On This Day

Saturday, August 16, 1902

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 53 40 .570 --
Browns 53 41 .564 0.5
Americans 55 44 .556 1.0
White Sox 52 43 .547 2.0
Bronchos 48 51 .485 8.0
Senators 45 53 .459 10.5
Orioles 40 57 .412 15.0
Tigers 39 56 .411 15.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 71 23 .755 --
Superbas 55 45 .550 19.0
Orphans 53 45 .541 20.0
Beaneaters 49 44 .527 21.5
Reds 44 51 .463 27.5
Cardinals 45 53 .459 28.0
Phillies 38 60 .388 35.0
Giants 32 66 .327 41.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack O'Connor 4
1 Claude Ritchey 4
1 Harry Wolverton 4
4 John Anderson 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Brodie 1
1 Charlie Hemphill 1
1 Jimmy Ryan 1
1 Kip Selbach 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Brodie 3
1 Charlie Hemphill 3
3 John Anderson 2
3 Pat Carney 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Barclay 3
2 John Gochnaur 2
2 Charlie Hemphill 2
4 Ginger Beaumont 1
4 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Waddell 1.57
2 Noodles Hahn 1.00
3 Sam Leever 0.67
4 Dummy Taylor 0.43
5 Jack Powell 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Sam Leever 1
1 Earl Moore 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 11
2 Noodles Hahn 8
3 Dummy Taylor 6
4 Chick Fraser 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Delahanty .370
2 Lave Cross .355
3 Ginger Beaumont .353
4 Patsy Dougherty .351
5 Charlie Hickman .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 13
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 81
2 Charlie Hickman 79
3 Lave Cross 78
4 Socks Seybold 70
5 Ed Delahanty 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 32
2 Billy Gilbert 30
3 Patsy Donovan 28
3 Dave Fultz 28
5 2 tied 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.01
2 Jesse Tannehill 1.63
3 Noodles Hahn 1.68
4 Deacon Phillippe 1.73
5 Ed Siever 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 26
2 Jack Chesbro 20
3 Togie Pittinger 19
3 Jack Taylor 19
3 Vic Willis 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 169
2 Rube Waddell 136
3 Doc White 125
3 Cy Young 125
5 Togie Pittinger 120

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 Lou Criger .417
2 Fred Clarke .410
3 Claude Ritchey .404
4 Harry Wolverton .400
5 Dick Padden .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hemphill 4
2 Tommy Leach 3
2 Socks Seybold 3
4 Steve Brodie 2
5 16 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Anderson 15
1 Charlie Hemphill 15
3 Bill Bradley 13
3 Frank Chance 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Fultz 13
2 Topsy Hartsel 8
3 George Barclay 7
3 Sammy Strang 7
3 Honus Wagner 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Tannehill 0.00
2 Bert Husting 0.67
3 Ned Garvin 0.82
4 Jack Taylor 0.97
5 Togie Pittinger 1.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Togie Pittinger 5
2 Earl Moore 4
2 Cy Young 4
4 Jack Chesbro 3
4 14 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 46
2 Noodles Hahn 24
2 Vic Willis 24
4 Togie Pittinger 19
5 Christy Mathewson 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Siever 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kip Selbach .400
2 Topsy Hartsel .378
3 Jimmy Collins .375
4 Bill Bradley .373
5 Charlie Hickman .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hemphill 5
2 Jesse Burkett 3
2 Harry Davis 3
2 Tommy Leach 3
2 Socks Seybold 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Anderson 26
2 Harry Davis 22
3 Charlie Hemphill 20
3 Charlie Hickman 20
5 Buck Freeman 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Fultz 19
2 Topsy Hartsel 12
2 Honus Wagner 12
4 George Barclay 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 0.86
2 Ed Siever 0.92
3 Togie Pittinger 1.09
4 Ned Garvin 1.22
5 Frank Kitson 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Togie Pittinger 8
1 Cy Young 8
3 Rube Waddell 7
4 Bill Dinneen 6
4 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 80
2 Vic Willis 49
3 Christy Mathewson 43
4 Bill Dinneen 40
5 Noodles Hahn 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Bernhard 1
1 Mike O'Neill 1
1 Ed Siever 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Delahanty .364
2 Ginger Beaumont .357
3 Jesse Burkett .337
4 Honus Wagner .334
5 Willie Keeler .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 16
2 Jesse Burkett 10
2 Jimmy Collins 10
2 Bill Keister 10
5 Bill Bradley 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 124
2 Buck Freeman 103
3 Kitty Bransfield 98
3 Socks Seybold 98
5 Ed Delahanty 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 47
2 Dave Fultz 41
2 Honus Wagner 41
4 Sammy Strang 40
5 Patsy Donovan 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.66
2 Jesse Tannehill 1.69
3 Cy Young 1.74
4 Deacon Phillippe 1.94
5 Jack Chesbro 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 38
2 Jack Chesbro 29
3 Vic Willis 26
4 Togie Pittinger 24
5 Jesse Tannehill 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 221
2 Cy Young 177
3 Noodles Hahn 171
4 Bill Donovan 166
5 Togie Pittinger 161

Saves

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