On This Day

Tuesday, June 9, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 26 16 .619 --
Athletics 26 17 .605 0.5
Browns 21 16 .568 2.5
Naps 21 17 .553 3.0
White Sox 20 20 .500 5.0
Tigers 19 22 .463 6.5
Highlanders 17 23 .425 8.0
Senators 11 30 .268 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 31 13 .705 --
Cubs 32 15 .681 0.5
Pirates 32 17 .653 1.5
Superbas 23 22 .511 8.5
Reds 19 23 .452 11.0
Beaneaters 17 25 .405 13.0
Phillies 12 30 .286 18.0
Cardinals 13 34 .277 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Bradley 5
2 Fred Abbott 3
2 Roger Bresnahan 3
2 Charlie Carr 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Bradley 1
1 Charlie Carr 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Bradley 4
2 Charlie Carr 3
3 Monte Cross 2
3 Bill Keister 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Crawford 2
2 Frank Bowerman 1
2 George Browne 1
2 Charlie Carr 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Waddell 1.00
2 Christy Mathewson 0.86
3 Red Donahue 0.71
4 Jack Chesbro 0.67
5 George Mullin 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 George Mullin 1
1 Jack Taylor 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Young 8
2 Rube Waddell 7
3 Christy Mathewson 6
4 Red Donahue 5
4 Vic Willis 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roscoe Miller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Clarke .377
2 Honus Wagner .368
3 Sam Mertes .365
4 Freddy Parent .361
5 Roger Bresnahan .358

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Keister 35
1 Socks Seybold 35
3 Charlie Carr 34
4 Sam Mertes 32
5 Hobe Ferris 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 27
2 Dan McGann 23
3 Honus Wagner 20
4 Frank Chance 18
4 Sam Mertes 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Addie Joss 1.97
2 Eddie Plank 2.00
3 Earl Moore 2.03
4 Doc White 2.05
5 Bill Donovan 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 12
1 Rube Waddell 12
3 Joe McGinnity 11
4 Jack Taylor 10
5 Cy Young 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 122
2 Christy Mathewson 82
3 Cy Young 72
4 Wiley Piatt 62
5 George Mullin 59

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 2
1 Roscoe Miller 2
3 Ed Doheny 1
3 Bill Duggleby 1
3 9 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Bradley .490
2 Candy LaChance .457
3 Honus Wagner .446
4 Bill Friel .433
5 Ed Delahanty .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 3
2 Ginger Beaumont 2
3 Harry Bay 1
3 Bill Bradley 1
3 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 14
2 Charlie Carr 13
2 Jack Doyle 13
4 Jack O'Brien 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Anderson 8
2 Frank Chance 6
2 Dick Harley 6
2 Jimmy Sheckard 6
2 Sammy Strang 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Happy Townsend 0.50
2 John Deering 0.69
3 Deacon Phillippe 0.75
3 Ed Siever 0.75
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 5
1 Rube Waddell 5
3 Joe McGinnity 4
4 Bill Dinneen 3
4 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 39
2 Cy Young 24
3 Christy Mathewson 23
4 Jack Chesbro 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Doheny 1
1 Roscoe Miller 1
1 Henry Schmidt 1
1 Cy Young 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .407
2 Claude Ritchey .402
3 Freddy Parent .392
4 Bill Bradley .391
5 Charlie Carr .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 3
2 Ginger Beaumont 2
2 Danny Hoffman 2
2 Johnny Kling 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Carr 24
2 Charlie Hickman 23
3 Sam Crawford 21
4 John Anderson 20
4 Socks Seybold 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 14
2 Frank Chance 13
3 Dick Harley 12
3 Jimmy Sheckard 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Sudhoff 0.82
2 Bill Dinneen 1.43
3 Tully Sparks 1.50
4 Bill Bernhard 1.67
5 Deacon Phillippe 1.81

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 76
2 Christy Mathewson 52
3 Earl Moore 42
4 George Mullin 38
4 Cy Young 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roscoe Miller 2
2 Bill Dinneen 1
2 Ed Doheny 1
2 Bill Duggleby 1
2 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .359
2 Charlie Hickman .357
3 Ed Delahanty .357
4 Honus Wagner .345
5 Bill Bradley .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 13
1 Socks Seybold 13
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 108
3 Socks Seybold 105
4 Lave Cross 103
5 John Anderson 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 53
1 Honus Wagner 53
3 Jimmy Slagle 49
4 Dave Fultz 48
5 Sammy Strang 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 2.01
2 Jack Chesbro 2.10
3 Rube Waddell 2.10
4 Cy Young 2.20
5 Doc White 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 36
2 Togie Pittinger 29
3 Cy Young 28
4 Jack Chesbro 27
5 3 tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 332
2 Vic Willis 204
3 Christy Mathewson 201
4 Bill Donovan 184
5 Togie Pittinger 181

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sam Leever 3
2 Bill Dinneen 2
2 Roscoe Miller 2
2 Vic Willis 2
2 Snake Wiltse 2