On This Day

Friday, September 5, 1902

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	66	49	.574	--
Browns	65	49	.570	0.5
Americans	64	51	.557	2.0
White Sox	62	52	.544	3.5
Bronchos	61	57	.517	6.5
Senators	53	64	.453	14.0
Orioles	46	69	.400	20.0
Tigers	43	69	.384	21.5

Games

White Sox 11, Senators 3

Bronchos 10, Athletics 7

Orioles 15, Tigers 1

Browns 12, Americans 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	88	31	.739	--
Superbas	63	57	.525	25.5
Beaneaters	59	56	.513	27.0
Orphans	59	60	.496	29.0
Reds	58	59	.496	29.0
Cardinals	54	62	.466	32.5
Phillies	48	68	.414	38.5
Giants	40	76	.345	46.5

Games

Superbas 6, Orphans 2

Pirates 6, Beaneaters 3

Beaneaters 12, Pirates 1

Giants 5, Reds 3

Cardinals 9, Phillies 5

Cardinals 6, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ginger Beaumont	7
1	Homer Smoot	7
3	Shad Barry	5
4	Bill Bradley	4
4	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	John Anderson	1
1	Bill Bradley	1
1	Steve Brodie	1
1	Sam Crawford	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Bradley	5
1	Socks Seybold	5
3	John Anderson	4
3	Snake Wiltse	4
5	5 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fielder Jones	3
2	Cozy Dolan	2
2	Billy Lush	2
2	Jimmy Slagle	2
5	23 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Chick Fraser	0.90
2	Dummy Taylor	0.71
3	Bill Bernhard	0.58
4	Frank Kitson	0.56
5	Deacon Phillippe	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bernhard	1
1	Jimmy Callahan	1
1	Clarence Currie	1
1	Frank Kitson	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chick Fraser	9
2	Bill Bernhard	7
3	Frank Kitson	5
3	Dummy Taylor	5
3	Honus Wagner	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Delahanty	.364
1	Charlie Hickman	.364
3	Patsy Dougherty	.361
4	Ginger Beaumont	.354
5	Bill Bradley	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Socks Seybold	15
2	Ed Delahanty	10
3	Bill Bradley	9
3	Charlie Hickman	9
3	Bill Keister	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	100
2	Buck Freeman	96
3	Lave Cross	95
4	Socks Seybold	87
5	Ed Delahanty	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	44
2	Topsy Hartsel	38
3	Honus Wagner	37
4	Billy Gilbert	36
5	Dave Fultz	35

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Taylor	1.35
2	Jesse Tannehill	1.73
3	Noodles Hahn	1.79
4	Carl Lundgren	1.81
5	Ed Siever	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Young	29
2	Jack Chesbro	24
3	Togie Pittinger	23
4	Vic Willis	22
5	Jack Taylor	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Willis	191
2	Rube Waddell	167
3	Doc White	150
4	Bill Donovan	147
5	Togie Pittinger	142

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Vic Willis	3
2	Jack Powell	2
3	Bill Bernhard	1
3	Jack Chesbro	1
3	17 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Hickman	.500
2	Nap Lajoie	.477
3	Fielder Jones	.460
4	Homer Smoot	.452
5	Patsy Dougherty	.420

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Boileryard Clarke	2
1	Ed Delahanty	2
1	Buck Freeman	2
1	Ossee Schrecongost	2
1	Snake Wiltse	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Leach	22
2	Charlie Hickman	21
3	Wid Conroy	15
3	Honus Wagner	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Topsy Hartsel	13
2	Jimmy Slagle	12
3	Sam Mertes	11
3	Honus Wagner	11
5	3 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc Newton	0.00
2	Carl Lundgren	0.75
3	John Malarkey	1.00
3	Christy Mathewson	1.00
5	Bert Husting	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bernhard	5
1	Rube Waddell	5
3	Noodles Hahn	4
3	Deacon Phillippe	4
3	2 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	27
2	Jack Powell	26
3	Doc White	24
4	Chick Fraser	21
4	2 others tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jacob Fox	1
1	Fred Mitchell	1
1	Ed Murphy	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Hickman	.463
2	Nap Lajoie	.411
3	Bill Bradley	.403
4	Patsy Dougherty	.390
5	Ossee Schrecongost	.385

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Leach	35
2	Charlie Hickman	32
3	Cy Seymour	29
4	Lave Cross	28
5	3 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Topsy Hartsel	20
2	Honus Wagner	18
3	Dave Fultz	17
4	Tommy Leach	15
4	Jimmy Slagle	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bert Husting	0.67
2	Ed Siever	0.99
3	Rube Waddell	1.38
4	Roy Evans	1.48
5	Jesse Tannehill	1.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Togie Pittinger	8
1	Rube Waddell	8
3	Bill Bernhard	7
3	Jack Chesbro	7
3	5 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	68
2	Bill Donovan	45
3	Noodles Hahn	44
3	Jack Powell	44
5	Togie Pittinger	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jacob Fox	1
1	Fred Mitchell	1
1	Ed Murphy	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Delahanty	.364
2	Ginger Beaumont	.362
3	Charlie Hickman	.353
4	Bill Bradley	.351
5	Lave Cross	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Socks Seybold	17
2	Bill Bradley	10
2	Jimmy Collins	10
2	Ed Delahanty	10
2	Bill Keister	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	124
2	Socks Seybold	108
3	Buck Freeman	107
4	Charlie Hickman	102
5	Bill Keister	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mertes	49
2	Honus Wagner	44
3	Frank Isbell	43
4	George Davis	41
4	3 others tied	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Taylor	1.66
2	Jesse Tannehill	1.68
3	Ed Siever	1.80
4	Noodles Hahn	1.88
5	Cy Young	1.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Young	35
2	Jack Chesbro	28
3	Vic Willis	27
4	Togie Pittinger	25
5	Red Donahue	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Willis	224
2	Bill Donovan	181
3	Noodles Hahn	174
4	Doc White	173
5	Cy Young	169

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Vic Willis	3
2	Jack Chesbro	2
2	Deacon Phillippe	2
2	Jack Powell	2
5	22 tied	1