On This Day

Wednesday, May 15, 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
Athletics 12 10 .545 3.5
Highlanders 12 10 .545 3.5
Americans 9 13 .409 6.5
Senators 7 13 .350 7.5
Browns 7 17 .292 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 21 3 .875 --
Cubs 20 4 .833 1.0
Pirates 11 8 .579 7.5
Phillies 12 10 .545 8.0
Doves 10 13 .435 10.5
Reds 8 15 .348 12.5
Cardinals 6 19 .240 15.5
Superbas 3 19 .136 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Hemphill 3
1 Socks Seybold 3
1 Harry Steinfeldt 3
4 Pug Bennett 2
4 9 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 5
2 Bobby Byrne 2
2 Jimmy Dygert 2
2 Johnny Evers 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Emil Batch 1
1 Roger Bresnahan 1
1 Al Burch 1
1 Tommy Corcoran 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Ames 0.60
2 Harry Howell 0.50
2 Nap Rucker 0.50
4 Mordecai Brown 0.22
5 2 tied 0.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Jimmy Dygert 1
1 Patsy Flaherty 1
1 Stoney McGlynn 1
1 Hooks Wiltse 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Howell 8
2 Jimmy Dygert 7
3 Nap Rucker 5
4 Red Ames 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ollie Pickering .356
2 Harry Steinfeldt .354
3 Nig Clarke .352
4 Sherry Magee .349
5 2 tied .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Hoffman 2
1 Socks Seybold 2
1 Cy Seymour 2
4 Dave Altizer 1
4 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 19
2 Cy Seymour 17
3 Sherry Magee 16
4 Tommy Corcoran 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 13
2 Elmer Flick 11
2 Jimmy Slagle 11
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 Harry Howell 33
3 Ed Walsh 32
4 Fred Beebe 31
5 2 tied 29

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 Harry Steinfeldt .406
4 Frank Bowerman .395
5 Wid Conroy .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 2
2 Roger Bresnahan 1
2 Fred Clarke 1
2 George Davis 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 11
2 Cy Seymour 8
3 Jimmy Collins 7
3 Wid Conroy 7
3 4 others tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 8
2 Wid Conroy 6
2 Elmer Flick 6
2 Hans Lobert 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 0.43
2 Orval Overall 0.50
3 Ed Killian 1.00
3 Carl Lundgren 1.00
3 Cy Young 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 4
2 Christy Mathewson 3
3 Mordecai Brown 2
3 Andy Coakley 2
3 14 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Mullin 20
2 Christy Mathewson 16
3 Harry Howell 15
3 Joe McGinnity 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 .351
3 Harry Steinfeldt .331
4 Hal Chase .329
5 George Stone .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 11
2 Harry Davis 10
3 Cy Seymour 8
4 Charlie Hickman 7
4 Frank Schulte 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 57
2 Frank Chance 55
3 Johnny Evers 50
4 Art Devlin 49
5 Sherry Magee 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.71
2 Ed Reulbach 1.99
3 Jack Pfiester 2.11
4 Doc White 2.15
5 Vic Willis 2.32

Wins

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

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