On This Day

Thursday, July 2, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	39	23	.629	--
Athletics	36	26	.581	3.0
Naps	32	27	.542	5.5
White Sox	30	27	.526	6.5
Highlanders	27	28	.491	8.5
Tigers	27	30	.474	9.5
Browns	26	29	.473	9.5
Senators	16	43	.271	21.5

Games

White Sox 6, Americans 2

Naps 11, Athletics 6

Tigers 1, Senators 0

Highlanders 3, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	43	20	.683	--
Giants	38	21	.644	3.0
Cubs	38	26	.594	5.5
Superbas	30	28	.517	10.5
Reds	28	28	.500	11.5
Beaneaters	24	36	.400	17.5
Cardinals	21	42	.333	22.0
Phillies	19	40	.322	22.0

Games

Pirates 8, Superbas 4

Reds 2, Beaneaters 0

Phillies 7, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Nap Lajoie	4
2	Jake Beckley	3
2	Lave Cross	3
2	Patsy Dougherty	3
2	Danny Murphy	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hickman	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack McCarthy	3
2	Harry Bemis	2
2	Elmer Flick	2
2	Charlie Hickman	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sebring	2
2	Ed Abbaticchio	1
2	Fred Abbott	1
2	Shad Barry	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Frank Owen	0.86
2	Noodles Hahn	0.75
3	Kaiser Wilhelm	0.50
3	Vic Willis	0.50
5	Pop Williams	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Noodles Hahn	1
1	Earl Moore	1
1	George Mullin	1
1	Frank Owen	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Noodles Hahn	6
1	Frank Owen	6
1	Vic Willis	6
4	Pop Williams	5
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.375
2	Roger Bresnahan	.369
3	Fred Clarke	.359
4	Harry Steinfeldt	.354
5	Nap Lajoie	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hobe Ferris	6
2	Socks Seybold	5
2	Honus Wagner	5
4	Harry Davis	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lave Cross	44
1	Charlie Hickman	44
1	Bill Keister	44
4	Socks Seybold	42
5	3 tied	40

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	32
2	Sam Mertes	27
3	Honus Wagner	25
4	Frank Chance	23
4	Dan McGann	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Donovan	1.81
2	Cy Young	1.83
3	Doc White	1.88
4	Earl Moore	1.93
5	George Mullin	1.94

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	161
2	Christy Mathewson	111
3	Wiley Piatt	96
4	Cy Young	85
5	George Mullin	82

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Dinneen	2
1	Roscoe Miller	2
1	Henry Schmidt	2
4	Ed Doheny	1
4	10 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.489
2	Nap Lajoie	.467
3	Jack Doyle	.433
4	Ginger Beaumont	.426
5	Mike Donlin	.421

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Honus Wagner	4
2	Charlie Hickman	2
2	John Titus	2
2	Jimmy Williams	2
5	10 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	16
2	Buck Freeman	15
3	Fred Clarke	13
3	Charlie Hickman	13
3	Nap Lajoie	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Dexter	7
1	Ducky Holmes	7
3	Monte Cross	6
3	Danny Green	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cy Young	0.00
2	George Mullin	0.26
3	Jake Weimer	0.33
4	Roy Patterson	0.65
5	Noodles Hahn	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bernhard	3
1	Noodles Hahn	3
1	Oscar Jones	3
1	George Mullin	3
1	Cy Young	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	24
2	Rube Waddell	21
3	George Mullin	19
3	Wiley Piatt	19
5	John Malarkey	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ned Garvin	1
1	Henry Schmidt	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.419
2	Ginger Beaumont	.385
3	Nap Lajoie	.384
4	Roger Bresnahan	.383
5	Sam Crawford	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Honus Wagner	4
2	Charlie Hickman	3
2	Jimmy Ryan	3
4	Ginger Beaumont	2
4	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	23
2	Buck Freeman	22
2	Honus Wagner	22
4	Lave Cross	21
4	Charlie Hickman	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	10
1	Monte Cross	10
1	Sam Mertes	10
1	Jimmy Sheckard	10
5	3 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Mullin	1.05
2	Bill Donovan	1.10
3	Cy Young	1.33
4	Barney Wolfe	1.37
5	Tom Hughes	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	6
1	Deacon Phillippe	6
1	Cy Young	6
4	Bill Bernhard	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	53
2	Christy Mathewson	40
3	Wiley Piatt	37
4	Bill Donovan	35
5	George Mullin	34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.361
2	Nap Lajoie	.360
3	Charlie Hickman	.359
4	Ed Delahanty	.355
5	Ginger Beaumont	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Socks Seybold	13
2	Hobe Ferris	11
2	Buck Freeman	11
4	Charlie Hickman	10
5	Jimmy Williams	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	109
1	Charlie Hickman	109
3	Lave Cross	106
4	Tommy Leach	99
5	Socks Seybold	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	56
1	Honus Wagner	56
3	Dave Fultz	51
4	Jimmy Slagle	47
5	Topsy Hartsel	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Siever	1.96
2	Rube Waddell	2.06
3	Cy Young	2.10
4	Bill Bernhard	2.10
5	Jack Chesbro	2.15

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	353
2	Christy Mathewson	224
3	Togie Pittinger	183
4	Bill Donovan	181
5	Vic Willis	175

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sam Leever	3
2	Bill Dinneen	2
2	Roscoe Miller	2
2	Henry Schmidt	2
2	Snake Wiltse	2