On This Day

Friday, July 4, 1902

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 36 21 .632 --
Americans 35 27 .565 3.5
Athletics 30 27 .526 6.0
Browns 30 27 .526 6.0
Tigers 27 32 .458 10.0
Senators 28 34 .452 10.5
Orioles 27 34 .443 11.0
Bronchos 26 37 .413 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 45 12 .789 --
Superbas 36 29 .554 13.0
Beaneaters 32 27 .542 14.0
Orphans 34 29 .540 14.0
Phillies 29 35 .453 19.5
Cardinals 26 36 .419 21.5
Reds 23 35 .397 22.5
Giants 20 42 .323 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lave Cross 7
2 Jake Beckley 5
2 Harry Davis 5
2 Kid Elberfeld 5
2 Fred Tenney 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Watty Lee 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lave Cross 4
1 Danny Green 4
1 Watty Lee 4
1 Fred Tenney 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Carney 2
1 Patsy Donovan 2
1 Charlie Hemphill 2
1 Art Nichols 2
1 2 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jesse Tannehill 2.33
2 Bob Wicker 1.67
3 Doc Newton 0.50
3 Charlie Shields 0.50
3 Doc White 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Red Donahue 1
1 Mal Eason 1
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jesse Tannehill 7
2 Doc White 6
3 Bob Wicker 5
4 Charlie Shields 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Win Mercer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Delahanty .392
2 Lave Cross .371
3 Ginger Beaumont .362
4 Harry Bay .358
5 Fred Tenney .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Keister 9
2 Bill Bradley 8
2 Socks Seybold 8
4 Bill Coughlin 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 57
2 Lave Cross 50
3 Charlie Hickman 47
3 Bill Keister 47
5 3 tied 45

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ollie Pickering 22
2 Billy Gilbert 20
3 Sam Mertes 19
3 Heinie Smith 19
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.13
2 Deacon Phillippe 1.43
3 Jesse Tannehill 1.67
4 Noodles Hahn 1.73
5 Sam Leever 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 17
2 Vic Willis 15
3 Jack Chesbro 12
4 Jimmy Callahan 11
4 3 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 106
2 Cy Young 84
3 Doc White 78
4 Doc Newton 72
5 Bill Donovan 70

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Powell 2
1 Vic Willis 2
3 Jack Chesbro 1
3 Wiley Dunham 1
3 8 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Hickman .456
2 Jimmy Collins .436
3 Harry Bemis .420
4 Duff Cooley .412
5 Ginger Beaumont .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Keister 5
2 Buck Freeman 2
2 Charlie Hickman 2
2 Nap Lajoie 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 18
1 Charlie Hickman 18
3 Bill Keister 14
4 Nap Lajoie 12
5 6 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ollie Pickering 7
2 Pat Carney 6
2 Elmer Flick 6
2 Nap Lajoie 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Noodles Hahn 0.00
2 Bob Wicker 0.74
3 Jack Taylor 0.97
4 Sam Leever 1.00
5 Pop Williams 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Donahue 4
2 Jimmy Callahan 3
2 Jack Chesbro 3
2 Chick Fraser 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 29
2 Rube Waddell 22
2 Doc White 22
4 Bob Wicker 17
4 Gene Wright 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Win Mercer 1
1 Vic Willis 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .396
2 Ed Delahanty .381
3 Chick Stahl .364
4 Charlie Hickman .350
5 Kip Selbach .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Keister 6
2 Nap Lajoie 4
3 Socks Seybold 3
4 Shad Barry 2
4 9 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 31
2 Buck Freeman 26
2 Nap Lajoie 26
4 Bill Keister 25
5 George Davis 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ollie Pickering 14
2 Nap Lajoie 11
3 Sam Mertes 10
4 Kitty Bransfield 9
4 4 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Chesbro 1.00
2 Jack Taylor 1.27
3 Roy Patterson 1.37
4 Bob Wicker 1.39
5 Doc White 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Willis 8
2 Jimmy Callahan 6
2 Red Donahue 6
2 Jay Hughes 6
2 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 46
2 Bill Donovan 38
2 Doc White 38
4 Doc Newton 37
5 Cy Young 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Powell 2
2 Win Mercer 1
2 Doc Newton 1
2 Vic Willis 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .412
2 Ginger Beaumont .365
3 Ed Delahanty .360
4 Honus Wagner .337
5 Jesse Burkett .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 14
2 Nap Lajoie 13
3 Sam Crawford 11
3 Bill Keister 11
5 Buck Freeman 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 129
2 Buck Freeman 107
3 Kitty Bransfield 106
4 Socks Seybold 104
5 Bill Keister 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 45
2 Ollie Pickering 44
3 Frank Isbell 43
4 Sammy Strang 39
5 Lefty Davis 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.64
2 Jesse Tannehill 1.65
3 Deacon Phillippe 2.09
4 Jack Taylor 2.15
5 Vic Willis 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 36
2 Jack Chesbro 27
2 Vic Willis 27
4 Joe McGinnity 25
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Donovan 206
2 Tom Hughes 194
2 Vic Willis 194
4 Christy Mathewson 187
5 Cy Young 182

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Powell 3
2 Jack Chesbro 2
2 Win Mercer 2
2 Deacon Phillippe 2
2 Vic Willis 2