On This Day

Wednesday, July 17, 1907

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	52	27	.658	--
Naps	47	32	.595	5.0
Athletics	44	32	.579	6.5
Tigers	42	32	.568	7.5
Highlanders	35	40	.467	15.0
Browns	32	47	.405	20.0
Americans	29	48	.377	22.0
Senators	25	48	.342	24.0

Games

White Sox 5, Highlanders 4

Highlanders 5, White Sox 1

Athletics 5, Naps 1

Senators 13, Tigers 2

Browns 4, Americans 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	59	20	.747	--
Giants	46	29	.613	11.0
Pirates	46	30	.605	11.5
Phillies	42	34	.553	15.5
Doves	33	42	.440	24.0
Superbas	35	45	.438	24.5
Reds	32	47	.405	27.0
Cardinals	19	65	.226	42.5

Games

Superbas 2, Cardinals 1

Superbas 4, Cardinals 0

Cubs 3, Doves 2

Pirates 2, Giants 0

Reds 7, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Maloney	5
2	John Anderson	4
2	Hal Chase	4
2	George Davis	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Abbaticchio	1
1	Ed Reulbach	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	3
1	Mike Mitchell	3
1	Mike Mowrey	3
1	Danny Murphy	3
5	4 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Patsy Dougherty	2
1	Kid Elberfeld	2
1	Tim Jordan	2
1	Phil Lewis	2
5	19 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Waddell	1.14
2	Stoney McGlynn	0.90
3	Nap Rucker	0.80
4	Oscar Graham	0.60
5	3 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Andy Coakley	1
1	Bill Dinneen	1
1	Oscar Graham	1
1	Bill Hogg	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stoney McGlynn	9
2	Nap Rucker	8
2	Rube Waddell	8
4	Bill Hogg	6
4	Frank Smith	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Elmer Flick	.342
2	Ty Cobb	.336
3	Sam Crawford	.331
4	Sherry Magee	.328
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	44
4	Cy Seymour	43
5	Harry Davis	40

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	31
2	Sherry Magee	27
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	Jim Pastorius	2.23
5	Addie Joss	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	15
1	Addie Joss	15
1	Frank Smith	15
1	Ed Walsh	15
5	3 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	127
2	Ed Walsh	117
3	Fred Beebe	111
4	Eddie Plank	96
5	Christy Mathewson	91

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	Tim Jordan	.417
2	Nap Lajoie	.394
3	Ty Cobb	.393
4	Hobe Ferris	.390
5	Claude Rossman	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hobe Ferris	2
1	Sammy Strang	2
3	Ed Abbaticchio	1
3	Ginger Beaumont	1
3	21 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	15
2	Hobe Ferris	13
3	Tommy Leach	12
4	Art Devlin	11
4	4 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jiggs Donahue	7
1	Patsy Dougherty	7
3	Bobby Byrne	6
3	Tom Jones	6
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Stricklett	0.00
2	Mordecai Brown	0.30
3	Addie Joss	1.00
4	Doc White	1.09
5	Eddie Plank	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
3	Chief Bender	3
3	Bill Donovan	3
3	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	26
2	Frank Smith	24
3	Rube Waddell	23
4	Red Ames	21
5	3 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	2
2	Nick Altrock	1
2	Lou Fiene	1
2	Joe McGinnity	1
2	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.417
2	Kid Elberfeld	.393
3	Ty Cobb	.387
4	Claude Ritchey	.372
5	Elmer Flick	.369

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	Hal Chase	18
2	Jimmy Williams	18
4	Kid Elberfeld	17
4	3 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fred Clarke	11
1	Honus Wagner	11
3	Wid Conroy	10
3	Patsy Dougherty	10
3	Sherry Magee	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	0.71
2	Carl Lundgren	1.23
3	Doc White	1.38
4	Hooks Wiltse	1.40
5	Eddie Plank	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	7
1	Doc White	7
3	Bill Donovan	6
3	Nap Rucker	6
3	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	49
2	Rube Waddell	47
3	Tom Hughes	42
4	Frank Smith	41
5	Red Ames	40

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	.330
2	Nap Lajoie	.328
3	Ty Cobb	.326
4	George Stone	.318
5	Honus Wagner	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	8
2	Cy Seymour	7
2	Sammy Strang	7
4	Harry Lumley	6
5	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sherry Magee	56
2	Frank Chance	54
3	Honus Wagner	52
4	Johnny Evers	49
5	Dave Altizer	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.53
2	Ed Walsh	2.14
3	Doc White	2.24
4	Carl Lundgren	2.29
5	Glenn Liebhardt	2.30

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	203
4	Red Ames	186
5	Christy Mathewson	170

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