On This Day

Wednesday, September 11, 1907

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 77 50 .606 --
Tigers 75 50 .600 1.0
White Sox 77 53 .592 1.5
Naps 74 54 .578 3.5
Highlanders 61 68 .473 17.0
Americans 58 73 .443 21.0
Browns 51 75 .405 25.5
Senators 38 88 .302 38.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 93 38 .710 --
Pirates 76 53 .589 16.0
Giants 75 54 .581 17.0
Phillies 68 56 .548 21.5
Superbas 60 69 .465 32.0
Reds 55 75 .423 37.5
Doves 47 78 .376 43.0
Cardinals 40 91 .305 53.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Patsy Dougherty 4
2 Jack Barnett 3
2 Hal Chase 3
2 Johnny Evers 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Knight 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pat Moran 3
1 George Rohe 3
3 Pug Bennett 2
3 Charlie Jones 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hal Chase 2
1 Patsy Dougherty 2
1 George Stone 2
4 Johnny Evers 1
4 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sam Leever 1.50
2 Cy Falkenberg 1.12
3 Cy Morgan 0.86
4 Frank Smith 0.57
4 Doc White 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Coakley 1
1 Bill Hogg 1
1 Addie Joss 1
1 Cy Morgan 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Falkenberg 9
2 Frank Smith 8
3 Chick Fraser 6
3 Sam Leever 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .349
2 Ty Cobb .338
3 Elmer Flick .338
4 Sherry Magee .317
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 81
3 Sherry Magee 76
4 Honus Wagner 73
5 Harry Davis 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 52
2 Sherry Magee 39
3 Johnny Evers 38
4 Elmer Flick 37
4 Tommy Leach 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.66
2 Carl Lundgren 1.72
3 Orval Overall 2.20
4 Cy Young 2.28
5 Ed Walsh 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 24
2 Doc White 23
3 Eddie Plank 22
3 Ed Walsh 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 214
2 Ed Walsh 187
3 Christy Mathewson 149
3 Eddie Plank 149
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
1 Ossee Schrecongost .391
3 George Stone .389
4 Cy Seymour .386
5 Sherry Magee .366

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 14
2 Alan Storke 13
3 Sam Crawford 12
4 Ed Abbaticchio 10
4 Danny Murphy 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 8
2 Sherry Magee 7
2 George Moriarty 7
2 Honus Wagner 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Fromme 0.00
2 Bill Dinneen 0.50
3 Addie Joss 0.73
4 Cy Young 0.82
4 Irv Young 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 4
1 Joe McGinnity 4
1 Doc White 4
1 Vic Willis 4
5 10 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Morgan 27
2 Bill Donovan 24
3 Chief Bender 23
3 Bill Hogg 23
3 Eddie Plank 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Ferguson 1
1 Vive Lindaman 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Lew Moren 1
1 2 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .408
2 Cy Seymour .372
3 Ty Cobb .362
4 Sherry Magee .341
5 Elmer Flick .339

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 25
2 Ty Cobb 23
3 Honus Wagner 22
4 Danny Murphy 18
5 Alan Storke 17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orval Overall 1.53
2 Carl Lundgren 1.59
3 Doc White 1.67
4 Cy Young 1.77
5 2 tied 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doc White 8
2 Bill Donovan 6
2 Tully Sparks 6
4 Howie Camnitz 5
4 10 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 53
2 Chief Bender 46
3 Ed Walsh 37
4 Bill Donovan 36
4 Christy Mathewson 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Corridon 2
2 Chief Bender 1
2 Cecil Ferguson 1
2 Harry Howell 1
2 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .343
2 Elmer Flick .335
3 Ty Cobb .333
4 Sherry Magee .320
5 George Stone .317

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 84
4 Socks Seybold 81
5 Honus Wagner 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 57
2 Sherry Magee 49
3 Johnny Evers 47
4 Art Devlin 45
4 2 others tied 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Lundgren 1.76
2 Mordecai Brown 1.85
3 Orval Overall 2.35
4 Jack Pfiester 2.39
5 Ed Walsh 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 29
2 Christy Mathewson 25
2 Ed Walsh 25
2 Doc White 25
5 Orval Overall 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 248
2 Ed Walsh 239
3 Christy Mathewson 178
4 Bob Ewing 160
4 Orval Overall 160

Saves

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