On This Day

Saturday, August 2, 1902

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	47	35	.573	--
Athletics	43	35	.551	2.0
Americans	47	39	.547	2.0
Browns	44	37	.543	2.5
Senators	40	45	.471	8.5
Bronchos	39	48	.448	10.5
Tigers	35	45	.438	11.0
Orioles	37	48	.435	11.5

Games

White Sox 8, Orioles 3

White Sox 5, Orioles 2

Americans 2, Bronchos 1

Tigers 8, Senators 0

Athletics 4, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	62	20	.756	--
Superbas	49	41	.544	17.0
Orphans	48	41	.539	17.5
Beaneaters	43	39	.524	19.0
Reds	39	45	.464	24.0
Cardinals	40	48	.455	25.0
Phillies	36	52	.409	29.0
Giants	28	59	.322	36.5

Games

Reds 2, Superbas 1

Cardinals 3, Beaneaters 1

Beaneaters 2, Cardinals 1

Pirates 7, Giants 2

Orphans 12, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Fred Clarke	4
1	John Dobbs	4
1	Danny Green	4
1	Johnny Kling	4
1	Jimmy Williams	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Barrett	1
1	Erve Beck	1
1	Harry Davis	1
1	Socks Seybold	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Leach	3
2	Fred Clarke	2
2	George Davis	2
2	John Dobbs	2
2	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Patsy Donovan	2
1	Dave Fultz	2
1	Danny Green	2
1	Frank Isbell	2
1	2 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ned Garvin	0.70
2	Vic Willis	0.56
3	Win Mercer	0.50
4	Dad Hale	0.46
5	Togie Pittinger	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jimmy Callahan	1
1	Ed Doheny	1
1	Ned Garvin	1
1	Jock Menefee	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ned Garvin	7
2	Dad Hale	6
3	Vic Willis	5
4	Jimmy Callahan	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Delahanty	.371
2	Ginger Beaumont	.367
3	Lave Cross	.350
4	Danny Green	.348
5	Patsy Dougherty	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Socks Seybold	11
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	68
3	Lave Cross	67
4	Ed Delahanty	61
4	Honus Wagner	61

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	29
2	Patsy Donovan	26
3	Billy Gilbert	24
4	Danny Green	23
4	2 others tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Taylor	1.01
2	Deacon Phillippe	1.37
3	Noodles Hahn	1.66
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	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Willis	150
2	Doc White	112
3	Cy Young	111
4	Togie Pittinger	105
5	Bill Donovan	102

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Vic Willis	3
2	Jack Powell	2
3	Bill Bernhard	1
3	Jack Chesbro	1
3	13 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Kip Selbach	.468
2	Jimmy Collins	.467
3	Elmer Flick	.450
4	Sam Crawford	.412
5	Bobby Wallace	.404

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	11
1	Honus Wagner	11
3	John Anderson	10
4	Tom Daly	9
4	3 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Fultz	7
2	Kitty Bransfield	6
3	Patsy Donovan	5
3	Willie Keeler	5
3	Bobby Wallace	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Siever	0.35
2	Deacon Phillippe	0.47
3	Frank Kitson	0.67
4	Christy Mathewson	0.78
5	Carl Lundgren	0.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Togie Pittinger	4
1	Cy Young	4
3	Bill Dinneen	3
3	Noodles Hahn	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	28
2	Bill Dinneen	24
3	Vic Willis	23
4	Togie Pittinger	22
5	Jack Powell	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Bernhard	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Kelley	.424
2	Nap Lajoie	.398
3	Danny Green	.394
4	Charlie Hickman	.384
5	Jimmy Collins	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	4
2	Jesse Burkett	3
2	Ed Delahanty	3
2	Candy LaChance	3
2	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Davis	24
2	Charlie Hickman	23
3	Honus Wagner	22
4	Lave Cross	21
5	2 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kitty Bransfield	10
1	Patsy Donovan	10
1	Dave Fultz	10
1	Sam Mertes	10
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Lundgren	0.71
2	Jack Chesbro	0.72
3	Jack Taylor	0.88
4	George Winter	1.00
4	Ed Poole	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	8
2	Jack Chesbro	6
2	Mike O'Neill	6
2	Bill Phillips	6
2	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	72
2	Vic Willis	46
3	Togie Pittinger	40
3	Doc White	40
5	2 tied	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Bernhard	1
1	Sam Leever	1
1	Win Mercer	1
1	Mike O'Neill	1
1	3 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ginger Beaumont	.370
2	Ed Delahanty	.361
3	Honus Wagner	.346
4	Sam Crawford	.344
5	Jesse Burkett	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Socks Seybold	16
2	Sam Crawford	11
2	Harry Davis	11
2	Nap Lajoie	11
5	3 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	130
2	Buck Freeman	103
2	Socks Seybold	103
4	Kitty Bransfield	98
4	Ed Delahanty	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	52
2	Frank Isbell	41
3	Patsy Donovan	38
4	Ollie Pickering	37
4	Sammy Strang	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cy Young	1.74
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
3	Vic Willis	26
4	Bill Donovan	23
4	Frank Kitson	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Willis	214
2	Cy Young	181
3	Bill Donovan	180
4	Noodles Hahn	169
4	Christy Mathewson	169

Saves

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