On This Day

Saturday, August 3, 1907

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	59	37	.615	--
Tigers	55	35	.611	1.0
Athletics	53	37	.589	3.0
Naps	55	39	.585	3.0
Highlanders	43	49	.467	14.0
Americans	37	54	.407	19.5
Browns	37	55	.402	20.0
Senators	28	61	.315	27.5

Games

Browns 6, Americans 1

White Sox 6, Highlanders 3

White Sox 5, Highlanders 3

Naps 5, Athletics 3

Tigers 12, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	70	24	.745	--
Pirates	56	35	.615	12.5
Giants	54	37	.593	14.5
Phillies	49	39	.557	18.0
Superbas	42	53	.442	28.5
Reds	40	53	.430	29.5
Doves	38	53	.418	30.5
Cardinals	22	77	.222	50.5

Games

Cubs 3, Giants 2

Reds 4, Doves 3

Superbas 7, Pirates 5

Phillies 2, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Honus Wagner	4
2	Fred Clarke	3
2	Wid Conroy	3
2	Jiggs Donahue	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	1
1	Ira Thomas	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Downs	3
1	Tim Jordan	3
1	Honus Wagner	3
4	Bill Coughlin	2
4	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Hoffman	2
1	Branch Rickey	2
3	Dave Altizer	1
3	Joe Birmingham	1
3	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Frank Corridon	1.50
2	Frank Smith	1.00
2	Ed Walsh	1.00
4	Rube Waddell	0.67
5	Orval Overall	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Corridon	1
1	Roy Hitt	1
1	Glenn Liebhardt	1
1	George Mullin	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Corridon	9
2	Frank Smith	8
3	Jim Pastorius	7
4	Rube Waddell	6
4	Ed Walsh	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Bell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Elmer Flick	.338
2	Honus Wagner	.331
3	Ty Cobb	.323
4	Sam Crawford	.319
5	Sherry Magee	.314

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	58
3	Harry Davis	52
4	Socks Seybold	50
4	Honus Wagner	50

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	39
2	Sherry Magee	30
3	Johnny Evers	29
4	Wid Conroy	28
4	Tommy Leach	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.58
2	Carl Lundgren	1.67
3	Ed Walsh	2.21
4	Tex Pruiett	2.30
5	Ed Reulbach	2.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	18
1	Addie Joss	18
1	Ed Walsh	18
4	Frank Smith	17
5	2 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	155
2	Ed Walsh	137
3	Fred Beebe	128
4	George Mullin	110
4	Eddie Plank	110

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	.420
2	Rube Oldring	.405
3	Fred Clarke	.404
3	Harry Davis	.404
5	Bunk Congalton	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	3
2	Harry Lumley	2
3	Roger Bresnahan	1
3	Hal Chase	1
3	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	14
2	George Rohe	13
3	Ty Cobb	12
4	Fred Clarke	11
5	4 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	8
2	Heinie Wagner	7
3	Otis Clymer	6
3	Art Kruger	6
3	Tommy Leach	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chief Bender	0.67
2	Tex Pruiett	0.87
3	Ed Reulbach	0.93
4	Harry McIntire	0.96
5	Tully Sparks	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Reulbach	4
2	Chief Bender	3
2	Patsy Flaherty	3
2	Addie Joss	3
2	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	28
2	Bob Ewing	24
3	Ed Karger	22
4	Mordecai Brown	19
5	5 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Bell	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	.451
2	Tim Jordan	.388
3	Dave Brain	.370
4	Claude Rossman	.361
5	Charlie Hemphill	.353

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	Honus Wagner	23
3	Claude Rossman	22
4	Ed Abbaticchio	18
4	Fred Clarke	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	12
2	Bobby Byrne	10
2	Ty Cobb	10
2	Jiggs Donahue	10
2	Terry Turner	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chief Bender	0.86
2	Mordecai Brown	1.17
3	Orval Overall	1.38
4	Tex Pruiett	1.60
5	Elmer Stricklett	1.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	7
1	Mordecai Brown	7
1	Ed Killian	7
1	Ed Walsh	7
5	Bill Donovan	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	51
2	Ed Walsh	46
3	Frank Smith	38
4	Mordecai Brown	37
4	Ed Karger	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	2
2	Nick Altrock	1
2	George Bell	1
2	Bill Dinneen	1
2	7 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.340
2	Elmer Flick	.330
3	Nap Lajoie	.326
4	Sam Crawford	.321
5	Ty Cobb	.318

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	73
5	2 tied	69

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	56
2	Sherry Magee	54
3	Johnny Evers	49
4	Dave Altizer	44
4	Frank Chance	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.47
2	Ed Reulbach	1.85
3	Ed Walsh	2.12
4	Carl Lundgren	2.16
5	Jack Pfiester	2.42

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	250
2	Rube Waddell	231
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