On This Day

Saturday, September 7, 1907

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	76	48	.613	--
Tigers	74	48	.607	1.0
White Sox	74	52	.587	3.0
Naps	72	53	.576	4.5
Highlanders	56	68	.452	20.0
Americans	56	72	.438	22.0
Browns	50	72	.410	25.0
Senators	38	83	.314	36.5

Games

Senators 1, Americans 0

Senators 4, Americans 1

White Sox 4, Browns 0

Tigers 4, Naps 3

Athletics 8, Highlanders 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	92	37	.713	--
Pirates	75	51	.595	15.5
Giants	74	52	.587	16.5
Phillies	67	55	.549	21.5
Superbas	59	68	.465	32.0
Reds	52	75	.409	39.0
Doves	45	77	.369	43.5
Cardinals	40	89	.310	52.0

Games

Superbas 3, Doves 1

Superbas 2, Doves 0

Phillies 1, Giants 0

Giants 9, Phillies 5

Cubs 5, Pirates 4

Reds 4, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ernie Courtney	4
1	Eddie Grant	4
1	Fielder Jones	4
1	Roy Thomas	4
5	5 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Browne	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Bergen	2
1	George Browne	2
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Ernie Courtney	2
1	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doc Casey	2
1	Art Devlin	2
1	Davy Jones	2
1	Cy Seymour	2
5	19 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Andy Coakley	1.14
2	Chief Bender	1.00
2	Walter Johnson	1.00
2	Charlie Smith	1.00
5	Cy Morgan	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Buster Brown	1
1	Andy Coakley	1
1	Chick Fraser	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Andy Coakley	8
2	Heinie Berger	7
2	Walter Johnson	7
4	Cy Morgan	6
5	5 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.351
2	Ty Cobb	.338
3	Elmer Flick	.338
4	Sherry Magee	.314
5	George Stone	.312

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	93
2	Socks Seybold	80
3	Sherry Magee	73
3	Honus Wagner	73
5	Harry Davis	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	52
2	Johnny Evers	36
2	Tommy Leach	36
2	Sherry Magee	36
5	Wid Conroy	35

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.59
2	Carl Lundgren	1.79
3	Orval Overall	2.22
4	Ed Walsh	2.32
5	Cy Young	2.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	23
2	Ed Walsh	22
3	Christy Mathewson	21
3	Eddie Plank	21
3	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	209
2	Ed Walsh	181
3	Christy Mathewson	145
3	Eddie Plank	145
5	Fred Beebe	140

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	4
1	Joe McGinnity	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
4	Chief Bender	3
4	2 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.422
2	Cy Seymour	.397
3	Ginger Beaumont	.391
4	Ty Cobb	.375
5	George Stone	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	3
2	Harry Lumley	2
3	Ginger Beaumont	1
3	George Browne	1
3	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Abbaticchio	15
2	Socks Seybold	14
2	Alan Storke	14
4	Honus Wagner	13
5	3 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	9
1	Art Devlin	9
3	George Moriarty	8
4	Honus Wagner	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Fromme	0.00
2	Irv Young	1.20
3	Bill Bartley	1.38
4	Christy Mathewson	1.43
5	Addie Joss	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Camnitz	4
1	Addie Joss	4
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Joe McGinnity	4
5	11 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	26
1	Rube Waddell	26
3	Walter Johnson	22
4	Bill Donovan	21
4	Cy Morgan	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Corridon	2
2	Harry Howell	1
2	Elijah Jones	1
2	Vive Lindaman	1
2	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.398
2	George Stone	.394
3	Cy Seymour	.372
4	Ty Cobb	.369
5	Socks Seybold	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	7
2	Harry Lumley	3
2	Red Murray	3
4	George Browne	2
4	8 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	24
1	Socks Seybold	24
3	Honus Wagner	22
4	Danny Murphy	18
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Moriarty	14
2	Art Devlin	13
3	Honus Wagner	12
4	Davy Jones	11
5	Dave Altizer	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Orval Overall	1.33
1	Jake Thielman	1.33
3	Doc White	1.76
4	Barney Pelty	2.00
5	Charlie Smith	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tully Sparks	7
1	Doc White	7
3	Christy Mathewson	6
3	Stoney McGlynn	6
3	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	48
1	Rube Waddell	48
3	Jimmy Dygert	42
4	Ed Karger	39
5	2 tied	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Corridon	2
1	Joe McGinnity	2
3	Chief Bender	1
3	Mordecai Brown	1
3	13 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.345
2	Elmer Flick	.337
3	Ty Cobb	.329
4	Sherry Magee	.320
5	George Stone	.318

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	106
2	Harry Davis	85
3	Sherry Magee	82
4	Socks Seybold	81
5	Honus Wagner	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	57
2	Sherry Magee	46
3	Johnny Evers	45
4	Art Devlin	44
4	Tommy Leach	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.78
2	Carl Lundgren	1.82
3	Ed Walsh	2.32
4	Orval Overall	2.37
5	Ed Reulbach	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	28
2	Christy Mathewson	25
2	Ed Walsh	25
4	Orval Overall	24
5	3 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	247
2	Ed Walsh	242
3	Christy Mathewson	175
4	Bob Ewing	165
5	Red Ames	160

Saves

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