On This Day

Sunday, August 3, 1902

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 48 35 .578 --
Browns 45 37 .549 2.5
Athletics 43 36 .544 3.0
Americans 47 40 .540 3.0
Senators 41 45 .477 8.5
Tigers 36 45 .444 11.0
Bronchos 39 49 .443 11.5
Orioles 37 49 .430 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 62 20 .756 --
Superbas 49 41 .544 17.0
Orphans 48 41 .539 17.5
Beaneaters 43 39 .524 19.0
Reds 39 45 .464 24.0
Cardinals 40 48 .455 25.0
Phillies 36 52 .409 29.0
Giants 28 59 .322 36.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Collins 4
1 Patsy Dougherty 4
1 Kid Elberfeld 4
4 John Anderson 3
4 Buck Freeman 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Kahoe 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kid Elberfeld 4
2 John Anderson 2
2 Jimmy Barrett 2
2 Doc Casey 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Keister 2
2 Harry Bay 1
2 Jesse Burkett 1
2 Boileryard Clarke 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Waddell 1.12
2 Bill Bernhard 0.67
3 Jack Harper 0.50
4 Roy Patterson 0.40
5 George Mullin 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Carrick 1
1 Jack Harper 1
1 George Mullin 1
1 Roy Patterson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 9
2 Jack Harper 5
3 Bill Bernhard 4
4 George Mullin 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Siever 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Delahanty .372
2 Ginger Beaumont .367
3 Patsy Dougherty .353
4 Lave Cross .350
5 Jimmy Collins .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 11
2 Bill Keister 9
3 Bill Bradley 8
4 Ed Delahanty 7
4 Charlie Hickman 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 70
2 Charlie Hickman 68
3 Lave Cross 67
4 Ed Delahanty 62
5 Honus Wagner 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 30
2 Patsy Donovan 26
3 Billy Gilbert 25
4 Danny Green 23
4 2 others tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.01
2 Deacon Phillippe 1.37
3 Noodles Hahn 1.66
4 Jesse Tannehill 1.87
5 Jack Chesbro 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 22
2 Jack Chesbro 17
2 Vic Willis 17
4 Jack Taylor 16
5 Togie Pittinger 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 150
2 Doc White 112
3 Cy Young 111
4 Togie Pittinger 105
5 Bill Donovan 102

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vic Willis 3
2 Jack Powell 2
3 Bill Bernhard 1
3 Jack Chesbro 1
3 14 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Collins .511
2 Elmer Flick .450
3 Sam Crawford .438
3 Kip Selbach .438
5 Bobby Wallace .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Burkett 3
1 Harry Davis 3
3 Boileryard Clarke 2
3 Sam Crawford 2
3 Topsy Hartsel 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 11
2 John Anderson 10
2 Candy LaChance 10
2 Honus Wagner 10
5 3 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kitty Bransfield 6
2 Patsy Donovan 5
2 Dave Fultz 5
2 Willie Keeler 5
2 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Togie Pittinger 0.25
2 Ed Siever 0.32
3 Deacon Phillippe 0.47
4 Frank Kitson 0.67
5 Bill Phillips 0.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Togie Pittinger 4
2 Bill Carrick 3
2 Bill Dinneen 3
2 Noodles Hahn 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 37
2 Bill Dinneen 24
3 Vic Willis 23
4 Jack Powell 19
5 Christy Mathewson 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Bernhard 1
1 Ed Siever 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Kelley .424
2 Nap Lajoie .398
3 Jimmy Collins .395
4 Ginger Beaumont .378
5 Elmer Flick .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 4
2 Jesse Burkett 3
2 Ed Delahanty 3
2 Candy LaChance 3
2 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Davis 22
1 Charlie Hickman 22
1 Honus Wagner 22
4 Lave Cross 21
5 Harry Davis 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 11
2 Kitty Bransfield 10
2 Patsy Donovan 10
2 Dave Fultz 10
5 Art Nichols 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Siever 0.68
2 Carl Lundgren 0.71
3 Jack Chesbro 0.72
4 Jack Taylor 0.88
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 8
2 Bill Carrick 6
2 Jack Chesbro 6
2 Bill Phillips 6
2 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 81
2 Vic Willis 46
3 Togie Pittinger 40
3 Doc White 40
5 2 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Bernhard 1
1 Sam Leever 1
1 Win Mercer 1
1 Mike O'Neill 1
1 4 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ginger Beaumont .370
2 Ed Delahanty .361
3 Honus Wagner .346
4 Sam Crawford .344
5 Jesse Burkett .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 16
2 Sam Crawford 11
2 Harry Davis 11
2 Nap Lajoie 11
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 130
2 Socks Seybold 103
3 Buck Freeman 100
4 Ed Delahanty 99
5 Kitty Bransfield 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 53
2 Frank Isbell 41
3 Patsy Donovan 38
4 Sammy Strang 37
5 2 tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.78
2 Jesse Tannehill 1.80
3 Deacon Phillippe 1.82
4 Jack Taylor 1.84
5 Frank Kitson 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 35
2 Jack Chesbro 27
3 Vic Willis 26
4 Bill Donovan 23
4 Frank Kitson 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 214
2 Bill Donovan 180
2 Cy Young 180
4 Noodles Hahn 169
4 Christy Mathewson 169

Saves

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