On This Day

Wednesday, September 4, 1907

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	73	47	.608	--
Tigers	72	47	.605	0.5
White Sox	73	51	.589	2.0
Naps	71	51	.582	3.0
Highlanders	55	65	.458	18.0
Americans	54	70	.435	21.0
Browns	49	71	.408	24.0
Senators	36	81	.308	35.5

Games

White Sox 2, Browns 1

Naps 6, Tigers 5

Athletics 4, Highlanders 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	91	35	.722	--
Pirates	73	50	.593	16.5
Giants	71	50	.587	17.5
Phillies	65	52	.556	21.5
Superbas	57	67	.460	33.0
Reds	51	73	.411	39.0
Doves	44	75	.370	43.5
Cardinals	38	88	.302	53.0

Games

Giants 4, Superbas 1

Superbas 4, Giants 3

Pirates 2, Reds 0

Pirates 5, Reds 2

Cubs 8, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mike Mowrey	4
1	Cy Seymour	4
3	Emil Batch	3
3	Sam Crawford	3
3	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Evers	1
1	Solly Hofman	1
1	Harry Lumley	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	3
1	Johnny Evers	3
1	Mike Lynch	3
4	Harry Lumley	2
4	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kid Elberfeld	2
1	Nap Lajoie	2
3	Harry Bemis	1
3	George Browne	1
3	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Chief Bender	1.67
2	Jake Weimer	1.17
3	Ed Reulbach	0.75
4	Vic Willis	0.67
5	Nap Rucker	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Altrock	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Bill Duggleby	1
1	Glenn Liebhardt	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	10
2	Doc Newton	7
2	Jake Weimer	7
4	Ed Reulbach	6
4	Vic Willis	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.352
2	Ty Cobb	.343
3	Elmer Flick	.338
4	Simon Nicholls	.315
5	George Stone	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	9
2	Harry Lumley	8
3	Harry Davis	7
4	Honus Wagner	6
5	Red Murray	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	90
2	Socks Seybold	72
3	Sherry Magee	70
3	Honus Wagner	70
5	Harry Davis	69

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	49
2	Johnny Evers	36
3	Wid Conroy	34
3	Elmer Flick	34
3	Sherry Magee	34

ERA

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

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	John Titus	.417
2	Honus Wagner	.409
3	Ty Cobb	.404
4	Cy Seymour	.393
5	Ginger Beaumont	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	4
2	Harry Lumley	2
2	Heinie Wagner	2
4	Red Ames	1
4	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Abbaticchio	12
1	Ty Cobb	12
1	Alan Storke	12
4	Nap Lajoie	11
4	2 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	9
2	George Moriarty	6
3	Ed Abbaticchio	5
3	Art Devlin	5
3	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Lundgren	0.00
2	Bill Duggleby	0.47
3	Jake Thielman	1.00
4	Rube Waddell	1.29
5	Addie Joss	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Camnitz	4
1	Orval Overall	4
1	Rube Waddell	4
1	Cy Young	4
5	8 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	37
2	Chief Bender	29
3	Orval Overall	20
4	Bill Donovan	19
5	5 tied	17

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	.412
2	Ty Cobb	.409
3	George Stone	.374
4	Cy Seymour	.366
5	Socks Seybold	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	7
2	Harry Lumley	3
3	Johnny Evers	2
3	John Ganzel	2
3	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	25
2	Socks Seybold	22
3	Honus Wagner	20
4	Nap Lajoie	19
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Moriarty	13
2	Art Devlin	10
2	Davy Jones	10
2	Honus Wagner	10
5	2 tied	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	Chief Bender	48
3	Jimmy Dygert	44
3	Ed Walsh	44
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	.338
3	Ty Cobb	.335
4	George Stone	.319
5	Sherry Magee	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	11
2	Harry Davis	9
3	Harry Lumley	8
4	Sammy Strang	7
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	104
2	Harry Davis	83
3	Sherry Magee	80
4	Socks Seybold	74
4	Cy Seymour	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	54
2	Johnny Evers	46
2	Sherry Magee	46
4	Elmer Flick	43
5	3 tied	41

ERA

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

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	245
2	Ed Walsh	242
3	Christy Mathewson	187
4	Bob Ewing	167
5	Fred Beebe	166

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