On This Day

Thursday, August 21, 1902

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	56	41	.577	--
Americans	56	45	.554	2.0
Browns	54	44	.551	2.5
White Sox	54	45	.545	3.0
Bronchos	50	53	.485	9.0
Senators	47	55	.461	11.5
Orioles	43	58	.426	15.0
Tigers	39	58	.402	17.0

Games

Orioles 6, Tigers 5

Americans 4, Bronchos 1

Athletics 12, Browns 5

Senators 6, White Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	74	25	.747	--
Superbas	58	47	.552	19.0
Beaneaters	52	47	.525	22.0
Orphans	53	51	.510	23.5
Reds	48	53	.475	27.0
Cardinals	47	57	.452	29.5
Phillies	41	61	.402	34.5
Giants	36	68	.346	40.5

Games

Phillies 2, Orphans 0

Superbas 7, Reds 4

Pirates 2, Giants 0

Giants 8, Pirates 1

Beaneaters 6, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 7, Beaneaters 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Heinie Smith	4
1	Homer Smoot	4
1	Fred Tenney	4
4	Jake Beckley	3
4	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Delahanty	1
1	Ed McFarland	1
1	Socks Seybold	1
1	Cy Seymour	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Hartman	4
2	Duff Cooley	3
2	Harry Davis	3
2	Ed Delahanty	3
2	Socks Seybold	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Heinie Smith	2
2	Jake Beckley	1
2	Roger Bresnahan	1
2	Duff Cooley	1
2	16 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Dinneen	1.40
2	Mike O'Neill	0.88
3	Sam Leever	0.75
4	Ham Iburg	0.67
5	John Malarkey	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Dinneen	1
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Mal Eason	1
1	Ham Iburg	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Dinneen	7
1	John Malarkey	7
1	Mike O'Neill	7
4	Bill Donovan	6
4	Addie Joss	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Delahanty	.380
2	Patsy Dougherty	.351
3	Lave Cross	.350
4	Ginger Beaumont	.349
5	Bill Bradley	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Socks Seybold	14
2	Bill Keister	9
3	Bill Bradley	8
3	Ed Delahanty	8
3	Charlie Hickman	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	83
2	Lave Cross	82
3	Charlie Hickman	79
4	Socks Seybold	75
5	Ed Delahanty	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	33
2	Billy Gilbert	30
3	Dave Fultz	29
4	Patsy Donovan	28
5	Frank Isbell	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Taylor	1.11
2	Jesse Tannehill	1.63
3	Noodles Hahn	1.84
4	Ed Siever	1.84
5	Sam Leever	1.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Young	26
2	Jack Chesbro	21
3	Togie Pittinger	20
3	Vic Willis	20
5	Jack Taylor	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Willis	175
2	Rube Waddell	140
3	Bill Donovan	130
4	Cy Young	128
5	Doc White	126

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	Ed Delahanty	.434
2	Bill Coughlin	.429
3	Charlie Hickman	.418
4	Bill Bradley	.408
5	Cy Seymour	.406

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lave Cross	15
1	Cy Seymour	15
3	Charlie Hemphill	14
3	Socks Seybold	14
3	Jimmy Williams	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Fultz	10
2	Harry Davis	8
3	Charlie Dexter	7
3	Honus Wagner	7
5	5 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Tannehill	0.00
1	Ned Garvin	0.00
3	Ed Siever	0.36
4	Bert Husting	0.50
5	Roy Evans	0.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Togie Pittinger	5
2	Bert Husting	4
2	Earl Moore	4
2	Mike O'Neill	4
5	13 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	29
2	Bill Donovan	28
3	Noodles Hahn	23
4	Bill Dinneen	21
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Kip Selbach	.402
2	Bill Bradley	.385
3	Patsy Dougherty	.378
4	Sam Crawford	.370
5	Fred Clarke	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hemphill	5
2	Tommy Leach	4
2	Socks Seybold	4
4	Jesse Burkett	3
4	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Anderson	25
2	Harry Davis	23
3	Charlie Hemphill	22
4	Jimmy Williams	21
5	2 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Fultz	17
2	Honus Wagner	11
3	Ginger Beaumont	9
3	Topsy Hartsel	9
3	3 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Togie Pittinger	0.68
2	Jesse Tannehill	0.87
3	Ned Garvin	0.99
4	Ed Siever	1.02
5	Jack Taylor	1.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Togie Pittinger	9
2	Mike O'Neill	7
2	Cy Young	7
4	Bill Dinneen	6
4	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	76
2	Vic Willis	48
3	Christy Mathewson	42
4	Bill Donovan	40
5	Bill Dinneen	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Bernhard	1
1	Ed Siever	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Delahanty	.369
2	Ginger Beaumont	.358
3	Jesse Burkett	.341
4	Sam Crawford	.339
5	Bill Bradley	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Socks Seybold	16
2	Jimmy Collins	10
2	Bill Keister	10
4	Bill Bradley	9
4	Ed Delahanty	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	121
2	Buck Freeman	105
3	Socks Seybold	99
4	Ed Delahanty	97
5	Kitty Bransfield	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	47
2	Honus Wagner	41
3	Dave Fultz	40
3	Sammy Strang	40
5	2 tied	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Taylor	1.57
2	Jesse Tannehill	1.61
3	Cy Young	1.80
4	Ed Siever	1.91
5	Sam Leever	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Young	36
2	Jack Chesbro	28
3	Vic Willis	27
4	Togie Pittinger	25
5	Jesse Tannehill	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Willis	221
2	Bill Donovan	181
3	Cy Young	171
4	Noodles Hahn	169
5	2 tied	159

Saves

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