On This Day

Saturday, July 6, 1907

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 43 23 .652 --
Naps 44 26 .629 1.0
Tigers 37 28 .569 5.5
Athletics 37 30 .552 6.5
Highlanders 31 34 .477 11.5
Browns 28 42 .400 17.0
Americans 25 42 .373 18.5
Senators 21 41 .339 20.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 53 17 .757 --
Giants 40 25 .615 10.5
Pirates 40 26 .606 11.0
Phillies 37 29 .561 14.0
Doves 28 37 .431 22.5
Reds 29 40 .420 23.5
Superbas 29 41 .414 24.0
Cardinals 16 57 .219 38.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Whitey Alpermann 4
1 Emil Batch 4
1 Billy Maloney 4
1 George Stone 4
1 Fred Tenney 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Strang 1
1 Jake Weimer 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Stone 3
2 Dave Altizer 2
2 John Anderson 2
2 Ginger Beaumont 2
2 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Whitey Alpermann 1
1 Harry Davis 1
1 Jiggs Donahue 1
1 Mickey Doolin 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Chesbro 0.60
1 Addie Joss 0.60
3 Harry Howell 0.54
4 Dummy Taylor 0.44
5 Roy Patterson 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gus Dorner 1
1 Addie Joss 1
1 Ed Killian 1
1 Casey Patten 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Howell 7
2 Jack Chesbro 6
2 Nap Rucker 6
4 Eddie Plank 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Orval Overall 1
1 Irv Young 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Elmer Flick .342
2 Ty Cobb .333
2 Sam Crawford .333
4 Sherry Magee .326
5 Honus Wagner .322

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 47
2 Sherry Magee 45
3 Harry Lumley 38
4 Cy Seymour 37
5 Socks Seybold 36

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 14
2 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 88
5 George Mullin 82

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 3
1 Bobby Keefe 3
1 Ed Walsh 3
4 Chief Bender 2
4 5 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .463
2 George Stone .459
3 Kid Elberfeld .444
3 Claude Ritchey .444
5 Fred Tenney .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wid Conroy 3
2 Harry Lumley 2
3 Whitey Alpermann 1
3 Dave Altizer 1
3 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 19
2 Harry Lumley 16
3 Ginger Beaumont 12
3 Hal Chase 12
3 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fred Clarke 7
1 Ty Cobb 7
3 Solly Hofman 6
3 Rube Oldring 6
3 Jimmy Sheckard 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Coombs 0.67
2 Tully Sparks 1.33
2 Hooks Wiltse 1.33
4 Mordecai Brown 1.46
4 Tex Pruiett 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elmer Stricklett 4
1 Doc White 4
3 Gus Dorner 3
3 Addie Joss 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Plank 24
2 Rube Waddell 22
3 Tom Hughes 21
3 Doc White 21
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 2
1 Orval Overall 2
3 Red Ames 1
3 Jack Coombs 1
3 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Stone .423
2 Elmer Flick .389
3 Kid Elberfeld .381
4 Honus Wagner .380
5 Ty Cobb .375

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 28
2 Harry Lumley 25
3 Sam Crawford 19
3 Honus Wagner 19
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.39
2 Jim Pastorius 1.47
3 Carl Lundgren 1.72
4 Jack Coombs 1.78
5 Glenn Liebhardt 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Killian 6
2 Mordecai Brown 5
2 Bill Donovan 5
2 Gus Dorner 5
2 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 57
2 Eddie Plank 44
3 Ed Walsh 40
4 Doc White 35
5 2 tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Coombs 2
1 Tom Hughes 2
1 Orval Overall 2
4 Red Ames 1
4 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .332
2 Elmer Flick .328
3 Nap Lajoie .326
4 George Stone .325
5 Bunk Congalton .314

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Seymour 75
2 Harry Lumley 73
3 Harry Davis 70
3 Sherry Magee 70
5 3 tied 68

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 58
1 Sherry Magee 58
3 Honus Wagner 52
4 Johnny Evers 50
5 Dave Altizer 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.58
2 Ed Reulbach 2.21
3 Doc White 2.21
4 Jack Pfiester 2.29
5 Ed Walsh 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 27
2 Joe McGinnity 26
2 Al Orth 26
2 Ed Walsh 26
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 220
2 Fred Beebe 209
3 Rube Waddell 199
4 Red Ames 180
5 Christy Mathewson 165

Saves

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