sam Mertes .389
3 Joe Tinker .380
4 Jimmy Williams .376
5 Freddy Parent .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 5
2 Patsy Dougherty 3
2 Tommy Leach 3
4 Monte Cross 2
4 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mertes 20
2 Charlie Hickman 19
3 Sam Crawford 18
3 Lave Cross 18
3 3 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan McGann 18
2 Jimmy Sheckard 13
3 Frank Chance 12
3 Sam Mertes 12
3 Honus Wagner 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 1.77
2 Eddie Plank 1.91
3 Bill Bernhard 2.00
4 Bill Donovan 2.01
5 Earl Moore 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Taylor 7
2 Christy Mathewson 6
2 Rube Waddell 6
4 Jack Chesbro 5
4 11 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 64
2 Christy Mathewson 47
3 George Mullin 43
4 Wiley Piatt 37
5 Eddie Plank 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Bill Duggleby 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Roscoe Miller 1
1 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Hickman .364
2 Ed Delahanty .357
3 Ginger Beaumont .338
4 Patsy Dougherty .333
5 Bill Bradley .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 15
2 Hobe Ferris 12
3 Ed Delahanty 10
4 Buck Freeman 9
4 Charlie Hickman 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 114
2 Buck Freeman 109
3 Lave Cross 107
4 Socks Seybold 102
5 Sam Mertes 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 56
2 Honus Wagner 51
3 Dave Fultz 49
4 Topsy Hartsel 48
5 Jimmy Slagle 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.88
2 Jack Chesbro 2.07
3 Cy Young 2.09
4 Rube Waddell 2.15
5 Noodles Hahn 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 31
2 Togie Pittinger 29
2 Cy Young 29
4 Jack Chesbro 26
5 5 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 293
2 Vic Willis 216
3 Bill Donovan 187
3 Christy Mathewson 187
5 Cy Young 174

Saves

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