On This Day

Thursday, May 8, 1902

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 9 4 .692 --
Browns 8 4 .667 0.5
White Sox 7 5 .583 1.5
Americans 8 6 .571 1.5
Tigers 6 5 .545 2.0
Senators 6 8 .429 3.5
Orioles 4 9 .308 5.0
Bronchos 4 11 .267 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 15 3 .833 --
Orphans 9 5 .643 4.0
Giants 10 7 .588 4.5
Beaneaters 8 8 .500 6.0
Phillies 7 9 .438 7.0
Superbas 7 10 .412 7.5
Reds 5 12 .294 9.5
Cardinals 4 11 .267 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bunk Congalton 4
2 George Browne 3
2 Dummy Hoy 3
2 Johnny Kling 3
2 Jimmy Slagle 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Kelley 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Kelley 3
2 Roy Brashear 2
2 Monte Cross 2
2 Tom McCreery 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bunk Congalton 1
1 Lefty Davis 1
1 Johnny Kling 1
1 Tommy Leach 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Noodles Hahn 0.71
2 Ned Garvin 0.67
3 Pop Williams 0.62
4 Togie Pittinger 0.56
4 Gene Wright 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ned Garvin 1
1 Noodles Hahn 1
1 Frank Kitson 1
1 Casey Patten 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Noodles Hahn 5
1 Togie Pittinger 5
1 Pop Williams 5
1 Gene Wright 5
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Powers .429
2 Bunk Congalton .426
3 Jimmy Collins .413
4 Socks Seybold .404
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 Kitty Bransfield 16
1 Bill Keister 16
3 Jake Beckley 14
3 Buck Freeman 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Heinie Smith 8
2 Lefty Davis 7
2 Frank Isbell 7
2 Billy Lauder 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Harper 0.67
2 Jack Taylor 0.69
3 Deacon Phillippe 1.00
3 Mal Eason 1.00
3 Jock Menefee 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Willis 5
1 Cy Young 5
3 Roy Evans 4
3 Sam Leever 4
3 Deacon Phillippe 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 33
2 Deacon Phillippe 25
3 Vic Willis 23
4 Cy Young 22
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Malarkey 1
1 Bob Rhoads 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .407
2 Jesse Burkett .378
3 Ed Delahanty .362
4 Jimmy Sheckard .357
5 Honus Wagner .350

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 128
2 Nap Lajoie 118
3 Buck Freeman 117
4 Ed Delahanty 109
5 Kitty Bransfield 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Isbell 52
2 Honus Wagner 50
3 Sam Mertes 48
4 Topsy Hartsel 42
4 Ollie Pickering 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.67
2 Deacon Phillippe 1.97
3 Jesse Tannehill 1.97
4 Vic Willis 2.28
5 Sam Leever 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 36
2 Bill Donovan 25
2 Roscoe Miller 25
2 Vic Willis 25
5 4 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 232
2 Noodles Hahn 228
3 Bill Donovan 222
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
5 20 tied 1