On This Day

Wednesday, August 28, 1907

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	68	44	.607	--
Athletics	67	45	.598	1.0
White Sox	70	48	.593	1.0
Naps	67	49	.578	3.0
Highlanders	53	60	.469	15.5
Americans	51	66	.436	19.5
Browns	47	66	.416	21.5
Senators	32	77	.294	34.5

Games

Naps 5, White Sox 0

Tigers 4, Browns 3

Americans 5, Highlanders 3

Highlanders 1, Americans 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	86	31	.735	--
Giants	67	47	.588	17.5
Pirates	67	47	.588	17.5
Phillies	62	50	.554	21.5
Superbas	54	62	.466	31.5
Reds	49	68	.419	37.0
Doves	42	72	.368	42.5
Cardinals	35	85	.292	52.5

Games

Cubs 6, Superbas 4

Doves 5, Reds 4

Giants 8, Cardinals 2

Pirates 7, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harry Steinfeldt	4
1	Fred Tenney	4
3	Shad Barry	3
3	Roger Bresnahan	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	John Ganzel	1
1	Joe Tinker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Bresnahan	3
1	Bill Donovan	3
3	Ed Abbaticchio	2
3	Art Devlin	2
3	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	2
1	George Moriarty	2
3	Joe Birmingham	1
3	Doc Casey	1
3	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tacks Neuer	1.20
2	Bill Donovan	0.82
3	Vic Willis	0.67
4	Cy Morgan	0.44
5	Orval Overall	0.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Joe McGinnity	1
1	Tacks Neuer	1
1	Orval Overall	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Donovan	9
2	Orval Overall	7
3	Tacks Neuer	6
4	Fred Beebe	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Vive Lindaman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.347
2	Ty Cobb	.339
3	Elmer Flick	.337
4	Harry Niles	.318
5	Sam Crawford	.315

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	68
3	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	2.28
5	Orval Overall	2.36

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	193
2	Ed Walsh	174
3	Fred Beebe	140
4	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	.549
2	Honus Wagner	.456
3	Ty Cobb	.400
4	Cy Seymour	.390
5	John Kane	.382

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Moriarty	9
2	Davy Jones	8
3	Harry Lumley	7
4	Dave Altizer	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Rhoads	0.50
2	Frank Smith	0.64
3	Doc White	0.90
4	Harry Howell	1.01
5	Carl Lundgren	1.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	4
1	Bill Donovan	4
1	Jack Pfiester	4
1	Tully Sparks	4
1	Doc White	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	24
2	Chief Bender	23
2	Jimmy Dygert	23
4	Bill Donovan	21
4	Ed Walsh	21

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	.430
2	Ty Cobb	.400
3	Frank Schulte	.380
4	Jimmy Williams	.346
5	Topsy Hartsel	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	5
2	Harry Davis	2
2	John Ganzel	2
2	John Hummel	2
2	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	26
2	Honus Wagner	21
3	Socks Seybold	19
4	Ed Abbaticchio	18
4	Harry Davis	18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	1.13
2	Mordecai Brown	1.17
3	Jack Pfiester	1.48
4	Tully Sparks	1.57
5	Carl Lundgren	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tully Sparks	8
2	Bill Donovan	6
2	Jack Pfiester	6
4	Chief Bender	5
4	11 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	46
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	12 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Elmer Flick	.344
2	Honus Wagner	.343
3	Ty Cobb	.332
4	Nap Lajoie	.326
5	Sam Crawford	.320

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
2	Sherry Magee	81
4	Socks Seybold	73
4	Cy Seymour	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	53
2	Sherry Magee	50
3	Johnny Evers	44
3	Elmer Flick	44
5	Billy Maloney	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.63
2	Carl Lundgren	1.72
3	Ed Reulbach	1.94
4	Jack Pfiester	2.37
5	Orval Overall	2.40

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	244
2	Rube Waddell	243
3	Christy Mathewson	186
4	Red Ames	174
5	Fred Beebe	173

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