On This Day

Friday, September 20, 1901

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 82 48 .631 --
Americans 73 54 .575 7.5
Tigers 69 58 .543 11.5
Athletics 67 61 .523 14.0
Orioles 60 64 .484 19.0
Senators 58 68 .460 22.0
Blues 52 75 .409 28.5
Brewers 47 80 .370 33.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 81 44 .648 --
Phillies 72 54 .571 9.5
Superbas 72 54 .571 9.5
Cardinals 66 60 .524 15.5
Beaneaters 65 62 .512 17.0
Giants 49 74 .398 31.0
Orphans 50 79 .388 33.0
Reds 46 74 .383 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ginger Beaumont 5
1 Bobby Lowe 5
3 Kitty Bransfield 4
3 Fred Tenney 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Powell 1
1 Jesse Tannehill 1
1 Honus Wagner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 5
2 Kitty Bransfield 3
2 John Farrell 3
2 Charlie Irwin 3
2 Candy LaChance 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ginger Beaumont 1
1 Fred Clarke 1
1 Bill Dahlen 1
1 Klondike Douglass 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Willis 2.67
2 Jesse Tannehill 1.00
3 Ted Lewis 0.86
4 Sam Leever 0.78
5 Kid Nichols 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Carrick 1
1 Clark Griffith 1
1 Frank Kitson 1
1 Sam Leever 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 8
2 Sam Leever 7
3 Ted Lewis 6
3 Jock Menefee 6
5 Jesse Tannehill 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .418
2 Jesse Burkett .372
3 Ed Delahanty .356
4 Emmet Heidrick .352
5 Topsy Hartsel .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 15
2 Buck Freeman 12
2 Nap Lajoie 12
4 Jesse Burkett 9
4 Jimmy Sheckard 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 114
2 Buck Freeman 111
3 Honus Wagner 106
4 Ed Delahanty 104
5 Sam Crawford 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Isbell 50
2 Sam Mertes 46
3 Honus Wagner 44
4 Topsy Hartsel 38
4 Fielder Jones 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.60
2 Jesse Tannehill 2.14
3 Deacon Phillippe 2.24
4 Christy Mathewson 2.24
5 Jimmy Callahan 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 32
2 Bill Donovan 24
2 Clark Griffith 24
4 Joe McGinnity 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Donovan 217
2 Noodles Hahn 216
3 Christy Mathewson 207
4 Tom Hughes 200
5 Rube Waddell 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Hoffer 3
1 Jack Powell 3
3 Frank Kitson 2
3 Deacon Phillippe 2
3 Willie Sudhoff 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Zaza Harvey .479
2 Pop Dillon .475
3 Nap Lajoie .442
4 Jesse Burkett .432
5 Bobby Lowe .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Grady 3
2 Ginger Beaumont 2
2 Fred Clarke 2
2 Jimmy Collins 2
2 Socks Seybold 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 17
2 Bill Keister 16
3 Fred Clarke 13
3 Pop Dillon 13
3 Sport McAllister 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Davis 8
2 Frank Isbell 6
2 Herm McFarland 6
2 Sammy Strang 6
2 George Van Haltren 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wiley Piatt 0.00
2 Cy Young 0.50
3 Togie Pittinger 0.64
4 Jesse Tannehill 0.69
5 Frank Kitson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmy Callahan 4
1 Cy Young 4
3 Jack Chesbro 3
3 Red Donahue 3
3 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 25
2 Tom Hughes 22
3 Bill Donovan 19
3 Noodles Hahn 19
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Bert Husting 1
1 Jerry Nops 1
1 Deacon Phillippe 1
1 Willie Sudhoff 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jesse Burkett .416
2 Zaza Harvey .397
3 Topsy Hartsel .388
4 Elmer Flick .388
5 John Anderson .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Grady 4
2 John Anderson 3
2 Sam Crawford 3
2 Pop Foster 3
5 13 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 35
2 Kitty Bransfield 29
3 Fred Hartman 25
4 Sport McAllister 24
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 14
2 Elmer Flick 11
2 Otto Krueger 11
2 Sammy Strang 11
5 7 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Kitson 0.86
2 Cy Young 0.94
3 Jesse Tannehill 1.26
4 Togie Pittinger 1.29
5 Sam Leever 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 9
2 Roy Patterson 8
3 Jimmy Callahan 6
3 Jack Chesbro 6
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hughes 54
2 Roy Patterson 41
3 Vic Willis 38
4 Bill Donovan 36
5 Noodles Hahn 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Deacon Phillippe 2
2 Jack Chesbro 1
2 Bert Husting 1
2 Ted Lewis 1
2 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .418
2 Jesse Burkett .372
3 Ed Delahanty .356
4 Emmet Heidrick .352
5 Topsy Hartsel .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 15
2 Buck Freeman 12
2 Nap Lajoie 12
4 Jesse Burkett 9
4 Jimmy Sheckard 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 114
2 Buck Freeman 111
3 Honus Wagner 106
4 Ed Delahanty 104
5 Sam Crawford 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Isbell 50
2 Sam Mertes 46
3 Honus Wagner 44
4 Topsy Hartsel 38
4 Fielder Jones 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.60
2 Jesse Tannehill 2.14
3 Deacon Phillippe 2.24
4 Christy Mathewson 2.24
5 Jimmy Callahan 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 32
2 Bill Donovan 24
2 Clark Griffith 24
4 Joe McGinnity 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Donovan 217
2 Noodles Hahn 216
3 Christy Mathewson 207
4 Tom Hughes 200
5 Rube Waddell 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Hoffer 3
1 Jack Powell 3
3 Frank Kitson 2
3 Deacon Phillippe 2
3 Willie Sudhoff 2