On This Day

Friday, September 27, 1907

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 87 56 .608 --
Athletics 83 55 .601 1.5
White Sox 85 60 .586 3.0
Naps 83 62 .572 5.0
Highlanders 66 75 .468 20.0
Browns 62 81 .434 25.0
Americans 58 86 .403 29.5
Senators 46 95 .326 40.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 102 41 .713 --
Pirates 87 55 .613 14.5
Giants 81 63 .563 21.5
Phillies 75 63 .543 24.5
Superbas 64 78 .451 37.5
Reds 60 83 .420 42.0
Doves 54 87 .383 47.0
Cardinals 45 98 .315 57.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Ganley 5
1 Jack Warner 5
3 Dave Altizer 4
3 Nap Lajoie 4
3 Tubby Spencer 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Rohe 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Germany Schaefer 3
2 Neal Ball 2
2 Sam Crawford 2
2 George Rohe 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Leach 2
1 Germany Schaefer 2
3 Ed Abbaticchio 1
3 Dave Altizer 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doc White 1.00
2 Tom Hughes 0.75
3 Cy Falkenberg 0.70
4 Cy Morgan 0.60
5 Eddie Plank 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Donovan 1
1 Cy Falkenberg 1
1 Bill McGill 1
1 Jake Thielman 1
1 Doc White 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Falkenberg 7
2 Tom Hughes 6
2 Cy Morgan 6
4 Bill Donovan 5
4 Eddie Plank 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .350
2 Ty Cobb .338
3 Sam Crawford .324
4 Sherry Magee .319
5 George Stone .317

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 109
2 Socks Seybold 84
3 Sherry Magee 82
4 Harry Davis 80
5 Honus Wagner 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 61
2 Ty Cobb 46
3 Sherry Magee 43
4 Wid Conroy 41
4 Elmer Flick 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.65
2 Carl Lundgren 1.82
3 Orval Overall 2.10
4 Ed Reulbach 2.46
5 Christy Mathewson 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 27
2 Doc White 26
3 Bill Donovan 24
3 Ed Killian 24
3 3 others tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 223
2 Ed Walsh 212
3 Eddie Plank 176
4 Christy Mathewson 174
5 Orval Overall 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 4
1 Tom Hughes 4
1 Joe McGinnity 4
1 Ed Walsh 4
5 5 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam Crawford .443
2 Ginger Beaumont .393
3 Jim Delahanty .373
4 Tommy Leach .370
5 Al Bridwell .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Birmingham 1
1 Dave Brain 1
1 Sam Crawford 1
1 Jim Delahanty 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 15
2 Claude Rossman 13
3 Ginger Beaumont 11
3 Sam Crawford 11
3 John Titus 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 12
2 Honus Wagner 9
3 Fred Clarke 7
4 Dave Altizer 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McQuillan 0.00
2 Sam Leever 0.45
3 Jack Powell 0.50
4 Johnny Lush 0.56
5 Vic Willis 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Donovan 4
1 Ed Killian 4
1 Nick Maddox 4
1 Jack Powell 4
5 6 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nick Maddox 27
1 Eddie Plank 27
3 Christy Mathewson 25
4 Bill Donovan 22
5 Vic Willis 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 3
2 Harry Howell 1
2 Orval Overall 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ginger Beaumont .391
2 George Stone .370
3 Dan McGann .354
4 Sherry Magee .353
5 Honus Wagner .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Brain 3
1 Harry Lumley 3
3 Sam Crawford 2
3 Jim Delahanty 2
3 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 25
2 Ty Cobb 22
3 Alan Storke 20
4 Ed Abbaticchio 18
4 Claude Rossman 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 19
2 Honus Wagner 16
3 Art Devlin 12
4 Dave Altizer 11
4 Sherry Magee 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nick Maddox 1.00
2 Vic Willis 1.18
3 Art Fromme 1.43
3 Jake Thielman 1.43
5 Orval Overall 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Donovan 8
2 Addie Joss 7
2 Doc White 7
2 Vic Willis 7
5 3 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Donovan 53
2 Eddie Plank 50
3 Cy Morgan 41
4 Orval Overall 39
4 Ed Walsh 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 3
2 Cecil Ferguson 1
2 Harry Howell 1
2 Vive Lindaman 1
2 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .350
2 Ty Cobb .334
3 Sam Crawford .323
4 Sherry Magee .321
5 George Stone .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Brain 12
2 Harry Lumley 9
3 Harry Davis 8
4 Red Murray 7
5 Honus Wagner 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 116
2 Harry Davis 86
3 Socks Seybold 84
4 Sherry Magee 83
5 Honus Wagner 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 62
2 Ty Cobb 49
3 Elmer Flick 45
3 Sherry Magee 45
5 2 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.65
2 Carl Lundgren 1.85
3 Orval Overall 2.10
4 Addie Joss 2.54
5 Christy Mathewson 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 28
2 Doc White 27
3 Christy Mathewson 26
4 Ed Killian 25
5 4 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 227
2 Ed Walsh 219
3 Christy Mathewson 179
4 Eddie Plank 176
5 Orval Overall 164

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 5
2 Bill Dinneen 4
2 Tom Hughes 4
2 Joe McGinnity 4
5 5 tied 3