On This Day

Thursday, July 17, 1902

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 42 26 .618 --
Browns 38 31 .551 4.5
Athletics 36 32 .529 6.0
Americans 38 35 .521 6.5
Senators 35 38 .479 9.5
Bronchos 34 39 .466 10.5
Orioles 31 41 .431 13.0
Tigers 29 41 .414 14.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 55 15 .786 --
Orphans 41 34 .547 16.5
Superbas 41 35 .539 17.0
Beaneaters 37 32 .536 17.5
Phillies 33 42 .440 24.5
Cardinals 32 41 .438 24.5
Reds 30 41 .423 25.5
Giants 23 52 .307 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Barrett 3
1 Ginger Beaumont 3
1 Pete Childs 3
1 Klondike Douglass 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Claude Ritchey 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wid Conroy 3
1 Claude Ritchey 3
3 Jimmy Collins 2
3 Klondike Douglass 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Barclay 1
1 Jimmy Barrett 1
1 Pete Childs 1
1 Monte Cross 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gene Wright 0.83
2 Sam Leever 0.71
3 Christy Mathewson 0.70
4 Henry Thielman 0.42
5 Chick Fraser 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Leever 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Casey Patten 1
1 Snake Wiltse 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 7
2 Sam Leever 5
2 Henry Thielman 5
2 Gene Wright 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike O'Neill 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Delahanty .392
2 Ginger Beaumont .368
3 Lave Cross .356
4 Chick Stahl .344
5 Danny Green .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 10
2 Bill Keister 9
3 Bill Bradley 8
4 Charlie Hickman 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lave Cross 62
1 Buck Freeman 62
3 Charlie Hickman 60
4 Ed Delahanty 55
5 Socks Seybold 53

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 24
2 Billy Gilbert 23
3 Ollie Pickering 22
3 Heinie Smith 22
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.06
2 Deacon Phillippe 1.48
3 Jesse Tannehill 1.55
4 Noodles Hahn 1.66
5 Ed Doheny 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 18
2 Vic Willis 16
3 Jack Chesbro 15
4 Joe McGinnity 13
4 Jack Taylor 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 120
2 Doc White 95
3 Cy Young 94
4 Bill Donovan 84
5 Togie Pittinger 83

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vic Willis 3
2 Jack Powell 2
3 Jack Chesbro 1
3 Wiley Dunham 1
3 12 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .490
2 Jimmy Slagle .455
3 Charlie Hickman .423
4 Honus Wagner .421
5 Danny Green .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Candy LaChance 2
1 Watty Lee 2
1 Socks Seybold 2
1 Jimmy Williams 2
5 22 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lave Cross 16
2 Charlie Hickman 15
3 George Davis 14
4 Claude Ritchey 12
5 Honus Wagner 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Barclay 7
1 Art Nichols 7
3 Bill Dahlen 5
3 Patsy Donovan 5
3 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Chesbro 0.25
2 Jesse Tannehill 0.38
3 Carl Lundgren 0.56
4 Bob Ewing 0.60
5 Bob Rhoads 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 4
1 Rube Waddell 4
3 Bill Carrick 3
3 Red Donahue 3
3 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 38
2 Doc White 23
3 Wiley Piatt 20
4 Jack Chesbro 19
4 Bob Wicker 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sam Leever 1
1 Win Mercer 1
1 Mike O'Neill 1
1 Vic Willis 1
1 2 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .407
2 Charlie Hickman .393
3 Harry Bemis .378
4 Ginger Beaumont .377
5 Chick Stahl .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Keister 5
2 Socks Seybold 4
3 Charlie Hickman 3
4 John Anderson 2
4 12 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 33
2 Lave Cross 23
2 Buck Freeman 23
4 George Davis 20
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 11
2 Fielder Jones 10
3 Patsy Donovan 9
3 Frank Isbell 9
3 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 0.74
2 Jack Chesbro 0.83
3 Jesse Tannehill 1.07
4 Bob Rhoads 1.46
5 2 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 6
1 Red Donahue 6
1 Togie Pittinger 6
4 Mal Eason 5
4 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 56
2 Doc White 47
3 Vic Willis 46
4 Togie Pittinger 41
5 2 tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vic Willis 2
2 Sam Leever 1
2 Win Mercer 1
2 Mike O'Neill 1
2 2 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .431
2 Ginger Beaumont .368
3 Ed Delahanty .360
4 Honus Wagner .355
5 Jesse Burkett .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 16
2 Nap Lajoie 13
3 Bill Keister 11
4 Sam Crawford 10
4 Buck Freeman 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 132
2 Buck Freeman 107
3 Socks Seybold 104
4 Ed Delahanty 103
5 Bill Keister 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 50
2 Frank Isbell 43
3 Ollie Pickering 39
4 Sammy Strang 37
5 2 tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Tannehill 1.63
2 Cy Young 1.72
3 Ed Doheny 1.87
4 Frank Kitson 1.96
5 Deacon Phillippe 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 34
2 Vic Willis 28
3 Jack Chesbro 27
4 Joe McGinnity 25
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 198
2 Bill Donovan 191
3 Cy Young 179
4 Christy Mathewson 175
5 Noodles Hahn 172

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vic Willis 3
2 Jack Chesbro 2
2 Win Mercer 2
2 Deacon Phillippe 2
2 Jack Powell 2