On This Day

Wednesday, August 27, 1902

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 60 42 .588 --
Americans 59 46 .562 2.5
White Sox 56 47 .544 4.5
Browns 54 48 .529 6.0
Bronchos 52 56 .481 11.0
Senators 51 56 .477 11.5
Orioles 45 60 .429 16.5
Tigers 40 62 .392 20.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 81 27 .750 --
Superbas 60 51 .541 22.5
Orphans 56 53 .514 25.5
Beaneaters 53 52 .505 26.5
Reds 52 56 .481 29.0
Cardinals 48 59 .449 32.5
Phillies 43 63 .406 37.0
Giants 38 70 .352 43.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Hickman 4
2 Shad Barry 3
2 Ginger Beaumont 3
2 Klondike Douglass 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 4
2 Patsy Donovan 3
3 Bill Bergen 2
3 Cy Seymour 2
5 16 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ginger Beaumont 1
1 Fred Clarke 1
1 Elmer Flick 1
1 Billy Lush 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Bernhard 0.50
1 Sam Leever 0.50
3 Ed Poole 0.33
4 Bill Duggleby 0.22
5 Highball Wilson 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bernhard 1
1 Bill Duggleby 1
1 Sam Leever 1
1 Ed Poole 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dummy Taylor 7
2 Clarence Currie 3
2 Sam Leever 3
2 Ed Poole 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Delahanty .373
2 Patsy Dougherty .363
3 Ginger Beaumont .357
4 Lave Cross .355
5 Charlie Hickman .351

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 3 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 Herm McFarland .444
2 Chief Zimmer .425
3 Claude Ritchey .420
4 Kip Selbach .415
5 Topsy Hartsel .409

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 26
2 Jimmy Williams 21
3 Lave Cross 20
4 Cozy Dolan 18
5 Cy Seymour 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 14
2 Ginger Beaumont 11
3 Harry Davis 7
3 Bill Keister 7
3 Tommy Leach 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ned Garvin 0.00
2 Bill Dinneen 0.25
3 Bert Husting 0.67
4 Rube Waddell 1.02
5 Highball Wilson 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bernhard 4
1 Jack Chesbro 4
1 Bill Dinneen 4
1 Noodles Hahn 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 Charlie Hickman .390
3 Claude Ritchey .387
4 Kip Selbach .385
5 Jimmy Williams .380

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 34
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 15
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 Jack Chesbro 7
2 Noodles Hahn 7
4 Earl Moore 6
4 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 69
2 Jack Powell 41
3 Bill Donovan 38
3 Noodles Hahn 38
3 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 .369
2 Ginger Beaumont .368
3 Lave Cross .355
4 Jesse Burkett .340
5 Charlie Hickman .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 130
2 Buck Freeman 105
3 Ed Delahanty 99
3 Socks Seybold 99
5 Bill Keister 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 46
2 Honus Wagner 45
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 1.90
5 Noodles Hahn 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 36
2 Jack Chesbro 30
3 Vic Willis 26
4 Togie Pittinger 25
5 Jesse Tannehill 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 219
2 Bill Donovan 182
3 Noodles Hahn 173
3 Cy Young 173
5 Doc White 161

Saves

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