On This Day

Tuesday, August 27, 1907

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	67	44	.604	--
White Sox	70	47	.598	0.0
Athletics	67	45	.598	0.5
Naps	66	49	.574	3.0
Highlanders	52	59	.468	15.0
Americans	50	65	.435	19.0
Browns	47	65	.420	20.5
Senators	32	77	.294	34.0

Games

Tigers 4, Senators 3

Highlanders 5, Americans 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	85	31	.733	--
Giants	66	47	.584	17.5
Pirates	66	47	.584	17.5
Phillies	62	49	.559	20.5
Superbas	54	61	.470	30.5
Reds	49	67	.422	36.0
Doves	41	72	.363	42.5
Cardinals	35	84	.294	51.5

Games

Cubs 1, Superbas 0

Reds 3, Doves 2

Giants 1, Cardinals 0

Phillies 5, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Otis Clymer	3
1	Sherry Magee	3
3	Dave Altizer	2
3	Roger Bresnahan	2
3	16 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Doolin	3
2	Ed Abbaticchio	2
2	Art Kruger	2
2	George Moriarty	2
5	11 tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Miller Huggins	2
3	Ty Cobb	1
3	Johnny Evers	1
3	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Christy Mathewson	1.25
2	Nap Rucker	1.20
3	Carl Lundgren	0.67
4	Ed Karger	0.62
5	Frank Corridon	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Frank Corridon	1
1	Carl Lundgren	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	6
2	Ed Karger	5
2	Christy Mathewson	5
2	Cy Young	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.350
2	Ty Cobb	.340
3	Elmer Flick	.335
4	Harry Niles	.320
5	Sam Crawford	.318

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	87
2	Sherry Magee	67
2	Socks Seybold	67
4	Harry Davis	65
5	Honus Wagner	64

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	45
2	Johnny Evers	33
2	Elmer Flick	33
4	Wid Conroy	32
4	2 others tied	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.59
2	Carl Lundgren	1.67
3	Ed Reulbach	2.01
4	Ed Walsh	2.22
5	Orval Overall	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	21
2	Addie Joss	20
2	Frank Smith	20
4	Mordecai Brown	19
4	3 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	193
2	Ed Walsh	173
3	Fred Beebe	136
3	Christy Mathewson	136
5	Eddie Plank	126

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
3	Chief Bender	3
3	Bobby Keefe	3
3	2 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Schulte	.510
2	Honus Wagner	.474
3	John Kane	.419
4	Dave Brain	.396
5	Jimmy Williams	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	5
2	John Hummel	2
2	Honus Wagner	2
2	Heinie Wagner	2
5	24 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	16
2	Nap Lajoie	12
2	Honus Wagner	12
4	Claude Rossman	10
5	2 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Davy Jones	8
2	Harry Lumley	7
2	George Moriarty	7
4	Sammy Strang	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	0.90
2	Harry Howell	1.01
3	Carl Lundgren	1.02
4	Jack Pfiester	1.16
5	2 tied	1.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	24
2	Chief Bender	23
2	Jimmy Dygert	23
4	Ed Walsh	20
5	3 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Corridon	2
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Harry Howell	1
2	Elijah Jones	1
2	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.447
2	Ty Cobb	.405
3	Frank Schulte	.370
4	Jimmy Williams	.361
5	Dave Brain	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	5
2	Harry Davis	2
2	John Hummel	2
2	Tim Jordan	2
2	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	26
2	Honus Wagner	21
3	Socks Seybold	19
4	Harry Davis	18
5	Claude Rossman	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	11
2	Davy Jones	10
3	Art Devlin	9
3	Harry Lumley	9
3	George Moriarty	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	1.13
2	Jack Pfiester	1.48
3	Tully Sparks	1.57
4	Carl Lundgren	1.69
5	Mordecai Brown	1.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tully Sparks	8
2	Jack Pfiester	6
3	Chief Bender	5
3	Bill Donovan	5
3	9 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	45
2	Rube Waddell	44
3	Jimmy Dygert	43
4	Chief Bender	41
5	Bob Ewing	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Corridon	2
2	George Bell	1
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	11 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.346
2	Elmer Flick	.341
3	Ty Cobb	.332
4	Nap Lajoie	.330
5	Sam Crawford	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	9
1	Harry Davis	9
3	Tim Jordan	7
3	Sammy Strang	7
5	4 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	101
2	Harry Davis	81
3	Sherry Magee	80
4	Socks Seybold	73
5	Cy Seymour	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	53
2	Sherry Magee	50
3	Elmer Flick	45
4	Johnny Evers	44
5	Tommy Leach	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.63
2	Carl Lundgren	1.72
3	Ed Reulbach	1.94
4	Orval Overall	2.34
5	Ed Walsh	2.36

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	252
2	Rube Waddell	243
3	Christy Mathewson	186
4	Red Ames	174
5	2 tied	169

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	6
2	Tom Hughes	4
3	Chief Bender	3
3	Mordecai Brown	3
3	3 others tied	3