On This Day

Thursday, September 18, 1902

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 77 50 .606 --
Browns 73 54 .575 4.0
Americans 72 56 .563 5.5
White Sox 68 56 .548 7.5
Bronchos 66 62 .516 11.5
Senators 57 71 .445 20.5
Tigers 48 78 .381 28.5
Orioles 47 81 .367 30.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 97 34 .740 --
Superbas 70 59 .543 26.0
Beaneaters 64 60 .516 29.5
Reds 65 64 .504 31.0
Orphans 64 67 .489 33.0
Cardinals 55 70 .440 39.0
Phillies 51 76 .402 44.0
Giants 45 81 .357 49.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Barrett 3
1 Harry Davis 3
1 Tom Hughes 3
1 Tom Jones 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Gilbert 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Clarke 3
1 Charlie Hemphill 3
1 Joe Yeager 3
4 Jesse Burkett 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shad Barry 1
1 Jake Beckley 1
1 Dave Fultz 1
1 Topsy Hartsel 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Willis 1.00
2 Bill Dinneen 0.50
3 Pop Williams 0.40
4 Jesse Tannehill 0.20
5 Charlie Shields 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Eddie Plank 1
1 Ed Poole 1
1 Charlie Shields 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 6
2 Bill Dinneen 4
2 Pop Williams 4
4 Charlie Shields 2
4 Jesse Tannehill 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Hickman .370
2 Ed Delahanty .369
3 Ginger Beaumont .357
4 Patsy Dougherty .348
5 Bill Bradley .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 15
2 Bill Bradley 11
2 Charlie Hickman 11
4 Ed Delahanty 10
5 Bill Keister 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 110
2 Charlie Hickman 106
3 Lave Cross 101
4 Socks Seybold 92
5 Ed Delahanty 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Topsy Hartsel 46
1 Sam Mertes 46
3 Dave Fultz 42
4 Honus Wagner 39
5 Billy Gilbert 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.37
2 Noodles Hahn 1.72
3 Carl Lundgren 1.85
4 Ed Siever 1.91
5 Jesse Tannehill 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 31
2 Jack Chesbro 26
3 Vic Willis 24
4 Togie Pittinger 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 209
2 Rube Waddell 199
3 Doc White 167
4 Bill Donovan 161
4 Cy Young 161

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vic Willis 3
2 Sam Leever 2
2 Jack Powell 2
4 Bill Bernhard 1
4 17 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fielder Jones .482
2 Charlie Hickman .472
3 Nap Lajoie .442
4 Scoops Carey .441
5 George Browne .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Bradley 3
1 Charlie Hickman 3
3 Hobe Ferris 2
3 Nap Lajoie 2
3 Herm McFarland 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 17
2 Tommy Leach 15
3 Bill Keister 14
4 John Anderson 13
4 Scoops Carey 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Fultz 11
1 Topsy Hartsel 11
3 George Browne 7
3 Billy Lush 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Donovan 0.00
2 Willie Sudhoff 0.59
3 Addie Joss 0.96
4 Noodles Hahn 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 6
2 Bill Dinneen 4
3 Bill Bernhard 3
3 Noodles Hahn 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 33
2 Mike O'Neill 21
3 Cy Young 20
4 Christy Mathewson 19
4 Vic Willis 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jacob Fox 1
1 Sam Leever 1
1 Fred Mitchell 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fielder Jones .449
2 Charlie Hickman .442
3 Nap Lajoie .425
4 Scoops Carey .404
5 Sam Crawford .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Bradley 3
1 Ed Delahanty 3
1 Hobe Ferris 3
1 Charlie Hickman 3
1 Herm McFarland 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Leach 37
2 Buck Freeman 28
3 Charlie Hickman 27
4 Cy Seymour 24
5 5 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Topsy Hartsel 22
2 Jimmy Slagle 15
3 Dave Fultz 14
3 Sam Mertes 14
3 Honus Wagner 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Sudhoff 1.26
2 Dummy Taylor 1.29
3 Bill Bernhard 1.43
4 Carl Lundgren 1.50
5 Joe McGinnity 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 10
2 Noodles Hahn 8
3 Bill Bernhard 7
3 Bill Dinneen 7
3 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 63
2 Mike O'Neill 44
3 Doc White 41
4 Jack Powell 40
5 Noodles Hahn 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jacob Fox 1
1 Sam Leever 1
1 Fred Mitchell 1
1 Ed Murphy 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Hickman .368
2 Ed Delahanty .365
3 Ginger Beaumont .358
4 Bill Bradley .346
5 Lave Cross .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 15
2 Bill Bradley 12
3 Charlie Hickman 11
4 Ed Delahanty 10
4 Bill Keister 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 114
2 Honus Wagner 113
3 Charlie Hickman 106
4 Socks Seybold 105
5 Lave Cross 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Topsy Hartsel 49
2 Sam Mertes 46
3 Honus Wagner 44
4 Dave Fultz 43
5 3 tied 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.54
2 Noodles Hahn 1.70
3 Carl Lundgren 1.85
4 Ed Siever 1.88
5 Jesse Tannehill 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 32
2 Jack Chesbro 27
2 Vic Willis 27
4 Noodles Hahn 25
5 Togie Pittinger 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 225
2 Rube Waddell 199
3 Doc White 184
4 Bill Donovan 176
5 Cy Young 172

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vic Willis 3
2 Sam Leever 2
2 Jack Powell 2
4 Bill Bernhard 1
4 18 others tied 1