On This Day

Tuesday, June 16, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	30	18	.625	--
Americans	28	18	.609	1.0
Naps	24	19	.558	3.5
Browns	21	20	.512	5.5
White Sox	21	22	.488	6.5
Highlanders	20	23	.465	7.5
Tigers	20	26	.435	9.0
Senators	14	32	.304	15.0

Games

Naps 7, Americans 0

Highlanders 1, White Sox 0

Athletics 9, Browns 3

Senators 5, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	34	15	.694	--
Pirates	36	17	.679	0.0
Cubs	34	19	.642	2.0
Superbas	24	23	.511	9.0
Reds	21	26	.447	12.0
Beaneaters	19	28	.404	14.0
Phillies	15	32	.319	18.0
Cardinals	15	38	.283	21.0

Games

Phillies 2, Giants 1

Pirates 6, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Evers	3
1	Freddy Parent	3
1	Claude Ritchey	3
1	Roy Thomas	3
5	17 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chick Fraser	1
1	Jimmy Ryan	1
1	Socks Seybold	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	3
1	Socks Seybold	3
3	Harry Davis	2
3	Ed Delahanty	2
3	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Green	2
1	Sam Mertes	2
1	Honus Wagner	2
4	Frank Bowerman	1
4	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Happy Townsend	1.33
2	Rube Waddell	0.57
3	Chick Fraser	0.56
4	Deacon Phillippe	0.40
5	Clark Griffith	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gus Dorner	1
1	Chick Fraser	1
1	Clark Griffith	1
1	Deacon Phillippe	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Happy Townsend	8
2	Chick Fraser	5
3	Bill Donovan	4
3	Deacon Phillippe	4
3	Rube Waddell	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Freddy Parent	.370
2	Fred Clarke	.360
3	Sam Mertes	.356
3	Claude Ritchey	.356
5	Roger Bresnahan	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hobe Ferris	6
2	Socks Seybold	4
3	Ginger Beaumont	3
3	Roger Bresnahan	3
3	9 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Socks Seybold	39
2	Bill Keister	36
3	Claude Ritchey	35
4	Charlie Carr	34
5	2 tied	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	27
2	Dan McGann	23
3	Sam Mertes	22
3	Honus Wagner	22
5	Frank Chance	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Addie Joss	1.81
2	Eddie Plank	1.83
3	Earl Moore	1.91
4	Rube Waddell	2.00
5	Bill Donovan	2.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	14
2	Christy Mathewson	13
3	Joe McGinnity	12
4	Jack Taylor	10
4	Cy Young	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	140
2	Christy Mathewson	87
3	Cy Young	75
4	Wiley Piatt	73
5	Bill Donovan	66

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	Freddy Parent	.467
2	Ed Delahanty	.447
3	Jimmy Collins	.422
4	Claude Ritchey	.405
5	Bill Bradley	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Ryan	3
2	Ginger Beaumont	2
2	Bill Bradley	2
4	Ed Abbaticchio	1
4	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Claude Ritchey	15
2	Harry Davis	12
3	Charlie Carr	11
3	Tommy Leach	11
5	4 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	7
2	Harry Bay	5
2	Sam Mertes	5
2	Jimmy Sheckard	5
2	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Leever	0.00
2	Oscar Jones	0.50
3	Deacon Phillippe	0.82
4	Addie Joss	0.89
5	Eddie Plank	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Deacon Phillippe	4
1	Rube Waddell	4
3	Chief Bender	3
3	Chick Fraser	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	32
2	Deacon Phillippe	21
2	Cy Young	21
4	Bill Donovan	20
5	Jack Taylor	19

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	.396
2	Bill Bradley	.391
3	Claude Ritchey	.390
4	Honus Wagner	.375
5	Jesse Burkett	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	3
1	Jimmy Ryan	3
3	Ginger Beaumont	2
3	Bill Bradley	2
3	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Claude Ritchey	21
2	Socks Seybold	20
3	Duff Cooley	19
3	Charlie Hickman	19
3	Nap Lajoie	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Harley	13
1	Sam Mertes	13
1	Honus Wagner	13
4	Jimmy Sheckard	12
5	Frank Chance	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.16
2	Tom Hughes	1.26
3	Earl Moore	1.40
4	Tully Sparks	1.60
5	Sam Leever	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	9
2	Christy Mathewson	8
3	Joe McGinnity	6
4	Bill Dinneen	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	67
2	Wiley Piatt	40
3	Deacon Phillippe	38
4	Christy Mathewson	37
5	2 tied	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	.347
4	Honus Wagner	.342
5	Ginger Beaumont	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Socks Seybold	14
2	Hobe Ferris	12
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	107
3	Socks Seybold	103
4	Lave Cross	102
5	John Anderson	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	56
2	Honus Wagner	55
3	Jimmy Slagle	50
4	Dave Fultz	48
4	Sammy Strang	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	2.03
2	Jack Chesbro	2.13
3	Jack Taylor	2.13
4	Cy Young	2.18
5	Ed Siever	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	38
2	Togie Pittinger	29
3	Cy Young	28
4	Jack Chesbro	27
5	Jack Taylor	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	350
2	Christy Mathewson	206
3	Vic Willis	199
4	Bill Donovan	186
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