On This Day

Tuesday, May 14, 1907

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 17 8 .680 --
Tigers 13 9 .591 2.5
Naps 14 11 .560 3.0
Highlanders 12 10 .545 3.5
Athletics 11 10 .524 4.0
Americans 9 13 .409 6.5
Senators 7 13 .350 7.5
Browns 7 16 .304 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 20 3 .870 --
Cubs 19 4 .826 1.0
Pirates 11 7 .611 6.5
Phillies 12 9 .571 7.0
Doves 9 13 .409 10.5
Reds 8 14 .364 11.5
Cardinals 5 19 .208 15.5
Superbas 3 18 .143 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Bradley 4
1 Nap Lajoie 4
1 Harry Lumley 4
4 Solly Hofman 3
4 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orval Overall 3
2 Frank Chance 2
2 Bill Coughlin 2
2 Solly Hofman 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Maloney 3
2 Ed Abbaticchio 2
3 Frank Bowerman 1
3 Fred Clarke 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Orval Overall 1.25
2 George Bell 0.83
3 Addie Joss 0.50
4 Johnny Lush 0.44
4 George Mullin 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Bell 1
1 Addie Joss 1
1 George Mullin 1
1 Orval Overall 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Bell 5
1 Addie Joss 5
1 Orval Overall 5
4 Johnny Lush 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ollie Pickering .356
2 Sherry Magee .354
3 Nig Clarke .352
4 John Titus .339
5 Ginger Beaumont .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Hoffman 2
1 Cy Seymour 2
3 Dave Altizer 1
3 Johnny Bates 1
3 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Seymour 17
2 Sherry Magee 16
3 Tommy Corcoran 15
4 Jiggs Donahue 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 13
2 Elmer Flick 11
3 Jimmy Slagle 10
4 Dave Altizer 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Lundgren 0.66
2 Ralph Glaze 1.00
3 Christy Mathewson 1.18
4 Chick Fraser 1.23
5 Ed Karger 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 7
2 Al Orth 6
2 Orval Overall 6
4 Carl Lundgren 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Mullin 39
2 Ed Walsh 32
3 Fred Beebe 31
4 Christy Mathewson 29
5 2 tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Keefe 3
2 Chief Bender 2
3 Nick Altrock 1
3 Walter Clarkson 1
3 9 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Wallace .447
2 Ed Hahn .438
3 Solly Hofman .400
4 Jimmy Collins .378
5 Bob Ganley .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Bresnahan 1
1 Fred Clarke 1
1 George Davis 1
1 Elmer Flick 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Seymour 8
2 Jimmy Collins 7
2 Wid Conroy 7
2 Tommy Corcoran 7
2 3 others tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 8
2 Wid Conroy 6
2 Elmer Flick 6
4 Frank Bowerman 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 0.43
2 Ed Killian 1.00
2 Carl Lundgren 1.00
2 Cy Young 1.00
5 George Bell 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 4
2 Christy Mathewson 3
2 Al Orth 3
2 Orval Overall 3
5 13 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Mullin 20
2 Christy Mathewson 16
3 Joe McGinnity 15
3 Orval Overall 15
3 Ed Walsh 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Walter Clarkson 1
1 Otto Hess 1
1 Harry Howell 1
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 4 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .353
2 Honus Wagner .353
3 Hal Chase .329
4 Harry Steinfeldt .328
5 George Stone .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 11
2 Harry Davis 10
3 Cy Seymour 8
4 Charlie Hickman 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Chase 82
2 Harry Davis 75
2 Cy Seymour 75
4 George Davis 74
5 Tim Jordan 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 58
2 Frank Chance 57
3 Johnny Evers 51
4 Art Devlin 49
5 Sherry Magee 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.70
2 Ed Reulbach 1.95
3 Jack Pfiester 2.11
4 Doc White 2.15
5 Vic Willis 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Orth 29
2 Christy Mathewson 27
3 Addie Joss 26
3 Joe McGinnity 26
5 Mordecai Brown 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 191
2 Fred Beebe 182
3 Cy Falkenberg 179
4 Bob Ewing 160
5 Rube Waddell 157

Saves

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