On This Day

Sunday, September 28, 1902

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 83 53 .610 --
Browns 78 58 .574 5.0
Americans 76 60 .559 7.0
White Sox 74 60 .552 8.0
Bronchos 69 67 .507 14.0
Senators 61 75 .449 22.0
Tigers 52 83 .385 30.5
Orioles 50 87 .365 33.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 101 35 .743 --
Superbas 73 61 .545 27.0
Beaneaters 68 61 .527 29.5
Reds 69 68 .504 32.5
Orphans 68 69 .496 33.5
Cardinals 56 76 .424 43.0
Phillies 53 79 .402 46.0
Giants 46 85 .351 52.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Dobbs 5
1 Johnny Kling 5
1 Sam Mertes 5
4 Jimmy Callahan 4
4 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Honus Wagner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Kling 4
1 Sam Mertes 4
3 Sammy Strang 3
3 Bobby Wallace 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Barclay 1
1 Jimmy Callahan 1
1 Mike Donlin 1
1 Johnny Evers 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Noodles Hahn 0.71
2 Pop Williams 0.50
3 Bob Wicker 0.46
4 Willie Sudhoff 0.38
5 Bobby Wallace 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Noodles Hahn 1
1 Sam Mertes 1
1 Willie Sudhoff 1
1 Jack Taylor 1
1 Pop Williams 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Wicker 6
2 Noodles Hahn 5
2 Willie Sudhoff 5
4 Mike O'Neill 3
4 Pop Williams 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Delahanty .376
2 Charlie Hickman .359
3 Ginger Beaumont .353
4 Lave Cross .342
5 Bill Bradley .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 16
2 Bill Bradley 11
2 Buck Freeman 11
2 Charlie Hickman 11
5 Ed Delahanty 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 119
2 Charlie Hickman 110
3 Lave Cross 108
4 Socks Seybold 98
5 2 tied 93

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.29
2 Noodles Hahn 1.77
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 27
3 Vic Willis 26
4 Togie Pittinger 25
5 Rube Waddell 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 217
2 Rube Waddell 210
3 Doc White 178
4 Togie Pittinger 166
5 Cy Young 165

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Davis .453
2 Chick Stahl .444
3 Jimmy Slagle .421
4 Fred Tenney .417
5 Sammy Strang .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 3
2 Hobe Ferris 2
2 Harry Howell 2
2 Jimmy Williams 2
5 13 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 12
1 Chick Stahl 12
3 George Davis 11
3 Danny Green 11
3 3 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Herman Long 9
2 Sammy Strang 8
3 Pat Carney 6
4 Duff Cooley 5
4 Johnny Kling 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Donovan 0.50
1 Sam Leever 0.50
1 John Malarkey 0.50
1 Ed Poole 0.50
5 Earl Moore 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Patterson 4
1 Eddie Plank 4
3 Bill Dinneen 3
3 Red Donahue 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 21
2 Vic Willis 20
3 Bill Dinneen 16
3 Eddie Plank 16
5 3 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nick Altrock 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fielder Jones .402
2 Ed Delahanty .395
3 Charlie Hickman .395
4 Jimmy Slagle .394
5 Nap Lajoie .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hobe Ferris 4
2 Bill Bradley 3
2 Buck Freeman 3
2 Charlie Hickman 3
5 8 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 30
2 Charlie Hickman 26
3 John Anderson 25
4 Bill Keister 24
5 Scoops Carey 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Topsy Hartsel 18
2 Dave Fultz 15
3 Billy Lush 14
4 Herman Long 13
5 Jimmy Slagle 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 0.75
2 Bill Donovan 1.00
2 Doc Newton 1.00
4 Gus Dorner 1.25
5 Joe McGinnity 1.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 10
2 Bill Dinneen 7
2 Eddie Plank 7
2 Willie Sudhoff 7
5 5 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 58
2 Doc White 47
3 Togie Pittinger 38
3 Vic Willis 38
5 Noodles Hahn 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nick Altrock 1
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 .366
2 Charlie Hickman .356
3 Ginger Beaumont .346
4 Lave Cross .342
5 Bill Bradley .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 16
2 Bill Bradley 11
2 Buck Freeman 11
2 Charlie Hickman 11
5 Ed Delahanty 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 120
2 Charlie Hickman 110
3 Lave Cross 108
4 Socks Seybold 103
5 2 tied 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Topsy Hartsel 48
2 Sam Mertes 46
3 Dave Fultz 44
4 Honus Wagner 40
5 2 tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Taylor 1.29
2 Noodles Hahn 1.78
3 Ed Siever 1.91
4 Jesse Tannehill 1.92
5 Carl Lundgren 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 32
2 Vic Willis 28
3 Jack Chesbro 27
4 Togie Pittinger 25
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Willis 223
2 Rube Waddell 210
3 Doc White 188
4 Noodles Hahn 169
5 Bill Donovan 167

Saves

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