On This Day

Thursday, May 22, 1902

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 14 8 .636 --
Tigers 13 9 .591 1.0
Browns 12 9 .571 1.5
Athletics 13 10 .565 1.5
Americans 13 11 .542 2.0
Orioles 11 13 .458 4.0
Senators 10 15 .400 5.5
Bronchos 7 18 .280 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 26 5 .839 --
Orphans 18 9 .667 6.0
Giants 15 13 .536 9.5
Beaneaters 12 14 .462 11.5
Superbas 12 18 .400 13.5
Reds 11 19 .367 14.5
Phillies 10 18 .357 14.5
Cardinals 9 17 .346 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harry Davis 5
2 Harry Bay 3
2 Bill Bradley 3
2 Jesse Burkett 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Bradley 1
1 Frank Isbell 1
1 Sam Mertes 1
1 Chick Stahl 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dahlen 4
2 Bunk Congalton 3
2 Harry Davis 3
2 Sam Mertes 3
2 Dick Padden 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Lauder 2
2 John Anderson 1
2 Jimmy Collins 1
2 Duff Cooley 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Deacon Phillippe 2.33
2 Roscoe Miller 0.75
3 Bill Dinneen 0.62
4 Roy Patterson 0.56
5 Vic Willis 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 Ned Garvin 1
1 Harry Howell 1
1 Earl Moore 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Dinneen 8
1 Bill Donovan 8
3 Deacon Phillippe 7
4 Roscoe Miller 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Delahanty .407
2 Jimmy Collins .396
3 Ginger Beaumont .376
4 Dan McGann .369
5 Lave Cross .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hickman 3
1 Bill Keister 3
1 Socks Seybold 3
4 Jake Beckley 2
4 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kitty Bransfield 28
2 Jake Beckley 23
3 Buck Freeman 22
3 Wilbert Robinson 22
3 Honus Wagner 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lefty Davis 13
2 Billy Gilbert 10
2 Dan McGann 10
2 Heinie Smith 10
5 5 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Doheny 0.75
2 Jock Menefee 0.79
3 Jack Harper 0.81
4 Jack Taylor 0.90
5 Deacon Phillippe 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 8
2 Jack Chesbro 6
2 Bert Husting 6
2 Deacon Phillippe 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 41
2 Christy Mathewson 39
3 Deacon Phillippe 38
4 Cy Young 36
5 Togie Pittinger 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Malarkey 1
1 Roscoe Miller 1
1 Bob Rhoads 1
1 Tully Sparks 1
1 Vic Willis 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Wood .486
2 Heinie Peitz .485
3 Homer Smoot .458
4 Danny Green .447
5 Ed Delahanty .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Bradley 2
2 Jimmy Barrett 1
2 Shad Barry 1
2 Roy Brashear 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Steinfeldt 14
2 Frank Bonner 13
2 Sam Crawford 13
4 Kitty Bransfield 12
4 Bob Wood 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Gilbert 9
2 Lefty Davis 7
3 Hal O'Hagan 6
3 Kip Selbach 6
3 Jimmy Williams 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Doheny 0.33
2 Jock Menefee 0.56
3 Red Donahue 0.69
4 Deacon Phillippe 1.00
5 Jack Harper 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Husting 4
1 Frank Kitson 4
3 Jack Chesbro 3
3 Ed Doheny 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim St. Vrain 24
2 Togie Pittinger 20
3 Noodles Hahn 19
3 Tom Hughes 19
5 4 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roscoe Miller 1
1 Tully Sparks 1
1 Vic Willis 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .409
2 Ed Delahanty .366
3 Jesse Burkett .364
4 Honus Wagner .355
5 Jimmy Sheckard .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 13
2 Nap Lajoie 12
2 Jimmy Sheckard 12
4 Buck Freeman 11
4 Socks Seybold 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 138
2 Buck Freeman 115
3 Kitty Bransfield 112
4 Nap Lajoie 108
5 Jimmy Sheckard 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Isbell 47
2 Honus Wagner 46
3 Sam Mertes 43
4 Sammy Strang 42
5 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.63
2 Jesse Tannehill 1.97
3 Deacon Phillippe 2.05
4 Sam Leever 2.33
5 Vic Willis 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 37
2 Jack Chesbro 26
2 Bill Donovan 26
2 Roscoe Miller 26
5 Vic Willis 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Donovan 229
2 Christy Mathewson 228
3 Noodles Hahn 225
4 Tom Hughes 223
5 Cy Young 172

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Hoffer 3
1 Jack Powell 3
3 Frank Kitson 2
3 Deacon Phillippe 2
5 21 tied 1