On This Day

Friday, August 23, 1907

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	65	43	.602	--
White Sox	68	47	.591	0.5
Tigers	63	44	.589	1.5
Naps	65	48	.575	2.5
Highlanders	51	57	.472	14.0
Americans	49	62	.441	17.5
Browns	45	63	.417	20.0
Senators	32	74	.302	32.0

Games

White Sox 4, Highlanders 0

Americans 2, Naps 1

Senators 3, Tigers 1

Athletics 1, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	82	31	.726	--
Pirates	65	44	.596	15.0
Giants	63	46	.578	17.0
Phillies	58	49	.542	21.0
Superbas	53	59	.473	28.5
Reds	48	64	.429	33.5
Doves	41	69	.373	39.5
Cardinals	34	82	.293	49.5

Games

Superbas 9, Cardinals 2

Cubs 9, Doves 3

Pirates 4, Giants 2

Pirates 1, Giants 0

Reds 10, Phillies 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	John Titus	5
2	Shad Barry	3
2	Bruno Block	3
2	John Ganzel	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	1
1	Tim Jordan	1
1	Doc Marshall	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tim Jordan	4
1	Larry McLean	4
3	Del Howard	3
3	Orval Overall	3
5	2 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kitty Bransfield	1
1	Al Bridwell	1
1	Al Burch	1
1	John Hummel	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Doc White	0.75
2	Cy Young	0.71
3	Mike Lynch	0.60
3	Bob Rhoads	0.60
5	Jack Powell	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	Andy Coakley	1
1	Cy Falkenberg	1
1	Sam Leever	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Slow Joe Doyle	6
2	Andy Coakley	5
2	Cy Young	5
4	Art Fromme	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Elmer Flick	.341
2	Honus Wagner	.340
3	Ty Cobb	.333
4	Harry Niles	.330
5	Simon Nicholls	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	7
2	Dave Brain	6
2	Harry Lumley	6
2	Honus Wagner	6
5	Red Murray	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	82
2	Socks Seybold	66
3	Harry Davis	64
3	Sherry Magee	64
5	Honus Wagner	60

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	45
2	Wid Conroy	32
2	Johnny Evers	32
2	Elmer Flick	32
2	Tommy Leach	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.61
2	Carl Lundgren	1.77
3	Ed Reulbach	2.01
4	Ed Walsh	2.23
5	Orval Overall	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	20
2	Mordecai Brown	19
2	Addie Joss	19
2	Eddie Plank	19
2	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	183
2	Ed Walsh	168
3	Fred Beebe	136
4	Christy Mathewson	131
5	Eddie Plank	126

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	Dave Brain	.472
2	Frank Schulte	.434
3	George Stone	.429
4	Mike Mitchell	.418
5	Honus Wagner	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	4
2	John Hummel	2
2	Tommy Leach	2
2	Red Murray	2
2	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	11
2	Socks Seybold	10
3	Bob Unglaub	9
3	Honus Wagner	9
5	4 tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Lumley	7
2	George Moriarty	6
3	Dave Altizer	5
3	Sammy Strang	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chief Bender	0.95
2	Orval Overall	1.00
3	Doc White	1.13
4	Jack Pfiester	1.38
5	Fred Glade	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stoney McGlynn	4
1	Jack Pfiester	4
1	Tully Sparks	4
1	Doc White	4
5	5 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	22
1	Rube Waddell	22
3	Ed Walsh	19
4	Christy Mathewson	18
5	Bob Ewing	17

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	.394
2	Fred Clarke	.385
3	Frank Schulte	.367
4	Joe Nealon	.366
5	Dave Brain	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	4
1	Harry Davis	4
3	Harry Lumley	3
4	John Hummel	2
4	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	26
2	Honus Wagner	22
3	Socks Seybold	21
4	Harry Davis	19
4	Jiggs Donahue	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	14
2	Harry Lumley	9
2	George Moriarty	9
2	Heinie Wagner	9
5	5 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.88
2	Chief Bender	0.98
3	Tully Sparks	1.33
4	Orval Overall	1.74
5	Mordecai Brown	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tully Sparks	7
2	Chief Bender	6
2	Bill Donovan	6
2	Eddie Plank	6
5	10 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	44
1	Ed Walsh	44
3	Chief Bender	38
4	Jimmy Dygert	37
5	Bob Ewing	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Bell	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Bill Dinneen	1
1	8 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.341
2	Elmer Flick	.341
3	Ty Cobb	.327
4	Nap Lajoie	.325
5	Fred Clarke	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	9
2	Dave Brain	8
3	Tim Jordan	7
3	Harry Lumley	7
3	Sammy Strang	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	96
2	Harry Davis	82
3	Sherry Magee	77
4	Socks Seybold	73
5	Cy Seymour	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	56
2	Sherry Magee	49
3	Johnny Evers	46
4	Elmer Flick	45
5	2 tied	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.63
2	Ed Reulbach	1.85
3	Carl Lundgren	1.87
4	Orval Overall	2.36
5	Ed Walsh	2.43

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	247
2	Rube Waddell	242
3	Christy Mathewson	183
4	Fred Beebe	178
5	Red Ames	175

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