On This Day

Thursday, August 7, 1902

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 50 37 .575 --
Browns 48 38 .558 1.5
Americans 49 42 .538 3.0
Athletics 44 38 .537 3.5
Senators 42 48 .467 9.5
Bronchos 42 49 .462 10.0
Tigers 37 47 .440 11.5
Orioles 38 51 .427 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 65 21 .756 --
Orphans 50 41 .549 17.5
Superbas 50 43 .538 18.5
Beaneaters 45 40 .529 19.5
Cardinals 42 49 .462 25.5
Reds 40 47 .460 25.5
Phillies 37 54 .407 30.5
Giants 28 62 .311 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Emmet Heidrick 4
1 Mike O'Neill 4
3 George Barclay 3
3 George Browne 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hemphill 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Anderson 3
2 Shad Barry 2
2 George Browne 2
2 Buck Freeman 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Barclay 2
1 Bill Coughlin 2
1 Jimmy Slagle 2
1 Homer Smoot 2
5 9 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Orth 0.83
2 Jack Cronin 0.71
3 Pop Williams 0.35
4 Bill Donovan 0.33
4 Bill Phillips 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Donahue 1
1 Bill Duggleby 1
1 Mike O'Neill 1
1 Al Orth 1
1 Togie Pittinger 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pop Williams 6
2 Jack Cronin 5
2 Al Orth 5
4 Bill Donovan 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Delahanty .369
2 Ginger Beaumont .359
3 Patsy Dougherty .354
4 Lave Cross .354
5 Jimmy Collins .343

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 76
2 Charlie Hickman 70
3 Lave Cross 67
4 Ed Delahanty 64
5 3 tied 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 31
2 Patsy Donovan 27
3 Billy Gilbert 26
4 Frank Isbell 25
5 2 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.04
2 Deacon Phillippe 1.65
3 Noodles Hahn 1.72
4 Jesse Tannehill 1.77
5 Jack Chesbro 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 23
2 Jack Chesbro 18
2 Vic Willis 18
4 Jack Taylor 17
5 Togie Pittinger 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 155
2 Doc White 118
3 Cy Young 115
4 Rube Waddell 111
5 Togie Pittinger 109

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 Kid Elberfeld .441
2 Fred Clarke .440
3 Jimmy Collins .431
4 Kip Selbach .429
5 2 tied .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Burkett 2
1 Harry Davis 2
1 Charlie Hemphill 2
1 Jimmy Williams 2
5 19 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Anderson 16
2 Buck Freeman 11
3 Tom Daly 10
3 Harry Davis 10
3 Bill Keister 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Fultz 7
2 Sam Mertes 6
2 Sammy Strang 6
2 Bobby Wallace 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Togie Pittinger 0.60
2 Clarence Currie 0.72
3 Carl Lundgren 0.87
4 Eddie Plank 1.00
5 Ed Poole 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Togie Pittinger 5
2 Mike O'Neill 4
3 Bill Carrick 3
3 Clarence Currie 3
3 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 42
2 Christy Mathewson 29
3 Jack Powell 23
4 Togie Pittinger 19
4 Vic Willis 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Bernhard 1
1 Ed Siever 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam Crawford .400
2 Honus Wagner .371
3 Dick Padden .366
4 Jimmy Collins .366
5 Bill Bradley .364

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Anderson 23
2 Harry Davis 22
2 Claude Ritchey 22
4 Charlie Hickman 20
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 12
2 Dave Fultz 11
3 Kitty Bransfield 10
3 Jimmy Slagle 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 0.68
2 Carl Lundgren 0.77
3 Jack Chesbro 0.77
4 Clarence Currie 1.26
5 2 tied 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 7
2 Jack Chesbro 6
2 Noodles Hahn 6
2 Jack Harper 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 89
2 Vic Willis 49
3 Christy Mathewson 43
4 Doc White 40
5 Togie Pittinger 36

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 Ed Delahanty .361
2 Ginger Beaumont .361
3 Jesse Burkett .342
4 Honus Wagner .338
5 Sam Crawford .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 16
2 Nap Lajoie 11
3 Jesse Burkett 10
3 Jimmy Collins 10
3 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 124
2 Buck Freeman 105
3 Socks Seybold 101
4 Kitty Bransfield 98
4 Harry Davis 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 52
2 Frank Isbell 41
3 Patsy Donovan 39
4 Sammy Strang 38
5 4 tied 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Tannehill 1.79
2 Jack Taylor 1.82
3 Jack Chesbro 1.84
4 Cy Young 1.89
5 Deacon Phillippe 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 35
2 Jack Chesbro 28
3 Vic Willis 26
4 Bill Donovan 23
5 4 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 215
2 Bill Donovan 182
3 Cy Young 177
4 Christy Mathewson 171
5 Noodles Hahn 164

Saves

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