On This Day

Sunday, July 26, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 52 29 .642 --
Athletics 48 34 .585 4.5
Naps 43 37 .538 8.5
Tigers 39 38 .506 11.0
Highlanders 37 38 .493 12.0
White Sox 36 43 .456 15.0
Browns 33 43 .434 16.5
Senators 27 53 .338 24.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 55 27 .671 --
Cubs 52 35 .598 5.5
Giants 47 32 .595 6.5
Reds 43 41 .512 13.0
Superbas 39 39 .500 14.0
Beaneaters 33 45 .423 20.0
Cardinals 32 52 .381 24.0
Phillies 26 56 .317 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ducky Holmes 4
2 Jesse Burkett 3
2 Nap Lajoie 3
4 Harry Bay 2
4 17 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hickman 1
1 Nap Lajoie 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Hallman 3
2 Charlie Carr 2
2 Charlie Hickman 2
4 Ginger Beaumont 1
4 12 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ducky Holmes 2
2 Frank Chance 1
2 Bill Donovan 1
2 Johnny Evers 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Wicker 0.67
2 Bill Donovan 0.44
3 Bob Rhoads 0.42
4 Frank Owen 0.38
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Doheny 1
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 Patsy Flaherty 1
1 Ed Siever 1
1 Bob Wicker 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Wicker 6
2 Bob Rhoads 5
3 Bill Donovan 4
3 Bob Ewing 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .356
2 Nap Lajoie .355
3 Ginger Beaumont .351
4 Fred Clarke .349
5 Harry Steinfeldt .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 7
2 Hobe Ferris 6
2 Charlie Hickman 6
2 Sam Mertes 6
2 Socks Seybold 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 59
2 Socks Seybold 58
3 Charlie Hickman 56
4 Lave Cross 54
4 Sam Mertes 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 39
2 Frank Chance 36
3 Honus Wagner 29
4 Ducky Holmes 28
4 Sam Mertes 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Donovan 1.77
2 Earl Moore 1.86
3 Cy Young 1.87
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 224
2 Christy Mathewson 143
3 Bill Donovan 124
4 Cy Young 119
5 Wiley Piatt 108

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 2
1 Carl Lundgren 2
1 Joe McGinnity 2
1 Roscoe Miller 2
1 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duff Cooley .487
2 Mike Donlin .453
3 Harry Davis .452
4 Ginger Beaumont .444
5 Nap Lajoie .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Steinfeldt 3
2 Ginger Beaumont 2
2 Mike Donlin 2
2 Charlie Hickman 2
2 Nap Lajoie 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Donlin 14
2 Socks Seybold 13
3 Sam Crawford 12
3 John Dobbs 12
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 9
2 Ducky Holmes 8
3 Mike Donlin 7
4 George Barclay 6
4 Jimmy Burke 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Watty Lee 0.00
2 Norwood Gibson 0.47
3 Bill Donovan 0.50
4 Bill Bernhard 0.89
5 Cy Young 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Malarkey 4
2 Bill Donovan 3
2 Jack Dunleavy 3
2 Ned Garvin 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 41
2 Christy Mathewson 25
3 Bill Donovan 23
4 Jack Dunleavy 22
4 Cy Young 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Cronin 1
1 Davey Dunkle 1
1 Patsy Flaherty 1
1 Carl Lundgren 1
1 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ginger Beaumont .418
2 Jake Beckley .411
3 Mike Donlin .403
4 Nap Lajoie .381
5 Frank Chance .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Donlin 4
1 Harry Steinfeldt 4
3 Buck Freeman 3
3 Charlie Hickman 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 28
2 Harry Steinfeldt 24
3 Joe Stanley 23
4 Cozy Dolan 22
5 3 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 15
2 Jake Beckley 14
3 Ducky Holmes 13
4 Mike Donlin 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bernhard 0.46
2 Barney Wolfe 1.28
3 Cy Young 1.46
4 Bill Donovan 1.50
5 Bill Dinneen 1.62

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 75
2 Bill Donovan 52
3 Christy Mathewson 45
4 Cy Young 39
5 Jack Chesbro 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Lundgren 2
2 Jack Cronin 1
2 Clarence Currie 1
2 Davey Dunkle 1
2 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .356
2 Fred Clarke .355
3 Ginger Beaumont .352
4 Honus Wagner .345
5 Charlie Hickman .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 12
1 Socks Seybold 12
3 Hobe Ferris 11
4 Charlie Hickman 10
5 Tommy Leach 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Leach 105
2 Buck Freeman 104
3 Charlie Hickman 103
4 Socks Seybold 98
5 Lave Cross 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 56
2 Frank Chance 53
2 Dave Fultz 53
4 Sammy Strang 49
5 Jimmy Sheckard 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bernhard 1.91
2 Cy Young 2.08
3 Rube Waddell 2.12
4 Addie Joss 2.15
5 Earl Moore 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 34
2 Cy Young 29
3 Joe McGinnity 26
3 Togie Pittinger 26
3 Eddie Plank 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 365
2 Christy Mathewson 220
3 Bill Donovan 201
4 Cy Young 176
5 Togie Pittinger 161

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 2
1 Sam Leever 2
1 Carl Lundgren 2
1 Joe McGinnity 2
1 3 others tied 2