On This Day

Sunday, August 31, 1902

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 63 46 .578 --
Americans 62 47 .569 1.0
Browns 60 48 .556 2.5
White Sox 59 50 .541 4.0
Bronchos 55 57 .491 9.5
Senators 52 59 .468 12.0
Orioles 45 65 .409 18.5
Tigers 41 65 .387 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 83 28 .748 --
Superbas 60 53 .531 24.0
Beaneaters 55 52 .514 26.0
Orphans 57 55 .509 26.5
Reds 54 56 .491 28.5
Cardinals 48 61 .440 34.0
Phillies 44 64 .407 37.5
Giants 39 71 .355 43.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Scoops Carey 4
1 Ed Delahanty 4
1 Hobe Ferris 4
4 John Anderson 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Green 4
2 Bill Coughlin 3
3 Jimmy Barrett 2
3 Scoops Carey 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Coughlin 1
1 Lou Criger 1
1 George Davis 1
1 Harry Davis 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cy Young 0.88
2 Jack Powell 0.38
3 Addie Joss 0.29
4 Jimmy Callahan 0.25
5 Jack Katoll 0.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmy Callahan 1
1 Red Donahue 1
1 Watty Lee 1
1 Jack Powell 1
1 Cy Young 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Young 7
2 Addie Joss 4
2 Jack Katoll 4
2 Joe Yeager 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Delahanty .370
2 Patsy Dougherty .364
3 Ginger Beaumont .362
4 Charlie Hickman .349
5 Bill Bradley .347

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 Buck Freeman 91
2 Lave Cross 90
3 Charlie Hickman 87
4 Ed Delahanty 79
5 2 tied 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 40
2 Topsy Hartsel 35
3 Honus Wagner 34
4 Frank Isbell 32
4 Jimmy Slagle 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.36
2 Jesse Tannehill 1.73
3 Carl Lundgren 1.81
4 Noodles Hahn 1.82
5 Ed Siever 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 28
2 Jack Chesbro 23
3 Togie Pittinger 22
4 Vic Willis 21
5 Jack Taylor 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 183
2 Rube Waddell 156
3 Cy Young 139
4 Bill Donovan 137
5 Togie Pittinger 135

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 Fielder Jones .453
2 Jake Beckley .443
2 Sam Crawford .443
4 Kip Selbach .424
5 Ossee Schrecongost .422

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 23
2 Cy Seymour 20
3 Cozy Dolan 18
4 Bill Bergen 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Topsy Hartsel 11
2 Jimmy Slagle 10
3 Ginger Beaumont 9
3 Honus Wagner 9
5 Sam Mertes 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Dinneen 0.00
2 Christy Mathewson 0.69
3 Bert Husting 0.71
4 Highball Wilson 0.90
5 Ham Iburg 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bernhard 4
1 Noodles Hahn 4
1 Eddie Plank 4
1 Ed Poole 4
5 9 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Donovan 26
2 Eddie Plank 24
3 Jack Powell 22
4 Jack Chesbro 20
4 Rube Waddell 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Patsy Dougherty .417
2 Charlie Hickman .388
3 Bill Bradley .382
4 Ossee Schrecongost .381
5 Kip Selbach .375

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 35
2 Jimmy Williams 27
3 Cy Seymour 26
4 Lave Cross 24
4 Danny Murphy 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Topsy Hartsel 19
1 Honus Wagner 19
3 Dave Fultz 16
3 Jimmy Slagle 16
5 Sammy Strang 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ned Garvin 0.58
2 Bert Husting 0.69
3 Jesse Tannehill 1.23
4 Bill Bernhard 1.24
5 Ed Siever 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Noodles Hahn 8
1 Togie Pittinger 8
3 Eddie Plank 7
4 Jack Chesbro 6
4 6 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 66
2 Noodles Hahn 45
3 Jack Powell 41
4 Bill Donovan 38
4 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 .368
3 Lave Cross .345
4 Honus Wagner .341
5 Sam Crawford .340

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 132
2 Buck Freeman 106
3 Socks Seybold 100
4 Ed Delahanty 95
4 Bill Keister 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 49
2 Sammy Strang 44
2 Honus Wagner 44
4 Frank Isbell 43
5 Patsy Donovan 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Tannehill 1.70
2 Jack Taylor 1.77
3 Cy Young 1.86
4 Noodles Hahn 1.93
5 Ed Siever 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 35
2 Jack Chesbro 29
3 Togie Pittinger 26
3 Vic Willis 26
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 221
2 Bill Donovan 180
3 Noodles Hahn 174
4 Cy Young 170
5 Togie Pittinger 164

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vic Willis 3
2 Jack Chesbro 2
2 Deacon Phillippe 2
2 Jack Powell 2
5 19 tied 1