On This Day

Friday, May 10, 1907

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 15 7 .682 --
Highlanders 11 8 .579 2.5
Athletics 10 8 .556 3.0
Naps 12 10 .545 3.0
Tigers 10 9 .526 3.5
Americans 9 10 .474 4.5
Senators 6 11 .353 6.5
Browns 5 15 .250 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 17 3 .850 --
Cubs 16 3 .842 0.5
Phillies 11 7 .611 5.0
Pirates 9 6 .600 5.5
Doves 9 11 .450 8.0
Reds 8 12 .400 9.0
Cardinals 4 17 .190 13.5
Superbas 1 16 .059 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Mitchell 4
2 Johnny Bates 3
2 Nig Clarke 3
2 Nap Lajoie 3
5 10 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Elmer Flick 1
1 Mike Mitchell 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bates 2
1 Ginger Beaumont 2
1 Larry McLean 2
4 Nig Clarke 1
4 12 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ginger Beaumont 2
1 John Kane 2
1 Hans Lobert 2
1 Sherry Magee 2
5 5 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Glenn Liebhardt 0.50
2 Vive Lindaman 0.43
3 Andy Coakley 0.31
4 Togie Pittinger 0.22
5 Fred Beebe 0.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Coakley 1
1 Glenn Liebhardt 1
1 Togie Pittinger 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vive Lindaman 6
2 Andy Coakley 4
3 Fred Beebe 3
3 Glenn Liebhardt 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nig Clarke .373
2 Ollie Pickering .368
3 Sherry Magee .361
4 Bobby Wallace .346
5 Danny Hoffman .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Hoffman 2
2 Dave Altizer 1
2 Johnny Bates 1
2 Ginger Beaumont 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Elmer Flick 10
1 Jimmy Slagle 10
3 Dave Altizer 7
3 Ginger Beaumont 7
3 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Lundgren 0.28
2 Ralph Glaze 1.00
3 Christy Mathewson 1.03
4 Ed Karger 1.33
5 Addie Joss 1.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 6
2 Al Orth 5
2 Orval Overall 5
2 Cy Young 5
5 7 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Mullin 35
2 Fred Beebe 28
2 Cy Young 28
4 Christy Mathewson 27
5 Red Ames 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Keefe 3
2 Chief Bender 2
3 Nick Altrock 1
3 Walter Clarkson 1
3 8 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Thomas .433
2 Johnny Bates .429
3 Bob Ganley .400
4 Bobby Wallace .390
5 Nig Clarke .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bates 1
1 Ginger Beaumont 1
1 Roger Bresnahan 1
1 George Davis 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bates 7
1 Jimmy Collins 7
1 Tommy Corcoran 7
1 Jiggs Donahue 7
5 4 tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Elmer Flick 6
1 Lee Quillin 6
1 George Rohe 6
4 Nap Lajoie 5
4 Hans Lobert 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hooks Wiltse 0.53
2 Bobby Keefe 0.60
3 Cy Young 1.00
3 Red Ames 1.00
3 Ralph Glaze 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 3
1 Christy Mathewson 3
1 Orval Overall 3
1 Cy Young 3
5 11 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 20
1 George Mullin 20
3 Orval Overall 18
4 Glenn Liebhardt 17
4 Ed Walsh 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Keefe 2
2 Nick Altrock 1
2 Walter Clarkson 1
2 Otto Hess 1
2 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .351
2 Honus Wagner .349
3 Hal Chase .330
4 Harry Steinfeldt .329
5 Harry Lumley .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 11
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 George Davis 75
2 Harry Davis 75
4 Jimmy Williams 72
5 Cy Seymour 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 56
2 Honus Wagner 52
3 Johnny Evers 51
3 Sherry Magee 51
5 Art Devlin 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.70
2 Ed Reulbach 1.95
3 Doc White 1.98
4 Jack Pfiester 2.26
5 Addie Joss 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Orth 28
2 Addie Joss 26
2 Christy Mathewson 26
2 Joe McGinnity 26
5 Mordecai Brown 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Beebe 186
2 Ed Walsh 184
3 Cy Falkenberg 175
4 Bob Ewing 165
5 Rube Waddell 160

Saves

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