On This Day

Wednesday, August 14, 1907

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	60	39	.606	--
Tigers	59	39	.602	0.5
White Sox	62	44	.585	1.5
Naps	59	44	.573	3.0
Highlanders	46	54	.460	14.5
Americans	44	57	.436	17.0
Browns	43	57	.430	17.5
Senators	29	68	.299	30.0

Games

White Sox 6, Americans 5

Highlanders 2, Naps 1

Tigers 9, Athletics 2

Browns 1, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	76	29	.724	--
Giants	60	41	.594	14.0
Pirates	59	41	.590	14.5
Phillies	54	44	.551	18.5
Superbas	48	56	.462	27.5
Reds	46	58	.442	29.5
Doves	38	64	.373	36.5
Cardinals	30	78	.278	47.5

Games

Pirates 8, Superbas 0

Cardinals 6, Doves 3

Reds 9, Giants 4

Phillies 4, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ty Cobb	4
2	Frank Bowerman	3
2	Dave Brain	3
2	Al Bridwell	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	John Ganzel	1
1	Hans Lobert	1
1	Mike Mowrey	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Bowerman	3
1	Mike Mowrey	3
3	Fred Clarke	2
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Grant	2
1	George Moriarty	2
3	Goat Anderson	1
3	Ginger Beaumont	1
3	16 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Chesbro	0.67
2	Walter Johnson	0.50
3	Andy Coakley	0.33
4	Bill Donovan	0.30
5	Gus Dorner	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Andy Coakley	1
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Sam Leever	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	5
1	Vive Lindaman	5
3	Jack Chesbro	4
3	Andy Coakley	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.336
2	Elmer Flick	.333
3	Honus Wagner	.325
4	Simon Nicholls	.322
5	Sam Crawford	.314

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	73
2	Sherry Magee	63
3	Harry Davis	60
4	Socks Seybold	59
5	Honus Wagner	53

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	41
2	Wid Conroy	31
3	Johnny Evers	30
3	Tommy Leach	30
3	Sherry Magee	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.58
2	Carl Lundgren	1.75
3	Ed Reulbach	2.01
4	Jim Pastorius	2.28
5	Ed Walsh	2.29

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	169
2	Ed Walsh	153
3	Fred Beebe	136
4	Eddie Plank	122
5	Christy Mathewson	118

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	4
2	Bobby Keefe	3
2	Joe McGinnity	3
2	Tex Pruiett	3
2	Ed Walsh	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Abbaticchio	.414
2	Ty Cobb	.400
2	Bunk Congalton	.400
4	Jimmy Slagle	.395
5	Mike Mowrey	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	2
1	Sherry Magee	2
3	Johnny Bates	1
3	Roger Bresnahan	1
3	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jiggs Donahue	14
2	Fred Clarke	13
3	Harry Davis	12
4	Ty Cobb	11
4	Socks Seybold	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	7
2	Ginger Beaumont	6
3	Danny Hoffman	5
3	Red Murray	5
5	11 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.60
2	Chief Bender	1.00
3	Frank Corridon	1.03
4	Lew Moren	1.05
5	Mordecai Brown	1.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	4
1	Tully Sparks	4
1	George Winter	4
4	Chief Bender	3
4	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Smith	27
2	Ed Walsh	25
3	Jimmy Dygert	23
4	Eddie Plank	20
4	Rube Waddell	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Bell	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Joe McGinnity	1
1	Tex Pruiett	1
1	Cy Young	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bunk Congalton	.373
2	Simon Nicholls	.365
3	Honus Wagner	.361
4	Harry Davis	.360
5	Dave Brain	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	4
2	Roger Bresnahan	2
2	Tommy Leach	2
2	Harry Lumley	2
2	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	21
2	Harry Davis	20
3	Fred Clarke	19
4	Jiggs Donahue	18
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	11
2	Danny Hoffman	9
2	Tommy Leach	9
2	Heinie Wagner	9
5	5 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chief Bender	0.67
2	Ed Reulbach	0.92
3	Tully Sparks	1.17
4	Orval Overall	1.53
5	George Winter	1.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Reulbach	7
2	Chief Bender	6
2	Eddie Plank	6
2	George Winter	6
5	8 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	50
2	Ed Walsh	40
3	Bob Ewing	37
4	Ed Karger	35
5	Frank Smith	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nick Altrock	1
1	George Bell	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Bill Dinneen	1
1	6 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.339
2	Ty Cobb	.328
3	Elmer Flick	.325
4	Nap Lajoie	.324
5	Sam Crawford	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	9
2	Tim Jordan	7
2	Harry Lumley	7
2	Sammy Strang	7
5	Cy Seymour	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	87
2	Harry Davis	81
3	Sherry Magee	78
4	Cy Seymour	74
5	Socks Seybold	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	57
2	Sherry Magee	51
3	Johnny Evers	46
4	Frank Chance	43
5	Elmer Flick	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.60
2	Ed Reulbach	1.81
3	Carl Lundgren	2.21
4	Ed Walsh	2.35
5	Jack Pfiester	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	27
2	Addie Joss	25
2	Ed Walsh	25
4	Christy Mathewson	24
4	Joe McGinnity	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	243
2	Rube Waddell	236
3	Fred Beebe	186
4	Red Ames	181
5	Christy Mathewson	171

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	5
2	Mordecai Brown	4
2	Tom Hughes	4
4	Bobby Keefe	3
4	4 others tied	3