On This Day

Friday, September 20, 1907

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	80	53	.602	--
Tigers	82	55	.599	0.0
White Sox	82	58	.586	1.5
Naps	79	60	.568	4.0
Highlanders	64	71	.474	17.0
Browns	59	79	.428	23.5
Americans	58	81	.417	25.0
Senators	44	91	.326	37.0

Games

Naps 4, Americans 1

Tigers 1, Highlanders 0

Browns 4, Athletics 1

White Sox 2, Senators 1

White Sox 13, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	98	39	.715	--
Pirates	83	54	.606	15.0
Giants	79	59	.572	19.5
Phillies	74	59	.556	22.0
Superbas	63	75	.457	35.5
Reds	56	81	.409	42.0
Doves	52	82	.388	44.5
Cardinals	41	97	.297	57.5

Games

Giants 5, Reds 3

Pirates 2, Superbas 1

Phillies 8, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Delahanty	5
2	George Davis	4
2	Patsy Dougherty	4
2	Ed Hahn	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Birmingham	1
1	Jim Delahanty	1
1	Ed Konetchy	1
1	John Titus	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Isbell	4
1	John Titus	4
3	Dave Altizer	2
3	Kitty Bransfield	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Isbell	3
2	John Kane	2
2	Sherry Magee	2
4	Frank Bowerman	1
4	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Donovan	2.00
2	Nick Maddox	1.67
3	Tully Sparks	1.17
4	Jack Powell	0.75
5	2 tied	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Altrock	1
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Addie Joss	1
1	Nick Maddox	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tully Sparks	7
2	Walter Johnson	6
3	Nick Maddox	5
3	Cy Young	5
5	5 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.341
2	Ty Cobb	.339
3	Sherry Magee	.321
4	Elmer Flick	.321
5	George Stone	.320

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	53
2	Ty Cobb	42
2	Sherry Magee	42
4	Elmer Flick	41
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	2.44
5	Ed Reulbach	2.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	26
2	Doc White	24
3	Bill Donovan	23
3	Frank Smith	23
3	Ed Walsh	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	219
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	4 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sam Crawford	.397
2	Sherry Magee	.390
3	Tommy Leach	.386
3	Denny Sullivan	.386
5	Dan McGann	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Jim Delahanty	2
1	John Titus	2
4	Joe Birmingham	1
4	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	15
2	Ty Cobb	12
2	John Titus	12
4	Red Downs	10
4	Socks Seybold	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	10
2	Dave Altizer	7
2	Art Devlin	7
2	Elmer Flick	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Lundgren	0.56
2	Walter Johnson	0.67
3	Orval Overall	0.86
4	Nick Maddox	1.00
4	5 others tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Donovan	6
2	Jimmy Dygert	4
2	Doc White	4
4	Andy Coakley	3
4	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Donovan	33
2	Heinie Berger	23
2	Jimmy Dygert	23
2	Nick Maddox	23
5	Christy Mathewson	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Dinneen	2
2	Cecil Ferguson	1
2	Harry Howell	1
2	Joe McGinnity	1
2	Lew Moren	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sherry Magee	.388
2	George Stone	.373
3	Ginger Beaumont	.365
4	John Titus	.357
5	Ty Cobb	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	5
2	Harry Lumley	3
2	Red Murray	3
4	George Browne	2
4	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	24
2	Sam Crawford	22
3	Ed Abbaticchio	20
4	Alan Storke	19
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	19
2	Art Devlin	12
2	Sherry Magee	12
4	George Moriarty	10
5	6 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nick Maddox	1.00
2	Carl Lundgren	1.35
3	Orval Overall	1.58
4	Irv Young	1.59
5	Jack Powell	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Donovan	8
2	Addie Joss	7
3	Orval Overall	6
3	Tully Sparks	6
3	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Donovan	52
2	Rube Waddell	49
3	Chief Bender	41
3	Frank Smith	41
5	2 tied	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Corridon	2
1	Bill Dinneen	2
1	Harry Howell	2
4	Cecil Ferguson	1
4	10 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.338
2	Ty Cobb	.334
3	George Stone	.324
4	Sam Crawford	.323
5	Sherry Magee	.321

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	112
2	Harry Davis	87
3	Socks Seybold	83
4	Sherry Magee	81
5	Sam Crawford	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	58
2	Sherry Magee	49
3	Ty Cobb	47
4	Johnny Evers	46
4	Elmer Flick	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.67
2	Carl Lundgren	1.72
3	Orval Overall	2.32
4	Ed Walsh	2.52
5	Jim Pastorius	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	29
2	Doc White	26
3	Orval Overall	25
4	Bill Donovan	24
4	3 others tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	231
2	Rube Waddell	230
3	Christy Mathewson	175
4	Orval Overall	166
5	Red Ames	157

Saves

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