On This Day

Friday, July 18, 1902

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 42 27 .609 --
Browns 39 31 .557 3.5
Athletics 37 32 .536 5.0
Americans 38 36 .514 6.5
Senators 35 38 .479 9.0
Bronchos 35 39 .473 9.5
Orioles 31 42 .425 13.0
Tigers 29 41 .414 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 55 16 .775 --
Orphans 42 34 .553 15.5
Superbas 42 35 .545 16.0
Beaneaters 37 33 .529 17.5
Phillies 33 42 .440 24.0
Cardinals 32 41 .438 24.0
Reds 30 41 .423 25.0
Giants 23 52 .307 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Topsy Hartsel 3
1 Hughie Hearne 3
1 Fielder Jones 3
1 Nap Lajoie 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Sullivan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Topsy Hartsel 3
1 Nap Lajoie 3
1 Jack McCarthy 3
4 George Davis 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Elmer Flick 2
2 John Anderson 1
2 Harry Arndt 1
2 Cozy Dolan 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Donovan 0.67
2 Vic Willis 0.64
3 Ed Doheny 0.44
4 Rube Waddell 0.43
5 Willie Sudhoff 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bernhard 1
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 Jack Powell 1
1 Jack Taylor 1
1 Rube Waddell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 7
2 Bill Donovan 6
2 Rube Waddell 6
4 Jack Powell 5
4 Dave Williams 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Delahanty .392
2 Ginger Beaumont .366
3 Lave Cross .353
4 Danny Green .345
5 Chick Stahl .344

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 61
4 Ed Delahanty 55
5 Socks Seybold 53

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 25
2 Billy Gilbert 23
3 Ollie Pickering 22
3 Heinie Smith 22
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.02
2 Deacon Phillippe 1.48
3 Jesse Tannehill 1.55
4 Noodles Hahn 1.66
5 Sam Leever 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 18
2 Vic Willis 16
3 Jack Chesbro 15
4 Jack Taylor 14
5 Joe McGinnity 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 127
2 Doc White 95
3 Cy Young 94
4 Bill Donovan 90
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 .520
2 Jimmy Barrett .423
3 Honus Wagner .410
4 George Barclay .403
5 Jimmy Slagle .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Candy LaChance 2
1 Watty Lee 2
1 Socks Seybold 2
1 Jimmy Williams 2
5 23 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 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Nichols 7
2 Sam Mertes 6
3 George Barclay 5
3 Bill Dahlen 5
3 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Rhoads 0.00
2 Jack Chesbro 0.25
3 Jesse Tannehill 0.38
4 Carl Lundgren 0.56
5 Bob Ewing 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 5
2 Jack Chesbro 4
3 Bill Carrick 3
3 Red Donahue 3
3 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 44
2 Doc White 23
2 Vic Willis 23
4 Bill Donovan 20
4 Wiley Piatt 20

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 .417
2 Charlie Hickman .407
3 Harry Bemis .378
4 Ginger Beaumont .373
5 Jimmy Collins .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Keister 5
2 Socks Seybold 4
3 Charlie Hickman 3
4 John Anderson 2
4 11 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 33
2 Lave Cross 23
2 Buck Freeman 23
4 George Davis 21
5 Nap Lajoie 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 11
2 Elmer Flick 10
3 Patsy Donovan 9
3 Danny Green 9
3 4 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 0.66
2 Jack Chesbro 0.83
3 Jesse Tannehill 1.07
4 Bob Rhoads 1.46
5 Sam Leever 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 6
1 Red Donahue 6
1 Jack Powell 6
1 Jack Taylor 6
1 Rube Waddell 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 62
2 Vic Willis 50
3 Doc White 47
4 Bill Donovan 36
5 Togie Pittinger 34

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 .433
2 Ginger Beaumont .368
3 Ed Delahanty .360
4 Honus Wagner .354
5 Jesse Burkett .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 16
2 Nap Lajoie 13
3 Bill Keister 11
4 Sam Crawford 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 132
2 Ed Delahanty 103
2 Socks Seybold 103
4 Buck Freeman 101
4 Nap Lajoie 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 51
2 Frank Isbell 43
3 Ollie Pickering 38
4 Danny Green 37
4 Sammy Strang 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Tannehill 1.63
2 Cy Young 1.72
3 Ed Doheny 1.88
4 Frank Kitson 1.96
5 Vic Willis 2.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 203
2 Bill Donovan 197
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