On This Day

Friday, September 13, 1907

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 78 50 .609 --
Tigers 77 51 .602 1.0
White Sox 78 54 .591 2.0
Naps 75 56 .573 4.5
Highlanders 61 70 .466 18.5
Americans 58 74 .439 22.0
Browns 52 76 .406 26.0
Senators 40 88 .313 38.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 95 38 .714 --
Pirates 77 53 .592 16.5
Giants 77 54 .588 17.0
Phillies 69 58 .543 23.0
Superbas 60 71 .458 34.0
Reds 55 77 .417 39.5
Doves 49 79 .383 43.5
Cardinals 40 92 .303 54.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred Osborn 5
2 Ty Cobb 4
2 Jim Delahanty 4
2 Dan McGann 4
2 Jimmy Williams 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Gehring 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Gehring 4
2 Kitty Bransfield 3
2 Red Downs 3
4 Chief Bender 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 3
1 John Titus 3
3 Dave Altizer 1
3 Ty Cobb 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nick Maddox 1.57
1 Christy Mathewson 1.57
3 Bill Donovan 1.00
4 Ed Reulbach 0.89
5 Bob Ewing 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 Hank Gehring 1
1 Nick Maddox 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nick Maddox 11
1 Christy Mathewson 11
3 Ed Reulbach 8
4 Lew Moren 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .348
2 Ty Cobb .342
3 Elmer Flick .333
4 Sherry Magee .317
5 George Stone .315

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 95
2 Socks Seybold 82
3 Sherry Magee 76
4 Harry Davis 74
5 Honus Wagner 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 52
2 Sherry Magee 39
3 Johnny Evers 38
3 Elmer Flick 38
5 2 tied 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.66
2 Carl Lundgren 1.72
3 Orval Overall 2.15
4 Cy Young 2.28
5 Ed Walsh 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 24
2 Ed Walsh 23
2 Doc White 23
4 Christy Mathewson 22
4 Eddie Plank 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 218
2 Ed Walsh 194
3 Christy Mathewson 160
4 Eddie Plank 150
5 George Mullin 143

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 Sherry Magee .412
2 George Stone .389
3 Ginger Beaumont .377
4 Frank Chance .372
5 Ty Cobb .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lumley 2
1 Red Murray 2
3 Dave Brain 1
3 George Browne 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 15
2 Sam Crawford 14
3 Alan Storke 13
4 Danny Murphy 11
5 Red Downs 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 7
1 Ty Cobb 7
1 Art Devlin 7
1 Sherry Magee 7
5 6 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nick Altrock 0.00
2 Orval Overall 0.62
3 George Bell 0.82
4 Cy Young 0.87
5 Charlie Smith 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Donovan 4
1 Doc White 4
1 Irv Young 4
4 Chief Bender 3
4 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Reulbach 26
2 Bill Donovan 25
2 Rube Waddell 25
4 Christy Mathewson 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Ferguson 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Lew Moren 1
1 George Mullin 1
1 Doc White 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .405
2 Ty Cobb .380
3 George Stone .359
4 Frank Chance .355
5 John Titus .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Brain 7
2 John Kane 3
2 Harry Lumley 3
2 Red Murray 3
5 6 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 24
2 Socks Seybold 23
3 Honus Wagner 21
4 Alan Storke 19
5 Sam Crawford 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Moriarty 15
2 Ty Cobb 12
2 Art Devlin 12
4 Dave Altizer 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nick Altrock 1.44
2 Orval Overall 1.45
3 Carl Lundgren 1.59
4 Jake Thielman 1.64
5 Irv Young 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Donovan 8
1 Doc White 8
3 Orval Overall 6
3 Tully Sparks 6
5 10 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 49
2 Chief Bender 46
2 Bill Donovan 46
4 Jimmy Dygert 45
5 Christy Mathewson 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Corridon 2
2 Chief Bender 1
2 Cecil Ferguson 1
2 Harry Howell 1
2 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .345
2 Ty Cobb .335
3 Elmer Flick .329
4 Sherry Magee .318
5 George Stone .315

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 108
2 Harry Davis 87
3 Sherry Magee 82
3 Socks Seybold 82
5 Honus Wagner 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 57
2 Johnny Evers 47
2 Sherry Magee 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 2.31
4 Ed Walsh 2.38
5 Jack Pfiester 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 29
2 Ed Walsh 26
3 Christy Mathewson 25
3 Orval Overall 25
3 Doc White 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 248
2 Ed Walsh 246
3 Christy Mathewson 180
4 Orval Overall 167
5 Bob Ewing 161

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