On This Day

Saturday, May 24, 1902

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 14 10 .583 --
Tigers 14 10 .583 0.0
Americans 15 11 .577 0.0
Browns 13 10 .565 0.5
Athletics 14 11 .560 0.5
Orioles 12 14 .462 3.0
Senators 11 16 .407 4.5
Bronchos 8 19 .296 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 28 5 .848 --
Orphans 19 10 .655 7.0
Giants 15 15 .500 11.5
Beaneaters 13 15 .464 12.5
Superbas 12 18 .400 14.5
Reds 11 19 .367 15.5
Phillies 11 19 .367 15.5
Cardinals 10 18 .357 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Fultz 4
2 Harry Bay 3
2 Bill Bradley 3
2 Scoops Carey 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Bradley 1
1 Bill Coughlin 1
1 Buck Freeman 1
1 Emmet Heidrick 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Bradley 3
1 Bill Coughlin 3
3 Ginger Beaumont 2
3 Lou Castro 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hobe Ferris 2
2 Jimmy Barrett 1
2 Ginger Beaumont 1
2 Candy LaChance 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Chesbro 2.75
2 Doc White 1.17
3 Tom Hughes 0.75
4 Happy Townsend 0.67
5 George Winter 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 Addie Joss 1
1 John Malarkey 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Chesbro 11
2 Doc White 7
3 George Winter 6
4 Roy Evans 4
4 Happy Townsend 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Delahanty .398
2 Jimmy Collins .389
3 Ginger Beaumont .380
4 Lave Cross .371
5 Dan McGann .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Bradley 4
2 Bill Coughlin 3
2 Charlie Hickman 3
2 Bill Keister 3
2 Socks Seybold 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kitty Bransfield 29
2 Jimmy Collins 24
2 Buck Freeman 24
2 Honus Wagner 24
5 2 tied 23

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 0.91
4 Ed Siever 1.13
5 Deacon Phillippe 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 9
2 Jack Chesbro 7
3 Tom Hughes 6
3 Bert Husting 6
3 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 41
2 Christy Mathewson 39
2 Cy Young 39
4 Deacon Phillippe 38
5 2 tied 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 Bay .516
2 Heinie Peitz .485
3 Homer Smoot .469
4 Bob Wood .447
5 Harry Davis .447

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Bradley 4
2 Jimmy Barrett 1
2 Shad Barry 1
2 Roy Brashear 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Steinfeldt 14
2 Frank Bonner 13
3 Ginger Beaumont 12
3 Kitty Bransfield 12
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Gilbert 9
2 Jimmy Williams 6
3 John Anderson 5
3 George Davis 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Doheny 0.50
2 Jock Menefee 0.56
3 Ed Siever 0.90
4 Jack Taylor 1.13
5 Christy Mathewson 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 4
1 Ed Doheny 4
1 Bert Husting 4
1 Jack Taylor 4
1 Cy Young 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Chesbro 21
2 Tom Hughes 19
2 Wiley Piatt 19
4 Vic Willis 18
5 5 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roscoe Miller 1
1 Tully Sparks 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .409
2 Ed Delahanty .367
3 Jesse Burkett .357
4 Honus Wagner .353
5 Jimmy Sheckard .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 13
2 Buck Freeman 12
2 Nap Lajoie 12
2 Jimmy Sheckard 12
5 Socks Seybold 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 140
2 Buck Freeman 115
3 Kitty Bransfield 112
4 Nap Lajoie 104
4 Jimmy Sheckard 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Isbell 47
2 Honus Wagner 45
3 Sam Mertes 42
3 Sammy Strang 42
5 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.65
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 37
2 Jack Chesbro 27
3 Roscoe Miller 26
4 Bill Donovan 25
4 Vic Willis 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 228
2 Tom Hughes 226
3 Bill Donovan 221
4 Noodles Hahn 209
5 Cy Young 170

Saves

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