On This Day

Sunday, May 18, 1902

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 12 7 .632 --
Athletics 12 8 .600 0.5
White Sox 11 8 .579 1.0
Americans 12 9 .571 1.0
Browns 10 8 .556 1.5
Orioles 9 12 .429 4.0
Senators 9 13 .409 4.5
Bronchos 6 16 .273 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 23 4 .852 --
Orphans 14 9 .609 7.0
Giants 14 11 .560 8.0
Beaneaters 11 12 .478 10.0
Phillies 10 14 .417 11.5
Reds 10 17 .370 13.0
Superbas 10 17 .370 13.0
Cardinals 8 16 .333 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Callahan 5
2 John Anderson 4
2 Willie Keeler 4
4 George Barclay 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fritz Buelow 1
1 Deacon McGuire 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deacon McGuire 5
1 Harry Steinfeldt 5
1 Joe Yeager 5
4 Ginger Beaumont 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ginger Beaumont 2
1 George Magoon 2
3 George Barclay 1
3 Joe Bean 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Ewing 0.67
2 Deacon Phillippe 0.55
3 Jimmy Callahan 0.50
4 Bob Wicker 0.40
5 Jock Menefee 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 George Mullin 1
1 Ed Murphy 1
1 Deacon Phillippe 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Deacon Phillippe 6
2 Jimmy Callahan 5
2 Jock Menefee 5
4 Bob Ewing 4
5 Roy Evans 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roscoe Miller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Collins .418
2 Ginger Beaumont .410
3 Dan McGann .375
4 Ed Delahanty .366
5 Patsy Donovan .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hickman 3
1 Bill Keister 3
3 Jake Beckley 2
3 Pat Carney 2
3 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kitty Bransfield 25
2 Jake Beckley 22
2 Wilbert Robinson 22
4 Jimmy Collins 20
4 Buck Freeman 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lefty Davis 10
1 Heinie Smith 10
3 Frank Isbell 9
3 Dan McGann 9
5 4 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Doheny 0.67
2 Jock Menefee 0.79
3 Jack Taylor 0.89
4 Jack Harper 1.01
5 Jesse Tannehill 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 7
2 Jesse Tannehill 6
3 Jack Chesbro 5
3 Roy Evans 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 38
2 Vic Willis 35
3 Deacon Phillippe 31
4 Jim St. Vrain 30
4 Cy Young 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Malarkey 1
1 Roscoe Miller 1
1 Bob Rhoads 1
1 Tully Sparks 1
1 Vic Willis 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ginger Beaumont .429
2 Lave Cross .422
3 Patsy Donovan .417
4 Dave Fultz .413
5 Danny Green .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Barrett 1
1 Shad Barry 1
1 Fritz Buelow 1
1 Fred Clarke 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kitty Bransfield 16
2 Sam Crawford 15
3 Wilbert Robinson 13
3 Harry Steinfeldt 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lefty Davis 7
1 Billy Gilbert 7
1 Kip Selbach 7
4 George Davis 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim St. Vrain 0.35
2 Earl Moore 0.50
3 Jock Menefee 0.56
4 Ed Doheny 0.67
5 Red Donahue 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Husting 4
1 Ed Murphy 4
1 Jesse Tannehill 4
4 Jack Chesbro 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim St. Vrain 21
2 Jesse Tannehill 19
3 Vic Willis 17
4 Bob Ewing 15
4 Noodles Hahn 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roscoe Miller 1
1 Tully Sparks 1
1 Vic Willis 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .408
2 Jesse Burkett .361
3 Honus Wagner .358
4 Ed Delahanty .357
5 Jimmy Sheckard .351

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 134
2 Buck Freeman 113
2 Nap Lajoie 113
4 Kitty Bransfield 109
5 Ed Delahanty 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Isbell 50
2 Honus Wagner 48
3 Sam Mertes 45
4 Sammy Strang 42
5 Ollie Pickering 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.64
2 Jesse Tannehill 1.90
3 Deacon Phillippe 2.09
4 Sam Leever 2.19
5 Jimmy Callahan 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 36
2 Roscoe Miller 26
3 Jack Chesbro 25
3 Bill Donovan 25
5 Vic Willis 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 231
2 Bill Donovan 221
3 Noodles Hahn 220
3 Tom Hughes 220
5 Cy Young 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Hoffer 3
1 Jack Powell 3
3 Frank Kitson 2
3 Deacon Phillippe 2
5 21 tied 1