On This Day

Sunday, May 31, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 19 15 .559 --
White Sox 19 15 .559 0.0
Browns 17 14 .548 0.5
Athletics 19 16 .543 0.5
Naps 17 15 .531 1.0
Tigers 17 17 .500 2.0
Highlanders 15 18 .455 3.5
Senators 10 23 .303 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 28 11 .718 --
Giants 25 11 .694 1.5
Pirates 25 16 .610 4.0
Superbas 20 18 .526 7.5
Beaneaters 16 19 .457 10.0
Reds 17 21 .447 10.5
Phillies 11 26 .297 16.0
Cardinals 10 30 .250 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Harley 4
2 Dave Brain 3
3 George Barclay 2
3 Harry Bay 2
3 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kitty Bransfield 2
2 Fred Abbott 1
2 Ernie Diehl 1
2 Mike Donlin 1
2 3 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bradley 2
2 Fred Abbott 1
2 Frank Chance 1
2 John Farrell 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jake Weimer 0.33
2 Ed Walker 0.25
3 Jack Sutthoff 0.22
4 Mike O'Neill 0.15
5 Bucky Veil 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gus Dorner 1
1 Bucky Veil 1
1 Jake Weimer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike O'Neill 3
1 Jake Weimer 3
3 Jack Sutthoff 2
4 Gus Dorner 1
4 2 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam Mertes .376
2 Roger Bresnahan .374
3 Doc Casey .371
4 Socks Seybold .365
5 John Anderson .363

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 1.70
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 .439
2 Jack Doyle .417
3 Duff Cooley .404
3 Harry Steinfeldt .404
5 Honus Wagner .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Leach 2
2 Kitty Bransfield 1
2 Duff Cooley 1
2 Lave Cross 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duff Cooley 16
2 Bill Dahlen 14
3 Charlie Hickman 12
4 Tommy Corcoran 10
4 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Harley 9
2 Ducky Holmes 8
2 Dan McGann 8
2 Sam Mertes 8
2 Honus Wagner 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Davey Dunkle 0.69
2 Christy Mathewson 0.93
3 Weldon Henley 0.95
4 Cy Young 0.99
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 29
2 Wiley Piatt 26
3 Earl Moore 24
4 Christy Mathewson 19
5 2 tied 18

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 Doc Casey .378
2 Jimmy Callahan .377
3 Claude Ritchey .366
4 Socks Seybold .365
5 Johnny Kling .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 4
2 Monte Cross 2
2 Patsy Dougherty 2
2 Tommy Leach 2
2 Socks Seybold 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 22
2 Bill Dahlen 21
2 Charlie Hickman 21
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
4 Honus Wagner 12
5 Jimmy Sheckard 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roy Patterson 1.53
2 Doc White 1.66
3 Bill Dinneen 1.91
4 Jack Sutthoff 1.92
5 Eddie Plank 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 7
1 Jack Taylor 7
1 Rube Waddell 7
4 Bill Dinneen 6
5 9 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 65
2 Christy Mathewson 48
3 George Mullin 42
4 Earl Moore 41
4 Wiley Piatt 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 Charlie Hickman .366
2 Nap Lajoie .365
3 Ed Delahanty .358
4 Honus Wagner .336
5 Ginger Beaumont .336

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 117
2 Buck Freeman 107
3 Socks Seybold 105
4 Lave Cross 99
5 Bill Keister 97

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.94
2 Jack Chesbro 2.06
3 Cy Young 2.10
4 Rube Waddell 2.16
5 Doc White 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 33
2 Togie Pittinger 29
3 Cy Young 28
4 Jack Chesbro 27
5 5 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 312
2 Vic Willis 209
3 Christy Mathewson 190
4 Bill Donovan 184
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