On This Day

Friday, May 31, 1907

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	26	11	.703	--
Naps	25	14	.641	2.0
Tigers	20	14	.588	4.5
Highlanders	19	16	.543	6.0
Athletics	19	18	.514	7.0
Browns	15	24	.385	12.0
Americans	12	26	.316	14.5
Senators	10	23	.303	14.0

Games

Highlanders 4, Americans 1

White Sox 6, Browns 0

Tigers 2, Naps 1

Athletics 8, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	29	9	.763	--
Giants	28	10	.737	1.0
Phillies	21	15	.583	7.0
Pirates	19	15	.559	8.0
Doves	16	22	.421	13.0
Reds	15	22	.405	13.5
Superbas	11	27	.289	18.0
Cardinals	10	29	.256	19.5

Games

Superbas 3, Giants 2

Doves 6, Phillies 3

Pirates 9, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Fred Clarke	3
1	Del Howard	3
3	Johnny Bates	2
3	Ginger Beaumont	2
3	15 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	1
1	John Hummel	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Danny Murphy	3
1	Honus Wagner	3
3	Fred Clarke	2
3	Ernie Courtney	2
3	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kid Elberfeld	2
1	Rube Oldring	2
3	Ed Abbaticchio	1
3	Goat Anderson	1
3	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Donovan	1.25
2	Cecil Ferguson	0.67
2	Vive Lindaman	0.67
4	George Winter	0.50
5	3 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Bell	1
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Frank Kitson	1
1	Vive Lindaman	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Donovan	5
1	George Winter	5
3	Cecil Ferguson	4
3	Vive Lindaman	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sherry Magee	.356
2	Bobby Wallace	.345
3	Nap Lajoie	.338
4	Mike Mitchell	.325
5	Charlie Jones	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	3
2	Ginger Beaumont	2
2	Roger Bresnahan	2
2	Topsy Hartsel	2
2	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	29
2	Cy Seymour	27
3	Tommy Corcoran	23
4	Socks Seybold	22
5	Kitty Bransfield	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	18
2	Elmer Flick	16
3	Wid Conroy	13
3	Jimmy Slagle	13
5	2 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Lundgren	1.21
2	Fred Glade	1.50
3	Christy Mathewson	1.70
4	Ed Killian	1.71
5	Ed Walsh	1.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	10
2	Christy Mathewson	8
2	Joe McGinnity	8
2	George Mullin	8
2	2 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Beebe	56
2	George Mullin	52
3	Christy Mathewson	51
4	Ed Walsh	46
5	Lefty Leifield	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Keefe	3
2	Chief Bender	2
2	Addie Joss	2
2	Ed Walsh	2
5	16 tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dan McGann	.415
2	Sam Crawford	.409
3	Charlie Jones	.381
4	Nap Lajoie	.380
5	Elmer Flick	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	2
1	Red Murray	2
1	Sammy Strang	2
4	Ginger Beaumont	1
4	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	13
2	Kitty Bransfield	12
2	Dan McGann	12
4	Ty Cobb	11
5	2 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rube Oldring	8
2	Sherry Magee	6
2	Spike Shannon	6
4	Wid Conroy	5
4	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Keefe	0.00
2	Ed Killian	0.44
3	Jim Pastorius	0.75
4	Andy Coakley	0.77
5	Fred Beebe	0.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Glade	4
2	Andy Coakley	3
2	Patsy Flaherty	3
2	Addie Joss	3
2	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	30
2	Fred Beebe	25
3	Lefty Leifield	24
4	Christy Mathewson	22
5	Eddie Plank	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Chick Fraser	1
1	Addie Joss	1
1	Joe McGinnity	1
1	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Wallace	.404
2	Ed Hahn	.398
3	Harry Niles	.388
4	Tommy Corcoran	.354
5	Nap Lajoie	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Bresnahan	2
1	Harry Davis	2
1	Red Murray	2
1	Socks Seybold	2
1	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	20
2	Cy Seymour	18
3	Bobby Wallace	16
4	Ty Cobb	15
4	Tommy Corcoran	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	13
2	Wid Conroy	11
2	Elmer Flick	11
4	Hans Lobert	10
4	Sherry Magee	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Killian	0.57
2	Sam Leever	1.23
3	Cy Young	1.33
4	Fred Glade	1.50
5	Christy Mathewson	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	7
2	Christy Mathewson	6
2	Frank Smith	6
4	Andy Coakley	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	39
2	Christy Mathewson	38
3	Fred Beebe	33
3	George Mullin	33
5	2 tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Addie Joss	2
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	Walter Clarkson	1
2	Chick Fraser	1
2	12 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.364
2	Honus Wagner	.335
3	Harry Steinfeldt	.320
4	Elmer Flick	.317
5	George Stone	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	10
2	Harry Davis	9
3	Cy Seymour	7
4	Johnny Bates	6
4	4 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Seymour	78
2	George Davis	74
3	Art Devlin	70
3	Harry Steinfeldt	70
5	Harry Davis	69

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	55
1	Honus Wagner	55
3	Sherry Magee	53
4	Art Devlin	49
5	Johnny Evers	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.70
2	Ed Reulbach	1.95
3	Doc White	2.16
4	Jack Pfiester	2.20
5	Carl Lundgren	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Orth	28
2	Joe McGinnity	27
3	Mordecai Brown	26
3	Addie Joss	26
3	2 others tied	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	202
2	Fred Beebe	184
3	Cy Falkenberg	170
4	Bob Ewing	168
5	Rube Waddell	166

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cecil Ferguson	6
2	Chief Bender	5
2	Hooks Wiltse	5
4	Mordecai Brown	4
4	2 others tied	4