On This Day

Wednesday, June 3, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	22	15	.595	--
Athletics	22	16	.579	0.5
Browns	19	14	.576	1.0
White Sox	20	15	.571	1.0
Naps	17	16	.515	3.0
Tigers	17	19	.472	4.5
Highlanders	15	21	.417	6.5
Senators	10	26	.278	11.5

Games

Americans 9, Highlanders 3

Athletics 5, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	30	11	.732	--
Giants	26	13	.667	3.0
Pirates	27	17	.614	4.5
Superbas	20	20	.500	9.5
Beaneaters	17	20	.459	11.0
Reds	18	22	.450	11.5
Cardinals	12	30	.286	18.5
Phillies	11	28	.282	18.0

Games

Cubs 11, Superbas 3

Beaneaters 6, Reds 0

Pirates 5, Giants 0

Cardinals 4, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Claude Ritchey	4
2	Danny Hoffman	3
2	Davy Jones	3
2	Socks Seybold	3
2	Sammy Strang	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ginger Beaumont	1
1	Buck Freeman	1
1	Danny Hoffman	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Kling	3
2	Duff Cooley	2
2	Clark Griffith	2
2	Dick Harley	2
2	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	1
1	Monte Cross	1
1	Bill Dahlen	1
1	Johnny Kling	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Wicker	0.36
2	Eddie Plank	0.33
3	Sam Leever	0.25
3	Bob Rhoads	0.25
5	Bill Duggleby	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sam Leever	1
1	Eddie Plank	1
1	Bob Rhoads	1
1	Bob Wicker	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Wicker	5
2	Eddie Plank	3
2	Bob Rhoads	3
4	Bill Duggleby	2
4	5 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Socks Seybold	.372
2	John Anderson	.368
3	Roger Bresnahan	.366
4	Sam Mertes	.365
5	Doc Casey	.365

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Socks Seybold	32
2	Bill Keister	30
3	Sam Mertes	28
4	Duff Cooley	27
4	Bill Dahlen	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dan McGann	23
1	Jimmy Sheckard	23
3	Honus Wagner	18
4	Sam Mertes	17
5	Frank Chance	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Patterson	1.70
2	Doc White	1.75
3	Earl Moore	1.89
4	Addie Joss	2.07
5	Eddie Plank	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	10
1	Rube Waddell	10
3	Joe McGinnity	9
3	Jack Taylor	9
5	Cy Young	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	108
2	Christy Mathewson	71
3	Wiley Piatt	59
4	Cy Young	55
5	Deacon Phillippe	50

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	.467
2	Jesse Burkett	.444
2	Claude Ritchey	.444
4	Candy LaChance	.432
5	Bill Bradley	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	3
2	Danny Hoffman	2
2	Tommy Leach	2
4	Ginger Beaumont	1
4	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duff Cooley	17
2	Bill Dahlen	13
2	Socks Seybold	13
4	Jack Doyle	11
5	2 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Harley	9
1	Dan McGann	9
3	John Anderson	7
3	Frank Chance	7
3	3 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Weldon Henley	0.00
2	Earl Moore	0.50
3	Roy Patterson	0.56
4	Doc White	0.67
5	Davey Dunkle	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Rube Waddell	4
3	Bill Dinneen	3
3	Ned Garvin	3
3	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	31
2	Wiley Piatt	23
3	Earl Moore	21
4	Addie Joss	19
5	4 tied	18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Claude Ritchey	.427
2	Socks Seybold	.390
3	Jesse Burkett	.386
4	George Browne	.384
5	Honus Wagner	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hobe Ferris	4
2	Buck Freeman	3
3	Ginger Beaumont	2
3	Danny Hoffman	2
3	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Socks Seybold	24
2	Bill Dahlen	22
3	John Anderson	21
4	Lave Cross	20
5	5 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dan McGann	17
2	Dick Harley	14
3	Frank Chance	13
3	Honus Wagner	13
5	Wid Conroy	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Willie Sudhoff	1.15
2	Doc White	1.52
3	Roy Patterson	1.53
4	Bill Dinneen	1.59
5	Ed Siever	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	8
2	Christy Mathewson	7
2	Jack Taylor	7
4	Bill Dinneen	6
4	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	71
2	Christy Mathewson	45
3	Wiley Piatt	41
4	Earl Moore	40
5	Jack Chesbro	37

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	.364
2	Charlie Hickman	.364
3	Ed Delahanty	.351
4	Honus Wagner	.339
5	Ginger Beaumont	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Socks Seybold	15
2	Hobe Ferris	12
3	Buck Freeman	11
4	Charlie Hickman	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	117
2	Buck Freeman	109
3	Socks Seybold	106
4	Lave Cross	101
5	Bill Keister	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	54
2	Honus Wagner	52
3	Dave Fultz	49
3	Jimmy Slagle	49
5	Sammy Strang	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Taylor	1.96
2	Jack Chesbro	2.10
3	Doc White	2.11
4	Rube Waddell	2.11
5	Cy Young	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	34
2	Togie Pittinger	29
2	Cy Young	29
4	Jack Chesbro	27
5	2 tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	318
2	Vic Willis	203
3	Christy Mathewson	192
4	Bill Donovan	184
5	Doc White	179

Saves

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