On This Day

Friday, September 26, 1902

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 83 51 .619 --
Browns 76 57 .571 6.5
White Sox 73 58 .557 8.5
Americans 74 60 .552 9.0
Bronchos 68 66 .507 15.0
Senators 59 75 .440 24.0
Tigers 51 82 .383 31.5
Orioles 50 85 .370 33.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 100 34 .746 --
Superbas 72 60 .545 27.0
Beaneaters 67 61 .523 30.0
Reds 68 67 .504 32.5
Orphans 66 69 .489 34.5
Cardinals 56 74 .431 42.0
Phillies 53 78 .405 45.5
Giants 45 84 .349 52.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jake Beckley 3
1 Jack Morrissey 3
1 Sammy Strang 3
1 Joe Yeager 3
5 9 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sport McAllister 2
1 Bill Phillips 2
3 Jimmy Barrett 1
3 Jake Beckley 1
3 11 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Nichols 2
2 Jimmy Barrett 1
2 Jesse Burkett 1
2 George Davis 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Phillips 0.60
2 Jimmy Callahan 0.25
3 Jim Hackett 0.13
4 Ed Walker 0.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Donahue 1
1 Rube Kisinger 1
1 Bill Phillips 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jimmy Callahan 3
1 Bill Phillips 3
3 Jim Hackett 2
4 Ed Walker 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Delahanty .376
2 Charlie Hickman .362
3 Ginger Beaumont .356
4 Lave Cross .342
5 Bill Bradley .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 15
2 Bill Bradley 11
2 Charlie Hickman 11
4 Ed Delahanty 10
4 Buck Freeman 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 115
2 Charlie Hickman 109
3 Lave Cross 107
4 Socks Seybold 95
5 Ed Delahanty 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Topsy Hartsel 46
1 Sam Mertes 46
3 Dave Fultz 44
4 Honus Wagner 39
5 3 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.33
2 Noodles Hahn 1.76
3 Ed Siever 1.91
4 Jesse Tannehill 1.95
5 Carl Lundgren 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 32
2 Jack Chesbro 26
3 Togie Pittinger 25
3 Vic Willis 25
5 Rube Waddell 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 215
2 Rube Waddell 210
3 Doc White 173
4 Cy Young 165
5 2 tied 161

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 Ed Delahanty .531
2 George Davis .440
3 Sammy Strang .420
4 Chick Stahl .408
5 Cy Seymour .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 2
1 Buck Freeman 2
1 Harry Howell 2
1 Jimmy Williams 2
5 11 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 11
1 Tommy Leach 11
1 Sport McAllister 11
1 Chick Stahl 11
5 5 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Herman Long 7
1 Sammy Strang 7
3 Jesse Burkett 5
3 Frank Chance 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bernhard 0.47
2 John Malarkey 0.50
3 Earl Moore 0.56
4 Sam Leever 0.67
4 Bill Phillips 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Patterson 4
1 Eddie Plank 4
3 Red Donahue 3
3 Sam Leever 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 28
2 Vic Willis 18
3 Eddie Plank 16
4 Christy Mathewson 15
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Hickman .426
2 Fielder Jones .393
3 Ed Delahanty .389
4 Nap Lajoie .381
5 Jimmy Slagle .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 4
2 Bill Bradley 3
2 Charlie Hickman 3
4 Buck Freeman 2
4 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 26
1 Charlie Hickman 26
3 John Anderson 23
3 Bill Keister 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Topsy Hartsel 18
2 Dave Fultz 15
3 Billy Lush 14
4 Herman Long 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Donovan 1.00
1 Doc Newton 1.00
3 Noodles Hahn 1.33
4 Bill Bernhard 1.41
5 Dummy Taylor 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 11
2 Bill Bernhard 7
2 Roy Patterson 7
2 Eddie Plank 7
5 4 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 65
2 Doc White 42
3 Vic Willis 36
4 Togie Pittinger 33
4 2 others tied 33

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 .370
2 Charlie Hickman .359
3 Ginger Beaumont .348
4 Lave Cross .342
5 Bill Bradley .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 15
2 Bill Bradley 11
2 Charlie Hickman 11
4 Ed Delahanty 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 117
2 Charlie Hickman 109
3 Lave Cross 107
4 Socks Seybold 102
5 2 tied 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Topsy Hartsel 47
2 Sam Mertes 46
3 Dave Fultz 44
4 Honus Wagner 40
5 2 tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.38
2 Noodles Hahn 1.78
3 Jesse Tannehill 1.92
4 Carl Lundgren 1.97
5 Ed Siever 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 32
2 Jack Chesbro 27
2 Vic Willis 27
4 Togie Pittinger 25
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 221
2 Rube Waddell 210
3 Doc White 186
4 Noodles Hahn 168
5 Togie Pittinger 167

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