On This Day

Thursday, June 18, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 31 18 .633 --
Americans 29 20 .592 2.0
Naps 26 20 .565 3.5
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 16 .686 --
Pirates 37 17 .685 -0.5
Cubs 35 19 .648 1.5
Superbas 25 24 .510 9.0
Reds 22 26 .458 11.5
Beaneaters 20 30 .400 14.5
Phillies 15 34 .306 19.0
Cardinals 15 38 .283 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Patsy Dougherty 4
2 Harry Bay 3
2 Ginger Beaumont 3
2 Tommy Corcoran 3
2 Elmer Flick 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Bay 2
1 Ginger Beaumont 2
1 Fred Clarke 2
1 Tommy Corcoran 2
1 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kitty Bransfield 1
1 George Browne 1
1 Tom Daly 1
1 Patsy Dougherty 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Doheny 0.50
1 Christy Mathewson 0.50
3 Bill Bernhard 0.45
4 John Malarkey 0.31
5 Noodles Hahn 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bernhard 1
1 Ed Doheny 1
1 Noodles Hahn 1
1 Jake Weimer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bernhard 5
1 Christy Mathewson 5
3 Ed Doheny 4
3 John Malarkey 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Freddy Parent .385
2 Roger Bresnahan .363
3 Fred Clarke .361
4 Claude Ritchey .348
5 Honus Wagner .347

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
2 Honus Wagner 23
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 Ed Doheny 10
4 2 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 140
2 Christy Mathewson 92
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 .487
3 Jimmy Collins .413
4 Bill Bradley .382
5 Lave Cross .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Ryan 3
2 Bill Bradley 2
2 Socks Seybold 2
4 Ed Abbaticchio 1
4 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Claude Ritchey 13
2 Jack O'Brien 12
3 Bill Bradley 11
3 Harry Davis 11
3 Nap Lajoie 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Bay 6
1 Sam Mertes 6
3 Elmer Flick 5
3 Ollie Pickering 5
3 Honus Wagner 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Leever 0.00
1 Barney Wolfe 0.00
3 Oscar Jones 0.50
3 Eddie Plank 0.50
5 Tom Hughes 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 4
2 Chief Bender 3
2 Bill Bernhard 3
2 Ed Doheny 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 32
2 Christy Mathewson 21
3 Bill Donovan 20
3 Cy Young 20
5 Wiley Piatt 18

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 .434
2 Bill Bradley .388
3 Honus Wagner .371
4 Socks Seybold .368
5 Claude Ritchey .366

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 Duff Cooley 20
2 Nap Lajoie 20
4 Claude Ritchey 19
5 Jack O'Brien 18

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 1.14
2 Tom Hughes 1.19
3 Earl Moore 1.20
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
4 Bill Bernhard 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 67
2 Christy Mathewson 42
3 Wiley Piatt 41
4 Earl Moore 38
4 Deacon Phillippe 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roscoe Miller 2
2 Ed Doheny 1
2 George Mullin 1
2 Deacon Phillippe 1
2 2 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Hickman .362
2 Ed Delahanty .354
3 Nap Lajoie .342
4 Honus Wagner .341
5 Ginger Beaumont .339

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 109
3 Socks Seybold 104
4 Lave Cross 103
5 John Anderson 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 56
2 Sam Mertes 55
3 Jimmy Slagle 50
4 Dave Fultz 49
5 2 tied 46

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 210
3 Vic Willis 196
4 Bill Donovan 182
5 Togie Pittinger 179

Saves

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