On This Day

Saturday, May 30, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	19	14	.576	--
Americans	19	15	.559	0.5
Browns	17	14	.548	1.0
Athletics	19	16	.543	1.0
Naps	16	15	.516	2.0
Tigers	17	17	.500	2.5
Highlanders	15	18	.455	4.0
Senators	10	23	.303	9.0

Games

Americans 3, Senators 2

Americans 4, Senators 0

Naps 3, White Sox 2

Naps 15, White Sox 4

Athletics 1, Highlanders 0

Athletics 4, Highlanders 3

Browns 2, Tigers 1

Browns 5, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	27	11	.711	--
Giants	25	11	.694	1.0
Pirates	24	16	.600	4.0
Superbas	20	18	.526	7.0
Reds	17	20	.459	9.5
Beaneaters	16	19	.457	9.5
Phillies	11	26	.297	15.5
Cardinals	10	29	.256	17.5

Games

Superbas 4, Phillies 3

Phillies 9, Superbas 5

Cubs 5, Cardinals 2

Cubs 2, Cardinals 1

Beaneaters 9, Giants 2

Giants 2, Beaneaters 0

Pirates 3, Reds 2

Pirates 4, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ginger Beaumont	6
2	Bill Bradley	5
2	Kid Gleason	5
2	Nap Lajoie	5
2	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Monte Cross	1
1	Ed Gremminger	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	4
2	Elmer Flick	3
2	Bill Keister	3
2	Claude Ritchey	3
5	18 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Shad Barry	2
1	Duff Cooley	2
1	Sammy Strang	2
4	Ed Abbaticchio	1
4	33 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cy Young	1.50
2	Weldon Henley	1.29
3	Earl Moore	1.20
4	Deacon Phillippe	1.00
5	Rube Waddell	0.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bernhard	1
1	Chick Fraser	1
1	Norwood Gibson	1
1	Weldon Henley	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Moore	12
2	Rube Waddell	11
3	Weldon Henley	9
4	Wiley Piatt	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sam Mertes	.376
2	Roger Bresnahan	.374
3	Doc Casey	.370
4	Harry Steinfeldt	.368
5	Socks Seybold	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hobe Ferris	5
2	Monte Cross	3
2	Patsy Dougherty	3
2	Danny Green	3
2	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Keister	29
1	Socks Seybold	29
3	Bill Dahlen	26
4	Duff Cooley	25
4	Sam Mertes	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	22
2	Dan McGann	21
3	Sam Mertes	17
3	Honus Wagner	17
5	2 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Patterson	1.83
2	Earl Moore	1.89
3	Doc White	1.99
4	Eddie Plank	2.11
5	Cy Young	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	9
1	Joe McGinnity	9
1	Rube Waddell	9
4	Jack Taylor	8
5	3 tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	102
2	Christy Mathewson	69
3	Wiley Piatt	59
4	Cy Young	54
5	George Mullin	48

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	Socks Seybold	.432
2	Harry Steinfeldt	.417
3	Freddy Parent	.413
4	Duff Cooley	.412
5	Jack Doyle	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Leach	2
2	Kitty Bransfield	1
2	Duff Cooley	1
2	Lave Cross	1
2	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duff Cooley	16
2	Bill Dahlen	15
3	Charlie Hickman	12
4	Jack Doyle	11
4	Harry Steinfeldt	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Harley	9
2	Wid Conroy	8
2	Ducky Holmes	8
2	Dan McGann	8
2	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Weldon Henley	0.95
2	Willie Sudhoff	0.97
3	Bill Dinneen	1.00
3	Earl Moore	1.00
5	Tully Sparks	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	5
2	Willie Sudhoff	4
2	Rube Waddell	4
4	Bill Dinneen	3
4	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	29
2	Christy Mathewson	26
2	Wiley Piatt	26
4	Earl Moore	24
5	Henry Schmidt	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Doheny	1
1	Roscoe Miller	1
1	George Mullin	1
1	Bill Phillips	1
1	Deacon Phillippe	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmy Callahan	.397
2	Doc Casey	.377
3	Claude Ritchey	.372
4	Charlie Dexter	.367
5	Patsy Donovan	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hobe Ferris	4
2	Monte Cross	3
2	Tommy Leach	3
4	Harry Davis	2
4	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Socks Seybold	22
2	Bill Dahlen	21
3	Charlie Hickman	20
4	Tommy Corcoran	19
4	Sam Crawford	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dan McGann	15
2	Dick Harley	14
3	Wid Conroy	13
3	Honus Wagner	13
5	Jimmy Sheckard	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.66
2	Roy Patterson	1.69
3	Jack Sutthoff	1.73
4	Bill Dinneen	1.91
5	Eddie Plank	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	7
1	Jack Taylor	7
1	Rube Waddell	7
4	Bill Dinneen	6
5	11 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	65
2	Christy Mathewson	48
3	Wiley Piatt	45
4	George Mullin	42
5	Earl Moore	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Dinneen	1
1	Ed Doheny	1
1	Bill Duggleby	1
1	Roscoe Miller	1
1	5 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.365
2	Charlie Hickman	.364
3	Ed Delahanty	.360
4	Honus Wagner	.335
5	Ginger Beaumont	.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	116
2	Buck Freeman	107
2	Socks Seybold	107
4	Lave Cross	104
5	Bill Keister	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	54
2	Honus Wagner	51
3	Dave Fultz	50
4	Topsy Hartsel	48
5	Jimmy Slagle	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Taylor	1.94
2	Jack Chesbro	2.04
3	Cy Young	2.05
4	Rube Waddell	2.16
5	Doc White	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	33
2	Togie Pittinger	29
2	Cy Young	29
4	Jack Chesbro	27
5	5 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	312
2	Vic Willis	209
3	Christy Mathewson	197
4	Bill Donovan	190
5	Doc White	176

Saves

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