On This Day

Friday, July 10, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 44 25 .638 --
Athletics 40 29 .580 4.0
Naps 35 31 .530 7.5
Highlanders 32 30 .516 8.5
White Sox 32 32 .500 9.5
Tigers 31 33 .484 10.5
Browns 28 34 .452 12.5
Senators 19 47 .288 23.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 49 21 .700 --
Giants 42 24 .636 5.0
Cubs 42 29 .592 7.5
Reds 35 31 .530 12.0
Superbas 33 33 .500 14.0
Beaneaters 27 41 .397 21.0
Cardinals 24 46 .343 25.0
Phillies 20 47 .299 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Hackett 5
2 Bill Donovan 4
3 Jimmy Barrett 3
3 Johnny Evers 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Donovan 4
2 Danny Green 2
2 Ed Gremminger 2
2 Watty Lee 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fred Abbott 1
1 Charlie Babb 1
1 Shad Barry 1
1 Harry Bay 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doc White 1.25
2 Chappie McFarland 0.78
3 Barney Wolfe 0.75
4 Addie Joss 0.60
5 Jock Menefee 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 Jack Harper 1
1 Addie Joss 1
1 Chappie McFarland 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chappie McFarland 7
2 Barney Wolfe 6
3 Doc White 5
4 Jock Menefee 4
5 6 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .376
2 Roger Bresnahan .369
3 Fred Clarke .355
4 Harry Steinfeldt .355
5 Sam Mertes .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 6
1 Buck Freeman 6
3 Sam Mertes 5
3 Socks Seybold 5
3 Honus Wagner 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lave Cross 47
1 Buck Freeman 47
1 Honus Wagner 47
4 Charlie Hickman 46
4 Sam Mertes 46

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 34
2 Sam Mertes 28
3 Frank Chance 27
4 Honus Wagner 26
5 Dan McGann 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Barney Wolfe 1.85
2 Doc White 1.90
3 Cy Young 1.94
4 Addie Joss 1.97
5 Earl Moore 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 16
1 Joe McGinnity 16
3 Rube Waddell 15
4 Cy Young 14
5 3 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 176
2 Christy Mathewson 118
3 Wiley Piatt 105
4 Bill Donovan 101
5 Cy Young 92

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 2
1 Joe McGinnity 2
1 Roscoe Miller 2
1 Henry Schmidt 2
5 12 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ossee Schrecongost .471
2 Jake Beckley .469
3 Honus Wagner .449
4 Joe Kelley .439
5 Joe Stanley .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Donlin 2
1 Buck Freeman 2
1 Sam Mertes 2
1 Honus Wagner 2
1 Jimmy Williams 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Stanley 16
1 Honus Wagner 16
3 Harry Steinfeldt 13
4 Cozy Dolan 11
4 Buck Freeman 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Beckley 9
1 Charlie Dexter 9
3 George Browne 6
3 Frank Chance 6
3 Herman Long 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bernhard 0.31
2 Red Donahue 0.50
3 Barney Wolfe 0.72
4 Cy Young 1.29
5 Bill Dinneen 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Donovan 4
1 Doc White 4
3 Bill Bernhard 3
3 Bill Dinneen 3
3 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Donovan 29
2 Rube Waddell 27
3 Jack Chesbro 21
4 Christy Mathewson 20
5 Doc White 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Lundgren 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Al Orth 1
1 Henry Schmidt 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ginger Beaumont .396
2 Honus Wagner .393
3 Joe Kelley .383
4 Patsy Dougherty .379
5 Cy Seymour .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Honus Wagner 4
2 Buck Freeman 3
2 Charlie Hickman 3
2 Jimmy Ryan 3
5 7 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 25
2 Honus Wagner 23
3 Joe Stanley 20
4 Lave Cross 18
4 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Dexter 12
2 Danny Green 10
2 Sam Mertes 10
4 Jake Beckley 9
4 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 0.78
2 Barney Wolfe 1.18
3 Highball Wilson 1.70
4 Doc White 1.72
5 Tom Hughes 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 5
1 Bill Bernhard 5
1 Bill Donovan 5
1 Noodles Hahn 5
1 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 54
2 Bill Donovan 47
3 Wiley Piatt 43
4 Christy Mathewson 36
5 2 tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ned Garvin 1
1 Carl Lundgren 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Al Orth 1
1 Henry Schmidt 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .358
2 Ed Delahanty .355
3 Nap Lajoie .351
4 Ginger Beaumont .345
5 Charlie Hickman .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 12
1 Socks Seybold 12
3 Hobe Ferris 11
4 Charlie Hickman 10
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 109
2 Charlie Hickman 106
3 Lave Cross 100
4 Tommy Leach 98
5 2 tied 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 55
2 Sam Mertes 54
3 Dave Fultz 52
4 Jimmy Slagle 47
5 Topsy Hartsel 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 2.03
2 Bill Bernhard 2.06
3 Ed Siever 2.08
4 Rube Waddell 2.10
5 Doc White 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 36
2 Cy Young 29
3 Bill Dinneen 27
3 Togie Pittinger 27
5 Jack Chesbro 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 347
2 Christy Mathewson 215
3 Bill Donovan 195
4 Togie Pittinger 173
5 Cy Young 172

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sam Leever 3
2 Bill Dinneen 2
2 Joe McGinnity 2
2 Roscoe Miller 2
2 Henry Schmidt 2