On This Day

Wednesday, September 18, 1907

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 80 52 .606 --
Tigers 81 55 .596 1.0
White Sox 80 58 .580 3.0
Naps 78 59 .569 4.5
Highlanders 64 70 .478 17.0
Americans 58 80 .420 25.0
Browns 57 79 .419 25.0
Senators 44 89 .331 36.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 98 38 .721 --
Pirates 81 54 .600 16.5
Giants 78 59 .569 20.5
Phillies 73 59 .553 23.0
Superbas 63 73 .463 35.0
Reds 55 80 .407 42.5
Doves 52 82 .388 45.0
Cardinals 41 96 .299 57.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jiggs Donahue 6
2 George Davis 4
3 Sam Crawford 3
3 Patsy Dougherty 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roger Bresnahan 3
1 George Davis 3
3 Sam Crawford 2
3 Bill Dahlen 2
3 Jack Hannifin 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Spike Shannon 2
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 Jim Delahanty 1
2 Patsy Dougherty 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Oberlin 1.00
1 Ed Walsh 1.00
3 Orval Overall 0.67
4 Cy Morgan 0.43
5 Mike Lynch 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Killian 1
1 Glenn Liebhardt 1
1 Mike Lynch 1
1 Frank Oberlin 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Oberlin 7
2 Mike Lynch 4
2 Orval Overall 4
2 Ed Walsh 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .343
2 Ty Cobb .339
3 George Stone .320
4 Elmer Flick .320
5 Sherry Magee .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Brain 10
2 Harry Lumley 9
3 Harry Davis 7
3 Red Murray 7
5 Honus Wagner 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 102
2 Socks Seybold 83
3 Sherry Magee 80
4 Harry Davis 76
5 Honus Wagner 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 52
2 Ty Cobb 41
2 Elmer Flick 41
4 Sherry Magee 40
5 2 tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.66
2 Carl Lundgren 1.68
3 Orval Overall 2.10
4 Cy Young 2.42
5 Ed Walsh 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 25
2 Doc White 24
3 Ed Walsh 23
4 Bill Donovan 22
4 5 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 218
2 Ed Walsh 202
3 Christy Mathewson 165
4 Eddie Plank 155
5 George Mullin 145

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sherry Magee .400
2 Sam Crawford .394
3 Tommy Leach .386
4 George Stone .377
5 Denny Sullivan .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 2
1 Harry Lumley 2
1 Red Murray 2
4 Dave Brain 1
4 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 18
2 Ty Cobb 13
2 Socks Seybold 13
4 Red Downs 10
4 Sherry Magee 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 10
2 Art Devlin 8
3 Dave Altizer 7
3 Elmer Flick 7
3 Nap Lajoie 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 0.00
1 Nick Altrock 0.00
3 Orval Overall 0.86
4 Irv Young 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Donovan 5
2 Jimmy Dygert 4
2 Doc White 4
2 Vic Willis 4
2 Irv Young 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Donovan 29
2 Vic Willis 26
3 Nap Rucker 24
4 Heinie Berger 23
4 Jimmy Dygert 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 Cecil Ferguson 1
1 Harry Howell 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Lew Moren 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .381
2 George Stone .368
3 Ginger Beaumont .360
4 Ty Cobb .358
5 John Titus .342

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 26
2 Sam Crawford 24
3 Socks Seybold 21
4 Ed Abbaticchio 20
4 Honus Wagner 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 18
2 Art Devlin 14
3 Dave Altizer 12
4 George Moriarty 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Lundgren 1.48
2 Irv Young 1.53
3 Orval Overall 1.58
4 Jake Thielman 1.64
5 Jack Powell 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Donovan 7
1 Doc White 7
3 Jimmy Dygert 6
3 Addie Joss 6
3 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 49
2 Bill Donovan 48
3 Jimmy Dygert 44
4 Chief Bender 43
4 Ed Walsh 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Corridon 2
1 Harry Howell 2
3 Chief Bender 1
3 Bill Dinneen 1
3 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .343
2 Ty Cobb .338
3 George Stone .326
4 Sam Crawford .326
5 Sherry Magee .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Brain 12
2 Harry Lumley 9
3 Harry Davis 8
3 Red Murray 8
5 Honus Wagner 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 114
2 Harry Davis 87
3 Socks Seybold 83
4 Sherry Magee 82
5 Sam Crawford 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 57
2 Johnny Evers 47
2 Sherry Magee 47
4 Ty Cobb 46
4 Elmer Flick 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Lundgren 1.72
2 Mordecai Brown 1.85
3 Orval Overall 2.32
4 Ed Walsh 2.45
5 Jim Pastorius 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 29
2 Doc White 26
3 Ed Killian 25
3 Orval Overall 25
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 231
2 Rube Waddell 229
3 Christy Mathewson 175
4 Orval Overall 166
5 Jimmy Dygert 158

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