On This Day

Saturday, September 28, 1901

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	83	53	.610	--
Americans	79	57	.581	4.0
Tigers	74	61	.548	8.5
Athletics	74	62	.544	9.0
Orioles	68	65	.511	13.5
Senators	62	72	.463	20.0
Blues	54	83	.394	29.5
Brewers	48	89	.350	35.5

Games

Tigers 5, Orioles 2

Americans 8, Brewers 3

Americans 10, Brewers 9

Athletics 12, Blues 9

Athletics 3, Blues 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	87	45	.659	--
Phillies	77	56	.579	10.5
Superbas	76	57	.571	11.5
Cardinals	71	63	.530	17.0
Beaneaters	67	67	.500	21.0
Giants	52	79	.397	34.5
Orphans	52	84	.382	37.0
Reds	49	80	.380	36.5

Games

Orphans 5, Giants 2

Cardinals 5, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Cristall	4
2	Erve Beck	3
2	Doc Casey	3
2	Jimmy Collins	3
2	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Collins	2
2	Tommy Dowd	1
2	Bill Friel	1
2	Davy Jones	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Socks Seybold	5
2	Jimmy Collins	4
3	Wid Conroy	3
3	Freddy Parent	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Klondike Douglass	2
2	John Anderson	1
2	Harry Davis	1
2	Mike Donlin	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Snake Wiltse	0.40
2	Roscoe Miller	0.33
2	Jake Volz	0.33
4	Red Donahue	0.27
4	Jock Menefee	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bernhard	1
1	Jock Menefee	1
1	Roscoe Miller	1
1	Willie Sudhoff	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jake Volz	5
2	Red Donahue	3
2	Jock Menefee	3
2	Bill Phyle	3
2	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.426
2	Jesse Burkett	.367
3	Ed Delahanty	.359
4	Honus Wagner	.350
5	Jimmy Sheckard	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	16
2	Nap Lajoie	14
3	Buck Freeman	12
4	Jimmy Sheckard	11
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	125
2	Honus Wagner	124
3	Buck Freeman	114
4	Ed Delahanty	107
5	Sam Crawford	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Isbell	52
2	Honus Wagner	49
3	Sam Mertes	46
4	Topsy Hartsel	41
5	Sammy Strang	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cy Young	1.62
2	Jesse Tannehill	2.21
3	Deacon Phillippe	2.29
4	Al Orth	2.32
5	Christy Mathewson	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Young	33
2	Bill Donovan	26
2	Joe McGinnity	26
4	Clark Griffith	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Donovan	229
2	Noodles Hahn	226
3	Tom Hughes	219
4	Christy Mathewson	217
5	Rube Waddell	173

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Hoffer	3
1	Jack Powell	3
3	Frank Kitson	2
3	Deacon Phillippe	2
3	Willie Sudhoff	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.519
2	Ginger Beaumont	.491
3	Mike Donlin	.435
4	Claude Ritchey	.404
5	2 tied	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Collins	3
1	Mike Grady	3
1	Davy Jones	3
4	Bill Coughlin	2
4	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	26
2	Nap Lajoie	16
2	Jimmy Sheckard	16
4	John Ganzel	14
4	Socks Seybold	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sammy Strang	6
2	Ginger Beaumont	5
2	Harry Davis	5
2	Patsy Donovan	5
2	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike O'Neill	0.75
2	Kid Nichols	0.95
3	Cy Young	0.97
4	Vic Willis	0.98
5	Noodles Hahn	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bernhard	4
1	Kid Nichols	4
1	Snake Wiltse	4
1	Cy Young	4
5	6 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Hughes	28
2	Bill Donovan	19
2	Kid Nichols	19
4	Jesse Tannehill	18
5	Noodles Hahn	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Foreman	1
1	Deacon Phillippe	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ginger Beaumont	.426
2	Nap Lajoie	.404
3	Ed Delahanty	.398
4	Jesse Burkett	.396
5	Zaza Harvey	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Grady	6
2	Jimmy Collins	4
3	John Anderson	3
3	Bill Coughlin	3
3	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	52
2	Kitty Bransfield	29
2	Jimmy Sheckard	29
4	Bill Keister	27
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Davis	13
1	Cy Seymour	13
1	Sammy Strang	13
4	Frank Isbell	12
5	3 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Kitson	1.15
2	Cy Young	1.34
3	Sam Leever	1.67
4	Jesse Tannehill	1.70
5	Ed Doheny	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Young	8
2	Jack Chesbro	7
3	Bill Bernhard	6
3	Jimmy Callahan	6
3	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Hughes	53
2	Bill Donovan	42
3	Noodles Hahn	40
4	Ned Garvin	36
5	Cy Young	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Deacon Phillippe	2
2	Jack Chesbro	1
2	Frank Foreman	1
2	Bert Husting	1
2	4 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.426
2	Jesse Burkett	.367
3	Ed Delahanty	.359
4	Honus Wagner	.350
5	Jimmy Sheckard	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	16
2	Nap Lajoie	14
3	Buck Freeman	12
4	Jimmy Sheckard	11
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	125
2	Honus Wagner	124
3	Buck Freeman	114
4	Ed Delahanty	107
5	Sam Crawford	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Isbell	52
2	Honus Wagner	49
3	Sam Mertes	46
4	Topsy Hartsel	41
5	Sammy Strang	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cy Young	1.62
2	Jesse Tannehill	2.21
3	Deacon Phillippe	2.29
4	Al Orth	2.32
5	Christy Mathewson	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Young	33
2	Bill Donovan	26
2	Joe McGinnity	26
4	Clark Griffith	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Donovan	229
2	Noodles Hahn	226
3	Tom Hughes	219
4	Christy Mathewson	217
5	Rube Waddell	173

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Hoffer	3
1	Jack Powell	3
3	Frank Kitson	2
3	Deacon Phillippe	2
3	Willie Sudhoff	2