On This Day

Thursday, July 31, 1902

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	44	35	.557	--
Athletics	42	34	.553	0.5
Americans	46	38	.548	0.5
Browns	43	36	.544	1.0
Senators	40	43	.482	6.0
Orioles	37	45	.451	8.5
Bronchos	38	47	.447	9.0
Tigers	33	45	.423	10.5

Games

Bronchos 3, Americans 0

Tigers 9, Senators 1

Athletics 4, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	61	20	.753	--
Superbas	49	40	.551	16.0
Beaneaters	42	37	.532	18.0
Orphans	46	41	.529	18.0
Reds	37	44	.457	24.0
Cardinals	38	46	.452	24.5
Phillies	35	50	.412	28.0
Giants	27	57	.321	35.5

Games

Pirates 3, Superbas 0

Beaneaters 6, Orphans 0

Cardinals 3, Giants 2

Reds 1, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Kitty Bransfield	3
1	Fred Clarke	3
1	Jimmy Collins	3
1	Duff Cooley	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jesse Burkett	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gene DeMontreville	3
1	Dick Harley	3
3	George Barclay	2
3	Fritz Buelow	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kitty Bransfield	2
1	Dave Fultz	2
3	Ginger Beaumont	1
3	Kid Elberfeld	1
3	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Chesbro	1.25
2	George Mullin	1.00
3	Doc White	0.86
4	Ed Poole	0.60
5	Rube Waddell	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bernhard	1
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	George Mullin	1
1	Mike O'Neill	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	6
1	Doc White	6
3	Jack Chesbro	5
3	Red Donahue	5
3	Bob Rhoads	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Delahanty	.380
2	Ginger Beaumont	.361
3	Lave Cross	.347
4	Patsy Dougherty	.346
5	Danny Green	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Socks Seybold	10
2	Bill Keister	9
3	Bill Bradley	8
4	Ed Delahanty	7
4	Charlie Hickman	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	69
2	Charlie Hickman	67
3	Lave Cross	66
4	Ed Delahanty	61
5	Honus Wagner	59

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	28
2	Billy Gilbert	24
3	Patsy Donovan	23
3	Heinie Smith	23
5	Ollie Pickering	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Taylor	1.01
2	Deacon Phillippe	1.37
3	Noodles Hahn	1.67
4	Jesse Tannehill	1.87
5	Jack Chesbro	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Young	22
2	Jack Chesbro	17
2	Vic Willis	17
4	Jack Taylor	16
5	Togie Pittinger	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Willis	145
2	Doc White	112
3	Cy Young	109
4	Togie Pittinger	101
5	Bill Donovan	99

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	Kip Selbach	.486
2	Topsy Hartsel	.476
3	Elmer Flick	.444
4	Jimmy Collins	.435
5	Charlie Hemphill	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jesse Burkett	3
2	Boileryard Clarke	2
2	Sam Crawford	2
2	Harry Davis	2
2	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ossee Schrecongost	11
2	John Anderson	10
2	Topsy Hartsel	10
2	Honus Wagner	10
5	4 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kitty Bransfield	5
1	Dave Fultz	5
3	Ginger Beaumont	4
3	Elmer Flick	4
3	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Deacon Phillippe	0.47
2	Ed Siever	0.53
3	Frank Kitson	0.67
4	Jack Taylor	0.75
5	Carl Lundgren	0.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	4
1	Cy Young	4
3	Bill Dinneen	3
3	Bill Donovan	3
3	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	34
2	Vic Willis	25
3	Bill Dinneen	24
4	Christy Mathewson	23
5	Jack Powell	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike O'Neill	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.394
2	Charlie Hickman	.375
3	Nap Lajoie	.373
4	Sam Crawford	.373
5	Jimmy Collins	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jesse Burkett	3
1	Harry Davis	3
1	Ed Delahanty	3
1	Candy LaChance	3
1	Jimmy Williams	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	22
2	Lave Cross	21
2	Honus Wagner	21
4	George Davis	20
4	Claude Ritchey	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kitty Bransfield	11
1	Sam Mertes	11
3	George Barclay	9
3	Bill Dahlen	9
3	2 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Chesbro	0.72
2	Jack Taylor	0.88
3	George Winter	1.00
3	Ed Poole	1.00
5	Dummy Taylor	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	9
2	Jack Chesbro	6
2	Bill Donovan	6
2	Mike O'Neill	6
2	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	85
2	Vic Willis	48
3	Doc White	45
4	Togie Pittinger	42
5	Christy Mathewson	41

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ginger Beaumont	.366
2	Ed Delahanty	.363
3	Honus Wagner	.348
4	Sam Crawford	.341
5	Jesse Burkett	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Socks Seybold	16
2	Nap Lajoie	12
3	Sam Crawford	11
4	Jesse Burkett	10
4	3 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	128
2	Buck Freeman	106
3	Socks Seybold	104
4	Ed Delahanty	99
5	Kitty Bransfield	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	51
2	Frank Isbell	39
3	Ollie Pickering	37
4	George Davis	35
4	2 others tied	35

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cy Young	1.67
2	Jesse Tannehill	1.80
3	Deacon Phillippe	1.82
4	Jack Taylor	1.84
5	Frank Kitson	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Young	36
2	Jack Chesbro	27
2	Vic Willis	27
4	Bill Donovan	23
4	2 others tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Willis	210
2	Bill Donovan	185
3	Cy Young	179
4	Noodles Hahn	177
5	Christy Mathewson	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