On This Day

Tuesday, August 26, 1902

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	60	41	.594	--
Americans	59	46	.562	3.0
White Sox	56	47	.544	5.0
Browns	54	48	.529	6.5
Senators	51	56	.477	12.0
Bronchos	51	56	.477	12.0
Orioles	45	60	.429	17.0
Tigers	40	62	.392	20.5

Games

White Sox 10, Orioles 0

Americans 13, Browns 2

Athletics 13, Bronchos 2

Senators 8, Tigers 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	80	27	.748	--
Superbas	60	51	.541	22.0
Orphans	56	53	.514	25.0
Beaneaters	53	51	.510	25.5
Reds	51	56	.477	29.0
Cardinals	48	58	.453	31.5
Phillies	42	63	.400	37.0
Giants	38	69	.355	42.0

Games

Giants 6, Reds 0

Pirates 8, Beaneaters 1

Pirates 3, Beaneaters 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Claude Ritchey	5
2	Fred Clarke	4
2	Honus Wagner	4
4	Harry Bay	3
4	15 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Boileryard Clarke	1
1	Ed Doheny	1
1	Buck Freeman	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	4
1	Danny Murphy	4
3	Ginger Beaumont	3
3	Boileryard Clarke	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Isbell	2
2	John Anderson	1
2	Harry Bemis	1
2	Roger Bresnahan	1
2	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Doheny	1.50
2	Christy Mathewson	0.55
3	Jack Chesbro	0.50
4	Eddie Plank	0.38
5	Jack Powell	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Ed Doheny	1
1	Ned Garvin	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Chesbro	6
1	Ed Doheny	6
1	Christy Mathewson	6
4	Eddie Plank	5
5	Casey Patten	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Delahanty	.373
2	Patsy Dougherty	.363
3	Lave Cross	.356
4	Ginger Beaumont	.354
5	Charlie Hickman	.345

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	89
2	Lave Cross	88
3	Charlie Hickman	83
4	Ed Delahanty	79
5	Socks Seybold	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	35
2	Honus Wagner	33
3	Billy Gilbert	31
4	Frank Isbell	30
5	2 tied	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Taylor	1.12
2	Jesse Tannehill	1.79
3	Ed Siever	1.84
4	Noodles Hahn	1.85
5	Jack Chesbro	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Young	27
2	Jack Chesbro	23
3	Togie Pittinger	21
4	Jack Taylor	20
4	Vic Willis	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Willis	179
2	Rube Waddell	145
3	Bill Donovan	137
4	Cy Young	132
5	Doc White	131

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	Topsy Hartsel	.435
2	Claude Ritchey	.429
3	Chief Zimmer	.425
4	Herm McFarland	.417
5	Ossee Schrecongost	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Leach	5
2	Steve Brodie	2
2	Boileryard Clarke	2
2	Ed Delahanty	2
2	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Leach	25
2	Jimmy Williams	21
3	Lave Cross	20
4	Cozy Dolan	18
5	Cy Seymour	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	14
2	Ginger Beaumont	11
3	Tommy Leach	8
4	Harry Davis	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ned Garvin	0.00
2	Bill Dinneen	0.25
3	Bert Husting	0.67
4	Highball Wilson	1.00
5	Rube Waddell	1.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	4
1	Bill Dinneen	4
1	Noodles Hahn	4
1	Jack Katoll	4
1	4 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	27
2	Jack Chesbro	26
2	Bill Donovan	26
2	Noodles Hahn	26
5	Jack Powell	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Patsy Dougherty	.392
2	Claude Ritchey	.391
3	Kip Selbach	.385
4	Jimmy Williams	.380
5	Topsy Hartsel	.374

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Leach	33
2	Jimmy Williams	30
3	John Anderson	25
4	Lave Cross	22
4	3 others tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	18
2	Dave Fultz	17
3	Ginger Beaumont	14
4	Topsy Hartsel	12
4	2 others tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ned Garvin	0.46
2	Ed Siever	1.00
3	Bert Husting	1.32
4	Jack Taylor	1.32
5	Togie Pittinger	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Togie Pittinger	9
2	Noodles Hahn	8
3	Jack Chesbro	7
3	Mike O'Neill	7
5	3 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	69
2	Noodles Hahn	41
2	Jack Powell	41
4	Bill Donovan	38
4	Vic Willis	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Bernhard	1
1	Ed Siever	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Delahanty	.368
2	Ginger Beaumont	.363
3	Lave Cross	.356
4	Jesse Burkett	.339
5	Sam Crawford	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Socks Seybold	16
2	Jimmy Collins	10
2	Bill Keister	10
4	Bill Bradley	9
4	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	126
2	Buck Freeman	105
3	Socks Seybold	100
4	Ed Delahanty	99
5	Bill Keister	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	47
1	Honus Wagner	47
3	Sammy Strang	43
4	Frank Isbell	42
5	Patsy Donovan	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Taylor	1.58
2	Jesse Tannehill	1.72
3	Cy Young	1.89
4	Ed Siever	1.91
5	Noodles Hahn	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Young	36
2	Jack Chesbro	30
3	Vic Willis	27
4	Togie Pittinger	25
5	Jesse Tannehill	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Willis	224
2	Bill Donovan	188
3	Noodles Hahn	176
4	Cy Young	173
5	Christy Mathewson	162

Saves

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