On This Day

Wednesday, June 24, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 33 21 .611 --
Athletics 32 22 .593 1.0
Browns 26 21 .553 3.5
Naps 27 24 .529 4.5
White Sox 25 24 .510 5.5
Highlanders 22 25 .468 7.5
Tigers 22 27 .449 8.5
Senators 14 37 .275 17.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 39 17 .696 --
Giants 36 17 .679 1.5
Cubs 36 20 .643 3.0
Superbas 27 24 .529 9.5
Reds 24 26 .480 12.0
Beaneaters 20 33 .377 17.5
Phillies 15 36 .294 21.5
Cardinals 16 40 .286 23.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nap Lajoie 5
2 Kid Elberfeld 4
3 Harry Bay 3
3 Charlie Hickman 3
5 12 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ossee Schrecongost 3
2 John Ganzel 2
2 Charlie Hickman 2
2 Nap Lajoie 2
5 15 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wid Conroy 1
1 Harry Davis 1
1 John Ganzel 1
1 Danny Green 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Addie Joss 1.25
2 Frank Owen 0.75
3 Rube Waddell 0.67
4 Bill Dinneen 0.62
5 Red Donahue 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 John Deering 1
1 Red Donahue 1
1 Addie Joss 1
1 Frank Owen 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 6
2 Bill Dinneen 5
2 Addie Joss 5
4 Red Donahue 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Bresnahan .374
2 Fred Clarke .365
3 Honus Wagner .364
4 Freddy Parent .358
5 Claude Ritchey .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 6
2 Socks Seybold 5
3 Buck Freeman 4
4 Ginger Beaumont 3
4 12 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 42
2 Bill Keister 41
3 Charlie Hickman 39
4 Charlie Carr 37
5 Sam Mertes 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 29
2 Sam Mertes 25
3 Honus Wagner 24
4 Dan McGann 23
5 Frank Chance 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Addie Joss 1.71
2 Earl Moore 1.82
3 Bill Donovan 1.98
4 John Deering 1.99
5 Rube Waddell 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 14
2 Christy Mathewson 13
2 Joe McGinnity 13
4 Cy Young 11
5 3 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 149
2 Christy Mathewson 98
3 Wiley Piatt 84
4 Cy Young 80
5 Bill Donovan 72

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 2
1 Roscoe Miller 2
3 Ed Doheny 1
3 Bill Duggleby 1
3 10 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Patsy Dougherty .440
2 Fred Tenney .421
3 Buck Freeman .383
4 Ed Delahanty .368
4 Cy Seymour .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Ryan 3
2 Charlie Hickman 2
2 Socks Seybold 2
2 Honus Wagner 2
5 15 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 13
2 Charlie Hickman 11
3 Nap Lajoie 10
4 Ginger Beaumont 7
4 4 others tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 7
2 Monte Cross 5
2 Patsy Donovan 5
2 Danny Green 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 0.00
2 Patsy Flaherty 0.47
3 Addie Joss 0.89
4 Oscar Jones 1.00
4 Sam Leever 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 3
1 Tom Hughes 3
1 Deacon Phillippe 3
4 Bill Bernhard 2
4 18 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 27
2 Wiley Piatt 22
3 Casey Patten 19
4 Bill Donovan 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ned Garvin 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .407
2 Ed Delahanty .388
3 Bill Bradley .371
3 Claude Ritchey .371
5 2 tied .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 4
2 Jimmy Ryan 3
2 Socks Seybold 3
2 Honus Wagner 3
5 4 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 23
2 Socks Seybold 21
3 Nap Lajoie 20
4 Charlie Hickman 19
4 Claude Ritchey 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Patsy Donovan 10
1 Dick Harley 10
1 Sam Mertes 10
4 John Anderson 9
4 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Addie Joss 1.12
2 John Deering 1.19
3 Earl Moore 1.31
4 Happy Townsend 1.47
5 2 tied 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 7
2 Christy Mathewson 6
2 Joe McGinnity 6
2 Deacon Phillippe 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 66
2 Wiley Piatt 48
3 Earl Moore 41
4 Christy Mathewson 39
5 Ned Garvin 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roscoe Miller 2
2 Ed Doheny 1
2 Ned Garvin 1
2 Henry Schmidt 1
2 Cy Young 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Hickman .356
2 Ed Delahanty .355
3 Honus Wagner .353
4 Nap Lajoie .349
5 Fielder Jones .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 15
2 Hobe Ferris 12
2 Buck Freeman 12
4 Charlie Hickman 10
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 114
2 Charlie Hickman 111
3 Socks Seybold 104
4 Lave Cross 101
5 Tommy Leach 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 56
2 Sam Mertes 54
3 Dave Fultz 49
4 Jimmy Slagle 47
5 Topsy Hartsel 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Siever 1.95
2 Rube Waddell 2.06
3 Jack Chesbro 2.13
4 Cy Young 2.22
5 Noodles Hahn 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 38
2 Togie Pittinger 28
2 Cy Young 28
4 Jack Chesbro 27
5 Bill Dinneen 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 359
2 Christy Mathewson 216
3 Vic Willis 192
4 Bill Donovan 186
5 Togie Pittinger 174

Saves

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