On This Day

Thursday, August 29, 1907

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	69	44	.611	--
Athletics	67	46	.593	2.0
White Sox	70	49	.588	2.0
Naps	68	49	.581	3.0
Highlanders	54	60	.474	15.5
Americans	51	68	.429	21.0
Browns	47	67	.412	22.5
Senators	34	77	.306	34.0

Games

Naps 4, White Sox 1

Tigers 4, Browns 3

Highlanders 5, Athletics 2

Senators 3, Americans 2

Senators 2, Americans 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	87	31	.737	--
Giants	67	47	.588	18.0
Pirates	67	48	.583	18.5
Phillies	63	50	.558	21.5
Superbas	54	63	.462	32.5
Reds	50	68	.424	37.0
Doves	42	73	.365	43.5
Cardinals	35	85	.292	53.0

Games

Cubs 5, Superbas 0

Reds 8, Doves 3

Phillies 3, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Barrett	5
1	Bunk Congalton	5
3	Clyde Milan	4
4	Jim Delahanty	3
4	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	1
1	John Kane	1
1	Nap Lajoie	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	4
2	Dave Brain	2
2	Bunk Congalton	2
2	John Kane	2
2	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hal Chase	2
2	Ginger Beaumont	1
2	Doc Casey	1
2	Bunk Congalton	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Pfiester	2.00
2	Walter Johnson	1.00
3	Ed Killian	0.86
4	Bill Hogg	0.75
5	Eddie Plank	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Roy Hitt	1
1	Bill Hogg	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Addie Joss	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hogg	9
2	Walter Johnson	6
2	Ed Killian	6
2	Jack Pfiester	6
2	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.348
2	Ty Cobb	.338
3	Elmer Flick	.336
4	Harry Niles	.317
5	Sam Crawford	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	8
2	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
4	Honus Wagner	65

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	46
2	Wid Conroy	33
2	Johnny Evers	33
2	Elmer Flick	33
5	2 tied	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.59
2	Carl Lundgren	1.67
3	Ed Reulbach	2.01
4	Jack Pfiester	2.25
5	Ed Walsh	2.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	21
1	Ed Walsh	21
3	Frank Smith	20
4	Mordecai Brown	19
4	5 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	132

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	.500
3	Cy Seymour	.400
4	John Kane	.385
5	John Titus	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	6
2	John Hummel	2
2	John Kane	2
2	Honus Wagner	2
2	Heinie Wagner	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	16
2	Ty Cobb	14
3	Honus Wagner	12
4	Claude Rossman	10
5	2 tied	9

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Rhoads	0.50
2	Doc White	0.93
3	Jack Pfiester	0.95
4	Harry Howell	1.01
5	Carl Lundgren	1.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Pfiester	5
2	Jack Chesbro	3
2	Bill Donovan	3
2	Ed Karger	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	24
2	Chief Bender	23
3	Jack Pfiester	21
3	Ed Walsh	21
5	Jimmy Dygert	20

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	.395
3	Frank Schulte	.376
4	Mike Mowrey	.351
5	Ed Abbaticchio	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	6
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	22
3	Ed Abbaticchio	19
3	Nap Lajoie	19
3	Socks Seybold	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Moriarty	12
1	Honus Wagner	12
3	Davy Jones	10
3	Harry Lumley	10
5	Art Devlin	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	1.13
2	Jack Pfiester	1.25
3	Mordecai Brown	1.25
4	Tully Sparks	1.65
5	Carl Lundgren	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Pfiester	7
1	Tully Sparks	7
3	Bill Donovan	6
4	Chief Bender	5
4	10 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	46
2	Rube Waddell	44
3	Jimmy Dygert	43
4	Chief Bender	41
5	Frank Smith	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	.331
4	Nap Lajoie	.324
5	Fred Clarke	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	10
2	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	78
4	Socks Seybold	73
4	Cy Seymour	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	54
2	Sherry Magee	49
3	Johnny Evers	44
4	Elmer Flick	43
4	Billy Maloney	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.69
2	Carl Lundgren	1.72
3	Ed Reulbach	1.94
4	Jack Pfiester	2.27
5	Orval Overall	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	27
2	Christy Mathewson	25
3	Orval Overall	24
3	Ed Walsh	24
5	3 tied	23

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