On This Day

Tuesday, September 3, 1907

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	72	46	.610	--
Athletics	72	47	.605	0.5
White Sox	72	51	.585	2.5
Naps	70	51	.579	3.5
Highlanders	55	64	.462	17.5
Americans	54	70	.435	21.0
Browns	49	70	.412	23.5
Senators	36	81	.308	35.5

Games

Tigers 9, White Sox 6

Browns 1, Naps 0

Americans 3, Highlanders 2

Highlanders 10, Americans 5

Athletics 15, Senators 6

Athletics 9, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	90	35	.720	--
Giants	70	49	.588	17.0
Pirates	71	50	.587	17.0
Phillies	65	52	.556	21.0
Superbas	56	66	.459	32.5
Reds	51	71	.418	37.5
Doves	44	75	.370	43.0
Cardinals	38	87	.304	52.0

Games

Giants 2, Superbas 0

Superbas 1, Giants 0

Reds 4, Pirates 2

Cubs 5, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Socks Seybold	7
2	Topsy Hartsel	5
2	Simon Nicholls	5
2	Ossee Schrecongost	5
5	Kid Elberfeld	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Danny Murphy	4
1	Simon Nicholls	4
3	Monte Cross	3
3	John Knight	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Whitey Alpermann	1
1	Dave Altizer	1
1	Roger Bresnahan	1
1	Frank Chance	1
1	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Orval Overall	1.40
2	Rube Waddell	0.80
3	Jim Pastorius	0.75
4	Jimmy Dygert	0.70
5	Bill Hogg	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Dinneen	1
1	Jimmy Dygert	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Cy Morgan	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jimmy Dygert	7
1	Orval Overall	7
3	Bill Hogg	6
4	Tex Pruiett	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Mullin	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.352
2	Ty Cobb	.344
3	Elmer Flick	.339
4	George Stone	.312
5	Simon Nicholls	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	9
2	Harry Davis	7
2	Harry Lumley	7
4	Honus Wagner	6
5	Red Murray	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	89
2	Sherry Magee	70
2	Socks Seybold	70
4	Harry Davis	69
4	Honus Wagner	69

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	49
2	Johnny Evers	36
3	Elmer Flick	34
3	Sherry Magee	34
5	2 tied	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.59
2	Carl Lundgren	1.60
3	Orval Overall	2.22
4	Ed Walsh	2.32
5	Ed Reulbach	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	22
1	Ed Walsh	22
3	Ed Killian	20
3	Christy Mathewson	20
3	5 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	207
2	Ed Walsh	181
3	Christy Mathewson	143
4	Eddie Plank	141
5	Fred Beebe	140

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	Honus Wagner	.446
2	Ty Cobb	.429
3	John Titus	.412
4	Frank Schulte	.393
5	Ginger Beaumont	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	5
2	John Kane	2
2	Harry Lumley	2
2	Heinie Wagner	2
5	19 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	14
2	Ed Abbaticchio	12
3	Ty Cobb	11
3	Nap Lajoie	11
5	3 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	8
2	George Moriarty	7
3	Art Devlin	6
4	Ed Abbaticchio	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Lundgren	0.00
2	Jake Thielman	1.00
3	Rube Waddell	1.29
4	Addie Joss	1.58
5	Bob Rhoads	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Camnitz	4
1	Orval Overall	4
1	Rube Waddell	4
1	Cy Young	4
5	9 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	37
2	Ed Walsh	22
3	Walter Johnson	20
3	Orval Overall	20
5	3 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Corridon	2
2	Harry Howell	1
2	Elijah Jones	1
2	Vive Lindaman	1
2	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.417
2	Ty Cobb	.414
3	George Stone	.385
4	Socks Seybold	.366
5	Ginger Beaumont	.346

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	24
2	Socks Seybold	20
3	Nap Lajoie	19
3	Honus Wagner	19
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Moriarty	13
2	Davy Jones	10
2	Honus Wagner	10
4	Art Devlin	9
4	Harry Lumley	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jake Thielman	1.33
2	Carl Lundgren	1.34
3	Orval Overall	1.57
4	Jack Pfiester	1.63
5	Mordecai Brown	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tully Sparks	7
2	Orval Overall	6
2	Jack Pfiester	6
2	Rube Waddell	6
2	Doc White	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	52
2	Jimmy Dygert	44
2	Ed Walsh	44
4	Chief Bender	38
5	Bill Donovan	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Corridon	2
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	Harry Howell	1
2	13 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.345
2	Elmer Flick	.344
3	Ty Cobb	.335
4	Nap Lajoie	.325
5	George Stone	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	11
2	Harry Davis	9
3	Tim Jordan	7
3	Harry Lumley	7
3	Sammy Strang	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	103
2	Harry Davis	84
3	Sherry Magee	80
4	Socks Seybold	74
5	Cy Seymour	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	54
2	Johnny Evers	47
2	Sherry Magee	47
4	Elmer Flick	43
4	Billy Maloney	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Lundgren	1.65
2	Mordecai Brown	1.71
3	Ed Reulbach	2.23
4	Jack Pfiester	2.25
5	Ed Walsh	2.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	28
2	Christy Mathewson	26
3	Orval Overall	25
3	Ed Walsh	25
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	251
2	Ed Walsh	242
3	Christy Mathewson	190
4	Red Ames	174
5	Bob Ewing	167

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