On This Day

Wednesday, May 28, 1902

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 16 11 .593 --
Athletics 16 11 .593 0.0
Americans 17 12 .586 0.0
Tigers 14 12 .538 1.5
Browns 14 12 .538 1.5
Orioles 13 16 .448 4.0
Senators 12 18 .400 5.5
Bronchos 10 20 .333 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 29 5 .853 --
Orphans 22 11 .667 6.5
Beaneaters 14 15 .483 12.5
Giants 15 17 .469 13.0
Superbas 12 19 .387 15.5
Reds 12 20 .375 16.0
Phillies 11 19 .367 16.0
Cardinals 11 20 .355 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Danny Green 4
2 Jimmy Barrett 3
2 Frank Chance 3
2 John Farrell 3
2 Chick Stahl 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Bradley 1
1 Jimmy Collins 1
1 Harry Davis 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Candy LaChance 3
2 Bill Bradley 2
2 Jimmy Collins 2
2 Tommy Corcoran 2
2 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Green 2
1 Bobby Lowe 2
3 Frank Bowerman 1
3 Frank Chance 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Willis 1.62
2 Bob Wicker 0.64
3 Dummy Taylor 0.50
4 Jesse Tannehill 0.43
5 George Winter 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clark Griffith 1
1 Addie Joss 1
1 Eddie Plank 1
1 Jesse Tannehill 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 13
2 Bob Wicker 7
3 Happy Townsend 4
4 Clark Griffith 3
4 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lave Cross .389
2 Ginger Beaumont .388
3 Jimmy Collins .375
4 Ed Delahanty .370
5 Danny Green .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Bradley 5
2 Jimmy Collins 3
2 Bill Coughlin 3
2 Charlie Hickman 3
2 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kitty Bransfield 29
2 Jimmy Collins 27
3 Lave Cross 25
3 Buck Freeman 25
3 Honus Wagner 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lefty Davis 13
2 Dan McGann 11
3 Billy Gilbert 10
3 Heinie Smith 10
3 Jimmy Williams 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Doheny 0.80
2 Jack Taylor 0.92
3 Jock Menefee 1.05
4 Ed Siever 1.13
5 Deacon Phillippe 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 10
2 Jack Chesbro 7
2 Jesse Tannehill 7
2 Jack Taylor 7
2 Vic Willis 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 54
2 Cy Young 45
3 Christy Mathewson 39
4 Deacon Phillippe 38
5 2 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Malarkey 1
1 Roscoe Miller 1
1 Earl Moore 1
1 Bob Rhoads 1
1 2 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lave Cross .467
2 Bob Wood .465
3 Willie Keeler .450
4 Jimmy Callahan .421
5 Chick Stahl .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Bradley 5
2 Jimmy Collins 2
2 Frank Isbell 2
4 Shad Barry 1
4 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Bradley 15
2 Jimmy Collins 12
3 Ginger Beaumont 11
3 Kitty Bransfield 11
3 Socks Seybold 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Williams 6
2 George Davis 5
2 Billy Gilbert 5
2 Danny Green 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Doheny 0.67
1 Noodles Hahn 0.67
3 Jack Taylor 0.68
4 Ed Siever 1.29
4 Clarence Currie 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Taylor 5
2 Cy Young 4
3 Jack Chesbro 3
3 Ed Doheny 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 28
2 Cy Young 22
3 Bill Dinneen 21
4 Tom Hughes 20
5 Jack Chesbro 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roscoe Miller 1
1 Earl Moore 1
1 Tully Sparks 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ginger Beaumont .397
2 Lave Cross .390
3 Patsy Donovan .373
4 Danny Green .368
5 Dave Fultz .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Bradley 5
2 Socks Seybold 3
3 Pat Carney 2
3 Jimmy Collins 2
3 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kitty Bransfield 25
2 Lave Cross 23
2 Monte Cross 23
2 Honus Wagner 23
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lefty Davis 10
1 Billy Gilbert 10
1 Dan McGann 10
4 Jimmy Williams 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 0.77
2 Jock Menefee 0.79
3 Ed Doheny 0.80
4 Jesse Tannehill 1.16
5 Christy Mathewson 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 8
2 Jack Chesbro 6
2 Bert Husting 6
2 Jesse Tannehill 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 39
2 Jim St. Vrain 33
2 Cy Young 33
4 Noodles Hahn 32
5 Tom Hughes 31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .412
2 Ed Delahanty .361
3 Jesse Burkett .357
4 Mike Donlin .352
5 Honus Wagner .351

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 138
2 Buck Freeman 115
3 Kitty Bransfield 109
4 Ed Delahanty 106
5 Sam Crawford 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 46
2 Frank Isbell 45
3 Sam Mertes 43
4 Sammy Strang 42
5 Ollie Pickering 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.66
2 Jesse Tannehill 1.90
3 Deacon Phillippe 2.05
4 Vic Willis 2.28
5 Jimmy Callahan 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 38
2 Jack Chesbro 27
3 Vic Willis 26
4 Joe McGinnity 25
4 Roscoe Miller 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hughes 229
2 Christy Mathewson 224
3 Bill Donovan 218
4 Noodles Hahn 214
5 Cy Young 176

Saves

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