On This Day

Wednesday, May 7, 1902

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 8 4 .667 --
Browns 7 4 .636 0.5
Americans 8 5 .615 0.5
Tigers 6 4 .600 1.0
White Sox 6 5 .545 1.5
Senators 5 8 .385 3.5
Orioles 4 8 .333 4.0
Bronchos 4 10 .286 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 15 2 .882 --
Giants 10 6 .625 4.5
Orphans 8 5 .615 5.0
Beaneaters 8 7 .533 6.0
Phillies 7 8 .467 7.0
Superbas 6 10 .375 8.5
Reds 4 12 .250 10.5
Cardinals 3 11 .214 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Fultz 4
2 Lave Cross 3
2 Ed Delahanty 3
2 Red Dooin 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lave Cross 3
1 Wilbert Robinson 3
3 Kitty Bransfield 2
3 Tim Flood 2
3 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 2
1 Lefty Davis 2
1 Buck Freeman 2
1 Tom McCreery 2
5 17 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Taylor 1.25
2 Ed Doheny 0.67
3 Doc White 0.60
4 Christy Mathewson 0.56
5 Bob Wicker 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Doheny 1
1 Jack Harper 1
1 Bert Husting 1
1 Wiley Piatt 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Doheny 6
1 Doc White 6
3 Christy Mathewson 5
3 Jack Taylor 5
3 Vic Willis 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Powers .447
2 Jimmy Collins .441
3 Dave Fultz .408
4 Bill Keister .404
5 Jimmy Ryan .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Keister 3
2 Jake Beckley 2
2 Pat Carney 2
2 Bill Coughlin 2
2 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kitty Bransfield 16
1 Bill Keister 16
3 Jake Beckley 13
3 Buck Freeman 13
3 Wilbert Robinson 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Heinie Smith 8
2 Frank Isbell 7
2 Billy Lauder 7
4 Lefty Davis 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Harper 0.67
2 Jack Taylor 0.69
3 Ed Siever 0.72
4 Mal Eason 1.00
4 Jock Menefee 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Willis 5
1 Cy Young 5
3 Roy Evans 4
3 Sam Leever 4
3 Deacon Phillippe 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 33
2 Vic Willis 23
3 Deacon Phillippe 22
3 Cy Young 22
5 Ham Iburg 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Malarkey 1
1 Bob Rhoads 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .410
2 Jesse Burkett .376
3 Ed Delahanty .360
4 Honus Wagner .353
5 Jimmy Sheckard .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 13
1 Nap Lajoie 13
3 Buck Freeman 11
3 Jimmy Sheckard 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 130
2 Nap Lajoie 118
3 Buck Freeman 117
4 Ed Delahanty 108
5 Kitty Bransfield 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Isbell 52
2 Honus Wagner 51
3 Sam Mertes 48
4 Topsy Hartsel 42
4 Ollie Pickering 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.67
2 Jesse Tannehill 1.97
3 Deacon Phillippe 2.03
4 Vic Willis 2.29
5 Sam Leever 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 36
2 Bill Donovan 26
3 Roscoe Miller 25
3 Vic Willis 25
5 5 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 232
2 Bill Donovan 224
3 Noodles Hahn 223
4 Tom Hughes 215
5 Cy Young 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Hoffer 3
1 Jack Powell 3
3 Frank Kitson 2
3 Deacon Phillippe 2
5 20 tied 1