On This Day

Saturday, June 15, 1907

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 32 16 .667 --
Naps 32 18 .640 1.0
Tigers 26 18 .591 4.0
Athletics 26 22 .542 6.0
Highlanders 21 24 .467 9.5
Browns 20 30 .400 13.0
Senators 15 28 .349 14.5
Americans 16 32 .333 16.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 38 10 .792 --
Giants 31 16 .660 6.5
Phillies 29 18 .617 8.5
Pirates 26 18 .591 10.0
Doves 20 28 .417 18.0
Reds 19 30 .388 19.5
Superbas 15 34 .306 23.5
Cardinals 14 38 .269 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Evers 4
2 Dave Altizer 3
2 Hal Chase 3
2 Bob Ganley 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Elmer Flick 1
1 Sherry Magee 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 4
2 Elmer Flick 3
2 Otto Knabe 3
4 Whitey Alpermann 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Ganley 2
1 Otto Knabe 2
1 Harry Steinfeldt 2
4 John Anderson 1
4 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Barney Pelty 1.25
2 Al Orth 1.00
2 Charlie Smith 1.00
4 Orval Overall 0.88
5 Stoney McGlynn 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buster Brown 1
1 Patsy Flaherty 1
1 Al Orth 1
1 Orval Overall 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 7
2 Otto Hess 6
3 George Mullin 5
3 Barney Pelty 5
5 Stoney McGlynn 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Cy Falkenberg 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sherry Magee .350
2 Elmer Flick .326
3 Bobby Wallace .324
4 Nap Lajoie .321
5 Ollie Pickering .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 3
1 George Gibson 3
3 Ginger Beaumont 2
3 Roger Bresnahan 2
3 10 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 38
2 Cy Seymour 30
3 Socks Seybold 28
4 Harry Davis 27
5 Ty Cobb 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 20
2 Elmer Flick 19
3 Frank Chance 17
3 Johnny Evers 17
3 Sherry Magee 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Lundgren 1.53
2 Fred Glade 1.63
3 Nick Altrock 1.87
4 Ed Walsh 1.88
5 Ed Killian 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 11
2 Christy Mathewson 9
2 Joe McGinnity 9
2 George Mullin 9
2 3 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Beebe 80
1 Rube Waddell 80
3 George Mullin 68
3 Ed Walsh 68
5 Christy Mathewson 61

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Keefe 3
2 Chief Bender 2
2 Addie Joss 2
2 Ed Walsh 2
5 23 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Evers .471
2 Socks Seybold .439
3 Simon Nicholls .425
4 Bob Ganley .400
5 Elmer Flick .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Courtney 2
1 George Gibson 2
3 Elmer Flick 1
3 Sherry Magee 1
3 Freddy Parent 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Davis 10
1 Johnny Kling 10
3 Ty Cobb 9
3 Sherry Magee 9
5 5 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Evers 7
2 Sherry Magee 6
2 Nig Perrine 6
4 Frank Chance 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Winter 0.00
2 Barney Pelty 0.64
3 Jimmy Dygert 1.00
4 Bill Donovan 1.38
5 Gus Dorner 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 3
1 Barney Pelty 3
1 Rube Waddell 3
1 Ed Walsh 3
1 Vic Willis 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 39
2 Fred Beebe 24
3 Ed Walsh 22
4 Doc White 21
5 Eddie Plank 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 Cy Falkenberg 1
1 3 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dan McGann .384
2 Elmer Flick .376
3 Sam Crawford .352
3 Sherry Magee .352
5 Johnny Evers .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Courtney 2
1 Harry Davis 2
1 George Gibson 2
1 Sherry Magee 2
1 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 22
2 Ty Cobb 20
3 Kitty Bransfield 16
4 Art Devlin 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sherry Magee 12
2 Johnny Evers 11
3 Rube Oldring 10
4 John Anderson 8
4 7 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Pastorius 1.13
2 Andy Coakley 1.34
3 Fred Glade 1.36
4 Bill Donovan 1.41
5 Ed Killian 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 5
1 Fred Glade 5
1 Sam Leever 5
1 Lew Moren 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 69
2 Fred Beebe 49
3 Eddie Plank 41
4 Ed Walsh 36
5 Lefty Leifield 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .352
2 Elmer Flick .322
3 Honus Wagner .321
4 Harry Steinfeldt .318
5 Harry Lumley .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 9
2 Harry Davis 7
2 Cy Seymour 7
4 Sammy Strang 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Davis 74
2 Cy Seymour 72
3 Art Devlin 71
4 Harry Davis 70
5 2 tied 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 55
2 Sherry Magee 52
2 Honus Wagner 52
4 Johnny Evers 49
5 Dave Altizer 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.58
2 Ed Reulbach 2.07
3 Doc White 2.09
4 Carl Lundgren 2.21
5 Addie Joss 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Orth 28
2 Christy Mathewson 27
3 Mordecai Brown 26
3 Joe McGinnity 26
5 George Mullin 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 208
2 Rube Waddell 204
3 Fred Beebe 197
4 Christy Mathewson 169
5 Cy Young 162

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