On This Day

Friday, August 16, 1907

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	62	40	.608	--
White Sox	64	44	.593	1.0
Tigers	59	41	.590	2.0
Naps	60	46	.566	4.0
Highlanders	48	54	.471	14.0
Browns	44	57	.436	17.5
Americans	44	59	.427	18.5
Senators	29	69	.296	31.0

Games

White Sox 3, Senators 2

Naps 8, Athletics 7

Athletics 7, Naps 2

Highlanders 4, Tigers 2

Browns 5, Americans 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	78	29	.729	--
Giants	61	41	.598	14.5
Pirates	61	41	.598	14.5
Phillies	54	46	.540	20.5
Superbas	48	58	.453	29.5
Reds	46	59	.438	31.0
Doves	38	66	.365	38.5
Cardinals	32	78	.291	47.5

Games

Pirates 7, Superbas 4

Cardinals 4, Doves 3

Reds 4, Giants 4

Cubs 1, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Danny Murphy	5
2	Elmer Flick	4
2	Rabbit Nill	4
2	Socks Seybold	4
5	6 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	1
1	John Hummel	1
1	Tommy Leach	1
1	Danny Murphy	1
1	Rube Oldring	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Leach	4
2	John Hummel	3
2	Danny Murphy	3
2	Rube Oldring	3
5	5 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Elmer Flick	2
1	Fred Tenney	2
3	Dave Altizer	1
3	Otis Clymer	1
3	19 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Orval Overall	0.67
2	Ed Walsh	0.60
3	Del Mason	0.55
4	Big Jeff Pfeffer	0.50
5	Red Ames	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Dinneen	1
1	Jimmy Dygert	1
1	Bill Hogg	1
1	Glenn Liebhardt	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jimmy Dygert	6
1	Del Mason	6
1	Big Jeff Pfeffer	6
1	Ed Walsh	6
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Elmer Flick	.337
2	Ty Cobb	.331
3	Honus Wagner	.329
4	Simon Nicholls	.322
5	Sam Crawford	.312

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	62
3	Socks Seybold	62
5	Honus Wagner	55

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	42
2	Wid Conroy	32
3	Johnny Evers	30
3	Elmer Flick	30
3	2 others tied	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.58
2	Carl Lundgren	1.75
3	Ed Reulbach	2.01
4	Orval Overall	2.26
5	Ed Walsh	2.27

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	169
2	Ed Walsh	159
3	Fred Beebe	136
4	Eddie Plank	122
5	Christy Mathewson	119

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	Tom Jones	.439
2	George Stone	.417
3	Socks Seybold	.412
4	Jimmy Slagle	.395
5	Bunk Congalton	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Leach	2
1	Sherry Magee	2
3	Johnny Bates	1
3	Dave Brain	1
3	21 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jiggs Donahue	13
1	Socks Seybold	13
3	Harry Davis	12
4	Ty Cobb	11
4	Danny Murphy	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ginger Beaumont	6
1	Danny Hoffman	6
3	Wid Conroy	5
3	Topsy Hartsel	5
3	6 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Leever	0.00
2	Ed Reulbach	0.43
3	Frank Corridon	1.02
4	Mordecai Brown	1.07
5	3 tied	1.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	4
1	Stoney McGlynn	4
1	Tully Sparks	4
1	George Winter	4
5	5 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	28
2	Jimmy Dygert	26
3	Chief Bender	22
4	Frank Smith	21
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Bell	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	Joe McGinnity	1
1	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.381
2	Bunk Congalton	.380
3	Simon Nicholls	.365
4	Dave Brain	.363
5	George Stone	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	4
2	Tommy Leach	3
3	Roger Bresnahan	2
3	Harry Lumley	2
3	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	22
2	Ty Cobb	21
3	Jiggs Donahue	19
3	Danny Murphy	19
3	2 others tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	11
2	Danny Hoffman	10
3	George Moriarty	9
3	Heinie Wagner	9
5	3 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chief Bender	0.86
2	Ed Reulbach	0.92
3	Tully Sparks	1.20
4	Orval Overall	1.31
5	Mordecai Brown	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	7
1	Ed Reulbach	7
3	George Winter	6
4	Andy Coakley	5
4	9 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	50
2	Ed Walsh	42
3	Ed Karger	38
4	Bob Ewing	36
5	Frank Smith	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Bell	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Bill Dinneen	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	6 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.340
2	Elmer Flick	.328
3	Sam Crawford	.325
4	Ty Cobb	.325
5	Nap Lajoie	.323

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	87
2	Harry Davis	82
3	Sherry Magee	77
4	Socks Seybold	74
4	Cy Seymour	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	57
2	Sherry Magee	51
3	Johnny Evers	46
4	Elmer Flick	44
5	Frank Chance	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.64
2	Ed Reulbach	1.81
3	Carl Lundgren	1.86
4	Jack Pfiester	2.36
5	Orval Overall	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	26
2	Addie Joss	25
2	Ed Walsh	25
4	Christy Mathewson	24
4	2 others tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	243
2	Rube Waddell	236
3	Fred Beebe	186
4	Red Ames	185
5	Christy Mathewson	172

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