On This Day

Thursday, May 23, 1907

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 21 10 .677 --
Naps 20 12 .625 1.5
Tigers 17 12 .586 3.0
Highlanders 15 13 .536 4.5
Athletics 14 15 .483 6.0
Browns 12 19 .387 9.0
Americans 10 19 .345 10.0
Senators 9 18 .333 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 25 6 .806 --
Cubs 25 6 .806 0.0
Phillies 17 11 .607 6.5
Pirates 14 12 .538 8.5
Doves 12 18 .400 12.5
Reds 10 19 .345 14.0
Cardinals 9 23 .281 16.5
Superbas 6 23 .207 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Burch 3
1 Charlie Jones 3
1 Jimmy Sheckard 3
1 George Stone 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pete Noonan 1
1 Jimmy Sheckard 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Wallace 4
2 Jimmy Sheckard 3
3 Joe Birmingham 2
3 Sam Crawford 2
3 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davy Jones 2
2 Joe Birmingham 1
2 Tommy Corcoran 1
2 Lefty Davis 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Togie Pittinger 1.33
2 Fred Beebe 0.88
3 Elmer Stricklett 0.57
4 Jack Coombs 0.50
4 Deacon Phillippe 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Beebe 1
1 Andy Coakley 1
1 Ed Killian 1
1 Carl Lundgren 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Beebe 7
2 Jack Coombs 6
3 Deacon Phillippe 4
3 Togie Pittinger 4
3 Elmer Stricklett 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sherry Magee .375
2 Ollie Pickering .356
3 Nap Lajoie .339
3 Bobby Wallace .339
5 Nig Clarke .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Bresnahan 2
1 Danny Hoffman 2
1 Socks Seybold 2
1 Cy Seymour 2
5 31 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 21
2 Tommy Corcoran 20
3 Socks Seybold 19
3 Cy Seymour 19
5 Jiggs Donahue 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 15
2 Elmer Flick 13
3 Ginger Beaumont 11
3 Wid Conroy 11
3 Jimmy Slagle 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Lundgren 0.92
2 Jack Pfiester 1.44
3 Addie Joss 1.57
4 Christy Mathewson 1.82
5 Ed Killian 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 9
2 Carl Lundgren 7
2 Joe McGinnity 7
2 George Mullin 7
2 Al Orth 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Mullin 46
2 Fred Beebe 44
2 Christy Mathewson 44
4 Ed Walsh 39
5 Harry Howell 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Keefe 3
2 Chief Bender 2
3 Nick Altrock 1
3 Walter Clarkson 1
3 11 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .465
2 Tommy Corcoran .432
2 Dan McGann .432
4 Ty Cobb .432
5 Ed Hahn .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 2
2 Roger Bresnahan 1
2 Frank Chance 1
2 Fred Clarke 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 13
1 Bobby Wallace 13
3 Wid Conroy 8
3 Elmer Flick 8
3 2 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 8
2 Ginger Beaumont 6
2 Sherry Magee 6
2 Billy Maloney 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Killian 0.31
2 Jack Pfiester 0.53
3 Jim Pastorius 0.60
3 Jake Thielman 0.60
5 Joe McGinnity 0.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 4
2 Fred Glade 3
2 Ed Killian 3
2 Carl Lundgren 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Beebe 19
2 Joe McGinnity 18
3 Christy Mathewson 17
4 Harry Howell 16
4 3 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chick Fraser 1
1 Otto Hess 1
1 Harry Howell 1
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 Bob Rhoads 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .361
2 Honus Wagner .337
3 Hal Chase .324
4 Harry Steinfeldt .322
5 George Stone .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 11
2 Harry Davis 9
3 Charlie Hickman 7
3 Frank Schulte 7
3 Cy Seymour 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Chase 77
2 Cy Seymour 73
3 George Davis 72
4 Harry Davis 71
5 Tim Jordan 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 57
2 Frank Chance 55
3 Sherry Magee 52
4 Johnny Evers 51
5 Art Devlin 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.64
2 Ed Reulbach 1.94
3 Jack Pfiester 1.99
4 Doc White 2.05
5 Addie Joss 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Orth 28
2 Christy Mathewson 27
2 Joe McGinnity 27
4 Mordecai Brown 26
4 Addie Joss 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 198
2 Fred Beebe 183
3 Cy Falkenberg 172
4 Bob Ewing 163
5 Christy Mathewson 161

Saves

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