On This Day

Sunday, September 8, 1907

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 76 48 .613 --
Tigers 75 48 .610 0.5
White Sox 74 53 .583 3.5
Naps 73 54 .575 4.5
Highlanders 56 68 .452 20.0
Americans 56 72 .438 22.0
Browns 51 73 .411 25.0
Senators 38 83 .314 36.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 93 38 .710 --
Pirates 76 52 .594 15.5
Giants 74 52 .587 16.5
Phillies 67 55 .549 21.5
Superbas 59 68 .465 32.0
Reds 54 75 .419 38.0
Doves 45 77 .369 43.5
Cardinals 40 91 .305 53.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Elmer Flick 4
1 John Kane 4
1 Ollie Pickering 4
1 George Stovall 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 1
1 Bill Hinchman 1
1 John Kane 1
1 Red Murray 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 2
2 Ed Abbaticchio 1
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 Patsy Dougherty 1
2 9 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Elmer Flick 2
1 Harry Niles 2
3 Bobby Byrne 1
3 Fred Clarke 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Glade 1.33
2 Carl Lundgren 1.00
3 Vic Willis 0.88
4 Ed Siever 0.62
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 Carl Lundgren 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Glade 12
2 Vic Willis 7
3 Ed Walsh 6
4 Mordecai Brown 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .350
2 Elmer Flick .341
3 Ty Cobb .339
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
3 Red Murray 7
5 Honus Wagner 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 94
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 37
2 Tommy Leach 37
4 Elmer Flick 36
4 Sherry Magee 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.66
2 Carl Lundgren 1.72
3 Orval Overall 2.20
4 Cy Young 2.38
5 Ed Reulbach 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 187
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 Ginger Beaumont .391
2 Honus Wagner .388
3 Sherry Magee .386
4 Ty Cobb .375
4 2 others tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Brain 3
2 John Kane 2
2 Harry Lumley 2
2 Red Murray 2
5 17 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Abbaticchio 15
1 Alan Storke 15
3 Sam Crawford 13
3 Socks Seybold 13
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Fromme 0.00
2 Bill Dinneen 0.50
3 Christy Mathewson 0.77
4 Addie Joss 0.96
5 Irv Young 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howie Camnitz 4
1 Joe McGinnity 4
1 Vic Willis 4
4 Chief Bender 3
4 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 26
2 Bill Donovan 24
3 Walter Johnson 22
4 Cy Morgan 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Corridon 1
1 Vive Lindaman 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 George Mullin 1
1 2 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .408
2 George Stone .390
3 Cy Seymour .376
4 Ty Cobb .357
5 Socks Seybold .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Brain 7
2 Red Murray 4
3 John Kane 3
3 Harry Lumley 3
5 7 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 24
2 Ty Cobb 23
3 Honus Wagner 22
4 Danny Murphy 18
5 4 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Moriarty 14
2 Art Devlin 13
3 Honus Wagner 12
4 Davy Jones 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orval Overall 1.29
2 Jake Thielman 1.80
3 Doc White 1.82
4 Carl Lundgren 1.85
5 Barney Pelty 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tully Sparks 7
2 Bill Donovan 6
2 Stoney McGlynn 6
2 Orval Overall 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 48
1 Rube Waddell 48
3 Bill Donovan 40
4 Ed Walsh 38
5 Jimmy Dygert 34

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 .344
2 Elmer Flick .339
3 Ty Cobb .330
4 Sherry Magee .322
5 George Stone .319

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 107
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 Johnny Evers 46
2 Sherry Magee 46
4 Tommy Leach 45
5 2 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Lundgren 1.76
2 Mordecai Brown 1.84
3 Orval Overall 2.35
4 Ed Walsh 2.39
5 Jack Pfiester 2.40

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 Ed Walsh 248
2 Rube Waddell 243
3 Christy Mathewson 175
4 Red Ames 160
4 2 others tied 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