On This Day

Saturday, June 29, 1907

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 39 21 .650 --
Naps 38 24 .613 2.0
Athletics 35 26 .574 4.5
Tigers 32 25 .561 5.5
Highlanders 27 30 .474 10.5
Browns 27 36 .429 13.5
Americans 22 39 .361 17.5
Senators 18 37 .327 18.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 47 15 .758 --
Giants 36 21 .632 8.5
Pirates 33 25 .569 12.0
Phillies 33 26 .559 12.5
Reds 28 34 .452 19.0
Doves 26 32 .448 19.0
Superbas 23 38 .377 23.5
Cardinals 15 50 .231 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ty Cobb 4
2 Sam Crawford 3
2 Patsy Dougherty 3
2 Art Hoelskoetter 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Goat Anderson 1
1 Art Hoelskoetter 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Patsy Dougherty 4
2 Ty Cobb 3
3 Sam Crawford 2
3 Art Hoelskoetter 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pug Bennett 1
1 Bobby Byrne 1
1 Fred Clarke 1
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Waddell 1.71
2 Ralph Glaze 1.00
3 George Mullin 0.50
3 Ed Reulbach 0.50
5 Ed Walsh 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Coakley 1
1 George Mullin 1
1 Deacon Phillippe 1
1 Rube Waddell 1
1 Ed Walsh 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 12
2 Ralph Glaze 7
3 Ed Reulbach 5
4 Stoney McGlynn 4
4 George Mullin 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sherry Magee .327
2 Elmer Flick .326
3 Sam Crawford .320
4 Freddy Parent .316
5 Ollie Pickering .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wid Conroy 3
1 Harry Davis 3
1 George Gibson 3
4 Dave Altizer 2
4 14 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 42
2 Ty Cobb 36
3 Harry Davis 34
4 Harry Lumley 33
5 2 tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 24
2 Sherry Magee 23
3 Elmer Flick 22
4 Johnny Evers 21
5 3 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Lundgren 1.57
2 Mordecai Brown 1.94
3 Bill Donovan 1.98
4 Jim Pastorius 2.17
5 Ed Walsh 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 12
2 Frank Smith 11
2 Ed Walsh 11
2 Cy Young 11
5 8 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 101
2 Fred Beebe 94
3 Ed Walsh 86
4 Christy Mathewson 79
5 George Mullin 78

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Keefe 3
1 Ed Walsh 3
3 Chief Bender 2
3 Jack Coombs 2
3 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Stone .500
2 Kid Elberfeld .481
3 Rube Oldring .412
4 Red Dooin .405
5 Mike Mowrey .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wid Conroy 3
2 George Browne 2
3 Whitey Alpermann 1
3 Dave Altizer 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Lumley 12
2 Ty Cobb 10
2 Jim Delahanty 10
2 Kid Elberfeld 10
2 Jimmy Williams 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Solly Hofman 7
2 Fred Clarke 6
2 Kid Elberfeld 6
2 Bob Ganley 6
2 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nap Rucker 0.43
2 Barney Pelty 0.51
3 Orval Overall 1.24
4 Mordecai Brown 1.33
4 Ed Reulbach 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orval Overall 3
1 Eddie Plank 3
1 Nap Rucker 3
1 Jake Weimer 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hughes 22
2 Eddie Plank 21
2 Rube Waddell 21
4 Jack Coombs 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Coombs 2
2 Red Ames 1
2 Cy Falkenberg 1
2 Jack Powell 1
2 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Simon Nicholls .396
2 Kid Elberfeld .360
2 George Stone .360
4 Elmer Flick .353
5 Patsy Dougherty .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wid Conroy 3
2 George Browne 2
2 Ernie Courtney 2
2 Harry Davis 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 21
1 Harry Lumley 21
3 Harry Davis 20
4 Johnny Kling 17
4 Honus Wagner 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sherry Magee 13
2 Johnny Evers 11
2 Tommy Leach 11
4 Kid Elberfeld 10
4 Hans Lobert 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Dygert 1.24
2 Barney Pelty 1.45
3 Ed Reulbach 1.50
3 Orval Overall 1.50
5 Jack Coombs 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 6
2 Mordecai Brown 5
2 Jimmy Dygert 5
2 Eddie Plank 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 60
2 Ed Walsh 43
3 Fred Beebe 38
3 Eddie Plank 38
5 Christy Mathewson 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Coombs 2
1 Tex Pruiett 2
3 Red Ames 1
3 Howie Camnitz 1
3 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .332
2 Honus Wagner .325
3 George Stone .317
4 Harry Lumley .316
5 Elmer Flick .316

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Seymour 73
2 Harry Davis 72
3 Sherry Magee 70
4 George Davis 69
4 Joe Nealon 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sherry Magee 58
2 Frank Chance 56
3 Johnny Evers 52
4 Honus Wagner 51
5 Dave Altizer 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.59
2 Ed Reulbach 2.01
3 Doc White 2.25
4 Jack Pfiester 2.29
5 Carl Lundgren 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Orth 28
2 Joe McGinnity 27
3 Mordecai Brown 26
3 Ed Walsh 26
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 225
2 Fred Beebe 211
3 Rube Waddell 205
4 Christy Mathewson 174
5 Red Ames 173

Saves

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