On This Day

Wednesday, May 27, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 18 12 .600 --
Tigers 17 13 .567 1.0
Athletics 17 14 .548 1.5
Naps 14 14 .500 3.0
Americans 15 15 .500 3.0
Browns 13 14 .481 3.5
Highlanders 13 16 .448 4.5
Senators 10 19 .345 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 23 9 .719 --
Cubs 24 11 .686 0.5
Pirates 21 16 .568 4.5
Reds 17 17 .500 7.0
Superbas 17 17 .500 7.0
Beaneaters 15 16 .484 7.5
Cardinals 10 26 .278 15.0
Phillies 9 24 .273 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Phelps 3
2 George Browne 2
2 Mike Donlin 2
2 Patsy Donovan 2
2 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kitty Bransfield 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pat Carney 2
1 Dan McGann 2
3 Ed Abbaticchio 1
3 Dave Brain 1
3 16 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Patsy Donovan 2
2 Dave Brain 1
2 Johnny Evers 1
2 Billy Gilbert 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Bernhard 1.20
2 Chappie McFarland 0.71
3 Patsy Flaherty 0.50
4 Oscar Jones 0.44
5 Tully Sparks 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Patsy Flaherty 1
1 Chappie McFarland 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Vic Willis 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bernhard 6
2 Chappie McFarland 5
3 Oscar Jones 4
3 Joe McGinnity 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam Mertes .393
2 Roger Bresnahan .381
3 Kid Elberfeld .372
4 Billy Lauder .366
5 Harry Steinfeldt .365

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 Sam Mertes 25
1 Socks Seybold 25
4 Bill Dahlen 22
5 5 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 14

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 Joe McGinnity 8
1 Rube Waddell 8
4 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 .429
2 Bill Dahlen .422
3 Harry Wolverton .413
4 Socks Seybold .405
5 Freddy Parent .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Leach 2
2 Jimmy Barrett 1
2 Kitty Bransfield 1
2 Jesse Burkett 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 8
2 Sam Mertes 8
4 Wid Conroy 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Dinneen 0.45
2 Willie Sudhoff 0.96
3 Bill Bernhard 1.00
4 Bill Donovan 1.33
5 Tully Sparks 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 4
1 Rube Waddell 4
3 Bill Donovan 3
3 Addie Joss 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 32
2 Earl Moore 22
2 George Mullin 22
2 Henry Schmidt 22
5 Christy Mathewson 21

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 .386
2 Billy Lauder .382
3 Patsy Donovan .373
4 Sam Mertes .367
5 Harry Steinfeldt .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 5
2 Patsy Dougherty 3
2 Tommy Leach 3
4 Monte Cross 2
4 4 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 3 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 Bill Bernhard 1.67
2 Doc White 1.77
3 Eddie Plank 1.91
4 Bill Donovan 2.01
5 Roy Patterson 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 7
1 Rube Waddell 7
3 Jack Taylor 6
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 .364
2 Nap Lajoie .362
3 Ed Delahanty .358
4 Ginger Beaumont .333
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 105
4 Socks Seybold 104
5 Sam Mertes 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 55
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 Doc White 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 32
2 Togie Pittinger 29
2 Cy Young 29
4 Jack Chesbro 26
5 Joe McGinnity 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 301
2 Vic Willis 219
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