On This Day

Tuesday, September 23, 1902

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 81 51 .614 --
Browns 75 56 .573 5.5
White Sox 72 57 .558 7.5
Americans 74 59 .556 7.5
Bronchos 68 65 .511 13.5
Senators 58 75 .436 23.5
Tigers 50 82 .379 31.0
Orioles 50 83 .376 31.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 100 34 .746 --
Superbas 72 60 .545 27.0
Beaneaters 67 61 .523 30.0
Reds 66 67 .496 33.5
Orphans 66 69 .489 34.5
Cardinals 56 72 .438 41.0
Phillies 53 78 .405 45.5
Giants 45 84 .349 52.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Duke Farrell 3
1 Herm McFarland 3
1 Chick Stahl 3
1 Roy Thomas 3
1 Cy Young 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 1
1 Buck Freeman 1
1 Freddy Parent 1
1 Chick Stahl 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Stahl 5
2 Hobe Ferris 3
3 Kid Elberfeld 2
3 Buck Freeman 2
3 Hughie Jennings 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cozy Dolan 2
2 Doc Casey 1
2 Ed Delahanty 1
2 Duke Farrell 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Plank 1.33
2 Christy Mathewson 0.89
3 Chick Fraser 0.43
4 Win Mercer 0.29
5 Jack Katoll 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chick Fraser 1
1 Win Mercer 1
1 Togie Pittinger 1
1 Eddie Plank 1
1 Cy Young 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 8
1 Eddie Plank 8
3 Chick Fraser 3
3 Jack Katoll 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Delahanty .376
2 Charlie Hickman .363
3 Ginger Beaumont .356
4 Lave Cross .343
5 Bill Bradley .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 15
2 Bill Bradley 11
2 Charlie Hickman 11
4 Ed Delahanty 10
4 Buck Freeman 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 115
2 Charlie Hickman 108
3 Lave Cross 105
4 Ed Delahanty 93
5 Socks Seybold 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Topsy Hartsel 46
1 Sam Mertes 46
3 Dave Fultz 44
4 Honus Wagner 39
5 3 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.33
2 Noodles Hahn 1.76
3 Ed Siever 1.91
4 Jesse Tannehill 1.95
5 Carl Lundgren 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 32
2 Jack Chesbro 26
3 Togie Pittinger 25
3 Vic Willis 25
5 Rube Waddell 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 215
2 Rube Waddell 210
3 Doc White 173
4 Cy Young 165
5 2 tied 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 Ed Delahanty .511
2 Danny Murphy .455
3 Honus Wagner .405
4 Ginger Beaumont .405
5 Buck Freeman .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 2
1 Buck Freeman 2
1 Charlie Hickman 2
1 Harry Howell 2
1 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 15
2 Tommy Leach 14
3 Hobe Ferris 13
3 Bill Keister 13
5 Scoops Carey 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Herman Long 9
2 Dave Fultz 7
3 Topsy Hartsel 6
3 Billy Lush 6
3 Sammy Strang 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Donovan 0.00
2 Sam Leever 0.64
3 Roy Patterson 0.77
4 Willie Sudhoff 0.81
5 Tom Hughes 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Plank 5
1 Rube Waddell 5
3 Roy Patterson 4
4 Bill Bernhard 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 35
2 Christy Mathewson 22
3 Eddie Plank 21
4 Vic Willis 18
5 Cy Young 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sam Leever 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Hickman .454
2 Fielder Jones .435
3 Nap Lajoie .398
4 Buck Freeman .383
5 Scoops Carey .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 4
1 Buck Freeman 4
3 Bill Bradley 3
3 Charlie Hickman 3
3 Herm McFarland 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 32
2 Charlie Hickman 28
3 Bill Keister 25
3 Tommy Leach 25
5 John Anderson 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Topsy Hartsel 20
2 Dave Fultz 15
2 Billy Lush 15
4 Jimmy Slagle 13
5 Sam Mertes 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc Newton 0.75
2 Willie Sudhoff 1.22
3 Bill Bernhard 1.41
4 Noodles Hahn 1.43
5 Dummy Taylor 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 11
2 Eddie Plank 8
3 Bill Bernhard 7
3 Bill Dinneen 7
5 5 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 65
2 Doc White 47
3 Eddie Plank 38
3 Vic Willis 38
5 4 tied 35

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 Ed Delahanty .369
2 Charlie Hickman .361
3 Ginger Beaumont .351
4 Bill Bradley .345
5 Lave Cross .343

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 118
2 Charlie Hickman 108
3 Lave Cross 105
4 Honus Wagner 104
5 Socks Seybold 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Topsy Hartsel 48
2 Sam Mertes 46
3 Dave Fultz 45
4 Honus Wagner 42
5 Billy Gilbert 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.38
2 Noodles Hahn 1.78
3 Carl Lundgren 1.97
4 Ed Siever 1.97
5 Jesse Tannehill 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 33
2 Jack Chesbro 27
2 Vic Willis 27
4 Togie Pittinger 25
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 223
2 Rube Waddell 210
3 Doc White 186
4 Cy Young 176
5 Togie Pittinger 171

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