On This Day

Thursday, May 15, 1902

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 10 6 .625 --
Browns 10 6 .625 0.0
Athletics 11 7 .611 0.0
Americans 11 8 .579 0.5
White Sox 9 8 .529 1.5
Orioles 8 11 .421 3.5
Senators 8 12 .400 4.0
Bronchos 5 14 .263 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 20 4 .833 --
Orphans 13 7 .650 5.0
Giants 13 9 .591 6.0
Beaneaters 10 11 .476 8.5
Phillies 10 12 .455 9.0
Superbas 9 15 .375 11.0
Reds 8 16 .333 12.0
Cardinals 6 15 .286 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cozy Dolan 3
1 Dan McGann 3
1 Jimmy Slagle 3
4 Ginger Beaumont 2
4 18 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roger Bresnahan 2
1 Sam Crawford 2
1 Bill Dahlen 2
1 Bones Ely 2
1 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hal O'Hagan 2
2 Roger Bresnahan 1
2 Bill Coughlin 1
2 Lave Cross 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim St. Vrain 1.00
2 Cy Young 0.88
3 Ed Doheny 0.57
4 Bob Ewing 0.38
5 John Malarkey 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Doheny 1
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Jack Taylor 1
1 Cy Young 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim St. Vrain 8
2 Cy Young 7
3 Bob Ewing 5
4 Ed Doheny 4
4 Doc Newton 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Collins .420
2 Ginger Beaumont .394
3 Doc Powers .389
4 Bunk Congalton .382
5 Ed Delahanty .381

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wilbert Robinson 21
2 Jake Beckley 19
2 Buck Freeman 19
4 Kitty Bransfield 18
5 5 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lefty Davis 9
1 Dan McGann 9
1 Heinie Smith 9
4 Gene DeMontreville 8
5 5 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Doheny 0.67
2 Jock Menefee 0.72
3 Ed Murphy 0.82
4 Deacon Phillippe 1.00
5 Jack Harper 1.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 7
2 Roy Evans 5
2 Jesse Tannehill 5
2 Vic Willis 5
5 7 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 37
2 Jim St. Vrain 30
2 Cy Young 30
4 Vic Willis 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Malarkey 1
1 Bob Rhoads 1
1 Vic Willis 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Wallace .429
2 Dan McGann .404
3 Bunk Congalton .400
4 Jimmy Collins .396
5 Patsy Donovan .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Carney 2
1 Charlie Hickman 2
1 Socks Seybold 2
4 Jimmy Barrett 1
4 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 14
1 Buck Freeman 14
3 Wilbert Robinson 13
3 Honus Wagner 13
5 Kitty Bransfield 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lefty Davis 6
1 Dan McGann 6
1 Kip Selbach 6
4 Gene DeMontreville 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jock Menefee 0.00
2 Ed Doheny 0.67
3 Jesse Tannehill 0.77
4 Jack Taylor 0.79
5 Ed Murphy 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Husting 4
1 Jesse Tannehill 4
1 Cy Young 4
4 Ed Doheny 3
4 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim St. Vrain 26
2 Noodles Hahn 18
2 Christy Mathewson 18
2 Eddie Plank 18
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vic Willis 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .404
2 Jesse Burkett .371
3 Ed Delahanty .361
4 Honus Wagner .355
5 Jimmy Sheckard .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 13
2 Nap Lajoie 12
2 Jimmy Sheckard 12
4 Buck Freeman 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 132
2 Buck Freeman 115
3 Nap Lajoie 114
4 Ed Delahanty 107
5 Kitty Bransfield 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Isbell 49
1 Honus Wagner 49
3 Sam Mertes 47
4 Sammy Strang 42
5 Ollie Pickering 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.63
2 Jesse Tannehill 1.93
3 Deacon Phillippe 2.06
4 Sam Leever 2.18
5 Vic Willis 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 37
2 Bill Donovan 25
2 Roscoe Miller 25
2 Vic Willis 25
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 232
2 Bill Donovan 223
2 Noodles Hahn 223
4 Tom Hughes 214
5 Cy Young 175

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Hoffer 3
1 Jack Powell 3
3 Frank Kitson 2
3 Deacon Phillippe 2
5 19 tied 1