On This Day

Thursday, July 4, 1907

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	43	23	.652	--
Naps	42	26	.618	2.0
Athletics	37	29	.561	6.0
Tigers	35	28	.556	6.5
Highlanders	31	32	.492	10.5
Browns	28	41	.406	16.5
Americans	25	41	.379	18.0
Senators	20	41	.328	20.5

Games

Americans 3, Senators 1

Americans 7, Senators 0

White Sox 3, Naps 2

White Sox 7, Naps 1

Tigers 9, Browns 4

Tigers 7, Browns 6

Athletics 3, Highlanders 1

Highlanders 7, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	52	16	.765	--
Giants	38	25	.603	11.5
Pirates	38	26	.594	12.0
Phillies	37	28	.569	13.5
Reds	29	39	.426	23.0
Doves	27	37	.422	23.0
Superbas	28	39	.418	23.5
Cardinals	16	55	.225	37.5

Games

Superbas 1, Giants 0

Giants 5, Superbas 3

Cubs 5, Reds 1

Cubs 2, Reds 0

Phillies 5, Doves 4

Phillies 2, Doves 1

Pirates 4, Cardinals 0

Pirates 9, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Otis Clymer	6
1	Tim Jordan	6
3	Sam Crawford	5
3	Hobe Ferris	5
3	George Stone	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ginger Beaumont	1
1	Otis Clymer	1
1	Hobe Ferris	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	7
2	Hobe Ferris	4
3	Fred Clarke	3
3	Johnny Evers	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Byrne	2
1	Patsy Dougherty	2
1	Germany Schaefer	2
4	Whitey Alpermann	1
4	27 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Orval Overall	1.20
2	Chief Bender	1.00
3	George Bell	0.67
4	Mordecai Brown	0.62
4	Bob Rhoads	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	John Eubank	1
1	Ralph Glaze	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Overall	6
1	Jake Thielman	6
1	Vic Willis	6
4	Mordecai Brown	5
4	4 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Elmer Flick	.337
2	Sam Crawford	.329
3	Ty Cobb	.326
4	Sherry Magee	.323
5	Honus Wagner	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ginger Beaumont	3
1	Wid Conroy	3
1	Harry Davis	3
1	Elmer Flick	3
1	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	44
1	Sherry Magee	44
3	Harry Lumley	38
4	Harry Davis	35
5	2 tied	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	27
2	Elmer Flick	24
3	Sherry Magee	23
4	Frank Chance	22
4	2 others tied	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Lundgren	1.55
2	Mordecai Brown	1.77
3	Jim Pastorius	1.91
4	Glenn Liebhardt	2.13
5	Ed Walsh	2.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	13
1	Frank Smith	13
3	Mordecai Brown	12
3	Ed Walsh	12
3	Cy Young	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	106
2	Fred Beebe	101
3	Ed Walsh	94
4	Eddie Plank	83
5	George Mullin	82

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Kid Elberfeld	.489
2	Claude Ritchey	.455
3	George Stone	.438
4	Ty Cobb	.403
5	Rube Oldring	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wid Conroy	3
2	George Browne	2
2	Harry Lumley	2
4	Whitey Alpermann	1
4	22 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	16
1	Harry Lumley	16
3	Jimmy Williams	13
4	Hal Chase	12
4	Kid Elberfeld	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fred Clarke	10
2	Solly Hofman	7
2	Honus Wagner	7
4	Kid Elberfeld	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Coombs	0.67
2	Mordecai Brown	1.07
3	Tex Pruiett	1.10
4	Dummy Taylor	1.29
5	2 tied	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Smith	4
1	Doc White	4
3	Mordecai Brown	3
3	Frank Kitson	3
3	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Plank	26
2	Tom Hughes	25
3	Rube Waddell	23
4	George Bell	22
4	2 others tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	Ed Karger	1
1	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Patsy Dougherty	.383
2	George Stone	.381
3	Honus Wagner	.380
4	Elmer Flick	.376
5	Ty Cobb	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wid Conroy	3
2	George Browne	2
2	Ernie Courtney	2
2	Elmer Flick	2
2	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	27
2	Harry Lumley	25
3	Hal Chase	18
4	Kid Elberfeld	17
4	Claude Rossman	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fred Clarke	13
2	Johnny Evers	12
2	Sherry Magee	12
4	Tommy Leach	11
4	Jimmy Sheckard	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	1.40
2	Jim Pastorius	1.47
3	Mordecai Brown	1.48
4	Carl Lundgren	1.72
5	Jack Coombs	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	6
2	Ed Killian	5
2	Sam Leever	5
2	Glenn Liebhardt	5
2	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	57
2	Eddie Plank	44
3	Fred Beebe	41
4	Ed Walsh	40
5	Doc White	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Coombs	2
1	Tex Pruiett	2
3	Red Ames	1
3	Howie Camnitz	1
3	10 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.330
2	Elmer Flick	.324
3	Nap Lajoie	.323
4	George Stone	.321
5	Bunk Congalton	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	8
2	Cy Seymour	7
3	Wid Conroy	6
3	Harry Lumley	6
3	Sammy Strang	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Seymour	75
2	Harry Lumley	73
3	Sherry Magee	71
4	Hal Chase	70
4	Harry Davis	70

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	59
2	Sherry Magee	58
3	Honus Wagner	53
4	Johnny Evers	50
5	Dave Altizer	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.53
2	Ed Reulbach	2.06
3	Doc White	2.21
4	Jack Pfiester	2.28
5	Ed Walsh	2.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	28
2	Joe McGinnity	27
2	Al Orth	27
4	Ed Walsh	26
5	Christy Mathewson	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	222
2	Fred Beebe	218
3	Rube Waddell	206
4	Red Ames	173
5	Christy Mathewson	171

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	6
2	Ed Walsh	5
3	Chief Bender	4
3	Mordecai Brown	4
3	Cecil Ferguson	4