On This Day

Wednesday, August 21, 1907

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	63	43	.594	--
White Sox	67	46	.593	-0.5
Tigers	62	43	.590	0.5
Naps	64	47	.577	1.5
Highlanders	51	56	.477	12.5
Americans	48	61	.440	16.5
Browns	45	62	.421	18.5
Senators	31	73	.298	31.0

Games

White Sox 1, Athletics 0

Naps 2, Senators 1

Naps 6, Senators 4

Americans 5, Tigers 4

Highlanders 4, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	80	31	.721	--
Giants	63	43	.594	14.5
Pirates	62	44	.585	15.5
Phillies	56	48	.538	20.5
Superbas	51	59	.464	28.5
Reds	47	62	.431	32.0
Doves	41	67	.380	37.5
Cardinals	34	80	.298	47.5

Games

Doves 7, Pirates 4

Giants 12, Cubs 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Barrett	5
1	Frank Schulte	5
3	Joe Birmingham	4
3	Jim Delahanty	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Ames	1
1	George Browne	1
1	Frank Schulte	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Ames	2
1	Joe Birmingham	2
1	Roger Bresnahan	2
1	George Browne	2
1	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ed Abbaticchio	1
1	Dave Altizer	1
1	Joe Birmingham	1
1	Fred Clarke	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Chief Bender	1.33
2	Glenn Liebhardt	0.57
3	Frank Smith	0.56
4	Charlie Smith	0.43
5	Jake Thielman	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	1
1	Heinie Berger	1
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Big Jeff Pfeffer	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	8
2	Frank Smith	5
2	Jack Taylor	5
4	Heinie Berger	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Irv Young	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.342
2	Elmer Flick	.341
3	Harry Niles	.334
4	Ty Cobb	.333
5	Simon Nicholls	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	7
2	Harry Lumley	6
2	Honus Wagner	6
4	Dave Brain	5
5	6 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	80
2	Socks Seybold	66
3	Harry Davis	64
3	Sherry Magee	64
5	Honus Wagner	59

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	44
2	Wid Conroy	32
2	Elmer Flick	32
2	Tommy Leach	32
5	Johnny Evers	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.61
2	Carl Lundgren	1.77
3	Ed Reulbach	2.01
4	Ed Walsh	2.24
5	Orval Overall	2.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	20
2	Mordecai Brown	19
2	Addie Joss	19
2	Frank Smith	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	170
2	Ed Walsh	164
3	Fred Beebe	136
4	Christy Mathewson	129
5	Eddie Plank	124

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	4
2	Chief Bender	3
2	Bobby Keefe	3
2	Joe McGinnity	3
2	2 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.426
2	Rabbit Nill	.421
3	Tom Jones	.409
4	Honus Wagner	.396
5	Frank Schulte	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	3
2	John Hummel	2
2	Tommy Leach	2
2	Honus Wagner	2
5	24 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	12
1	Socks Seybold	12
3	Jiggs Donahue	9
3	Hobe Ferris	9
5	4 tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Lumley	7
2	Dave Altizer	6
2	George Moriarty	6
4	Davy Jones	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Karger	0.79
2	Orval Overall	1.00
3	Chief Bender	1.21
4	Tully Sparks	1.32
5	Jack Pfiester	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Karger	4
1	Stoney McGlynn	4
1	Jack Pfiester	4
1	Bob Rhoads	4
1	2 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	27
2	Jimmy Dygert	23
2	Ed Walsh	23
4	Cy Falkenberg	21
4	Christy Mathewson	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Mike Lynch	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.423
2	Dave Brain	.374
3	Fred Clarke	.363
4	Frank Schulte	.355
5	George Stone	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	4
2	Dave Brain	3
2	Tommy Leach	3
2	Harry Lumley	3
2	Honus Wagner	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	27
2	Honus Wagner	23
3	Socks Seybold	22
4	Harry Davis	20
5	Jiggs Donahue	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	13
2	Tommy Leach	9
2	Harry Lumley	9
2	George Moriarty	9
2	Heinie Wagner	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.72
2	Chief Bender	0.98
3	Tully Sparks	1.21
4	Orval Overall	1.53
5	Mordecai Brown	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	6
1	Ed Reulbach	6
1	Tully Sparks	6
4	Bill Donovan	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	40
2	Ed Karger	39
3	Chief Bender	38
3	Cy Falkenberg	38
5	Jimmy Dygert	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Bell	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Bill Dinneen	1
1	9 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.342
2	Elmer Flick	.338
3	Ty Cobb	.326
4	Nap Lajoie	.323
5	Fred Clarke	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	9
2	Harry Lumley	8
3	Dave Brain	7
3	Sammy Strang	7
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	94
2	Harry Davis	82
3	Sherry Magee	78
4	Socks Seybold	75
5	Harry Lumley	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	56
2	Sherry Magee	49
3	Johnny Evers	47
4	Elmer Flick	45
5	Frank Chance	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.64
2	Ed Reulbach	1.85
3	Carl Lundgren	1.87
4	Orval Overall	2.34
5	Ed Walsh	2.41

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	245
2	Rube Waddell	229
3	Christy Mathewson	181
4	Red Ames	179
5	Fred Beebe	178

Saves

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