On This Day

Tuesday, May 20, 1902

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 12 8 .600 --
Tigers 12 8 .600 0.0
Americans 13 9 .591 0.0
Browns 11 8 .579 0.5
Athletics 12 9 .571 0.5
Orioles 10 12 .455 3.0
Senators 9 14 .391 4.5
Bronchos 6 17 .261 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 25 4 .862 --
Orphans 16 9 .640 7.0
Giants 14 12 .538 9.5
Beaneaters 11 14 .440 12.0
Reds 11 17 .393 13.5
Phillies 10 16 .385 13.5
Cardinals 9 16 .360 14.0
Superbas 10 18 .357 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kitty Bransfield 4
2 Jimmy Burke 3
2 Dusty Miller 3
2 Roy Thomas 3
5 19 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shad Barry 3
2 Kitty Bransfield 2
2 Joe Kelley 2
4 Ginger Beaumont 1
4 16 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lefty Davis 2
1 Klondike Douglass 2
3 Jimmy Collins 1
3 Ernie Courtney 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cy Young 1.50
2 Jack Taylor 0.80
3 Togie Pittinger 0.43
4 Sam Leever 0.36
5 Doc White 0.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Jack Taylor 1
1 Cy Young 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Taylor 8
2 Togie Pittinger 6
2 Cy Young 6
4 Doc White 5
5 Sam Leever 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Collins .411
2 Ginger Beaumont .384
3 Ed Delahanty .384
4 Dan McGann .382
5 Jake Beckley .362

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 27
2 Jake Beckley 22
2 Wilbert Robinson 22
4 Jimmy Collins 21
4 Buck Freeman 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lefty Davis 12
2 Heinie Smith 10
3 Billy Gilbert 9
3 Frank Isbell 9
3 Dan McGann 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Doheny 0.75
2 Jock Menefee 0.79
3 Jack Harper 0.81
4 Jack Taylor 0.90
5 Jesse Tannehill 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 8
2 Jack Chesbro 6
2 Jesse Tannehill 6
4 Roy Evans 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 38
2 Cy Young 36
3 Togie Pittinger 35
3 Vic Willis 35
5 Deacon Phillippe 31

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 Bob Wood .455
2 Ed Delahanty .425
3 Homer Smoot .413
4 Lave Cross .409
5 Willie Keeler .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Barrett 1
1 Shad Barry 1
1 Roy Brashear 1
1 Fritz Buelow 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kitty Bransfield 16
2 Harry Steinfeldt 14
3 Sam Crawford 13
3 Wilbert Robinson 13
5 5 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lefty Davis 9
2 Billy Gilbert 8
3 Kip Selbach 7
4 George Davis 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim St. Vrain 0.35
2 Earl Moore 0.50
3 Jock Menefee 0.56
4 Red Donahue 0.69
4 Jesse Tannehill 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 4
1 Ed Doheny 4
1 Bert Husting 4
1 Cy Young 4
5 6 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim St. Vrain 21
2 Togie Pittinger 20
3 Jack Taylor 19
4 Vic Willis 17
5 Jesse Tannehill 16

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 Ed Delahanty .362
3 Jesse Burkett .362
4 Honus Wagner .357
5 Jimmy Sheckard .350

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 135
2 Buck Freeman 114
3 Kitty Bransfield 111
4 Nap Lajoie 110
5 Ed Delahanty 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 48
2 Frank Isbell 47
3 Sam Mertes 43
4 Sammy Strang 42
5 3 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.63
2 Jesse Tannehill 1.90
3 Deacon Phillippe 2.09
4 Sam Leever 2.33
5 Jimmy Callahan 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 37
2 Jack Chesbro 26
2 Roscoe Miller 26
4 Bill Donovan 25
5 3 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 231
2 Bill Donovan 221
3 Noodles Hahn 220
3 Tom Hughes 220
5 Cy Young 172

Saves

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