On This Day

Saturday, August 23, 1902

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	58	41	.586	--
Americans	57	46	.553	3.0
White Sox	55	46	.545	4.0
Browns	54	46	.540	4.5
Bronchos	51	54	.486	10.0
Senators	48	56	.462	12.5
Orioles	44	59	.427	16.0
Tigers	40	59	.404	18.0

Games

Orioles 14, White Sox 8

Americans 1, Browns 0

Athletics 12, Bronchos 1

Senators 6, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	76	26	.745	--
Superbas	59	49	.546	20.0
Beaneaters	53	48	.525	22.5
Orphans	54	52	.509	24.0
Reds	49	54	.476	27.5
Cardinals	47	58	.448	30.5
Phillies	42	62	.404	35.0
Giants	37	68	.352	40.5

Games

Orphans 14, Beaneaters 5

Phillies 9, Reds 7

Superbas 9, Pirates 8

Giants 4, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Cozy Dolan	4
1	Bobby Lowe	4
1	Jock Menefee	4
4	Roger Bresnahan	3
4	13 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dahlen	1
1	Billy Maloney	1
1	Snake Wiltse	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dahlen	4
1	Snake Wiltse	4
3	Billy Gilbert	3
3	Tommy Leach	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Slagle	3
2	Bill Coughlin	2
2	Tommy Leach	2
2	Honus Wagner	2
5	21 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Powell	0.80
2	Dummy Taylor	0.55
3	Chick Fraser	0.38
4	Tully Sparks	0.33
5	Jay Hughes	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chick Fraser	1
1	Jay Hughes	1
1	Jack Katoll	1
1	Jock Menefee	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Powell	8
2	Dummy Taylor	6
3	Chick Fraser	5
4	Jay Hughes	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Delahanty	.377
2	Ginger Beaumont	.354
3	Lave Cross	.354
4	Patsy Dougherty	.351
5	Bill Bradley	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Socks Seybold	14
2	Ed Delahanty	9
2	Bill Keister	9
4	Bill Bradley	8
4	Charlie Hickman	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lave Cross	86
2	Buck Freeman	83
3	Charlie Hickman	80
4	Socks Seybold	77
5	Ed Delahanty	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	34
2	Billy Gilbert	31
2	Honus Wagner	31
4	Patsy Donovan	29
4	Dave Fultz	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Taylor	1.13
2	Jesse Tannehill	1.63
3	Ed Siever	1.84
4	Noodles Hahn	1.84
5	Jack Chesbro	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Young	26
2	Jack Chesbro	22
3	Togie Pittinger	21
4	Vic Willis	20
5	Jack Taylor	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Willis	177
2	Rube Waddell	145
3	Cy Young	131
4	Bill Donovan	130
5	2 tied	126

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	George Browne	.417
2	Cy Seymour	.413
3	Tommy Leach	.407
4	Nap Lajoie	.404
5	Ed Delahanty	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Leach	5
2	Socks Seybold	3
3	Steve Brodie	2
3	Ed Delahanty	2
3	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Leach	22
2	Lave Cross	19
3	Cy Seymour	17
4	Socks Seybold	16
4	Jimmy Williams	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	12
2	Harry Davis	9
3	Ginger Beaumont	7
4	Jake Beckley	6
4	4 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bert Husting	0.50
2	Ed Siever	0.56
3	Togie Pittinger	0.73
4	Rube Waddell	0.74
5	Highball Wilson	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	4
1	Noodles Hahn	4
1	Bert Husting	4
1	Jack Katoll	4
1	2 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	34
2	Noodles Hahn	28
3	Bill Donovan	24
4	Vic Willis	22
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Kip Selbach	.398
2	Bill Bradley	.382
3	Sam Crawford	.368
4	Harry Davis	.366
5	Cy Seymour	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Leach	5
2	Charlie Hemphill	4
2	Socks Seybold	4
4	Ed Delahanty	3
4	Jimmy Williams	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Leach	30
2	John Anderson	25
3	Jimmy Williams	23
4	Harry Davis	21
5	3 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Fultz	17
2	Honus Wagner	16
3	Sammy Strang	12
4	Ginger Beaumont	10
4	Topsy Hartsel	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Togie Pittinger	0.72
2	Jesse Tannehill	0.87
3	Ed Siever	1.02
4	Ned Garvin	1.05
5	Bert Husting	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Togie Pittinger	10
2	Noodles Hahn	7
2	Mike O'Neill	7
4	Jack Chesbro	6
4	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	76
2	Jack Powell	44
3	Noodles Hahn	42
3	Christy Mathewson	42
5	Vic Willis	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Bernhard	1
1	Ed Siever	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Delahanty	.371
2	Ginger Beaumont	.364
3	Jesse Burkett	.342
4	Sam Crawford	.338
5	Honus Wagner	.337

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	123
2	Buck Freeman	104
3	Socks Seybold	101
4	Ed Delahanty	100
5	Kitty Bransfield	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	47
2	Honus Wagner	46
3	Sammy Strang	43
4	Patsy Donovan	40
5	2 tied	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Taylor	1.60
2	Jesse Tannehill	1.61
3	Cy Young	1.87
4	Ed Siever	1.91
5	Noodles Hahn	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Young	36
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	181
3	Cy Young	174
4	Noodles Hahn	172
5	2 tied	158

Saves

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