On This Day

Friday, May 23, 1902

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 14 9 .609 --
Tigers 14 9 .609 0.0
Browns 13 9 .591 0.5
Athletics 14 10 .583 0.5
Americans 14 11 .560 1.0
Orioles 11 14 .440 4.0
Senators 10 16 .385 5.5
Bronchos 7 19 .269 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 27 5 .844 --
Orphans 18 10 .643 7.0
Giants 15 14 .517 10.5
Beaneaters 12 15 .444 12.5
Superbas 12 18 .400 14.0
Phillies 11 18 .379 14.5
Cardinals 10 17 .370 14.5
Reds 11 19 .367 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Duff Cooley 4
1 Monte Cross 4
1 Emmet Heidrick 4
4 John Anderson 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Bradley 1
1 Herman Long 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Anderson 3
1 Herman Long 3
3 George Barclay 2
3 Shad Barry 2
3 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Nichols 2
2 John Anderson 1
2 George Barclay 1
2 Jimmy Barrett 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Plank 0.62
2 Chick Fraser 0.56
3 Ed Doheny 0.45
4 Tully Sparks 0.38
5 Jack Harper 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Doheny 1
1 Chick Fraser 1
1 Jack Harper 1
1 Eddie Plank 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Doheny 5
1 Chick Fraser 5
1 Eddie Plank 5
4 Casey Patten 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Delahanty .400
2 Jimmy Collins .390
3 Ginger Beaumont .375
4 Lave Cross .364
4 Dan McGann .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Bradley 3
1 Charlie Hickman 3
1 Bill Keister 3
1 Socks Seybold 3
5 7 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kitty Bransfield 28
2 Jake Beckley 23
2 Jimmy Collins 23
2 Buck Freeman 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lefty Davis 13
2 Dan McGann 11
3 Billy Gilbert 10
3 Heinie Smith 10
5 5 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jock Menefee 0.79
2 Ed Doheny 0.80
3 Jack Taylor 0.90
4 Ed Siever 1.13
5 Deacon Phillippe 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 9
2 Jack Chesbro 6
2 Bert Husting 6
2 Deacon Phillippe 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 41
2 Christy Mathewson 39
2 Cy Young 39
4 Deacon Phillippe 38
5 Togie Pittinger 35

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 Harry Davis .489
2 Heinie Peitz .485
3 Homer Smoot .479
4 Bob Wood .459
5 Danny Green .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Bradley 3
2 Jimmy Barrett 1
2 Shad Barry 1
2 Roy Brashear 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Steinfeldt 14
2 Frank Bonner 13
2 Sam Crawford 13
4 Kitty Bransfield 12
4 Bob Wood 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Gilbert 9
2 Lefty Davis 6
2 Jimmy Williams 6
4 John Anderson 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Doheny 0.50
2 Jock Menefee 0.56
3 Red Donahue 0.69
4 Ed Siever 0.90
5 Jim St. Vrain 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Doheny 4
1 Bert Husting 4
1 Cy Young 4
4 Jack Chesbro 3
4 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim St. Vrain 24
2 Tom Hughes 19
3 Bill Dinneen 18
3 Bill Donovan 18
3 2 others tied 18

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 .364
3 Jesse Burkett .363
4 Honus Wagner .352
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
4 Socks Seybold 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 138
2 Buck Freeman 114
3 Kitty Bransfield 111
4 Nap Lajoie 106
5 Jimmy Sheckard 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Isbell 47
2 Honus Wagner 45
3 Sam Mertes 43
4 Sammy Strang 42
5 Ollie Pickering 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.63
2 Jesse Tannehill 1.97
3 Deacon Phillippe 2.05
4 Sam Leever 2.33
5 Vic Willis 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 38
2 Jack Chesbro 26
2 Roscoe Miller 26
4 Bill Donovan 25
4 2 others tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 228
2 Tom Hughes 223
3 Bill Donovan 221
4 Noodles Hahn 209
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 20 tied 1