On This Day

Monday, September 16, 1907

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	80	51	.611	--
Tigers	79	54	.594	2.0
White Sox	79	56	.585	3.0
Naps	77	57	.575	4.5
Highlanders	63	70	.474	18.0
Americans	58	78	.426	24.5
Browns	55	78	.414	26.0
Senators	42	89	.321	38.0

Games

Naps 5, Browns 2

Browns 2, Naps 2

Tigers 7, White Sox 0

Highlanders 3, Athletics 2

Senators 3, Americans 2

Senators 6, Americans 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	97	38	.719	--
Pirates	80	54	.597	16.5
Giants	77	58	.570	20.0
Phillies	73	58	.557	22.0
Superbas	62	73	.459	35.0
Reds	55	79	.410	41.5
Doves	51	81	.386	44.5
Cardinals	41	95	.301	56.5

Games

Phillies 5, Superbas 3

Phillies 2, Superbas 0

Doves 3, Giants 1

Doves 3, Giants 2

Pirates 4, Cardinals 2

Cardinals 5, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dave Altizer	4
1	Bob Ganley	4
1	Tommy Leach	4
1	Dan McGann	4
1	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dave Altizer	3
2	Jim Delahanty	2
2	Bob Ganley	2
2	Sherry Magee	2
2	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bradley	3
1	Clyde Milan	3
3	Jimmy Barrett	1
3	Shad Barry	1
3	21 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Donovan	1.11
2	Johnny Lush	1.00
2	Nap Rucker	1.00
4	Red Ames	0.89
5	Cy Falkenberg	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Gus Dorner	1
1	Cy Falkenberg	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Donovan	10
1	Nap Rucker	10
3	Tully Sparks	9
4	Red Ames	8
4	Heinie Berger	8

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.342
2	Ty Cobb	.338
3	Elmer Flick	.324
4	George Stone	.320
5	Sherry Magee	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	10
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	98
2	Socks Seybold	83
3	Sherry Magee	80
4	Harry Davis	76
5	Honus Wagner	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	52
2	Sherry Magee	40
3	Wid Conroy	39
3	Johnny Evers	39
3	Elmer Flick	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.66
2	Carl Lundgren	1.68
3	Orval Overall	2.15
4	Ed Walsh	2.40
5	Cy Young	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	25
2	Ed Walsh	23
2	Doc White	23
4	Bill Donovan	22
4	3 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	218
2	Ed Walsh	198
3	Christy Mathewson	160
4	Eddie Plank	155
5	George Mullin	144

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	George Stone	.406
2	Sherry Magee	.395
3	Bill Coughlin	.364
4	Larry McLean	.360
5	Denny Sullivan	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	2
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Red Murray	2
4	George Browne	1
4	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	17
2	Socks Seybold	16
3	Red Downs	13
4	Ty Cobb	11
4	Alan Storke	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	10
2	Dave Altizer	6
2	Frank Chance	6
2	Wid Conroy	6
2	6 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nick Altrock	0.00
2	Orval Overall	0.45
3	Bill Bailey	0.66
4	Christy Mathewson	0.90
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Donovan	5
1	Jimmy Dygert	5
3	Addie Joss	4
3	Irv Young	4
5	6 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Donovan	35
2	Red Ames	30
2	Jimmy Dygert	30
4	Heinie Berger	26
5	Nap Rucker	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Dinneen	1
1	Cecil Ferguson	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	.385
2	Sherry Magee	.365
3	George Stone	.364
4	Ty Cobb	.361
5	John Titus	.356

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	25
2	Sam Crawford	21
2	Socks Seybold	21
2	Alan Storke	21
5	2 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	15
2	Art Devlin	12
2	George Moriarty	12
4	Davy Jones	11
5	3 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Lundgren	1.48
2	Irv Young	1.53
3	Jake Thielman	1.54
4	Orval Overall	1.72
5	Charlie Smith	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Donovan	8
2	Jimmy Dygert	6
2	Addie Joss	6
2	Tully Sparks	6
2	Doc White	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Donovan	53
2	Rube Waddell	49
3	Jimmy Dygert	44
4	Chief Bender	43
5	Christy Mathewson	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Corridon	2
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Bill Dinneen	1
2	Cecil Ferguson	1
2	12 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.341
2	Ty Cobb	.333
3	Elmer Flick	.322
4	George Stone	.322
5	Sherry Magee	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	12
2	Harry Davis	8
2	Harry Lumley	8
2	Red Murray	8
5	Honus Wagner	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	110
2	Harry Davis	87
3	Sherry Magee	83
3	Socks Seybold	83
5	Honus Wagner	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	57
2	Johnny Evers	48
3	Sherry Magee	47
4	Elmer Flick	45
5	2 tied	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Lundgren	1.72
2	Mordecai Brown	1.85
3	Orval Overall	2.37
4	Ed Walsh	2.45
5	Jack Pfiester	2.54

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	240
2	Ed Walsh	239
3	Christy Mathewson	172
4	Orval Overall	162
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