On This Day

Wednesday, August 20, 1902

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	55	41	.573	--
Browns	54	43	.557	1.5
White Sox	54	44	.551	2.0
Americans	55	45	.550	2.0
Bronchos	50	52	.490	8.0
Senators	46	55	.455	11.5
Orioles	42	58	.420	15.0
Tigers	39	57	.406	16.0

Games

Orioles 7, Tigers 6

Bronchos 6, Americans 3

Athletics 4, Browns 1

White Sox 10, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	73	24	.753	--
Superbas	57	47	.548	19.5
Beaneaters	51	46	.526	22.0
Orphans	53	50	.515	23.0
Reds	48	52	.480	26.5
Cardinals	46	56	.451	29.5
Phillies	40	61	.396	35.0
Giants	35	67	.343	40.5

Games

Phillies 4, Orphans 2

Reds 10, Superbas 2

Reds 15, Superbas 1

Beaneaters 1, Cardinals 0

Cardinals 3, Beaneaters 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sam Crawford	6
1	Heinie Peitz	6
3	Bill Bergen	5
3	Cozy Dolan	5
5	5 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ducky Holmes	1
1	Cy Seymour	1
1	Jimmy Sheckard	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Bergen	6
1	Heinie Peitz	6
3	Cy Seymour	5
4	Nap Lajoie	4
5	George Davis	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Beckley	1
1	Tommy Corcoran	1
1	George Davis	1
1	Kid Elberfeld	1
1	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Chick Fraser	0.60
2	Togie Pittinger	0.50
3	Stan Yerkes	0.44
4	Jack Powell	0.40
5	Tully Sparks	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clarence Currie	1
1	Chick Fraser	1
1	Bert Husting	1
1	Earl Moore	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chick Fraser	6
2	Bill Carrick	5
2	Tully Sparks	5
4	Doc Newton	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Delahanty	.376
2	Lave Cross	.352
3	Ginger Beaumont	.351
4	Patsy Dougherty	.351
5	Bill Bradley	.342

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	82
2	Lave Cross	80
3	Charlie Hickman	79
4	Socks Seybold	72
5	Ed Delahanty	70

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	33
2	Billy Gilbert	30
3	Patsy Donovan	28
3	Dave Fultz	28
5	Frank Isbell	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Taylor	1.11
2	Jesse Tannehill	1.63
3	Deacon Phillippe	1.75
4	Noodles Hahn	1.84
5	Ed Siever	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Young	26
2	Jack Chesbro	21
3	Togie Pittinger	20
3	Vic Willis	20
5	Jack Taylor	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Willis	175
2	Rube Waddell	140
3	Cy Young	128
4	Doc White	126
5	Bill Donovan	124

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	Bill Coughlin	.438
2	Charlie Hickman	.429
3	George Browne	.407
3	Cy Seymour	.407
5	Harry Davis	.403

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Leach	4
2	Charlie Hemphill	3
3	Steve Brodie	2
3	Ducky Holmes	2
3	Socks Seybold	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hemphill	14
1	Jimmy Williams	14
3	Lave Cross	13
3	Tommy Leach	13
3	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Fultz	10
2	Harry Davis	7
2	Charlie Dexter	7
2	Topsy Hartsel	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Tannehill	0.00
1	Ned Garvin	0.00
3	Ed Siever	0.41
4	Bert Husting	0.50
5	Roy Evans	0.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Togie Pittinger	5
2	Jack Chesbro	4
2	Bert Husting	4
2	Earl Moore	4
5	10 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	41
2	Noodles Hahn	23
3	Bill Donovan	22
4	Vic Willis	20
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Clarke	.397
2	Joe Kelley	.388
3	Bill Bradley	.387
4	Kip Selbach	.385
5	Patsy Dougherty	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hemphill	5
2	Tommy Leach	4
3	Jesse Burkett	3
3	Harry Davis	3
3	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Anderson	24
2	Charlie Hemphill	21
2	Jimmy Williams	21
4	Harry Davis	20
5	2 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Fultz	16
2	Topsy Hartsel	11
3	Honus Wagner	10
4	George Barclay	9
4	3 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Togie Pittinger	0.68
2	Jesse Tannehill	0.87
3	Ed Siever	0.92
4	Ned Garvin	0.99
5	Frank Kitson	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Togie Pittinger	9
2	Cy Young	7
3	Bill Dinneen	6
3	Noodles Hahn	6
3	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	78
2	Vic Willis	48
3	Bill Dinneen	40
4	Noodles Hahn	37
4	2 others tied	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Bernhard	1
1	Ed Siever	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Delahanty	.366
2	Ginger Beaumont	.359
3	Jesse Burkett	.339
4	Sam Crawford	.338
5	Bill Bradley	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Socks Seybold	15
2	Jimmy Collins	10
2	Bill Keister	10
4	Bill Bradley	9
5	7 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	121
2	Buck Freeman	104
3	Kitty Bransfield	98
4	Socks Seybold	96
5	Ed Delahanty	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	47
2	Honus Wagner	41
3	Sammy Strang	40
4	Patsy Donovan	39
4	2 others tied	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Taylor	1.57
2	Jesse Tannehill	1.61
3	Cy Young	1.76
4	Ed Siever	1.90
5	Deacon Phillippe	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Young	37
2	Jack Chesbro	29
3	Vic Willis	27
4	Togie Pittinger	25
5	Jesse Tannehill	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Willis	223
2	Bill Donovan	179
3	Cy Young	174
4	Noodles Hahn	169
5	2 tied	159

Saves

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