On This Day

Monday, September 15, 1902

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 74 50 .597 --
Browns 70 54 .565 4.0
Americans 69 55 .556 5.0
White Sox 68 55 .553 5.5
Bronchos 65 62 .512 10.5
Senators 57 68 .456 17.5
Tigers 48 75 .390 25.5
Orioles 46 78 .371 28.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 95 34 .736 --
Superbas 69 58 .543 25.0
Beaneaters 62 60 .508 29.5
Reds 64 64 .500 30.5
Orphans 64 66 .492 31.5
Cardinals 55 68 .447 37.0
Phillies 51 74 .408 42.0
Giants 44 80 .355 48.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lave Cross 5
1 Tom Jones 5
3 Ginger Beaumont 4
3 Scoops Carey 4
3 6 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Coughlin 1
1 Harry Howell 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Green 6
2 Bill Coughlin 5
3 Ed Delahanty 3
3 Tom Jones 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 2
2 Shad Barry 1
2 Ginger Beaumont 1
2 Jake Beckley 1
2 23 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Waddell 1.25
2 Happy Townsend 0.83
3 Jimmy Callahan 0.60
3 Vic Willis 0.60
5 Christy Mathewson 0.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmy Callahan 1
1 James Durham 1
1 Ham Iburg 1
1 Sam Leever 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 10
2 Christy Mathewson 7
3 Vic Willis 6
4 Carl Lundgren 5
4 Happy Townsend 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Hickman .369
2 Ed Delahanty .369
3 Ginger Beaumont .357
4 Patsy Dougherty .352
5 Lave Cross .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 15
2 Bill Bradley 11
2 Charlie Hickman 11
4 Ed Delahanty 10
5 Bill Keister 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 107
2 Charlie Hickman 105
3 Lave Cross 100
4 Socks Seybold 91
5 Ed Delahanty 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 46
2 Topsy Hartsel 44
3 Dave Fultz 41
4 Honus Wagner 39
5 3 tied 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.37
2 Noodles Hahn 1.72
3 Jesse Tannehill 1.79
4 Carl Lundgren 1.85
5 Ed Siever 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 31
2 Jack Chesbro 25
3 Togie Pittinger 23
3 Vic Willis 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 203
2 Rube Waddell 199
3 Doc White 167
4 Cy Young 161
5 Togie Pittinger 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vic Willis 3
2 Sam Leever 2
2 Jack Powell 2
4 Bill Bernhard 1
4 17 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Hickman .500
2 Nap Lajoie .483
3 Fielder Jones .460
4 Buck Freeman .448
5 Scoops Carey .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Bradley 3
1 Charlie Hickman 3
3 Hobe Ferris 2
3 Nap Lajoie 2
5 28 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Hickman 18
2 John Anderson 16
2 Buck Freeman 16
4 Jake Beckley 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Fultz 11
2 Topsy Hartsel 9
2 Billy Lush 9
4 Fielder Jones 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Noodles Hahn 1.00
1 Joe McGinnity 1.00
1 Doc Newton 1.00
1 Jack Cronin 1.00
5 Willie Sudhoff 1.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 7
2 Bill Bernhard 4
2 Noodles Hahn 4
4 Clarence Currie 3
4 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 43
2 Doc White 36
3 Mike O'Neill 26
4 Cy Young 22
5 3 tied 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fielder Jones .458
2 Charlie Hickman .452
3 Scoops Carey .413
4 Nap Lajoie .402
5 Buck Freeman .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Bradley 3
1 Ed Delahanty 3
1 Charlie Hickman 3
1 Nap Lajoie 3
5 13 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Leach 38
2 Charlie Hickman 27
3 Cozy Dolan 26
3 Buck Freeman 26
5 Cy Seymour 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Topsy Hartsel 20
2 Jimmy Slagle 15
2 Honus Wagner 15
4 Sam Mertes 14
5 3 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Sudhoff 1.23
2 Joe McGinnity 1.24
3 Dummy Taylor 1.41
4 Christy Mathewson 1.60
5 Bill Bernhard 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 11
2 Bill Bernhard 8
2 Noodles Hahn 8
4 Bill Dinneen 7
4 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 74
2 Noodles Hahn 47
3 Mike O'Neill 44
4 Bill Donovan 43
5 Doc White 42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Delahanty .364
2 Charlie Hickman .364
3 Ginger Beaumont .359
4 Lave Cross .346
5 Bill Bradley .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 15
2 Bill Bradley 12
3 Charlie Hickman 11
4 Ed Delahanty 10
4 Bill Keister 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 113
2 Honus Wagner 111
3 Charlie Hickman 106
4 Socks Seybold 105
5 Lave Cross 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Mertes 48
2 Topsy Hartsel 47
3 Dave Fultz 44
3 Honus Wagner 44
5 2 tied 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.54
2 Noodles Hahn 1.68
3 Jesse Tannehill 1.76
4 Ed Siever 1.81
5 Carl Lundgren 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 34
2 Jack Chesbro 27
3 Vic Willis 26
4 Noodles Hahn 25
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 219
2 Rube Waddell 199
3 Doc White 184
4 Noodles Hahn 178
5 Bill Donovan 176

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vic Willis 3
2 Sam Leever 2
2 Jack Powell 2
4 Bill Bernhard 1
4 18 others tied 1