On This Day

Thursday, August 8, 1907

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	58	36	.617	--
White Sox	61	40	.604	0.5
Athletics	57	38	.600	1.5
Naps	56	43	.566	4.5
Highlanders	45	51	.469	14.0
Americans	40	56	.417	19.0
Browns	39	57	.406	20.0
Senators	29	64	.312	28.5

Games

Americans 6, White Sox 1

White Sox 6, Americans 4

Highlanders 6, Browns 5

Tigers 5, Athletics 3

Naps 4, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	73	26	.737	--
Pirates	57	38	.600	14.0
Giants	57	39	.594	14.5
Phillies	51	41	.554	18.5
Superbas	45	54	.455	28.0
Reds	44	55	.444	29.0
Doves	38	58	.396	33.5
Cardinals	24	78	.235	50.5

Games

Cubs 2, Phillies 0

Superbas 6, Reds 2

Giants 4, Pirates 3

Giants 7, Pirates 0

Cardinals 3, Doves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	John Knight	4
2	Dave Altizer	3
2	Al Burch	3
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Danny Hoffman	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Hinchman	3
1	Frank Isbell	3
1	Hooks Wiltse	3
4	Frank Bowerman	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Altizer	1
1	Al Burch	1
1	Bunk Congalton	1
1	Hobe Ferris	1
1	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cy Falkenberg	1.83
2	Ed Karger	1.17
3	Bob Rhoads	0.60
4	Christy Mathewson	0.50
5	Ed Walsh	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Karger	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	George Mullin	1
1	Doc Newton	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Falkenberg	11
2	Jimmy Dygert	8
3	Ed Karger	7
4	Bob Rhoads	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe McGinnity	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Elmer Flick	.336
2	Ty Cobb	.334
3	Honus Wagner	.329
4	Sam Crawford	.317
5	Freddy Parent	.311

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	71
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 Reulbach	2.01
4	Ed Walsh	2.23
5	Cy Young	2.33

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	149
3	Fred Beebe	134
4	Eddie Plank	118
5	Christy Mathewson	113

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	4
2	Bobby Keefe	3
2	Joe McGinnity	3
2	Ed Walsh	3
5	6 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Clarke	.429
2	Simon Nicholls	.407
3	Harry Davis	.404
4	George Moriarty	.392
5	Ty Cobb	.387

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	Ty Cobb	14
1	George Rohe	14
3	Harry Davis	13
3	Honus Wagner	13
5	Fred Clarke	12

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	Ed Reulbach	0.88
3	Chief Bender	1.00
4	Mordecai Brown	1.21
5	Fred Smith	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Reulbach	5
2	Chief Bender	4
2	Eddie Plank	4
2	George Winter	4
5	10 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	25
2	Cy Falkenberg	23
3	Jimmy Dygert	22
4	Mordecai Brown	20
4	3 others tied	20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Moriarty	.363
2	Honus Wagner	.361
3	Simon Nicholls	.359
4	Art Kruger	.344
5	Tim Jordan	.341

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	Ty Cobb	24
2	Harry Davis	21
3	Socks Seybold	20
3	Honus Wagner	20
5	3 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	13
2	Tommy Leach	10
2	Terry Turner	10
4	Heinie Wagner	9
5	3 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chief Bender	0.83
2	Mordecai Brown	1.19
3	Ed Reulbach	1.56
4	Harry McIntire	1.65
5	Ed Siever	1.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	55
2	Ed Walsh	50
3	Frank Smith	40
4	Bob Ewing	38
5	Ed Karger	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nick Altrock	1
1	George Bell	1
1	Bill Dinneen	1
1	Lou Fiene	1
1	4 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.335
2	Elmer Flick	.328
3	Ty Cobb	.327
4	Sam Crawford	.321
5	Nap Lajoie	.320

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	85
2	Harry Davis	80
3	Cy Seymour	78
4	Sherry Magee	77
5	Socks Seybold	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	56
2	Sherry Magee	51
3	Johnny Evers	49
4	Dave Altizer	44
4	Frank Chance	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.48
2	Ed Reulbach	1.79
3	Carl Lundgren	2.16
4	Ed Walsh	2.23
5	Jack Pfiester	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	28
2	Ed Walsh	27
3	Christy Mathewson	25
3	Joe McGinnity	25
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	252
2	Rube Waddell	234
3	Fred Beebe	194
4	Red Ames	178
5	Christy Mathewson	176

Saves

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