On This Day

Monday, June 15, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 28 17 .622 --
Athletics 29 18 .617 0.0
Naps 23 19 .548 3.5
Browns 21 19 .525 4.5
White Sox 21 21 .500 5.5
Highlanders 19 23 .452 7.5
Tigers 20 25 .444 8.0
Senators 13 32 .289 15.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 34 14 .708 --
Pirates 35 17 .673 1.0
Cubs 34 18 .654 2.0
Superbas 24 23 .511 9.5
Reds 21 26 .447 12.5
Beaneaters 19 28 .404 14.5
Phillies 14 32 .304 19.0
Cardinals 15 38 .283 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Homer Smoot 3
2 Kitty Bransfield 2
2 Harry Davis 2
2 Ed Delahanty 2
2 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Corcoran 2
1 Patsy Donovan 2
1 Sam Leever 2
4 Boileryard Clarke 1
4 6 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Corcoran 2
2 Jimmy Barrett 1
2 Boileryard Clarke 1
2 Bill Coughlin 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Plank 2.00
2 Sam Leever 1.00
3 Casey Patten 0.71
4 Red Donahue 0.56
5 George Mullin 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 Sam Leever 1
1 Casey Patten 1
1 Eddie Plank 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Plank 6
2 Red Donahue 5
2 Bob Ewing 5
2 Casey Patten 5
5 George Mullin 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Clarke .363
2 Freddy Parent .361
3 Sam Mertes .360
4 Roger Bresnahan .355
5 Honus Wagner .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 6
2 Ginger Beaumont 3
2 Roger Bresnahan 3
2 Monte Cross 3
2 8 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Keister 36
1 Socks Seybold 36
3 Charlie Carr 34
4 Claude Ritchey 33
5 Sam Mertes 32

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Addie Joss 1.81
2 Eddie Plank 1.83
3 Bill Donovan 1.85
4 Earl Moore 1.91
5 Rube Waddell 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 13
1 Rube Waddell 13
3 Joe McGinnity 12
4 Jack Taylor 10
4 Cy Young 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 136
2 Christy Mathewson 87
3 Cy Young 75
4 Wiley Piatt 73
5 George Mullin 63

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 Deacon McGuire .429
2 Jimmy Collins .426
2 Ed Delahanty .426
4 Bill Bradley .409
5 Candy LaChance .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 3
2 Ginger Beaumont 2
2 Bill Bradley 2
2 Jimmy Ryan 2
5 22 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Claude Ritchey 13
2 Charlie Carr 12
2 Buck Freeman 12
2 Jack O'Brien 12
5 3 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 7
2 John Anderson 5
2 Harry Bay 5
2 Jimmy Sheckard 5
2 Sammy Strang 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Leever 0.00
1 Deacon Phillippe 0.00
1 Bill Donovan 0.00
4 Oscar Jones 0.50
5 Rube Waddell 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 4
1 Rube Waddell 4
3 Chief Bender 3
3 Sam Leever 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 34
2 Cy Young 21
3 Christy Mathewson 18
4 Deacon Phillippe 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Freddy Parent .402
2 Bill Bradley .383
3 Candy LaChance .383
4 Honus Wagner .375
5 Claude Ritchey .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 3
2 Ginger Beaumont 2
2 Bill Bradley 2
2 Kitty Bransfield 2
2 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Claude Ritchey 21
2 Charlie Hickman 20
3 Duff Cooley 19
4 Bill Bradley 17
4 3 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Harley 12
1 Jimmy Sheckard 12
3 Frank Chance 11
3 Sam Mertes 11
3 Honus Wagner 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Sudhoff 1.17
2 Bill Dinneen 1.24
3 Tom Hughes 1.26
4 Christy Mathewson 1.39
5 Earl Moore 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 9
2 Rube Waddell 8
3 Joe McGinnity 6
3 Cy Young 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 63
2 Christy Mathewson 44
3 Wiley Piatt 40
4 Cy Young 38
5 Earl Moore 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roscoe Miller 2
2 Ed Doheny 1
2 George Mullin 1
2 Bill Phillips 1
2 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Hickman .359
2 Ed Delahanty .351
3 Nap Lajoie .344
4 Honus Wagner .342
5 Ginger Beaumont .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 13
1 Socks Seybold 13
3 Buck Freeman 11
4 Charlie Hickman 10
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 113
2 Buck Freeman 109
3 Lave Cross 101
4 Socks Seybold 100
5 John Anderson 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 54
2 Honus Wagner 53
3 Jimmy Slagle 50
4 Sammy Strang 48
5 2 tied 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 2.03
2 Rube Waddell 2.03
3 Jack Chesbro 2.13
4 Ed Siever 2.14
5 Cy Young 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 37
2 Togie Pittinger 29
3 Cy Young 28
4 Jack Chesbro 27
5 Jack Taylor 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 346
2 Christy Mathewson 206
3 Vic Willis 199
4 Bill Donovan 182
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