On This Day

Wednesday, May 21, 1902

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 13 8 .619 --
Tigers 13 8 .619 0.0
Athletics 13 9 .591 0.5
Americans 13 10 .565 1.0
Browns 11 9 .550 1.5
Orioles 10 13 .435 4.0
Senators 10 14 .417 4.5
Bronchos 6 18 .250 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 25 5 .833 --
Orphans 17 9 .654 6.0
Giants 15 12 .556 8.5
Beaneaters 11 14 .440 11.5
Reds 11 18 .379 13.5
Superbas 11 18 .379 13.5
Phillies 10 17 .370 13.5
Cardinals 9 16 .360 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lave Cross 4
1 Jack Thoney 4
3 Harry Bay 3
3 Frank Bonner 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Bradley 1
1 Tommy Leach 1
1 Socks Seybold 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Bonner 4
2 Bill Keister 3
3 Bill Bradley 2
3 Bunk Congalton 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Anderson 1
1 Harry Bay 1
1 Jake Beckley 1
1 Jesse Burkett 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wiley Piatt 1.50
2 Tom Hughes 0.80
3 Noodles Hahn 0.50
4 George Winter 0.40
5 Frank Kitson 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Husting 1
1 Frank Kitson 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Win Mercer 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hughes 8
2 Wiley Piatt 6
3 Noodles Hahn 5
4 George Winter 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Collins .408
2 Ed Delahanty .403
3 Dan McGann .375
4 Lave Cross .374
5 Ginger Beaumont .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hickman 3
1 Bill Keister 3
1 Socks Seybold 3
4 Jake Beckley 2
4 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kitty Bransfield 27
2 Jake Beckley 23
3 Buck Freeman 22
3 Wilbert Robinson 22
5 Jimmy Collins 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lefty Davis 13
2 Heinie Smith 10
3 George Davis 9
3 Billy Gilbert 9
3 2 others tied 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 Ed Siever 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 8
2 Jack Chesbro 6
2 Bert Husting 6
2 Jesse Tannehill 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 39
2 Cy Young 36
3 Togie Pittinger 35
3 Vic Willis 35
5 Jim St. Vrain 33

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 Heinie Peitz .500
2 Lave Cross .455
2 Ed Delahanty .455
4 Bob Wood .444
5 Tommy Corcoran .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Barrett 1
1 Shad Barry 1
1 Bill Bradley 1
1 Roy Brashear 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Steinfeldt 14
2 Kitty Bransfield 13
2 Sam Crawford 13
4 Wilbert Robinson 12
5 5 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lefty Davis 9
2 Billy Gilbert 8
3 Kip Selbach 7
4 George Davis 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moore 0.50
1 Bill Phillips 0.50
3 Jock Menefee 0.56
4 Red Donahue 0.69
5 Ed Doheny 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Husting 5
2 Ed Doheny 4
2 Frank Kitson 4
2 Cy Young 4
5 7 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim St. Vrain 24
2 Togie Pittinger 20
3 Noodles Hahn 19
3 Tom Hughes 19
3 Jack Taylor 19

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 .409
2 Ed Delahanty .366
3 Jesse Burkett .361
4 Honus Wagner .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
4 Socks Seybold 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 136
2 Buck Freeman 115
3 Kitty Bransfield 111
4 Nap Lajoie 108
5 Ed Delahanty 105

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.63
2 Jesse Tannehill 1.97
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 232
2 Tom Hughes 228
3 Noodles Hahn 225
4 Bill Donovan 221
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