On This Day

Wednesday, October 2, 1907

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 90 56 .616 --
Athletics 84 56 .600 3.0
White Sox 86 62 .581 5.0
Naps 84 65 .564 7.5
Highlanders 68 78 .466 22.0
Browns 67 81 .453 24.0
Americans 58 89 .395 32.5
Senators 48 98 .329 42.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 105 42 .714 --
Pirates 88 59 .599 17.0
Phillies 79 64 .552 24.0
Giants 82 68 .547 24.5
Superbas 65 80 .448 39.0
Reds 63 84 .429 42.0
Doves 55 90 .379 49.0
Cardinals 49 99 .331 56.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Germany Schaefer 8
2 Ty Cobb 7
3 Cliff Blankenship 6
4 Sam Crawford 5
5 Davy Jones 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Rohe 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Coughlin 4
2 Ty Cobb 3
2 George Rohe 3
2 Jimmy Sheckard 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 4
2 Joe Tinker 3
3 Davy Jones 2
3 Boss Schmidt 2
3 Jimmy Sheckard 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Plank 0.92
2 Howie Camnitz 0.44
3 Cy Young 0.42
4 George McQuillan 0.33
4 Doc White 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Roy Castleton 1
1 Ed Killian 1
1 George McQuillan 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Plank 11
2 George Mullin 7
3 Cy Young 5
4 Howie Camnitz 4
5 6 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slow Joe Doyle 1
1 Kid Durbin 1
1 George Mullin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .350
2 Ty Cobb .347
3 Sam Crawford .326
4 Sherry Magee .322
5 Ginger Beaumont .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Brain 10
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 115
2 Socks Seybold 86
3 Sherry Magee 85
4 Harry Davis 84
5 2 tied 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 61
2 Ty Cobb 52
3 Johnny Evers 44
3 Sherry Magee 44
5 3 tied 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Lundgren 1.84
2 Mordecai Brown 1.87
3 Orval Overall 2.10
4 Ed Reulbach 2.32
5 Christy Mathewson 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 27
2 Doc White 26
3 Ed Killian 25
4 Bill Donovan 24
4 3 others tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 231
2 Ed Walsh 214
3 Eddie Plank 190
4 Christy Mathewson 177
5 George Mullin 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 4
1 Tom Hughes 4
1 Joe McGinnity 4
1 Ed Walsh 4
5 6 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ginger Beaumont .444
2 Sam Crawford .442
3 Harry Davis .417
4 Ty Cobb .411
5 Germany Schaefer .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Rohe 2
1 John Titus 2
3 Ed Abbaticchio 1
3 Joe Birmingham 1
3 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 13
2 Ginger Beaumont 12
3 Sam Crawford 11
3 Claude Rossman 11
5 John Titus 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 12
2 Honus Wagner 9
3 Fred Clarke 7
4 Ed Abbaticchio 6
4 Bob Ganley 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McQuillan 0.27
2 Johnny Lush 0.35
3 Bob Spade 0.50
4 Ed Reulbach 0.56
5 Jimmy Dygert 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Killian 4
2 Ed Karger 3
2 George McQuillan 3
2 Barney Pelty 3
2 Doc White 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Plank 35
2 George McQuillan 23
3 Bill Donovan 20
4 Walter Johnson 19
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 2
2 Andy Coakley 1
2 Slow Joe Doyle 1
2 Kid Durbin 1
2 2 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ginger Beaumont .396
2 Sam Crawford .385
3 Ty Cobb .384
4 Sherry Magee .372
5 Honus Wagner .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Titus 3
2 Dave Brain 2
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 Sam Crawford 2
2 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 29
2 Ty Cobb 28
3 Claude Rossman 20
4 Socks Seybold 19
4 John Titus 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 24
2 Honus Wagner 13
3 Dave Altizer 11
3 Bob Ganley 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McQuillan 0.27
2 Orval Overall 1.05
3 Jack Powell 1.19
4 Nick Altrock 1.28
5 Nick Maddox 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Donovan 7
1 Jimmy Dygert 7
3 Addie Joss 6
3 Ed Killian 6
3 Doc White 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Plank 58
2 Bill Donovan 55
3 Red Ames 40
3 Jimmy Dygert 40
5 Ed Walsh 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 3
2 George Mullin 2
3 Andy Coakley 1
3 Slow Joe Doyle 1
3 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .350
2 Ty Cobb .341
3 Sam Crawford .324
4 Ginger Beaumont .320
5 Sherry Magee .319

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 118
2 Harry Davis 90
3 Socks Seybold 86
4 Sherry Magee 85
5 Sam Crawford 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 61
2 Ty Cobb 52
3 Sherry Magee 45
4 Johnny Evers 44
4 Elmer Flick 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Lundgren 1.84
2 Mordecai Brown 1.87
3 Orval Overall 2.12
4 Ed Reulbach 2.32
5 Christy Mathewson 2.54

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 231
2 Ed Walsh 214
3 Eddie Plank 190
4 Christy Mathewson 178
5 Orval Overall 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 4
1 Tom Hughes 4
1 Joe McGinnity 4
1 Ed Walsh 4
5 6 tied 3