On This Day

Friday, August 15, 1902

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 52 40 .565 --
Browns 52 41 .559 0.5
White Sox 52 42 .553 1.0
Americans 54 44 .551 1.0
Bronchos 47 51 .480 8.0
Senators 45 52 .464 9.5
Orioles 40 56 .417 14.0
Tigers 39 55 .415 14.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 69 23 .750 --
Superbas 55 44 .556 17.5
Orphans 53 44 .546 18.5
Beaneaters 48 44 .522 21.0
Reds 44 50 .468 26.0
Cardinals 44 53 .454 27.5
Phillies 38 58 .396 33.0
Giants 31 66 .320 40.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Topsy Hartsel 5
1 Bill Keister 5
3 Lave Cross 4
3 Harry Davis 4
3 Ed Delahanty 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lave Cross 5
2 Erve Beck 2
2 Bill Bradley 2
2 Bill Coughlin 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Davis 2
1 Dave Fultz 2
1 Topsy Hartsel 2
4 Emmet Heidrick 1
4 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Harper 0.75
2 Casey Patten 0.50
3 Eddie Plank 0.30
4 Bill Bernhard 0.25
5 2 tied 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bernhard 1
1 Bert Husting 1
1 Al Orth 1
1 Casey Patten 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Casey Patten 5
2 Jack Harper 3
2 Eddie Plank 3
4 Bill Bernhard 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Delahanty .369
2 Lave Cross .359
3 Ginger Beaumont .353
4 Patsy Dougherty .351
5 Charlie Hickman .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 13
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 81
2 Lave Cross 78
2 Charlie Hickman 78
4 Socks Seybold 70
5 Ed Delahanty 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 32
2 Billy Gilbert 29
3 Patsy Donovan 28
3 Dave Fultz 28
5 Frank Isbell 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.01
2 Noodles Hahn 1.62
3 Jesse Tannehill 1.63
4 Deacon Phillippe 1.73
5 Ed Siever 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 26
2 Jack Chesbro 19
2 Jack Taylor 19
2 Vic Willis 19
5 Togie Pittinger 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 169
2 Rube Waddell 125
2 Doc White 125
2 Cy Young 125
5 Togie Pittinger 117

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 Lave Cross .419
2 Fred Clarke .419
3 Dan McGann .404
4 Dick Padden .400
5 Joe Kelley .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hemphill 3
1 Tommy Leach 3
1 Socks Seybold 3
4 Jimmy Barrett 1
4 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Anderson 14
1 Mike Kahoe 14
3 Bill Bradley 13
3 Harry Davis 13
3 Danny Murphy 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Fultz 14
2 Honus Wagner 9
3 Topsy Hartsel 8
4 Sammy Strang 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Tannehill 0.00
1 Jay Hughes 0.00
3 Bert Husting 0.67
4 Ned Garvin 0.82
5 Jack Taylor 0.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Noodles Hahn 4
1 Togie Pittinger 4
1 Cy Young 4
4 Red Donahue 3
4 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 35
2 Vic Willis 24
3 Joe McGinnity 23
4 Christy Mathewson 20
5 Noodles Hahn 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Bernhard 1
1 Ed Siever 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kip Selbach .390
2 Topsy Hartsel .384
3 Patsy Dougherty .378
4 Charlie Hickman .365
5 Claude Ritchey .363

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Anderson 24
2 Harry Davis 22
3 Charlie Hickman 21
4 Buck Freeman 19
4 2 others tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Fultz 19
2 Topsy Hartsel 12
3 Honus Wagner 11
4 Sammy Strang 9
5 5 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 0.86
2 Ed Siever 0.92
3 Ned Garvin 1.22
4 Frank Kitson 1.33
5 Noodles Hahn 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 8
2 Noodles Hahn 7
2 Togie Pittinger 7
4 Jack Taylor 6
4 Rube Waddell 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 69
2 Vic Willis 49
3 Christy Mathewson 43
4 Bill Dinneen 39
4 2 others tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Bernhard 1
1 Mike O'Neill 1
1 Ed Siever 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Delahanty .363
2 Ginger Beaumont .357
3 Honus Wagner .337
4 Jesse Burkett .337
5 Willie Keeler .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 16
2 Jesse Burkett 10
2 Jimmy Collins 10
2 Bill Keister 10
5 Bill Bradley 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 123
2 Buck Freeman 103
3 Socks Seybold 101
4 Kitty Bransfield 98
5 Ed Delahanty 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 47
2 Dave Fultz 41
3 Sammy Strang 40
3 Honus Wagner 40
5 Patsy Donovan 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.66
2 Jesse Tannehill 1.69
3 Cy Young 1.74
4 Noodles Hahn 1.93
5 Deacon Phillippe 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 38
2 Jack Chesbro 28
3 Vic Willis 26
4 Togie Pittinger 24
5 Jesse Tannehill 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 221
2 Cy Young 177
3 Bill Donovan 166
4 Togie Pittinger 164
5 Noodles Hahn 163

Saves

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