On This Day

Wednesday, August 6, 1902

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 50 36 .581 --
Browns 47 38 .553 2.5
Americans 49 41 .544 3.0
Athletics 44 38 .537 4.0
Bronchos 42 49 .462 10.5
Senators 41 48 .461 10.5
Tigers 37 47 .440 12.0
Orioles 38 51 .427 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 65 20 .765 --
Orphans 50 41 .549 18.0
Superbas 50 42 .543 18.5
Beaneaters 44 40 .524 20.5
Reds 40 46 .465 25.5
Cardinals 41 49 .456 26.5
Phillies 36 54 .400 31.5
Giants 28 62 .311 39.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Davis 3
1 Charlie Hemphill 3
1 Sam Mertes 3
1 Roy Patterson 3
1 Ossee Schrecongost 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hickman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Stahl 3
2 John Anderson 2
2 Charlie Hickman 2
2 Ossee Schrecongost 2
5 21 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Arndt 1
1 Jimmy Barrett 1
1 Harry Bay 1
1 Jesse Burkett 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Chesbro 1.00
2 Rube Waddell 0.86
3 Roy Patterson 0.50
3 Dummy Taylor 0.50
5 George Mullin 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Roy Patterson 1
1 Charlie Smith 1
1 Snake Wiltse 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 12
2 George Mullin 5
2 Jack Powell 5
4 Dummy Taylor 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Delahanty .371
2 Ginger Beaumont .360
3 Lave Cross .354
4 Patsy Dougherty .353
5 Sam Crawford .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 11
2 Bill Keister 9
3 Bill Bradley 8
3 Charlie Hickman 8
5 Ed Delahanty 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 74
2 Charlie Hickman 70
3 Lave Cross 67
4 Ed Delahanty 63
5 3 tied 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 31
2 Patsy Donovan 26
2 Billy Gilbert 26
4 Frank Isbell 25
5 2 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.04
2 Deacon Phillippe 1.65
3 Noodles Hahn 1.72
4 Jesse Tannehill 1.77
5 Jack Chesbro 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 23
2 Jack Chesbro 18
2 Vic Willis 18
4 Jack Taylor 17
5 Togie Pittinger 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 155
2 Doc White 118
3 Cy Young 114
4 Rube Waddell 111
5 Christy Mathewson 108

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vic Willis 3
2 Jack Powell 2
3 Bill Bernhard 1
3 Jack Chesbro 1
3 14 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Collins .453
2 Sam Crawford .442
3 Fred Clarke .431
4 Kid Elberfeld .421
5 Kip Selbach .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 3
2 Jesse Burkett 2
2 Charlie Hemphill 2
2 Charlie Hickman 2
2 Jimmy Williams 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Anderson 13
2 Harry Davis 12
3 Tom Daly 11
3 Buck Freeman 11
5 2 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Fultz 7
2 Sam Mertes 6
2 Sammy Strang 6
2 Bobby Wallace 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Togie Pittinger 0.25
2 Clarence Currie 0.72
3 Bill Phillips 0.76
4 Carl Lundgren 0.87
5 Eddie Plank 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Togie Pittinger 4
2 Bill Carrick 3
2 Clarence Currie 3
2 Bill Dinneen 3
2 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 42
2 Christy Mathewson 29
3 Vic Willis 28
4 Jack Powell 23
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Bernhard 1
1 Ed Siever 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam Crawford .394
2 Jimmy Collins .389
3 Bill Bradley .379
4 Kip Selbach .375
5 Dick Padden .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 4
1 Jimmy Williams 4
3 Jesse Burkett 3
3 Ed Delahanty 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Davis 22
1 Charlie Hickman 22
1 Claude Ritchey 22
4 John Anderson 20
5 Honus Wagner 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 12
2 Dave Fultz 11
3 Kitty Bransfield 10
4 Topsy Hartsel 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Winter 0.67
2 Jack Taylor 0.68
3 Carl Lundgren 0.77
4 Jack Chesbro 0.77
5 Clarence Currie 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 7
2 Jack Chesbro 6
2 Noodles Hahn 6
2 Jack Harper 6
2 Cy Young 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 89
2 Vic Willis 49
3 Christy Mathewson 43
4 Doc White 40
5 Bill Dinneen 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Bernhard 1
1 Sam Leever 1
1 Mike O'Neill 1
1 Ed Siever 1
1 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Delahanty .363
2 Ginger Beaumont .363
3 Jesse Burkett .341
4 Sam Crawford .340
5 Honus Wagner .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 16
2 Nap Lajoie 11
3 Jesse Burkett 10
3 Jimmy Collins 10
3 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 125
2 Buck Freeman 103
3 Socks Seybold 101
4 Kitty Bransfield 99
5 Harry Davis 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 52
2 Frank Isbell 41
3 Patsy Donovan 38
3 Sammy Strang 38
5 4 tied 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Tannehill 1.75
2 Cy Young 1.76
3 Jack Taylor 1.82
4 Jack Chesbro 1.84
5 Deacon Phillippe 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 35
2 Jack Chesbro 28
3 Vic Willis 26
4 Bill Donovan 23
5 3 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 215
2 Bill Donovan 178
3 Cy Young 176
4 Christy Mathewson 171
5 Noodles Hahn 164

Saves

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