On This Day

Wednesday, August 7, 1907

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 57 36 .613 --
Athletics 57 37 .606 0.5
White Sox 60 39 .606 0.0
Naps 55 43 .561 4.5
Highlanders 44 51 .463 14.0
Americans 39 55 .415 18.5
Browns 39 56 .411 19.0
Senators 29 63 .315 27.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 72 26 .735 --
Pirates 57 36 .613 12.5
Giants 55 39 .585 15.0
Phillies 51 40 .560 17.5
Reds 44 54 .449 28.0
Superbas 44 54 .449 28.0
Doves 38 57 .400 32.5
Cardinals 23 78 .228 50.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Keeler 4
2 Tom Jones 3
2 Rabbit Nill 3
4 Jimmy Barrett 2
4 18 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Socks Seybold 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rabbit Nill 3
2 Ernie Courtney 2
2 Tom Jones 2
2 Nap Rucker 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Jim Delahanty 1
1 Frank Isbell 1
1 Charlie Jones 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 0.75
2 Chief Bender 0.71
3 Orval Overall 0.57
4 Glenn Liebhardt 0.44
5 Cy Young 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Fred Glade 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Nap Rucker 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 6
2 Chief Bender 5
3 Glenn Liebhardt 4
3 Orval Overall 4
3 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Elmer Flick .340
2 Honus Wagner .334
3 Ty Cobb .329
4 Sam Crawford .318
5 Freddy Parent .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 7
2 Harry Lumley 5
3 Roger Bresnahan 4
3 Socks Seybold 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 69
2 Sherry Magee 62
3 Harry Davis 58
4 Socks Seybold 56
5 Honus Wagner 51

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 40
2 Tommy Leach 30
2 Sherry Magee 30
4 Johnny Evers 29
5 2 tied 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.50
2 Carl Lundgren 1.67
3 Ed Walsh 2.16
4 Ed Reulbach 2.16
5 Tex Pruiett 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 19
2 Addie Joss 18
2 Frank Smith 18
2 Ed Walsh 18
5 Eddie Plank 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 161
2 Ed Walsh 145
3 Fred Beebe 134
4 Eddie Plank 118
5 George Mullin 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 Fred Clarke .442
2 Honus Wagner .425
3 Ginger Beaumont .400
3 Simon Nicholls .400
5 Joe Nealon .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 4
2 Harry Lumley 2
3 Johnny Bates 1
3 Roger Bresnahan 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Rohe 14
2 Ty Cobb 13
2 Harry Davis 13
2 Honus Wagner 13
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 9
2 Heinie Wagner 7
3 Otis Clymer 6
3 Danny Hoffman 6
3 Tommy Leach 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tully Sparks 0.67
2 Chief Bender 1.00
3 Ed Reulbach 1.13
4 Mordecai Brown 1.21
5 2 tied 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 4
1 Eddie Plank 4
1 Ed Reulbach 4
4 Mordecai Brown 3
4 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 22
2 Ed Walsh 21
3 Mordecai Brown 20
3 Orval Overall 20
3 Eddie Plank 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Bell 1
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Vic Willis 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Moriarty .368
2 Honus Wagner .365
3 Harry Davis .347
4 Simon Nicholls .346
5 Jimmy Collins .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 4
2 Roger Bresnahan 2
2 Harry Lumley 2
2 Socks Seybold 2
2 Honus Wagner 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Davis 23
2 Ty Cobb 22
3 Socks Seybold 20
3 Honus Wagner 20
5 Claude Rossman 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 13
2 Terry Turner 11
3 Tommy Leach 10
4 Bobby Byrne 8
4 4 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chief Bender 1.00
2 Mordecai Brown 1.04
3 Ed Siever 1.50
4 Harry McIntire 1.54
5 Ed Reulbach 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 7
1 Mordecai Brown 7
3 Bill Donovan 6
3 Eddie Plank 6
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 55
2 Ed Walsh 46
3 Mordecai Brown 38
3 Bob Ewing 38
5 Frank Smith 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nick Altrock 1
1 George Bell 1
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Lou Fiene 1
1 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .345
2 Elmer Flick .330
3 Ty Cobb .323
4 Nap Lajoie .322
5 Sam Crawford .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 9
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 83
2 Harry Davis 80
3 Cy Seymour 78
4 Sherry Magee 77
5 Socks Seybold 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 57
2 Sherry Magee 51
3 Johnny Evers 49
4 Frank Chance 44
5 2 tied 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.48
2 Ed Reulbach 1.87
3 Ed Walsh 2.13
4 Carl Lundgren 2.16
5 Jack Pfiester 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 28
1 Ed Walsh 28
3 Joe McGinnity 25
4 Addie Joss 24
4 Christy Mathewson 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 253
2 Rube Waddell 237
3 Fred Beebe 194
4 Red Ames 178
5 Christy Mathewson 171

Saves

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