On This Day

Thursday, May 1, 1902

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 4 2 .667 --
White Sox 4 3 .571 0.5
Athletics 4 3 .571 0.5
Americans 4 4 .500 1.0
Senators 4 4 .500 1.0
Browns 4 4 .500 1.0
Orioles 3 4 .429 1.5
Bronchos 3 6 .333 2.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 9 2 .818 --
Orphans 6 3 .667 2.0
Giants 8 5 .615 2.0
Beaneaters 6 6 .500 3.5
Phillies 6 6 .500 3.5
Superbas 5 8 .385 5.0
Reds 3 7 .300 5.5
Cardinals 2 8 .200 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ossee Schrecongost 4
2 Ginger Beaumont 3
2 Jimmy Collins 3
2 Charlie Dexter 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Carney 2
2 Christy Mathewson 1
2 Socks Seybold 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Clarke 4
1 Socks Seybold 4
3 Pat Carney 3
3 Claude Ritchey 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Bean 2
1 Dan McGann 2
1 Heinie Smith 2
4 Jesse Burkett 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Christy Mathewson 1.80
2 Noodles Hahn 0.70
3 Jack Taylor 0.60
4 Cy Vorhees 0.54
5 Al Orth 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Bill Duggleby 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Roscoe Miller 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 9
2 Noodles Hahn 7
2 Cy Vorhees 7
4 Roscoe Miller 3
4 5 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Collins .486
2 Ossee Schrecongost .436
3 Bill Keister .429
4 Bones Ely .406
5 Fred Tenney .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Keister 3
2 Jake Beckley 2
2 Pat Carney 2
2 Bill Coughlin 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Keister 12
2 Jake Beckley 11
3 Klondike Douglass 10
4 Fred Clarke 9
4 6 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Heinie Smith 8
2 Duff Cooley 5
2 Billy Lauder 5
2 Dan McGann 5
5 8 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Siever 0.00
1 Ned Garvin 0.00
1 Clark Griffith 0.00
1 Casey Patten 0.00
5 Deacon Phillippe 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Willis 4
2 Ham Iburg 3
2 Christy Mathewson 3
2 Deacon Phillippe 3
2 Cy Young 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 28
2 Ham Iburg 20
3 Vic Willis 18
4 Deacon Phillippe 17
4 Cy Young 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Malarkey 1
1 Bob Rhoads 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .415
2 Jesse Burkett .372
3 Ed Delahanty .357
4 Honus Wagner .353
5 Jimmy Sheckard .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 15
2 Nap Lajoie 14
3 Buck Freeman 11
3 Jimmy Sheckard 11
5 Jesse Burkett 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 126
2 Nap Lajoie 124
3 Buck Freeman 117
4 Ed Delahanty 109
5 2 tied 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Isbell 52
1 Honus Wagner 52
3 Sam Mertes 48
4 Topsy Hartsel 42
5 Sammy Strang 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.55
2 Jesse Tannehill 1.94
3 Deacon Phillippe 2.00
4 Vic Willis 2.27
5 Jimmy Callahan 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 35
2 Bill Donovan 26
3 Joe McGinnity 25
3 Roscoe Miller 25
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 237
2 Noodles Hahn 235
3 Bill Donovan 223
4 Tom Hughes 220
5 Cy Young 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