On This Day

Monday, August 4, 1902

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	49	35	.583	--
Browns	46	37	.554	2.5
Americans	48	40	.545	3.0
Athletics	43	37	.538	4.0
Senators	41	46	.471	9.5
Bronchos	40	49	.449	11.5
Tigers	36	46	.439	12.0
Orioles	37	50	.425	13.5

Games

White Sox 8, Athletics 7

Bronchos 1, Senators 0

Americans 6, Tigers 1

Browns 8, Orioles 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	63	20	.759	--
Superbas	50	41	.549	17.0
Orphans	49	41	.544	17.5
Beaneaters	43	40	.518	20.0
Cardinals	41	48	.461	25.0
Reds	39	46	.459	25.0
Phillies	36	53	.404	30.0
Giants	28	60	.318	37.5

Games

Superbas 3, Reds 1

Cardinals 1, Beaneaters 0

Pirates 9, Giants 7

Orphans 7, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Herm McFarland	4
2	Frank Chance	3
2	Fred Clarke	3
2	Lou Criger	3
2	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Chance	1
1	Charlie Hemphill	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Chance	4
2	Buck Freeman	3
3	Roger Bresnahan	2
3	Jesse Burkett	2
3	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Collins	2
1	Topsy Hartsel	2
1	Frank Isbell	2
1	John McGraw	2
1	Germany Schaefer	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Donahue	0.44
2	Earl Moore	0.43
2	Cy Young	0.43
4	Al Orth	0.40
5	Doc White	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clarence Currie	1
1	Red Donahue	1
1	Clark Griffith	1
1	Jay Hughes	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Doc White	6
2	Red Donahue	4
2	Al Orth	4
2	Deacon Phillippe	4
5	6 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Delahanty	.372
2	Ginger Beaumont	.361
3	Patsy Dougherty	.350
4	Lave Cross	.347
5	Sam Crawford	.344

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	73
2	Charlie Hickman	68
3	Lave Cross	67
4	Ed Delahanty	62
5	2 tied	61

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	31
2	Patsy Donovan	26
3	Billy Gilbert	25
3	Frank Isbell	25
5	2 tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Taylor	1.04
2	Deacon Phillippe	1.65
3	Noodles Hahn	1.66
4	Jesse Tannehill	1.87
5	Jack Chesbro	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Young	23
2	Jack Chesbro	17
2	Jack Taylor	17
2	Vic Willis	17
5	Togie Pittinger	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Willis	150
2	Doc White	118
3	Cy Young	114
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	.480
2	Fred Clarke	.455
3	Sam Crawford	.447
4	Bobby Wallace	.440
5	Kip Selbach	.423

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jesse Burkett	3
1	Harry Davis	3
3	Boileryard Clarke	2
3	Topsy Hartsel	2
3	Charlie Hemphill	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Anderson	10
1	Sam Crawford	10
1	Tom Daly	10
1	Harry Davis	10
1	3 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Keeler	6
1	Sam Mertes	6
1	Bobby Wallace	6
4	Kitty Bransfield	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Togie Pittinger	0.25
2	Frank Kitson	0.67
3	Bill Phillips	0.76
4	Christy Mathewson	0.78
5	Carl Lundgren	0.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Togie Pittinger	4
1	Cy Young	4
3	Bill Carrick	3
3	Clarence Currie	3
3	11 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	37
2	Bill Dinneen	24
3	Doc White	23
3	Vic Willis	23
5	Jack Powell	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Bernhard	1
1	Ed Siever	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmy Collins	.394
2	Nap Lajoie	.392
3	Sam Crawford	.388
4	Bill Bradley	.373
5	Kip Selbach	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	4
2	Jesse Burkett	3
2	Ed Delahanty	3
2	Charlie Hemphill	3
2	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	21
1	Claude Ritchey	21
3	George Davis	20
3	Harry Davis	20
3	Honus Wagner	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	12
2	Kitty Bransfield	10
3	Dave Fultz	9
3	Frank Isbell	9
5	3 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Winter	0.67
2	Carl Lundgren	0.71
3	Jack Chesbro	0.84
4	Jack Taylor	0.84
5	2 tied	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	7
2	Bill Carrick	6
2	Bill Phillips	6
2	Togie Pittinger	6
2	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	77
2	Vic Willis	44
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	Mike O'Neill	1
1	Ed Siever	1
1	3 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ginger Beaumont	.365
2	Ed Delahanty	.361
3	Honus Wagner	.343
4	Sam Crawford	.342
5	Jesse Burkett	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Socks Seybold	16
2	Harry Davis	11
2	Nap Lajoie	11
4	Jesse Burkett	10
4	3 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	129
2	Socks Seybold	103
3	Buck Freeman	102
4	Kitty Bransfield	99
4	Harry Davis	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	53
2	Frank Isbell	43
3	Patsy Donovan	38
4	Sammy Strang	37
5	3 tied	36

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cy Young	1.74
2	Jesse Tannehill	1.80
3	Jack Taylor	1.82
4	Deacon Phillippe	1.90
5	Vic Willis	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Young	36
2	Jack Chesbro	27
3	Vic Willis	26
4	Bill Donovan	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Willis	214
2	Cy Young	183
3	Bill Donovan	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