On This Day

Wednesday, June 17, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 31 18 .633 --
Americans 29 19 .604 1.5
Naps 25 20 .556 4.0
Browns 21 21 .500 6.5
White Sox 21 23 .477 7.5
Highlanders 21 23 .477 7.5
Tigers 20 26 .435 9.5
Senators 14 32 .304 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 35 15 .700 --
Pirates 36 17 .679 0.5
Cubs 34 19 .642 2.5
Superbas 25 24 .510 9.5
Reds 21 26 .447 12.5
Beaneaters 20 29 .408 14.5
Phillies 15 33 .313 19.0
Cardinals 15 38 .283 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tim Flood 5
1 Freddy Parent 5
3 Bill Bradley 4
3 Patsy Dougherty 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Henry Schmidt 1
1 Socks Seybold 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack O'Brien 3
1 Henry Schmidt 3
3 Lave Cross 2
3 John Dobbs 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Doyle 2
1 Elmer Flick 2
3 Charlie Babb 1
3 Shad Barry 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Barney Wolfe 0.75
2 Ned Garvin 0.67
3 Earl Moore 0.60
4 Tom Hughes 0.50
5 Chief Bender 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 Earl Moore 1
1 Togie Pittinger 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ned Garvin 6
1 Earl Moore 6
3 Togie Pittinger 5
4 Tom Hughes 4
4 Wiley Piatt 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Freddy Parent .382
2 Roger Bresnahan .366
3 Fred Clarke .360
4 Claude Ritchey .356
5 Sam Mertes .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 6
2 Socks Seybold 5
3 Ginger Beaumont 3
3 Roger Bresnahan 3
3 9 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 41
2 Bill Keister 36
3 Claude Ritchey 35
4 Charlie Carr 34
4 2 others tied 34

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 1.82
2 Eddie Plank 1.83
3 Addie Joss 1.84
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 Wiley Piatt 77
4 Cy Young 75
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 .489
2 Ed Delahanty .442
3 Fred Tenney .419
4 Claude Ritchey .412
5 Bill Bradley .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Ryan 3
2 Ginger Beaumont 2
2 Bill Bradley 2
2 Socks Seybold 2
5 19 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Claude Ritchey 14
2 Jack O'Brien 12
3 Harry Davis 11
3 Tommy Leach 11
5 4 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Bay 6
1 Sam Mertes 6
3 Frank Chance 5
3 Elmer Flick 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Leever 0.00
1 Barney Wolfe 0.00
3 Oscar Jones 0.50
4 Tom Hughes 0.87
5 Chief Bender 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 4
2 Chief Bender 3
2 Chick Fraser 3
2 Sam Leever 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 32
2 Cy Young 21
3 Bill Donovan 20
4 Wiley Piatt 18
5 Earl Moore 17

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 .418
2 Bill Bradley .402
3 Claude Ritchey .390
4 Honus Wagner .375
5 Socks Seybold .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 3
1 Jimmy Ryan 3
1 Socks Seybold 3
4 Ginger Beaumont 2
4 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 22
2 Claude Ritchey 21
3 Duff Cooley 20
4 Nap Lajoie 19
4 Jack O'Brien 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 14
2 Dick Harley 13
2 Honus Wagner 13
4 Jimmy Sheckard 12
5 Frank Chance 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 1.16
2 Tom Hughes 1.19
3 Earl Moore 1.33
4 Eddie Plank 1.57
5 Sam Leever 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 9
2 Christy Mathewson 8
3 Joe McGinnity 6
3 Earl Moore 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 67
2 Wiley Piatt 44
3 Earl Moore 41
4 Deacon Phillippe 38
5 Christy Mathewson 37

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 .343
4 Honus Wagner .342
5 Ginger Beaumont .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 15
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 114
2 Buck Freeman 107
3 Socks Seybold 104
4 Lave Cross 103
5 John Anderson 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 56
2 Honus Wagner 55
3 Jimmy Slagle 50
4 Dave Fultz 49
5 Topsy Hartsel 47

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 30
3 Cy Young 28
4 Jack Chesbro 27
5 Jack Taylor 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 350
2 Christy Mathewson 205
3 Vic Willis 199
4 Togie Pittinger 186
5 Bill Donovan 182

Saves

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