On This Day

Friday, May 17, 1907

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 18 9 .667 --
Naps 16 11 .593 2.0
Tigers 14 10 .583 2.5
Highlanders 13 11 .542 3.5
Athletics 12 12 .500 4.5
Americans 9 15 .375 7.5
Senators 8 14 .364 7.5
Browns 9 17 .346 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 23 3 .885 --
Cubs 22 4 .846 1.0
Pirates 12 8 .600 8.0
Phillies 12 11 .522 9.5
Doves 10 15 .400 12.5
Reds 9 15 .375 13.0
Cardinals 6 21 .222 17.5
Superbas 3 20 .130 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Corcoran 5
1 Dan McGann 5
3 Dave Altizer 3
3 Kid Elberfeld 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Niles 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Red Kleinow 3
1 Harry Niles 3
3 Tommy Corcoran 2
3 Ernie Courtney 2
3 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Elmer Flick 2
1 Charlie Hickman 2
3 Dave Altizer 1
3 Goat Anderson 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Christy Mathewson 2.75
2 Joe McGinnity 1.25
3 Lefty Leifield 0.80
4 Ed Walsh 0.78
5 Roy Hitt 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Glade 1
1 Roy Hitt 1
1 Addie Joss 1
1 Lefty Leifield 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 11
2 Ed Walsh 7
3 Fred Beebe 6
3 Otto Hess 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chick Fraser 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ollie Pickering .356
2 Nig Clarke .351
3 Sherry Magee .348
4 Harry Steinfeldt .345
5 Bobby Wallace .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Hoffman 2
1 Socks Seybold 2
1 Cy Seymour 2
4 Dave Altizer 1
4 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Elmer Flick 13
1 Honus Wagner 13
3 Jimmy Slagle 11
4 Dave Altizer 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Lundgren 0.66
2 Chick Fraser 1.01
3 Christy Mathewson 1.08
4 Jack Pfiester 1.44
5 2 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 8
2 Al Orth 7
3 Christy Mathewson 6
3 Joe McGinnity 6
3 Orval Overall 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 40
2 George Mullin 39
2 Ed Walsh 39
4 Fred Beebe 37
5 2 tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Keefe 3
2 Chief Bender 2
3 Nick Altrock 1
3 Walter Clarkson 1
3 10 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Niles .438
2 Bobby Wallace .432
3 Tommy Corcoran .424
4 Ed Hahn .388
5 Solly Hofman .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 2
2 Frank Chance 1
2 Fred Clarke 1
2 George Davis 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 10
2 Jiggs Donahue 7
2 Patsy Dougherty 7
2 Sherry Magee 7
2 2 others tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hans Lobert 6
1 Honus Wagner 6
3 Frank Bowerman 5
3 Elmer Flick 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chick Fraser 0.00
2 Orval Overall 0.50
3 Jack Pfiester 0.53
4 Christy Mathewson 0.55
5 Ed Killian 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 4
1 Christy Mathewson 4
3 Ed Killian 3
3 Al Orth 3
3 Frank Smith 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Christy Mathewson 27
2 Ed Walsh 19
3 Joe McGinnity 15
4 Fred Beebe 14
4 Cy Young 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chick Fraser 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 .355
2 Honus Wagner .346
3 Harry Steinfeldt .330
4 Hal Chase .330
5 George Stone .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 11
2 Harry Davis 10
3 Charlie Hickman 7
3 Frank Schulte 7
3 Cy Seymour 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Chase 82
2 George Davis 75
2 Harry Davis 75
4 Cy Seymour 72
5 Tim Jordan 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 57
2 Frank Chance 54
3 Johnny Evers 52
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 2.03
4 Doc White 2.15
5 Vic Willis 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Orth 30
2 Addie Joss 27
2 Christy Mathewson 27
2 Joe McGinnity 27
5 Mordecai Brown 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 198
2 Fred Beebe 186
3 Cy Falkenberg 174
4 Otto Hess 161
5 2 tied 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