On This Day

Friday, June 5, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 24 15 .615 --
Browns 21 14 .600 1.0
Athletics 23 17 .575 1.5
White Sox 20 17 .541 3.0
Naps 18 17 .514 4.0
Tigers 18 20 .474 5.5
Highlanders 16 22 .421 7.5
Senators 10 28 .263 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 30 13 .698 --
Giants 28 13 .683 1.0
Pirates 29 17 .630 2.5
Superbas 21 20 .512 8.0
Reds 18 22 .450 10.5
Beaneaters 17 22 .436 11.0
Phillies 11 28 .282 17.0
Cardinals 12 31 .279 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred Clarke 5
2 Ginger Beaumont 4
2 Fielder Jones 4
4 Bill Bradley 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ginger Beaumont 1
1 Hobe Ferris 1
1 Herm McFarland 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hobe Ferris 4
2 Charlie Hickman 3
2 Candy LaChance 3
2 Herm McFarland 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jesse Burkett 1
1 Charlie Carr 1
1 Doc Casey 1
1 Lave Cross 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Donovan 1.14
2 Joe McGinnity 0.56
3 Rube Waddell 0.50
4 Happy Townsend 0.33
5 Norwood Gibson 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Doheny 1
1 Norwood Gibson 1
1 Clark Griffith 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Donovan 8
2 Clark Griffith 6
2 Rube Waddell 6
4 Joe McGinnity 5
4 Cy Young 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Young 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Clarke .385
2 Doc Casey .370
3 Socks Seybold .368
4 John Anderson .362
5 Sam Mertes .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 6
2 Ginger Beaumont 3
2 Monte Cross 3
2 Patsy Dougherty 3
2 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 33
2 Charlie Carr 30
2 Hobe Ferris 30
2 Bill Keister 30
2 Sam Mertes 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 24
2 Dan McGann 23
3 Honus Wagner 18
4 Sam Mertes 17
5 Frank Chance 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 1.91
2 Earl Moore 2.03
3 Bill Donovan 2.06
4 Addie Joss 2.07
5 Eddie Plank 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 11
1 Rube Waddell 11
3 Joe McGinnity 10
4 Jack Taylor 9
5 3 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 115
2 Christy Mathewson 76
3 Cy Young 60
4 Wiley Piatt 59
5 George Mullin 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 2
2 Ed Doheny 1
2 Bill Duggleby 1
2 Sam Leever 1
2 8 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Candy LaChance .500
2 Socks Seybold .435
3 Bill Bradley .429
4 Jesse Burkett .400
4 2 others tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 3
2 Ginger Beaumont 2
2 Herm McFarland 2
4 Kitty Bransfield 1
4 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duff Cooley 17
2 Socks Seybold 14
3 Bill Dahlen 13
3 Jack Doyle 13
3 Candy LaChance 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Anderson 8
1 Dick Harley 8
3 Frank Chance 7
3 Bill Dahlen 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chappie McFarland 0.50
2 Bill Dinneen 1.00
2 Willie Sudhoff 1.00
4 Cy Young 1.16
5 2 tied 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 5
2 Christy Mathewson 4
3 Bill Dinneen 3
3 Ed Doheny 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 38
2 Earl Moore 25
3 Wiley Piatt 23
4 Jack Chesbro 20
5 Joe McGinnity 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Doheny 1
1 Roscoe Miller 1
1 George Mullin 1
1 Cy Young 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Claude Ritchey .423
2 George Browne .393
3 Socks Seybold .386
4 Fred Clarke .386
5 Candy LaChance .381

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 24
2 Charlie Carr 23
3 John Anderson 22
3 Sam Crawford 22
3 Charlie Hickman 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan McGann 17
2 Dick Harley 14
3 Frank Chance 13
4 Honus Wagner 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Sudhoff 1.13
2 Bill Dinneen 1.59
3 Doc White 1.72
4 Ed Siever 1.72
5 Bill Donovan 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 9
2 Christy Mathewson 8
3 Jack Taylor 7
4 Bill Dinneen 6
4 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 78
2 Christy Mathewson 50
3 Earl Moore 42
4 Wiley Piatt 41
5 George Mullin 39

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 .363
2 Nap Lajoie .363
3 Ed Delahanty .348
4 Honus Wagner .339
5 Fred Clarke .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 14
2 Hobe Ferris 13
3 Buck Freeman 11
4 Charlie Hickman 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 119
2 Buck Freeman 109
3 Socks Seybold 106
4 Lave Cross 101
5 John Anderson 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 54
2 Honus Wagner 52
3 Dave Fultz 49
3 Jimmy Slagle 49
5 2 tied 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 2.04
2 Jack Chesbro 2.10
3 Cy Young 2.12
4 Rube Waddell 2.15
5 Doc White 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 35
2 Togie Pittinger 29
2 Cy Young 29
4 Jack Chesbro 27
5 Red Donahue 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 325
2 Christy Mathewson 197
3 Vic Willis 196
4 Bill Donovan 192
5 Togie Pittinger 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sam Leever 3
2 Bill Dinneen 2
2 Vic Willis 2
2 Snake Wiltse 2
5 20 tied 1