On This Day

Friday, May 2, 1902

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 5 2 .714 --
Senators 5 4 .556 1.0
Browns 5 4 .556 1.0
White Sox 4 4 .500 1.5
Orioles 4 4 .500 1.5
Athletics 4 4 .500 1.5
Americans 4 5 .444 2.0
Bronchos 3 7 .300 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 10 2 .833 --
Giants 9 5 .643 2.0
Orphans 6 4 .600 3.0
Beaneaters 7 6 .538 3.5
Phillies 6 7 .462 4.5
Reds 4 7 .364 5.5
Superbas 5 9 .357 6.0
Cardinals 2 9 .182 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Bowerman 3
1 Bunk Congalton 3
1 Jimmy Ryan 3
1 Bob Wicker 3
5 35 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Dexter 1
1 Charlie Hickman 1
1 Socks Seybold 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan McGann 4
2 Roger Bresnahan 3
2 Emmet Heidrick 3
4 John Anderson 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Herman Long 2
1 Tom McCreery 2
1 Jimmy Williams 2
4 George Browne 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Plank 0.67
2 Roy Evans 0.50
2 Jack Powell 0.50
2 Bob Wicker 0.50
5 Clarence Currie 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clarence Currie 1
1 Roy Evans 1
1 Sam Leever 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Plank 8
2 Clarence Currie 5
2 Jim St. Vrain 5
2 Bob Wicker 5
5 Jack Powell 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Collins .488
2 Ossee Schrecongost .419
3 Jimmy Ryan .412
4 Bill Keister .400
5 Ginger Beaumont .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Keister 3
2 Jake Beckley 2
2 Pat Carney 2
2 Bill Coughlin 2
2 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Keister 13
2 Jake Beckley 11
3 Klondike Douglass 10
3 Charlie Hickman 10
5 10 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Heinie Smith 8
2 Billy Lauder 6
2 Dan McGann 6
4 Duff Cooley 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Siever 0.00
2 Deacon Phillippe 0.33
3 Jack Harper 0.50
4 Noodles Hahn 0.86
5 Jack Taylor 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Willis 4
2 Roy Evans 3
2 Ham Iburg 3
2 Sam Leever 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Malarkey 1
1 Bob Rhoads 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .417
2 Jesse Burkett .373
3 Ed Delahanty .356
4 Honus Wagner .354
5 Jimmy Sheckard .348

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 126
2 Nap Lajoie 123
3 Buck Freeman 118
4 Ed Delahanty 109
5 Bill Keister 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Isbell 51
1 Honus Wagner 51
3 Sam Mertes 49
4 Topsy Hartsel 42
5 2 tied 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.59
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 228
3 Bill Donovan 224
4 Tom Hughes 220
5 Cy Young 174

Saves

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