On This Day

Tuesday, May 7, 1907

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 14 6 .700 --
Highlanders 11 6 .647 1.5
Athletics 10 7 .588 2.5
Tigers 10 8 .556 3.0
Naps 9 10 .474 4.5
Americans 8 10 .444 5.0
Senators 5 11 .313 7.0
Browns 5 14 .263 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 16 3 .842 --
Cubs 15 3 .833 0.5
Pirates 9 5 .643 4.5
Phillies 10 6 .625 4.5
Reds 7 10 .412 8.0
Doves 7 10 .412 8.0
Cardinals 3 16 .158 13.0
Superbas 1 15 .063 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sherry Magee 4
2 Ed Hahn 3
2 Billy Sullivan 3
2 Roy Thomas 3
5 9 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 3
2 Ed Hahn 2
2 Frank Isbell 2
2 Fielder Jones 2
5 9 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Bowerman 1
1 Bill Dahlen 1
1 Ed Hahn 1
1 Frank Isbell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Corridon 2.50
2 Red Ames 0.83
3 George Bell 0.67
4 Doc White 0.50
5 Beany Jacobson 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Frank Corridon 1
1 Ed Siever 1
1 Doc White 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ames 10
2 Frank Corridon 5
3 George Bell 4
4 Beany Jacobson 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sherry Magee .381
2 Ollie Pickering .366
3 Danny Hoffman .362
4 Nig Clarke .353
5 Freddy Parent .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Hoffman 2
2 Dave Altizer 1
2 Johnny Bates 1
2 Ginger Beaumont 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Hoffman 14
2 Hal Chase 13
2 Tommy Corcoran 13
2 Harry Davis 13
2 Sherry Magee 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Slagle 9
2 Elmer Flick 8
3 Dave Altizer 7
3 Frank Chance 7
3 Honus Wagner 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Lundgren 0.28
2 Mordecai Brown 0.53
2 Hooks Wiltse 0.53
4 Lefty Leifield 0.81
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 5
1 Al Orth 5
1 Orval Overall 5
4 Frank Corridon 4
4 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Mullin 31
2 Red Ames 26
3 Fred Beebe 25
4 Ed Walsh 24
4 Cy Young 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Keefe 3
2 Chief Bender 2
3 Nick Altrock 1
3 Walter Clarkson 1
3 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .350
2 Honus Wagner .345
3 Hal Chase .333
4 Harry Steinfeldt .324
5 George Stone .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 12
2 Harry Davis 10
3 Charlie Hickman 7
3 Frank Schulte 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Chase 82
2 Harry Davis 77
3 George Davis 75
4 Jimmy Williams 74
5 Tim Jordan 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 58
2 Honus Wagner 53
3 Sherry Magee 51
4 Johnny Evers 50
5 Art Devlin 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.65
2 Ed Reulbach 1.95
3 Doc White 1.98
4 Jack Pfiester 2.17
5 Addie Joss 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Orth 29
2 Joe McGinnity 27
3 Addie Joss 25
3 Christy Mathewson 25
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 184
2 Fred Beebe 183
3 Cy Falkenberg 175
4 Rube Waddell 168
5 Bob Ewing 164

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Ferguson 6
1 Hooks Wiltse 6
3 Chief Bender 5
4 Elmer Stricklett 4
5 8 tied 3