On This Day

Friday, August 2, 1907

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	54	35	.607	--
White Sox	57	37	.606	-0.5
Athletics	53	36	.596	1.0
Naps	54	39	.581	2.0
Highlanders	43	47	.478	11.5
Americans	37	53	.411	17.5
Browns	36	55	.396	19.0
Senators	28	60	.318	25.5

Games

Americans 11, Browns 3

Highlanders 7, White Sox 5

Athletics 9, Naps 1

Tigers 3, Senators 2

Tigers 9, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	69	24	.742	--
Pirates	56	34	.622	11.5
Giants	54	36	.600	13.5
Phillies	48	39	.552	18.0
Superbas	41	53	.436	28.5
Reds	39	53	.424	29.5
Doves	38	52	.422	29.5
Cardinals	22	76	.224	49.5

Games

Cubs 5, Giants 0

Reds 5, Doves 3

Pirates 6, Superbas 3

Phillies 5, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Claude Rossman	5
2	Dave Altizer	3
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Red Dooin	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bunk Congalton	1
1	Sam Crawford	1
1	Harry Niles	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Claude Rossman	4
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Jiggs Donahue	3
4	Bill Bergen	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Topsy Hartsel	2
1	Solly Hofman	2
4	Goat Anderson	1
4	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mordecai Brown	0.80
2	Ed Siever	0.75
3	Chief Bender	0.71
4	Tully Sparks	0.60
5	Bob Ewing	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Slow Joe Doyle	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Siever	6
2	Chief Bender	5
2	Bob Ewing	5
4	Nick Altrock	4
4	5 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Elmer Flick	.338
2	Ty Cobb	.324
3	Honus Wagner	.324
4	Sam Crawford	.320
5	Sherry Magee	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	6
2	Harry Lumley	5
3	Roger Bresnahan	4
3	Sammy Strang	4
3	Honus Wagner	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	65
2	Sherry Magee	56
3	Harry Davis	51
4	Socks Seybold	50
5	2 tied	47

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	38
2	Sherry Magee	30
3	Johnny Evers	29
4	Fred Clarke	27
4	3 others tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.58
2	Carl Lundgren	1.67
3	Jim Pastorius	2.16
4	Ed Walsh	2.19
5	Cy Young	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	18
1	Addie Joss	18
3	Ed Walsh	17
4	Ed Killian	16
4	2 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	149
2	Ed Walsh	131
3	Fred Beebe	128
4	Eddie Plank	110
5	Christy Mathewson	108

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	Honus Wagner	.429
2	Frank Schulte	.417
3	Bunk Congalton	.407
4	Harry Davis	.391
5	Nig Clarke	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	3
2	Harry Lumley	2
3	Roger Bresnahan	1
3	Mordecai Brown	1
3	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	12
2	George Rohe	11
2	Honus Wagner	11
4	Ed Abbaticchio	10
4	4 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	7
2	Otis Clymer	6
2	Heinie Wagner	6
4	Ty Cobb	5
4	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cy Young	0.60
2	Chief Bender	0.67
3	Tex Pruiett	0.87
4	Ed Reulbach	0.93
5	Harry McIntire	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Leifield	4
1	Ed Reulbach	4
3	Chief Bender	3
3	Mordecai Brown	3
3	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Ewing	24
2	Ed Karger	22
2	Rube Waddell	22
4	Mordecai Brown	21
5	3 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
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	.417
2	Tim Jordan	.369
3	Dave Brain	.361
4	Claude Rossman	.361
5	Otto Knabe	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	3
2	Roger Bresnahan	2
2	Hobe Ferris	2
2	Tim Jordan	2
2	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	28
2	Claude Rossman	21
3	Honus Wagner	20
4	Ed Abbaticchio	17
4	5 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	11
1	Jiggs Donahue	11
1	Honus Wagner	11
4	Bobby Byrne	10
4	Terry Turner	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chief Bender	0.86
2	Mordecai Brown	1.17
3	Orval Overall	1.28
4	Elmer Stricklett	1.38
5	Tex Pruiett	1.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	7
1	Mordecai Brown	7
1	Ed Killian	7
4	Bill Donovan	6
4	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	45
2	Ed Walsh	40
3	Mordecai Brown	37
3	Ed Karger	37
5	Bob Ewing	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	2
2	Nick Altrock	1
2	Bill Dinneen	1
2	Lou Fiene	1
2	6 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.335
2	Elmer Flick	.331
3	Nap Lajoie	.325
4	Sam Crawford	.324
5	Ty Cobb	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	8
2	Tim Jordan	7
2	Harry Lumley	7
2	Cy Seymour	7
2	Sammy Strang	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	79
1	Cy Seymour	79
3	Harry Davis	75
4	Sherry Magee	71
5	Hal Chase	70

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	55
2	Sherry Magee	54
3	Johnny Evers	49
4	Frank Chance	44
5	Dave Altizer	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.47
2	Ed Reulbach	1.85
3	Ed Walsh	2.10
4	Carl Lundgren	2.16
5	Jack Pfiester	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	29
2	Ed Walsh	28
3	Addie Joss	25
3	Christy Mathewson	25
3	Joe McGinnity	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	244
2	Rube Waddell	225
3	Fred Beebe	191
4	Red Ames	185
5	Christy Mathewson	173

Saves

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