On This Day

Friday, August 29, 1902

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	62	43	.590	--
Americans	60	47	.561	3.0
Browns	57	48	.543	5.0
White Sox	57	49	.538	5.5
Bronchos	54	56	.491	10.5
Senators	51	58	.468	13.0
Orioles	45	63	.417	18.5
Tigers	41	63	.394	20.5

Games

Athletics 10, White Sox 6

Bronchos 4, Senators 2

Americans 6, Tigers 1

Browns 7, Orioles 1

Browns 4, Orioles 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	82	28	.745	--
Superbas	60	52	.536	23.0
Orphans	57	54	.514	25.5
Beaneaters	54	52	.509	26.0
Reds	53	56	.486	28.5
Cardinals	48	60	.444	33.0
Phillies	44	63	.411	36.5
Giants	38	71	.349	43.5

Games

Beaneaters 4, Superbas 0

Reds 10, Cardinals 1

Phillies 6, Giants 2

Orphans 9, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	John Anderson	4
1	Sam Crawford	4
3	Jake Beckley	3
3	Wid Conroy	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Kling	3
1	Barry McCormick	3
1	Heinie Peitz	3
1	Jimmy Slagle	3
5	7 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Topsy Hartsel	4
2	Jimmy Slagle	3
3	Sam Mertes	2
3	Danny Murphy	2
5	19 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Togie Pittinger	1.00
2	Jack Powell	0.83
3	Pop Williams	0.67
4	Noodles Hahn	0.64
4	Ham Iburg	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Dinneen	1
1	Noodles Hahn	1
1	Ham Iburg	1
1	Earl Moore	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Noodles Hahn	7
1	Ham Iburg	7
1	Togie Pittinger	7
4	Eddie Plank	6
4	Pop Williams	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Delahanty	.368
2	Ginger Beaumont	.361
3	Patsy Dougherty	.359
4	Lave Cross	.352
5	Charlie Hickman	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Socks Seybold	14
2	Ed Delahanty	9
2	Bill Keister	9
4	Bill Bradley	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lave Cross	90
2	Buck Freeman	89
3	Charlie Hickman	84
4	Ed Delahanty	79
5	2 tied	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	37
2	Honus Wagner	34
3	Topsy Hartsel	33
4	Billy Gilbert	31
5	5 tied	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Taylor	1.36
2	Jesse Tannehill	1.79
3	Noodles Hahn	1.82
4	Ed Siever	1.84
5	Jack Chesbro	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Young	27
2	Jack Chesbro	23
3	Togie Pittinger	22
4	Jack Taylor	20
4	Vic Willis	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Willis	179
2	Rube Waddell	152
3	Bill Donovan	137
4	Togie Pittinger	135
5	Cy Young	132

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	Steve Brodie	.426
2	Chief Zimmer	.425
3	Fielder Jones	.420
4	Johnny Kling	.411
5	2 tied	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Boileryard Clarke	2
1	Ed Delahanty	2
1	Buck Freeman	2
1	Ducky Holmes	2
1	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Leach	24
2	Lave Cross	17
2	Cozy Dolan	17
2	Jimmy Williams	17
5	Cy Seymour	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Topsy Hartsel	11
2	Ginger Beaumont	10
2	Honus Wagner	10
4	Jimmy Slagle	8
5	4 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Dinneen	0.25
2	Jack Katoll	0.55
3	Bert Husting	0.69
3	Christy Mathewson	0.69
5	Highball Wilson	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	5
2	Bill Bernhard	4
2	Jack Chesbro	4
2	Bill Dinneen	4
2	4 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	27
2	Bill Donovan	26
2	Noodles Hahn	26
4	Eddie Plank	25
5	Jack Powell	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Hickman	.388
2	Patsy Dougherty	.380
3	Jimmy Williams	.377
4	Kip Selbach	.375
5	Claude Ritchey	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Leach	5
2	Charlie Hemphill	4
2	Socks Seybold	4
4	Jimmy Barrett	2
4	8 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Leach	36
2	Jimmy Williams	27
3	Lave Cross	24
4	Danny Murphy	23
5	3 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	19
2	Dave Fultz	18
3	Topsy Hartsel	17
4	Ginger Beaumont	15
5	Jimmy Slagle	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bert Husting	0.41
2	Ned Garvin	0.46
3	Ed Siever	1.00
4	Bill Bernhard	1.24
5	Jack Katoll	1.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Togie Pittinger	9
2	Noodles Hahn	8
3	Jack Chesbro	7
3	Earl Moore	7
3	Eddie Plank	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	68
2	Noodles Hahn	45
3	Bill Donovan	38
3	Jack Powell	38
3	Vic Willis	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Bernhard	1
1	Ed Siever	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ginger Beaumont	.369
2	Ed Delahanty	.367
3	Lave Cross	.352
4	Sam Crawford	.339
5	Jesse Burkett	.339

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	131
2	Buck Freeman	104
3	Socks Seybold	99
4	Ed Delahanty	96
5	Bill Keister	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	48
2	Honus Wagner	44
3	Sammy Strang	43
4	Frank Isbell	42
5	Patsy Donovan	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Tannehill	1.75
2	Jack Taylor	1.77
3	Ed Siever	1.90
4	Cy Young	1.94
5	Noodles Hahn	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Young	35
2	Jack Chesbro	30
3	Togie Pittinger	26
3	Vic Willis	26
5	3 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Willis	219
2	Bill Donovan	182
3	Noodles Hahn	180
4	Cy Young	167
5	Togie Pittinger	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