On This Day

Friday, August 8, 1902

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	50	38	.568	--
Browns	48	39	.552	1.5
Americans	50	42	.543	2.0
Athletics	44	39	.530	3.5
Senators	43	48	.473	8.5
Bronchos	43	49	.467	9.0
Tigers	38	47	.447	10.5
Orioles	38	52	.422	13.0

Games

Senators 5, White Sox 2

Bronchos 5, Athletics 4

Tigers 2, Orioles 0

Americans 8, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	66	21	.759	--
Orphans	51	41	.554	17.5
Superbas	51	43	.543	18.5
Beaneaters	46	40	.535	19.5
Cardinals	42	50	.457	26.5
Reds	40	48	.455	26.5
Phillies	37	55	.402	31.5
Giants	28	63	.308	40.0

Games

Superbas 6, Cardinals 3

Beaneaters 10, Reds 5

Orphans 6, Giants 0

Pirates 6, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Coughlin	4
1	Fred Tenney	4
1	Harry Wolverton	4
4	Doc Casey	3
4	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jake Beckley	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pat Carney	3
1	Fred Tenney	3
3	Frank Chance	2
3	Bill Coughlin	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Fultz	4
2	Topsy Hartsel	2
3	George Barclay	1
3	Fred Clarke	1
3	17 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jock Menefee	0.71
2	Ham Iburg	0.45
3	Casey Patten	0.40
3	Deacon Phillippe	0.40
3	Cy Young	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jock Menefee	1
1	Earl Moore	1
1	Doc Newton	1
1	Casey Patten	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ham Iburg	5
1	Jock Menefee	5
1	Togie Pittinger	5
4	Casey Patten	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Delahanty	.373
2	Ginger Beaumont	.358
3	Patsy Dougherty	.354
4	Lave Cross	.353
5	Sam Crawford	.346

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	78
2	Charlie Hickman	70
3	Lave Cross	67
4	Ed Delahanty	65
5	3 tied	61

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	32
2	Patsy Donovan	27
3	Billy Gilbert	26
4	Frank Isbell	25
5	Danny Green	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Taylor	1.04
2	Jesse Tannehill	1.72
3	Noodles Hahn	1.72
4	Deacon Phillippe	1.76
5	Jack Chesbro	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Young	24
2	Jack Chesbro	18
2	Vic Willis	18
4	Togie Pittinger	17
4	Jack Taylor	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Willis	155
2	Doc White	118
3	Cy Young	117
4	Togie Pittinger	114
5	Rube Waddell	111

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	Fred Clarke	.471
2	Sam Crawford	.438
3	Kip Selbach	.423
4	Bobby Wallace	.408
5	Kid Elberfeld	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	2
1	Charlie Hemphill	2
1	Jimmy Williams	2
4	John Anderson	1
4	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Anderson	16
2	Harry Davis	12
3	Tom Daly	10
3	Buck Freeman	10
3	Bill Keister	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Fultz	11
2	Sam Mertes	7
3	Sammy Strang	6
4	Kitty Bransfield	5
4	6 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Chesbro	0.00
2	Carl Lundgren	0.41
3	Togie Pittinger	0.71
4	Clarence Currie	0.72
5	Eddie Plank	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Togie Pittinger	6
2	Clarence Currie	3
2	Noodles Hahn	3
2	Jack Harper	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	42
2	Togie Pittinger	24
3	Vic Willis	19
4	Christy Mathewson	18
4	2 others 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	.424
2	Bill Bradley	.367
2	Dick Padden	.367
4	Jesse Burkett	.361
5	Ginger Beaumont	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jesse Burkett	3
1	Harry Davis	3
1	Ed Delahanty	3
1	Charlie Hemphill	3
1	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Anderson	21
2	Charlie Hickman	20
3	Ed Delahanty	19
3	Buck Freeman	19
3	Claude Ritchey	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Fultz	15
2	Sam Mertes	12
3	Topsy Hartsel	11
4	Kitty Bransfield	10
4	Jimmy Slagle	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Taylor	0.68
2	Carl Lundgren	0.90
3	Jack Chesbro	0.91
4	Ed Siever	1.09
5	Clarence Currie	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Togie Pittinger	7
1	Rube Waddell	7
1	Cy Young	7
4	Noodles Hahn	6
5	8 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	88
2	Vic Willis	44
3	Togie Pittinger	41
4	Doc White	40
5	Christy Mathewson	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Bernhard	1
1	Sam Leever	1
1	Mike O'Neill	1
1	Ed Siever	1
1	2 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Delahanty	.364
2	Ginger Beaumont	.359
3	Jesse Burkett	.344
4	Honus Wagner	.338
5	Sam Crawford	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Socks Seybold	15
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	124
2	Buck Freeman	105
3	Harry Davis	99
4	Ed Delahanty	98
4	Socks Seybold	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	52
2	Frank Isbell	41
3	Patsy Donovan	39
3	Dave Fultz	39
5	Sammy Strang	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Taylor	1.70
2	Jesse Tannehill	1.76
3	Jack Chesbro	1.84
4	Cy Young	1.85
5	Deacon Phillippe	1.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Young	36
2	Jack Chesbro	28
3	Vic Willis	26
4	Bill Donovan	23
4	Togie Pittinger	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Willis	215
2	Bill Donovan	182
3	Cy Young	179
4	Christy Mathewson	171
5	Togie Pittinger	168

Saves

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