On This Day

Saturday, May 3, 1902

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 6 2 .750 --
Browns 6 4 .600 1.0
Athletics 5 4 .556 1.5
Americans 5 5 .500 2.0
Senators 5 5 .500 2.0
White Sox 4 5 .444 2.5
Orioles 4 5 .444 2.5
Bronchos 3 8 .273 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 11 2 .846 --
Giants 9 5 .643 2.5
Orphans 7 4 .636 3.0
Beaneaters 7 6 .538 4.0
Phillies 6 7 .462 5.0
Superbas 5 9 .357 6.5
Reds 4 8 .333 6.5
Cardinals 2 10 .167 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roy Brashear 4
1 Jack O'Connor 4
3 Harry Davis 3
3 Bill Keister 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Emmet Heidrick 1
1 Sport McAllister 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack O'Connor 5
2 Sport McAllister 4
3 Jimmy Collins 2
3 Monte Cross 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ollie Pickering 2
2 Jesse Burkett 1
2 Doc Casey 1
2 Jimmy Collins 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Husting 0.78
2 Cy Young 0.57
3 Deacon Phillippe 0.42
4 Jock Menefee 0.38
5 Win Mercer 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Donahue 1
1 Bert Husting 1
1 Jock Menefee 1
1 Win Mercer 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Husting 7
2 Deacon Phillippe 5
3 Charlie Shields 4
3 Cy Young 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Collins .489
2 Jimmy Ryan .432
3 Bill Keister .432
4 Ginger Beaumont .395
5 Bunk Congalton .390

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 14
2 Jake Beckley 11
2 Jimmy Collins 11
2 Monte Cross 11
5 4 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Heinie Smith 8
2 Billy Lauder 6
2 Dan McGann 6
2 Ollie Pickering 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Siever 0.00
2 Jack Harper 0.50
3 Noodles Hahn 0.86
4 Jack Taylor 0.90
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Deacon Phillippe 4
1 Vic Willis 4
1 Cy Young 4
4 Roy Evans 3
4 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 28
2 Deacon Phillippe 22
2 Cy Young 22
4 Ham Iburg 20
5 Vic Willis 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Malarkey 1
1 Bob Rhoads 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .413
2 Jesse Burkett .374
3 Ed Delahanty .358
4 Honus Wagner .354
5 Jimmy Sheckard .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 15
2 Nap Lajoie 13
3 Buck Freeman 11
3 Jimmy Sheckard 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 126
2 Buck Freeman 119
3 Nap Lajoie 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
4 Ollie Pickering 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.56
2 Jesse Tannehill 1.97
3 Deacon Phillippe 2.06
4 Vic Willis 2.27
5 Joe Yeager 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 36
2 Bill Donovan 26
3 Joe McGinnity 25
3 Roscoe Miller 25
5 3 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 178

Saves

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