On This Day

Tuesday, July 16, 1907

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	51	26	.662	--
Naps	47	31	.603	4.5
Tigers	42	31	.575	7.0
Athletics	43	32	.573	7.0
Highlanders	34	39	.466	15.0
Browns	31	47	.397	20.5
Americans	29	47	.382	21.5
Senators	24	48	.333	24.5

Games

White Sox 3, Highlanders 2

Athletics 3, Naps 2

Tigers 3, Senators 0

Senators 6, Tigers 1

Browns 6, Americans 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	58	20	.744	--
Giants	46	28	.622	10.0
Pirates	45	30	.600	11.5
Phillies	42	33	.560	14.5
Doves	33	41	.446	23.0
Superbas	33	45	.423	25.0
Reds	31	47	.397	27.0
Cardinals	19	63	.232	41.0

Games

Superbas 3, Cardinals 2

Cubs 4, Doves 3

Pirates 6, Giants 2

Phillies 7, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dave Altizer	3
1	Jimmy Collins	3
1	Sam Crawford	3
1	Johnny Evers	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Mitchell	1
1	George Stovall	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Isbell	3
1	John Titus	3
3	Johnny Evers	2
3	Harry Howell	2
3	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jiggs Donahue	2
1	Billy Maloney	2
1	Red Murray	2
1	Rabbit Nill	2
5	16 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tom Hughes	2.00
2	Howie Camnitz	0.83
2	Charlie Smith	0.83
4	Harry Howell	0.70
5	Slow Joe Doyle	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Bell	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	Harry Howell	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Howell	7
2	Red Ames	6
2	Slow Joe Doyle	6
2	Vive Lindaman	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Elmer Flick	.340
2	Ty Cobb	.340
3	Sam Crawford	.335
4	Sherry Magee	.326
5	Charlie Jones	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sammy Strang	4
2	Ginger Beaumont	3
2	George Browne	3
2	Wid Conroy	3
2	9 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	52
2	Sherry Magee	50
3	Socks Seybold	43
3	Cy Seymour	43
5	Harry Davis	40

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	31
2	Sherry Magee	26
3	Wid Conroy	25
3	Elmer Flick	25
5	Johnny Evers	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Lundgren	1.44
2	Mordecai Brown	1.51
3	Ed Walsh	2.17
4	Glenn Liebhardt	2.21
5	Jim Pastorius	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	15
1	Addie Joss	15
1	Frank Smith	15
1	Ed Walsh	15
5	2 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	119
2	Ed Walsh	117
3	Fred Beebe	111
4	Eddie Plank	96
5	Christy Mathewson	90

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	4
2	Bobby Keefe	3
2	Ed Walsh	3
4	Nick Altrock	2
4	6 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Otis Clymer	.475
2	Ty Cobb	.429
3	Tim Jordan	.421
4	Nap Lajoie	.405
5	Hobe Ferris	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hobe Ferris	2
1	Sammy Strang	2
3	Ginger Beaumont	1
3	Dave Brain	1
3	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	16
2	Hobe Ferris	12
2	Tim Jordan	12
2	Tommy Leach	12
5	4 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wid Conroy	6
1	Jiggs Donahue	6
3	Bobby Byrne	5
3	Patsy Dougherty	5
3	6 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Stricklett	0.00
2	Mordecai Brown	0.30
3	Carl Lundgren	0.56
4	Addie Joss	0.75
5	2 tied	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	4
1	Bill Donovan	4
1	Gus Dorner	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
5	9 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	31
2	Red Ames	21
3	Tom Hughes	20
3	Vive Lindaman	20
3	Eddie Plank	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	3
2	Orval Overall	2
3	Nick Altrock	1
3	Lou Fiene	1
3	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.415
2	Kid Elberfeld	.408
3	Ty Cobb	.400
4	Sam Crawford	.369
5	Elmer Flick	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Browne	3
1	Wid Conroy	3
3	Hobe Ferris	2
3	Art Hoelskoetter	2
3	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	26
2	Jimmy Williams	18
3	John Knight	17
3	Harry Lumley	17
3	Honus Wagner	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fred Clarke	11
1	Honus Wagner	11
3	Wid Conroy	10
4	Bob Ganley	9
4	3 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	0.71
2	Carl Lundgren	1.23
3	Doc White	1.40
4	Hooks Wiltse	1.40
5	Eddie Plank	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	7
2	Bill Donovan	6
2	Gus Dorner	6
2	Frank Smith	6
2	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	49
2	Tom Hughes	42
3	Red Ames	40
4	Eddie Plank	39
4	Rube Waddell	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	3
2	Orval Overall	2
3	Nick Altrock	1
3	Red Ames	1
3	10 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Elmer Flick	.329
2	Nap Lajoie	.329
3	Honus Wagner	.320
4	George Stone	.318
5	Sam Crawford	.310

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Seymour	80
2	Art Devlin	74
3	Harry Davis	71
3	Harry Lumley	71
5	Sherry Magee	70

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sherry Magee	55
2	Frank Chance	54
3	Honus Wagner	52
4	Johnny Evers	49
5	Dave Altizer	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.53
2	Ed Walsh	2.14
3	Glenn Liebhardt	2.19
4	Doc White	2.19
5	Carl Lundgren	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	28
1	Ed Walsh	28
3	Joe McGinnity	25
3	Al Orth	25
5	Christy Mathewson	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	236
2	Fred Beebe	206
3	Rube Waddell	195
4	Red Ames	186
5	Christy Mathewson	169

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	5
1	Hooks Wiltse	5
3	Chief Bender	4
3	Mordecai Brown	4
3	2 others tied	4