On This Day

Monday, May 5, 1902

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 6 3 .667 --
Athletics 6 4 .600 0.5
Browns 6 4 .600 0.5
Americans 6 5 .545 1.0
Senators 5 6 .455 2.0
White Sox 4 5 .444 2.0
Orioles 4 6 .400 2.5
Bronchos 4 8 .333 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 13 2 .867 --
Giants 10 5 .667 3.0
Orphans 7 5 .583 4.5
Beaneaters 7 7 .500 5.5
Phillies 6 8 .429 6.5
Superbas 6 9 .400 7.0
Reds 4 10 .286 8.5
Cardinals 3 10 .231 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Lowe 4
2 Duke Farrell 3
2 Dave Fultz 3
2 Otto Krueger 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Davis 3
2 George Barclay 2
2 Kitty Bransfield 2
2 Sam Crawford 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dusty Miller 2
2 Kitty Bransfield 1
2 Pat Carney 1
2 Fred Clarke 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Magee 0.50
2 Tom Hughes 0.38
3 Ed Murphy 0.33
4 Mal Eason 0.29
5 2 tied 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Evans 1
1 Jay Hughes 1
1 Ed Kenna 1
1 Sam Leever 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mal Eason 4
1 Ed Murphy 4
3 Bob Ewing 3
3 Jay Hughes 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Collins .469
2 Bill Keister .438
3 Jimmy Ryan .415
4 Bunk Congalton .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 16
2 Jimmy Collins 12
3 Jake Beckley 11
3 Kitty Bransfield 11
3 3 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Heinie Smith 8
2 Billy Lauder 7
3 Dan McGann 6
3 Ollie Pickering 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Harper 0.50
2 Ed Siever 0.72
3 Jack Taylor 0.90
4 Mal Eason 1.00
4 Jock Menefee 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Evans 4
1 Sam Leever 4
1 Deacon Phillippe 4
1 Vic Willis 4
1 Cy Young 4

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 .411
2 Jesse Burkett .374
3 Ed Delahanty .357
4 Jimmy Sheckard .355
5 Honus Wagner .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 14
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 129
2 Nap Lajoie 118
3 Buck Freeman 115
4 Ed Delahanty 107
5 Bill Keister 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Isbell 51
1 Honus Wagner 51
3 Sam Mertes 48
4 Topsy Hartsel 42
4 Ollie Pickering 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.57
2 Jesse Tannehill 1.97
3 Deacon Phillippe 2.03
4 Vic Willis 2.27
5 Sam Leever 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 35
2 Bill Donovan 26
3 Roscoe Miller 25
4 Clark Griffith 24
4 3 others tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 234
2 Noodles Hahn 229
3 Bill Donovan 224
4 Tom Hughes 215
5 Cy Young 171

Saves

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