On This Day

Tuesday, May 26, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 17 12 .586 --
Tigers 17 13 .567 0.5
Athletics 17 14 .548 1.0
Naps 14 13 .519 2.0
Americans 15 15 .500 2.5
Browns 13 14 .481 3.0
Highlanders 13 16 .448 4.0
Senators 10 19 .345 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 22 9 .710 --
Cubs 24 10 .706 -0.5
Pirates 21 15 .583 3.5
Superbas 17 16 .515 6.0
Reds 17 17 .500 6.5
Beaneaters 14 16 .467 7.5
Phillies 9 24 .273 14.0
Cardinals 9 26 .257 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kitty Bransfield 4
1 John Dobbs 4
1 Harry Steinfeldt 4
4 Bill Dahlen 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Phelps 1
1 Socks Seybold 1
1 Honus Wagner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dahlen 5
2 Kitty Bransfield 4
2 Socks Seybold 4
4 Tommy Corcoran 3
4 Honus Wagner 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Dobbs 2
1 Judge McCredie 2
3 Charlie Babb 1
3 Bill Dahlen 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Waddell 1.33
2 Davey Dunkle 0.83
2 Frank Kitson 0.83
4 Henry Schmidt 0.64
5 Christy Mathewson 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Davey Dunkle 1
1 Brickyard Kennedy 1
1 Frank Kitson 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gus Dorner 11
2 Rube Waddell 8
3 Henry Schmidt 7
4 Davey Dunkle 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Doheny 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam Mertes .398
2 Roger Bresnahan .381
3 Charlie Dexter .374
4 Harry Steinfeldt .373
5 Kid Elberfeld .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 5
2 Patsy Dougherty 3
2 Danny Green 3
2 Tommy Leach 3
2 Socks Seybold 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Keister 25
1 Socks Seybold 25
3 Sam Mertes 24
4 Bill Dahlen 22
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan McGann 21
1 Jimmy Sheckard 21
3 Sam Mertes 17
3 Honus Wagner 17
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 8
1 Rube Waddell 8
3 Joe McGinnity 7
3 Jack Taylor 7
5 6 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 91
2 Christy Mathewson 64
3 Cy Young 48
4 George Mullin 47
5 Wiley Piatt 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 2
2 Ed Doheny 1
2 Bill Duggleby 1
2 Sam Leever 1
2 7 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Claude Ritchey .442
2 Harry Wolverton .405
3 Bill Dahlen .400
4 Charlie Carr .396
4 Honus Wagner .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Leach 2
2 Jimmy Barrett 1
2 Jesse Burkett 1
2 Duff Cooley 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 14
2 Charlie Hickman 13
3 Bill Dahlen 12
4 Duff Cooley 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 10
2 Dan McGann 9
3 Sam Mertes 8
4 Frank Chance 7
4 Wid Conroy 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Sudhoff 0.96
2 Bill Donovan 1.33
3 Bill Bernhard 1.50
4 Bill Dinneen 1.55
5 Frank Owen 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 4
1 Rube Waddell 4
3 Bill Dinneen 3
3 Bill Donovan 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 34
2 Rube Waddell 32
3 Earl Moore 22
3 George Mullin 22
3 Henry Schmidt 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Ed Doheny 1
1 Bill Duggleby 1
1 Roscoe Miller 1
1 3 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Dexter .400
2 Billy Lauder .382
3 Harry Steinfeldt .380
4 Sam Mertes .372
5 Doc Casey .361

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 Socks Seybold 21
2 Sam Crawford 20
3 Tommy Corcoran 19
3 Charlie Hickman 19
5 5 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan McGann 19
2 Jimmy Sheckard 13
2 Honus Wagner 13
4 Frank Chance 12
5 Sam Mertes 11

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 Roy Patterson 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 7
1 Jack Taylor 7
1 Rube Waddell 7
4 Bill Dinneen 5
4 10 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 61
2 Christy Mathewson 52
3 George Mullin 43
4 Eddie Plank 35
5 Bill Donovan 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Ed Doheny 1
1 Bill Duggleby 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Hickman .363
2 Nap Lajoie .363
3 Ed Delahanty .357
4 Ginger Beaumont .335
5 Patsy Dougherty .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 16
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 106
5 Sam Mertes 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 57
2 Honus Wagner 52
3 Dave Fultz 49
4 Topsy Hartsel 48
5 Jimmy Slagle 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.94
2 Jack Chesbro 2.07
3 Cy Young 2.09
4 Rube Waddell 2.14
5 Ned Garvin 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 32
2 Togie Pittinger 29
2 Cy Young 29
4 Jack Chesbro 26
5 4 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 301
2 Vic Willis 216
3 Christy Mathewson 192
4 Bill Donovan 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