On This Day

Friday, July 24, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	51	29	.638	--
Athletics	48	33	.593	3.5
Naps	42	36	.538	8.0
Tigers	38	36	.514	10.0
Highlanders	37	37	.500	11.0
White Sox	34	42	.447	15.0
Browns	32	42	.432	16.0
Senators	26	53	.329	24.5

Games

Browns 2, Naps 0

Tigers 4, White Sox 3

Americans 8, Highlanders 2

Senators 5, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	54	26	.675	--
Giants	47	31	.603	6.0
Cubs	50	34	.595	6.0
Reds	42	39	.519	12.5
Superbas	39	37	.513	13.0
Beaneaters	31	45	.408	21.0
Cardinals	31	51	.378	24.0
Phillies	25	56	.309	29.5

Games

Superbas 7, Beaneaters 3

Reds 8, Cubs 5

Phillies 3, Giants 0

Pirates 7, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Otto Krueger	4
2	Ginger Beaumont	3
2	Jake Beckley	3
2	Charlie Carr	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Donlin	1
1	Tommy Leach	1
1	Harry Steinfeldt	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Leach	3
2	Ed Abbaticchio	2
2	John Dobbs	2
2	Klondike Douglass	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ducky Holmes	2
1	Sammy Strang	2
3	Shad Barry	1
3	Jimmy Callahan	1
3	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Chief Bender	0.62
1	Vic Willis	0.62
3	Bill Bernhard	0.50
4	Christy Mathewson	0.46
5	Noodles Hahn	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Duggleby	1
1	Norwood Gibson	1
1	Noodles Hahn	1
1	Oscar Jones	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	8
1	Vic Willis	8
3	Christy Mathewson	6
3	Roy Patterson	6
5	Noodles Hahn	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.356
2	Ginger Beaumont	.351
3	Harry Steinfeldt	.349
4	Fred Clarke	.349
5	Nap Lajoie	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	7
2	Hobe Ferris	6
2	Sam Mertes	6
2	Socks Seybold	6
5	6 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Socks Seybold	58
1	Honus Wagner	58
3	Lave Cross	54
4	Charlie Hickman	53
4	Sam Mertes	53

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	39
2	Frank Chance	35
3	Sam Mertes	28
3	Honus Wagner	28
5	Ducky Holmes	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moore	1.86
2	Bill Donovan	1.87
3	Cy Young	1.91
4	Barney Wolfe	1.99
5	Addie Joss	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	18
1	Rube Waddell	18
1	Cy Young	18
4	Christy Mathewson	17
5	Deacon Phillippe	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	215
2	Christy Mathewson	143
3	Bill Donovan	120
4	Cy Young	117
5	Wiley Piatt	105

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Dinneen	2
1	Joe McGinnity	2
1	Roscoe Miller	2
1	Henry Schmidt	2
5	18 tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.484
2	Harry Davis	.474
3	Ginger Beaumont	.469
4	Jimmy Burke	.412
5	Jimmy Slagle	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Steinfeldt	3
2	Ginger Beaumont	2
2	Mike Donlin	2
2	Buck Freeman	2
5	22 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	13
1	Socks Seybold	13
3	Sam Crawford	12
4	John Dobbs	11
4	3 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	8
1	Ducky Holmes	8
3	Mike Donlin	7
4	Jimmy Burke	6
5	7 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Watty Lee	0.00
2	Bill Bernhard	0.61
3	Earl Moore	1.20
4	Willie Sudhoff	1.27
5	Norwood Gibson	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Young	4
2	Bill Bernhard	3
2	Bill Donovan	3
2	Ned Garvin	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	39
2	Christy Mathewson	25
2	Cy Young	25
4	Bill Donovan	21
4	Earl Moore	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Cronin	1
1	Clarence Currie	1
1	Davey Dunkle	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.442
2	Ginger Beaumont	.435
3	Jake Beckley	.421
4	Nap Lajoie	.392
5	Joe Kelley	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Donlin	4
1	Harry Steinfeldt	4
3	Buck Freeman	3
3	Sam Mertes	3
5	10 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	28
2	Harry Steinfeldt	27
3	Jimmy Callahan	21
4	Jake Beckley	20
4	2 others tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	15
2	Ducky Holmes	13
3	Jake Beckley	12
4	Mike Donlin	11
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bernhard	0.67
2	George Winter	1.25
3	Red Donahue	1.33
4	Bill Dinneen	1.53
5	Cy Young	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Noodles Hahn	7
1	Cy Young	7
3	Bill Bernhard	6
3	Bill Donovan	6
3	John Malarkey	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	72
2	Bill Donovan	48
3	Christy Mathewson	45
4	Jack Chesbro	40
5	Cy Young	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Cronin	1
1	Clarence Currie	1
1	Davey Dunkle	1
1	Carl Lundgren	1
1	6 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Clarke	.352
2	Ginger Beaumont	.351
3	Nap Lajoie	.347
4	Honus Wagner	.345
5	Charlie Hickman	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	12
1	Socks Seybold	12
3	Hobe Ferris	11
4	Charlie Hickman	9
4	Tommy Leach	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	107
2	Tommy Leach	105
3	Charlie Hickman	100
4	Socks Seybold	98
5	Lave Cross	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	55
2	Dave Fultz	53
3	Frank Chance	52
4	Sam Mertes	49
4	Sammy Strang	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bernhard	1.92
2	Cy Young	2.08
3	Rube Waddell	2.12
4	Addie Joss	2.14
5	Earl Moore	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	34
2	Cy Young	30
3	Togie Pittinger	27
4	Joe McGinnity	26
4	Eddie Plank	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	356
2	Christy Mathewson	231
3	Bill Donovan	197
4	Cy Young	180
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