On This Day

Friday, August 9, 1901

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 58 33 .637 --
Americans 51 37 .580 5.5
Orioles 49 38 .563 7.0
Tigers 49 43 .533 9.5
Athletics 43 44 .494 13.0
Senators 37 50 .425 19.0
Blues 36 51 .414 20.0
Brewers 33 60 .355 26.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 53 35 .602 --
Phillies 53 37 .589 1.0
Cardinals 53 40 .570 2.5
Superbas 47 43 .522 7.0
Beaneaters 42 45 .483 10.5
Giants 37 46 .446 13.5
Reds 36 52 .409 17.0
Orphans 37 60 .381 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nap Lajoie 7
2 Socks Seybold 6
3 Lave Cross 4
3 Dick Harley 4
3 Irv Waldron 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nap Lajoie 2
2 Sam Crawford 1
2 Lave Cross 1
2 Harry Davis 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Williams 4
2 Kid Gleason 3
2 Socks Seybold 3
2 Cy Seymour 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doc Casey 2
1 Jimmy Williams 2
3 Fred Clarke 1
3 Lou Criger 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Donovan 1.22
2 Happy Townsend 1.20
3 Earl Moore 0.82
4 Bill Bernhard 0.75
5 Jesse Tannehill 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bernhard 1
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 Roscoe Miller 1
1 Fred Mitchell 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Donovan 11
2 Earl Moore 9
3 Bill Bernhard 6
3 Happy Townsend 6
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .439
2 Socks Seybold .383
3 Buck Freeman .372
4 Jesse Burkett .359
5 Emmet Heidrick .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 11
2 Buck Freeman 10
3 Nap Lajoie 9
4 Ed Delahanty 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 88
2 Nap Lajoie 86
3 Sam Crawford 78
3 Ed Delahanty 78
5 Jimmy Williams 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Isbell 37
2 Topsy Hartsel 34
3 Honus Wagner 33
4 John Anderson 28
5 2 tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.78
2 Al Orth 2.04
3 Christy Mathewson 2.04
4 Jimmy Callahan 2.15
5 Deacon Phillippe 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 21
2 Clark Griffith 20
3 Jack Harper 19
3 Joe McGinnity 19
5 Bill Donovan 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Noodles Hahn 175
2 Bill Donovan 167
2 Christy Mathewson 167
4 Rube Waddell 152
5 Tom Hughes 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Hoffer 3
1 Jack Powell 3
3 Frank Kitson 2
4 Bill Donovan 1
4 13 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .500
2 Sam Crawford .467
3 Jimmy Williams .443
4 Danny Green .429
5 Ginger Beaumont .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 4
1 Nap Lajoie 4
3 Harry Davis 3
3 Topsy Hartsel 3
3 Socks Seybold 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 21
2 Jimmy Collins 18
3 Bill Keister 17
4 Sam Crawford 16
5 Socks Seybold 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doc Casey 8
2 Mike Donlin 7
2 Dick Harley 7
4 Fred Clarke 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Kitson 0.00
2 Pete Dowling 0.69
3 Happy Townsend 0.93
4 Cy Young 1.00
5 Ned Garvin 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Duggleby 4
1 Clark Griffith 4
1 Jerry Nops 4
1 Vic Willis 4
1 Cy Young 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Noodles Hahn 35
2 Bill Donovan 34
3 Christy Mathewson 30
4 Rube Waddell 26
5 Pete Dowling 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .458
2 Buck Freeman .407
3 Jake Beckley .387
3 Socks Seybold .387
5 John Anderson .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 6
2 Topsy Hartsel 5
3 Harry Davis 4
3 Nap Lajoie 4
5 7 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 29
2 Jimmy Collins 27
2 Jimmy Williams 27
4 Kid Gleason 26
4 Bill Keister 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Harley 14
2 Doc Casey 13
3 Frank Isbell 10
4 John Anderson 9
4 7 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Tannehill 1.18
2 Happy Townsend 1.42
3 Roy Patterson 1.48
4 Cy Young 1.61
5 Ned Garvin 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roscoe Miller 9
2 Chick Fraser 8
3 Jimmy Callahan 6
3 Clark Griffith 6
3 7 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Donovan 60
2 Christy Mathewson 56
3 Rube Waddell 51
4 Noodles Hahn 49
5 Pete Dowling 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 Dale Gear 1
1 Zaza Harvey 1
1 Jack Powell 1
1 Joe Yeager 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jesse Burkett .359
2 Topsy Hartsel .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 11
2 Buck Freeman 10
3 Nap Lajoie 9
4 Ed Delahanty 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 88
2 Nap Lajoie 86
3 Sam Crawford 78
3 Ed Delahanty 78
5 Jimmy Williams 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Isbell 37
2 Topsy Hartsel 34
3 Honus Wagner 33
4 John Anderson 28
5 2 tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.78
2 Al Orth 2.04
3 Christy Mathewson 2.04
4 Deacon Phillippe 2.15
5 Clark Griffith 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 21
2 Clark Griffith 20
3 Jack Harper 19
3 Joe McGinnity 19
5 Bill Donovan 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Noodles Hahn 175
2 Bill Donovan 167
2 Christy Mathewson 167
4 Rube Waddell 152
5 Tom Hughes 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Hoffer 3
1 Jack Powell 3
3 Frank Kitson 2
4 Bill Donovan 1
4 13 others tied 1