On This Day

Saturday, July 27, 1907

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 54 35 .607 --
Naps 53 35 .602 0.5
Tigers 50 34 .595 1.5
Athletics 49 36 .576 3.0
Highlanders 41 45 .477 11.5
Browns 36 51 .414 17.0
Americans 33 52 .388 19.0
Senators 27 55 .329 23.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 64 23 .736 --
Pirates 52 32 .619 10.5
Giants 50 32 .610 11.5
Phillies 45 37 .549 16.5
Superbas 40 47 .460 24.0
Doves 35 48 .422 27.0
Reds 34 51 .400 29.0
Cardinals 20 70 .222 45.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Bradley 4
1 Red Kleinow 4
1 Frank LaPorte 4
1 Tommy Leach 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Bradley 4
2 Joe Birmingham 2
2 Ed Hahn 2
2 Bill Hinchman 2
2 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Anderson 3
1 Honus Wagner 3
1 Heinie Wagner 3
4 Charlie Jones 2
5 21 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doc Scanlan 1.00
2 Rube Waddell 0.71
3 Howie Camnitz 0.50
3 Bill Donovan 0.50
5 Lew Richie 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Andy Coakley 1
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 Addie Joss 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Donovan 7
2 Doc Scanlan 6
3 Addie Joss 5
3 Rube Waddell 5
5 Fred Beebe 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vic Willis 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Elmer Flick .338
2 Sam Crawford .333
3 Sherry Magee .320
4 Ty Cobb .319
5 Honus Wagner .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 5
2 Harry Lumley 4
2 Sammy Strang 4
2 Honus Wagner 4
5 11 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 61
2 Sherry Magee 54
3 Socks Seybold 48
4 Harry Davis 47
5 Cy Seymour 46

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 34
2 Sherry Magee 29
3 Wid Conroy 27
3 Johnny Evers 27
3 Elmer Flick 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.56
2 Carl Lundgren 1.67
3 Jim Pastorius 2.13
4 Ed Walsh 2.26
5 Ed Reulbach 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 17
2 Mordecai Brown 16
2 Ed Walsh 16
4 Frank Smith 15
5 6 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 149
2 Ed Walsh 128
3 Fred Beebe 121
4 George Mullin 103
5 Eddie Plank 102

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 Phil Lewis .405
2 Tim Jordan .381
3 Nig Clarke .368
4 George Moriarty .365
5 Frank Schulte .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 2
2 Ed Abbaticchio 1
2 Roger Bresnahan 1
2 George Browne 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Chase 11
1 George Stone 11
3 Ty Cobb 10
4 Bill Bradley 9
4 3 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Byrne 7
2 John Anderson 6
2 Tommy Leach 6
2 Honus Wagner 6
2 Heinie Wagner 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chief Bender 0.00
1 Harry McIntire 0.00
3 Elmer Stricklett 0.50
4 Ed Reulbach 0.67
5 Orval Overall 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Coakley 3
1 Bill Donovan 3
1 Lefty Leifield 3
1 Christy Mathewson 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 34
2 Glenn Liebhardt 26
3 Ed Karger 24
4 Ed Walsh 22
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nick Altrock 1
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Earl Moore 1
1 Fred Smith 1
1 Vic Willis 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Otis Clymer .441
2 Tim Jordan .394
3 Hal Chase .385
4 George Stone .365
5 Ty Cobb .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Chase 2
1 Nig Clarke 2
1 Harry Davis 2
1 Hobe Ferris 2
1 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 30
2 Hal Chase 23
3 Sam Crawford 19
3 Honus Wagner 19
5 Claude Rossman 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 12
2 Honus Wagner 11
3 Bobby Byrne 10
3 Wid Conroy 10
3 Terry Turner 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elmer Stricklett 1.00
2 Mordecai Brown 1.12
3 Christy Mathewson 1.42
4 Chief Bender 1.49
5 Harry McIntire 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 6
1 Bill Donovan 6
1 Gus Dorner 6
1 Addie Joss 6
1 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 60
2 Ed Walsh 46
3 Ed Karger 36
4 Glenn Liebhardt 34
5 Eddie Plank 33

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 Honus Wagner .329
3 Sam Crawford .326
4 Nap Lajoie .325
5 Ty Cobb .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 7
1 Tim Jordan 7
1 Cy Seymour 7
1 Sammy Strang 7
5 Harry Lumley 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Seymour 79
2 Ty Cobb 75
3 Harry Davis 73
4 Harry Lumley 71
4 Sherry Magee 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sherry Magee 53
2 Honus Wagner 52
3 Johnny Evers 50
4 Frank Chance 48
5 Dave Altizer 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.40
2 Ed Reulbach 1.85
3 Carl Lundgren 2.15
4 Ed Walsh 2.16
5 Doc White 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 28
1 Ed Walsh 28
3 Christy Mathewson 25
3 Al Orth 25
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 243
2 Rube Waddell 225
3 Fred Beebe 197
4 Red Ames 185
5 Christy Mathewson 167

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 5
1 Hooks Wiltse 5
3 Mordecai Brown 4
3 Cecil Ferguson 4
3 Tom Hughes 4