On This Day

Saturday, August 17, 1907

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	62	41	.602	--
White Sox	64	45	.587	1.0
Tigers	59	42	.584	2.0
Naps	61	46	.570	3.0
Highlanders	49	54	.476	13.0
Americans	45	59	.433	17.5
Browns	44	58	.431	17.5
Senators	30	69	.303	30.0

Games

Senators 2, White Sox 0

Naps 6, Athletics 0

Highlanders 5, Tigers 3

Americans 1, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	79	29	.731	--
Pirates	62	41	.602	14.5
Giants	61	42	.592	15.5
Phillies	56	46	.549	20.0
Superbas	50	58	.463	29.0
Reds	46	61	.430	32.5
Doves	38	67	.362	39.5
Cardinals	32	80	.286	49.0

Games

Superbas 4, Reds 3

Superbas 3, Reds 0

Pirates 5, Doves 1

Cubs 3, Giants 2

Phillies 5, Cardinals 0

Phillies 6, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Phil Lewis	4
1	Sherry Magee	4
3	Whitey Alpermann	3
3	Goat Anderson	3
3	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Kling	1
1	Roy Thomas	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Burch	3
1	Nig Clarke	3
1	Roy Thomas	3
4	Otis Clymer	2
4	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Elmer Flick	2
1	Honus Wagner	2
3	Ernie Courtney	1
3	Bob Ganley	1
3	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Christy Mathewson	1.25
2	Charlie Smith	1.20
3	Tully Sparks	0.80
4	Bob Rhoads	0.50
4	Nap Rucker	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Buster Brown	1
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Lefty Leifield	1
1	Harry McIntire	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	10
2	Charlie Smith	6
3	Ed Killian	5
3	Jake Weimer	5
5	6 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Elmer Flick	.343
2	Ty Cobb	.333
3	Honus Wagner	.332
4	Simon Nicholls	.319
5	Sherry Magee	.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	74
2	Sherry Magee	64
3	Harry Davis	62
3	Socks Seybold	62
5	Honus Wagner	55

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	44
2	Wid Conroy	32
2	Elmer Flick	32
4	Tommy Leach	31
5	2 tied	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.61
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	Christy Mathewson	129
5	Eddie Plank	124

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	.436
2	George Stone	.413
3	Jimmy Slagle	.395
4	Ty Cobb	.392
5	Honus Wagner	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Leach	2
1	Sherry Magee	2
3	Johnny Bates	1
3	Dave Brain	1
3	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Socks Seybold	12
2	Harry Davis	11
3	Jiggs Donahue	10
3	Frank Isbell	10
3	Danny Murphy	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	6
2	Ginger Beaumont	5
2	Wid Conroy	5
2	Elmer Flick	5
2	6 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Leever	0.00
2	Ed Karger	0.36
3	Ed Reulbach	0.43
4	Frank Corridon	1.02
5	Jack Pfiester	1.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stoney McGlynn	4
1	Tully Sparks	4
3	Chief Bender	3
3	Ed Karger	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	28
2	Jimmy Dygert	26
3	Christy Mathewson	21
3	Frank Smith	21
5	Rube Waddell	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	.406
2	Bunk Congalton	.370
3	Dave Brain	.359
4	Fred Clarke	.354
5	Otis Clymer	.352

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	Ty Cobb	22
1	Harry Davis	22
3	Honus Wagner	19
4	Fred Clarke	18
4	2 others tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	13
2	Danny Hoffman	10
3	Tommy Leach	9
4	Otis Clymer	8
4	3 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.72
2	Chief Bender	0.86
3	Tully Sparks	1.21
4	Orval Overall	1.31
5	Walter Johnson	1.80

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	42
1	Ed Walsh	42
3	Ed Karger	38
3	Christy Mathewson	38
5	Bob Ewing	36

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	.337
2	Elmer Flick	.332
3	Ty Cobb	.326
4	Nap Lajoie	.325
5	Sam Crawford	.321

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	88
2	Harry Davis	82
3	Sherry Magee	78
4	Socks Seybold	74
5	Cy Seymour	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	59
2	Sherry Magee	51
3	Johnny Evers	46
4	Elmer Flick	45
5	Frank Chance	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.66
2	Ed Reulbach	1.81
3	Carl Lundgren	1.86
4	Orval Overall	2.37
5	Jack Pfiester	2.37

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	243
2	Rube Waddell	233
3	Red Ames	185
4	Fred Beebe	183
5	Christy Mathewson	182

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