On This Day

Friday, July 3, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 44 20 .688 --
Giants 38 21 .644 3.5
Cubs 38 26 .594 6.0
Superbas 30 28 .517 11.0
Reds 28 28 .500 12.0
Beaneaters 24 36 .400 18.0
Cardinals 21 42 .333 22.5
Phillies 19 41 .317 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rudy Hulswitt 2
1 Bill Keister 2
1 Otto Krueger 2
1 Tommy Leach 2
1 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Phelps 2
2 Shad Barry 1
2 Kid Gleason 1
2 Rudy Hulswitt 1
2 4 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Dooin 1
1 Harry Wolverton 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Brickyard Kennedy 0.17
2 Bill Duggleby 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brickyard Kennedy 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brickyard Kennedy 2
2 Bill Duggleby 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .377
2 Roger Bresnahan .369
3 Fred Clarke .356
4 Harry Steinfeldt .354
5 Bill Keister .348

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 .511
2 Nap Lajoie .482
3 Jack Doyle .433
4 Mike Donlin .412
5 2 tied .400

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 13
3 Charlie Hickman 12
3 Nap Lajoie 12
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 0.00
1 Noodles Hahn 0.00
3 George Mullin 0.26
4 Jake Weimer 0.50
5 Roy Patterson 0.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Oscar Jones 3
1 George Mullin 3
1 Cy Young 3
4 Chief Bender 2
4 24 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 21
2 Christy Mathewson 19
2 George Mullin 19
2 Wiley Piatt 19
5 Jack Powell 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ned Garvin 1
1 Henry Schmidt 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .412
2 Nap Lajoie .387
3 Roger Bresnahan .385
4 Fred Tenney .379
5 Ginger Beaumont .378

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
3 Charlie Hickman 21
4 Honus Wagner 20
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 10
1 Jimmy Sheckard 10
3 Monte Cross 9
3 Charlie Dexter 9
3 2 others 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 Cy Young 6
2 Chief Bender 5
2 Bill Bernhard 5
2 Oscar Jones 5
2 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 Nap Lajoie .362
2 Honus Wagner .361
3 Charlie Hickman .358
4 Ed Delahanty .352
5 Ginger Beaumont .342

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 109
2 Buck Freeman 107
3 Lave Cross 106
4 Tommy Leach 100
5 Socks Seybold 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 56
2 Sam Mertes 54
3 Dave Fultz 51
4 Jimmy Slagle 47
5 2 tied 45

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 Cy Young 29
3 Togie Pittinger 28
4 Jack Chesbro 27
5 Bill Dinneen 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 353
2 Christy Mathewson 216
3 Bill Donovan 181
4 Togie Pittinger 177
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