On This Day

Monday, July 6, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	42	23	.646	--
Athletics	38	27	.585	4.0
Naps	34	28	.548	6.5
Highlanders	30	28	.517	8.5
White Sox	30	30	.500	9.5
Tigers	28	32	.467	11.5
Browns	26	32	.448	12.5
Senators	17	45	.274	23.5

Games

Americans 8, Browns 6

Highlanders 4, White Sox 2

Athletics 6, Tigers 5

Naps 1, Senators 0

Naps 3, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	47	20	.701	--
Giants	40	22	.645	4.5
Cubs	39	28	.582	8.0
Reds	31	30	.508	13.0
Superbas	32	31	.508	13.0
Beaneaters	26	37	.413	19.0
Cardinals	22	44	.333	24.5
Phillies	19	44	.302	26.0

Games

Giants 5, Cubs 1

Superbas 9, Reds 3

Reds 11, Superbas 3

Pirates 4, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jake Beckley	3
1	Bill Bergen	3
1	Bill Dahlen	3
1	Jack Doyle	3
1	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	John Anderson	1
1	John Dobbs	1
1	Herm McFarland	1
1	Ossee Schrecongost	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Anderson	4
2	John Dobbs	3
2	Jack Doyle	3
2	Noodles Hahn	3
2	Harry Steinfeldt	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Beckley	4
2	Bill Bradley	2
2	Patsy Dougherty	2
4	Bill Bergen	1
4	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Noodles Hahn	0.83
2	Bill Bernhard	0.80
3	Christy Mathewson	0.50
4	Cy Young	0.47
5	Casey Patten	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bernhard	1
1	Ned Garvin	1
1	Noodles Hahn	1
1	Addie Joss	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	7
1	Cy Young	7
3	Rube Waddell	6
4	Bob Ewing	5
4	Noodles Hahn	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.375
2	Roger Bresnahan	.369
3	Fred Clarke	.355
4	Harry Steinfeldt	.353
5	Sam Mertes	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hobe Ferris	6
2	Socks Seybold	5
2	Honus Wagner	5
4	Harry Davis	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lave Cross	46
1	Charlie Hickman	46
3	Honus Wagner	45
4	Bill Keister	44
4	Sam Mertes	44

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	34
2	Sam Mertes	28
3	Frank Chance	26
3	Honus Wagner	26
5	Dan McGann	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Donovan	1.68
2	Earl Moore	1.93
3	Cy Young	1.94
4	Doc White	1.96
5	Addie Joss	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	15
1	Joe McGinnity	15
1	Rube Waddell	15
4	Cy Young	14
5	Deacon Phillippe	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	176
2	Christy Mathewson	118
3	Wiley Piatt	100
4	Cy Young	92
5	Bill Donovan	90

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Dinneen	2
1	Roscoe Miller	2
1	Henry Schmidt	2
4	Ed Doheny	1
4	11 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Beckley	.431
2	Honus Wagner	.426
3	Ginger Beaumont	.422
4	Nap Lajoie	.412
5	Harry Steinfeldt	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	John Titus	2
1	Honus Wagner	2
1	Jimmy Williams	2
4	John Anderson	1
4	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	15
2	Harry Steinfeldt	13
3	Cozy Dolan	12
3	Jack Doyle	12
5	5 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Beckley	8
2	Charlie Dexter	7
2	Ducky Holmes	7
2	Jimmy Sheckard	7
5	5 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bernhard	0.50
1	Tom Hughes	0.50
3	Bill Donovan	0.55
4	Bill Dinneen	0.69
5	Roy Patterson	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Young	4
2	Bill Bernhard	3
2	Jack Chesbro	3
2	Noodles Hahn	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	33
2	Christy Mathewson	26
3	Bill Donovan	24
4	Jack Chesbro	19
4	John Malarkey	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ned Garvin	1
1	Al Orth	1
1	Henry Schmidt	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.417
2	Roger Bresnahan	.391
3	Nap Lajoie	.378
4	Ginger Beaumont	.375
5	Lave Cross	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Honus Wagner	4
2	Charlie Hickman	3
2	Jimmy Ryan	3
4	Bill Bradley	2
4	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	23
2	Honus Wagner	22
3	Buck Freeman	20
3	Charlie Hickman	20
5	Lave Cross	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	11
2	Frank Chance	10
2	Charlie Dexter	10
2	Jimmy Sheckard	10
5	Danny Green	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Donovan	1.08
2	George Mullin	1.22
3	Barney Wolfe	1.30
4	Tom Hughes	1.32
5	Cy Young	1.42

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	61
2	Christy Mathewson	42
3	Wiley Piatt	41
4	Bill Donovan	36
5	Bill Dinneen	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Henry Schmidt	2
2	Ned Garvin	1
2	Roscoe Miller	1
2	Al Orth	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.360
2	Nap Lajoie	.357
3	Charlie Hickman	.352
4	Ed Delahanty	.352
5	Ginger Beaumont	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Socks Seybold	12
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	104
3	Lave Cross	103
4	Tommy Leach	100
5	Honus Wagner	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	56
2	Sam Mertes	55
3	Dave Fultz	52
4	Jimmy Slagle	47
5	Jimmy Sheckard	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bernhard	2.01
2	Rube Waddell	2.06
3	Ed Siever	2.13
4	Cy Young	2.14
5	Bill Donovan	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	37
2	Cy Young	29
3	Jack Chesbro	27
3	Togie Pittinger	27
5	Bill Dinneen	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	364
2	Christy Mathewson	220
3	Bill Donovan	187
4	Togie Pittinger	173
4	2 others tied	173

Saves

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