On This Day

Sunday, August 18, 1907

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 62 41 .602 --
Tigers 60 42 .588 1.5
White Sox 64 46 .582 1.5
Naps 61 46 .570 3.0
Highlanders 49 55 .471 13.5
Americans 47 59 .443 16.5
Browns 44 60 .423 18.5
Senators 31 69 .310 29.5

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete O'Brien 4
1 Claude Rossman 4
1 Denny Sullivan 4
4 Jimmy Barrett 3
4 Wid Conroy 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Claude Rossman 3
2 Jimmy Barrett 2
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 Bill Donovan 2
2 Bobby Lowe 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bunk Congalton 1
1 Sam Crawford 1
1 George Davis 1
1 Jim Delahanty 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cy Morgan 0.67
2 Barney Pelty 0.50
3 Nick Altrock 0.45
4 Bill Donovan 0.36
5 Jack Powell 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 Rube Kroh 1
1 Cy Morgan 1
1 Casey Patten 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nick Altrock 5
1 Bill Donovan 5
1 Barney Pelty 5
4 Cy Morgan 4
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Elmer Flick .343
2 Ty Cobb .334
3 Honus Wagner .332
4 Harry Niles .328
5 Simon Nicholls .319

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 76
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 Jimmy Slagle .424
2 Ty Cobb .420
3 George Stone .417
4 Tom Jones .415
5 Socks Seybold .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Leach 2
2 Johnny Bates 1
2 Dave Brain 1
2 Harry Davis 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 12
2 Ty Cobb 11
3 Harry Davis 10
4 Frank Bowerman 9
4 3 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Moriarty 6
2 Ginger Beaumont 5
2 Elmer Flick 5
2 Davy Jones 5
2 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Leever 0.00
2 Ed Karger 0.36
3 Ed Reulbach 0.43
4 Orval Overall 1.00
4 Barney Pelty 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stoney McGlynn 4
1 Tully Sparks 4
3 Chief Bender 3
3 Bill Donovan 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jimmy Dygert 23
2 Ed Walsh 22
3 Christy Mathewson 21
4 Chief Bender 17
4 Bill Donovan 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Tex Pruiett 1
1 Cy Young 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .409
2 Dave Brain .364
2 Elmer Flick .364
4 Bunk Congalton .362
5 Fred Clarke .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 4
2 Tommy Leach 3
3 Harry Lumley 2
3 Sherry Magee 2
3 George Stone 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 23
2 Harry Davis 21
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 9
2 Tommy Leach 9
2 Heinie Wagner 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 0.72
2 Chief Bender 1.00
3 Tully Sparks 1.21
4 Sam Leever 1.47
5 Orval Overall 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 6
1 Bill Donovan 6
1 Ed Reulbach 6
1 Tully Sparks 6
1 George Winter 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 42
2 Ed Karger 38
2 Christy Mathewson 38
2 Ed Walsh 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 Elmer Flick .336
2 Honus Wagner .334
3 Ty Cobb .327
4 Nap Lajoie .326
5 Sam Crawford .322

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 90
2 Harry Davis 80
3 Sherry Magee 78
4 Socks Seybold 72
5 Cy Seymour 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 57
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 1.85
3 Carl Lundgren 1.86
4 Orval Overall 2.34
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 Fred Beebe 183
4 Christy Mathewson 182
5 Red Ames 178

Saves

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