On This Day

Saturday, May 31, 1902

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	19	12	.613	--
White Sox	18	13	.581	1.0
Americans	19	14	.576	1.0
Tigers	16	14	.533	2.5
Browns	15	15	.500	3.5
Orioles	16	17	.485	4.0
Senators	14	20	.412	6.5
Bronchos	11	23	.324	9.5

Games

Bronchos 6, Orioles 3

Tigers 13, Americans 7

Athletics 7, Browns 6

White Sox 4, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	30	6	.833	--
Orphans	23	12	.657	6.5
Superbas	17	19	.472	13.0
Beaneaters	15	19	.441	14.0
Giants	15	21	.417	15.0
Phillies	14	20	.412	15.0
Cardinals	13	21	.382	16.0
Reds	13	22	.371	16.5

Games

Superbas 2, Beaneaters 1

Superbas 2, Beaneaters 1

Phillies 3, Giants 0

Cardinals 9, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Doc Casey	4
1	Patsy Dougherty	4
3	George Barclay	3
3	Harry Bay	3
3	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Brashear	4
2	Jimmy Barrett	2
2	Patsy Dougherty	2
2	Hobe Ferris	2
2	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Patsy Dougherty	2
1	Fred Tenney	2
3	Roger Bresnahan	1
3	George Browne	1
3	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vic Willis	1.00
2	Jay Hughes	0.86
2	Cy Vorhees	0.86
4	Addie Joss	0.50
4	John McMakin	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jay Hughes	1
1	Addie Joss	1
1	John McMakin	1
1	Roy Patterson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jay Hughes	6
1	Cy Vorhees	6
1	Vic Willis	6
4	Addie Joss	5
4	Tully Sparks	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lave Cross	.397
2	Ed Delahanty	.381
3	Ginger Beaumont	.378
4	Fred Tenney	.378
5	Danny Green	.377

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	32
2	Jimmy Collins	30
3	Kitty Bransfield	29
4	Buck Freeman	28
5	Monte Cross	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lefty Davis	13
1	Heinie Smith	13
3	Dan McGann	12
4	Gene DeMontreville	11
4	Billy Gilbert	11

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	60
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	.509
2	George Barclay	.426
3	Bill Bradley	.424
4	Roy Brashear	.419
5	Danny Green	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Bradley	6
2	Roger Bresnahan	2
2	Ed Delahanty	2
2	Frank Isbell	2
2	Socks Seybold	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Bradley	18
2	Lave Cross	17
3	Ginger Beaumont	14
3	Socks Seybold	14
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Gilbert	5
2	Roy Clark	4
2	George Davis	4
2	Lefty Davis	4
2	5 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Noodles Hahn	0.67
2	Jock Menefee	1.00
2	Jack Taylor	1.00
2	Chick Fraser	1.00
5	Vic Willis	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Young	4
2	Ed Doheny	3
2	Tom Hughes	3
2	Bert Husting	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Willis	25
2	Tom Hughes	24
3	Bill Dinneen	22
4	Bill Donovan	18
4	Cy Young	18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Wood	.433
2	Lave Cross	.419
3	Danny Green	.389
4	Ginger Beaumont	.389
5	Ed Delahanty	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Bradley	6
2	Socks Seybold	4
3	Roger Bresnahan	2
3	Pat Carney	2
3	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lave Cross	28
2	Kitty Bransfield	23
2	Buck Freeman	23
2	Honus Wagner	23
5	2 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Gilbert	11
2	Lefty Davis	10
3	Dan McGann	9
3	Jimmy Williams	9
5	2 tied	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	Christy Mathewson	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Young	8
2	Bert Husting	7
3	Ed Doheny	6
3	Joe McGinnity	6
3	Jesse Tannehill	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Willis	45
2	Jim St. Vrain	36
3	Noodles Hahn	35
4	Tom Hughes	32
5	Cy Young	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	.414
2	Ed Delahanty	.365
3	Jesse Burkett	.363
4	Honus Wagner	.345
5	Ginger Beaumont	.344

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	137
2	Buck Freeman	117
3	Ed Delahanty	112
4	Kitty Bransfield	107
5	Sam Crawford	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Isbell	45
1	Honus Wagner	45
3	Sam Mertes	43
4	Sammy Strang	39
5	Ollie Pickering	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cy Young	1.56
2	Jesse Tannehill	1.93
3	Deacon Phillippe	1.98
4	Sam Leever	2.09
5	Vic Willis	2.28

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	224
3	Bill Donovan	215
4	Noodles Hahn	211
5	2 tied	178

Saves

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