On This Day

Friday, May 30, 1902

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 18 12 .600 --
Americans 19 13 .594 0.0
White Sox 17 13 .567 1.0
Tigers 15 14 .517 2.5
Browns 15 14 .517 2.5
Orioles 16 16 .500 3.0
Senators 14 19 .424 5.5
Bronchos 10 23 .303 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 30 6 .833 --
Orphans 23 12 .657 6.5
Beaneaters 15 17 .469 13.0
Superbas 15 19 .441 14.0
Giants 15 20 .429 14.5
Phillies 13 20 .394 15.5
Reds 13 21 .382 16.0
Cardinals 12 21 .364 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lave Cross 6
1 Hobe Ferris 6
1 Emmet Heidrick 6
1 Billy Maloney 6
5 2 tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Bresnahan 2
2 Doc Casey 1
2 Lou Castro 1
2 Ed Delahanty 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roger Bresnahan 9
2 Lave Cross 5
2 Ed Delahanty 5
2 Cy Seymour 5
5 2 tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Browne 2
1 Charlie Dexter 2
1 Homer Smoot 2
4 Joe Bean 1
4 32 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wiley Dunham 0.88
2 Chick Fraser 0.83
3 Jock Menefee 0.62
4 Frank Kitson 0.50
4 Christy Mathewson 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmy Callahan 1
1 Bill Carrick 1
1 Ed Doheny 1
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wiley Dunham 7
1 Christy Mathewson 7
3 Bill Donovan 6
4 Ed Doheny 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Chesbro 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lave Cross .402
2 Ed Delahanty .386
3 Jimmy Collins .383
4 Ginger Beaumont .378
5 Danny Green .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Bradley 6
2 Socks Seybold 4
3 Jimmy Collins 3
3 Bill Coughlin 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lave Cross 31
2 Jimmy Collins 30
3 Kitty Bransfield 29
4 Buck Freeman 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lefty Davis 13
2 Dan McGann 12
2 Heinie Smith 12
4 Billy Gilbert 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jock Menefee 0.87
2 Jack Taylor 0.92
3 Deacon Phillippe 1.13
3 Ed Siever 1.13
5 Jesse Tannehill 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 11
2 Jack Chesbro 7
2 Tom Hughes 7
2 Bert Husting 7
2 3 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 54
2 Cy Young 48
3 Christy Mathewson 46
4 Deacon Phillippe 42
5 3 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 John Malarkey 1
1 Roscoe Miller 1
1 Earl Moore 1
1 3 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lave Cross .491
2 Danny Green .439
3 Willie Keeler .425
4 Scoops Carey .412
5 Jimmy Callahan .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Bradley 6
2 Roger Bresnahan 2
2 Jimmy Collins 2
2 Ed Delahanty 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Bradley 17
2 Lave Cross 16
3 Ginger Beaumont 14
3 Jimmy Collins 14
5 Socks Seybold 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Gilbert 6
2 George Davis 5
2 Jimmy Williams 5
4 Roy Clark 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Noodles Hahn 0.50
2 Jack Taylor 0.75
3 Jock Menefee 1.00
3 Chick Fraser 1.00
5 Bob Ewing 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Taylor 4
1 Cy Young 4
3 Jack Chesbro 3
3 Ed Doheny 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 28
2 Tom Hughes 24
3 Jack Chesbro 22
3 Bill Dinneen 22
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Roscoe Miller 1
1 Earl Moore 1
1 Tully Sparks 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Wood .433
2 Lave Cross .415
3 Ed Delahanty .382
4 Ginger Beaumont .382
5 Danny Green .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Bradley 6
2 Socks Seybold 4
3 Roger Bresnahan 2
3 Pat Carney 2
3 8 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lave Cross 27
2 Kitty Bransfield 25
3 Honus Wagner 24
4 Harry Davis 23
5 Buck Freeman 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Gilbert 11
1 Dan McGann 11
3 Lefty Davis 10
4 Jimmy Williams 9
5 Kip Selbach 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jock Menefee 0.63
2 Jack Taylor 0.77
3 Noodles Hahn 1.16
4 Jesse Tannehill 1.16
5 Ed Siever 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 8
2 Bert Husting 7
3 Jack Chesbro 6
3 Ed Doheny 6
3 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 39
2 Jim St. Vrain 36
3 Noodles Hahn 35
3 Tom Hughes 35
5 2 tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Roscoe Miller 1
1 Earl Moore 1
1 Tully Sparks 1
1 Vic Willis 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .417
2 Ed Delahanty .364
3 Jesse Burkett .357
4 Mike Donlin .355
5 Honus Wagner .348

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 139
2 Buck Freeman 117
3 Ed Delahanty 113
4 Kitty Bransfield 107
5 Sam Crawford 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 46
2 Frank Isbell 45
3 Sam Mertes 43
4 Sammy Strang 41
5 Ollie Pickering 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.62
2 Jesse Tannehill 1.90
3 Deacon Phillippe 1.98
4 Vic Willis 2.28
5 Jimmy Callahan 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 39
2 Jack Chesbro 27
3 Roscoe Miller 26
3 Vic Willis 26
5 Joe McGinnity 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hughes 233
2 Christy Mathewson 225
3 Bill Donovan 220
4 Noodles Hahn 211
5 Cy Young 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Hoffer 3
2 Jack Chesbro 2
2 Frank Kitson 2
2 Deacon Phillippe 2
2 Jack Powell 2