On This Day

Friday, July 17, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	48	27	.640	--
Athletics	44	31	.587	4.0
Naps	39	33	.542	7.5
Highlanders	34	34	.500	10.5
Tigers	35	35	.500	10.5
White Sox	34	36	.486	11.5
Browns	30	38	.441	14.5
Senators	21	51	.292	25.5

Games

Americans 1, Tigers 0

Naps 11, Highlanders 4

Athletics 4, Browns 1

White Sox 6, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	52	23	.693	--
Giants	46	27	.630	5.0
Cubs	45	32	.584	8.0
Reds	38	34	.528	12.5
Superbas	36	35	.507	14.0
Beaneaters	29	43	.403	21.5
Cardinals	27	49	.355	25.5
Phillies	22	52	.297	29.5

Games

Reds 7, Phillies 5

Pirates 6, Giants 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Shad Barry	3
1	Harry Bay	3
1	Harry Davis	3
1	Mike Donlin	3
1	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Bradley	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Elmer Flick	3
2	Charlie Babb	2
2	Ginger Beaumont	2
2	Jake Beckley	2
2	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Donlin	3
2	Fred Abbott	1
2	Harry Bay	1
2	Bill Coughlin	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Donovan	2.00
2	Rube Waddell	1.50
3	Norwood Gibson	0.80
4	Noodles Hahn	0.71
4	Earl Moore	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Davey Dunkle	1
1	Norwood Gibson	1
1	Noodles Hahn	1
1	Brickyard Kennedy	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	12
2	Jack Chesbro	6
2	Bill Donovan	6
4	Noodles Hahn	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Owen	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.370
2	Roger Bresnahan	.366
3	Fred Clarke	.349
4	Nap Lajoie	.342
5	Ginger Beaumont	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	7
2	Hobe Ferris	6
3	Ginger Beaumont	5
3	Sam Mertes	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Socks Seybold	55
2	Honus Wagner	53
3	Charlie Hickman	51
4	Buck Freeman	50
4	Sam Mertes	50

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	35
2	Frank Chance	30
3	Sam Mertes	28
4	Honus Wagner	26
5	Dan McGann	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.91
2	Cy Young	1.95
3	Bill Donovan	1.97
4	Addie Joss	1.97
5	Earl Moore	1.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	18
2	Christy Mathewson	17
2	Rube Waddell	17
4	Cy Young	16
5	3 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	209
2	Christy Mathewson	129
3	Bill Donovan	113
4	Wiley Piatt	105
5	Cy Young	104

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Dinneen	2
1	Joe McGinnity	2
1	Roscoe Miller	2
1	Henry Schmidt	2
5	17 tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Beckley	.448
2	Ginger Beaumont	.400
3	Mike Donlin	.397
4	Tommy Leach	.396
5	Frank Chance	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Donlin	3
1	Buck Freeman	3
3	John Anderson	2
3	Ginger Beaumont	2
3	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jake Beckley	13
1	Socks Seybold	13
1	Honus Wagner	13
4	Jimmy Callahan	12
5	Joe Stanley	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Beckley	9
2	Frank Chance	7
2	Mike Donlin	7
4	Harry Bay	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bernhard	0.61
2	Addie Joss	0.99
3	George Winter	1.00
4	Deacon Phillippe	1.50
5	Sam Leever	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Donovan	4
1	Noodles Hahn	4
1	Joe McGinnity	4
4	Bill Bernhard	3
4	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	48
2	Bill Donovan	32
3	Jack Chesbro	21
4	Noodles Hahn	19
4	Cy Young	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Cronin	1
1	Clarence Currie	1
1	Davey Dunkle	1
1	Carl Lundgren	1
1	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.415
2	Ginger Beaumont	.412
3	Mike Donlin	.406
4	Patsy Dougherty	.395
5	Nap Lajoie	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	4
1	Honus Wagner	4
3	Mike Donlin	3
4	John Anderson	2
4	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	29
2	Buck Freeman	25
3	Jimmy Callahan	22
4	Charlie Hickman	21
5	Joe Stanley	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Dexter	11
1	Ducky Holmes	11
3	Jake Beckley	10
3	Frank Chance	10
5	4 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bernhard	1.10
2	Cy Young	1.31
3	Bill Dinneen	1.61
4	Barney Wolfe	1.61
5	Doc White	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Noodles Hahn	7
2	Bill Bernhard	6
2	Joe McGinnity	6
2	Cy Young	6
5	9 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	69
2	Bill Donovan	47
3	Christy Mathewson	42
4	Earl Moore	36
5	Jack Chesbro	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Cronin	1
1	Clarence Currie	1
1	Davey Dunkle	1
1	Ned Garvin	1
1	6 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.356
2	Nap Lajoie	.349
3	Ginger Beaumont	.345
4	Charlie Hickman	.343
5	Fred Clarke	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	13
2	Hobe Ferris	11
2	Socks Seybold	11
4	Charlie Hickman	9
5	Tommy Leach	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	109
2	Charlie Hickman	102
2	Tommy Leach	102
4	Socks Seybold	100
5	2 tied	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	55
2	Dave Fultz	54
3	Sam Mertes	50
4	Frank Chance	47
5	2 tied	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bernhard	1.97
2	Cy Young	2.03
3	Rube Waddell	2.10
4	Ed Siever	2.11
5	Doc White	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	36
2	Cy Young	30
3	Bill Dinneen	27
4	Joe McGinnity	26
4	2 others tied	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	363
2	Christy Mathewson	224
3	Bill Donovan	199
4	Cy Young	178
5	Togie Pittinger	167

Saves

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