On This Day

Sunday, May 5, 1907

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 12 6 .667 --
Highlanders 11 6 .647 0.5
Athletics 10 7 .588 1.5
Tigers 9 8 .529 2.5
Naps 9 8 .529 2.5
Americans 8 10 .444 4.0
Senators 5 11 .313 6.0
Browns 5 13 .278 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 15 3 .833 --
Cubs 15 3 .833 0.0
Pirates 9 5 .643 4.0
Phillies 9 6 .600 4.5
Doves 7 9 .438 7.0
Reds 7 10 .412 7.5
Cardinals 3 16 .158 12.5
Superbas 1 14 .067 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Kling 3
2 Bill Bradley 2
2 Bobby Byrne 2
2 Ed Hahn 2
2 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Chance 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Abbaticchio 1
1 Fred Clarke 1
1 Ed Hahn 1
1 Bill Hallman 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Orval Overall 0.27
2 Nick Altrock 0.25
2 Deacon Phillippe 0.25
4 Addie Joss 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Coakley 1
1 Addie Joss 1
1 Orval Overall 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Art Hoelskoetter 6
2 Nick Altrock 3
2 Orval Overall 3
4 Deacon Phillippe 2
5 Addie Joss 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nig Clarke .391
2 Ollie Pickering .373
3 Danny Hoffman .362
4 Fielder Jones .352
5 Sherry Magee .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Hoffman 2
2 Dave Altizer 1
2 Johnny Bates 1
2 Ginger Beaumont 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Hoffman 14
2 Hal Chase 13
2 Tommy Corcoran 13
2 Harry Davis 13
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Slagle 9
2 Elmer Flick 8
3 Dave Altizer 7
3 Frank Chance 7
3 Honus Wagner 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Lundgren 0.28
2 Mordecai Brown 0.53
2 Hooks Wiltse 0.53
4 Lefty Leifield 0.81
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 5
1 Al Orth 5
1 Orval Overall 5
4 Bob Ewing 4
4 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Mullin 31
2 Fred Beebe 25
3 Ed Walsh 24
3 Cy Young 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Keefe 3
2 Chief Bender 2
3 Nick Altrock 1
3 Walter Clarkson 1
3 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .354
2 Honus Wagner .345
3 Hal Chase .333
4 George Stone .327
5 Harry Lumley .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 12
2 Harry Davis 10
3 Charlie Hickman 7
3 Frank Schulte 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Chase 82
2 Harry Davis 78
3 George Davis 76
4 Tim Jordan 74
4 2 others tied 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 59
2 Honus Wagner 55
3 Sherry Magee 52
4 Johnny Evers 50
5 Art Devlin 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.65
2 Ed Reulbach 1.95
3 Doc White 2.02
4 Jack Pfiester 2.15
5 Vic Willis 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Orth 29
2 Joe McGinnity 27
3 Addie Joss 25
3 Christy Mathewson 25
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 189
2 Fred Beebe 183
3 Cy Falkenberg 175
4 Rube Waddell 168
5 Bob Ewing 165

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Ferguson 6
1 Hooks Wiltse 6
3 Chief Bender 5
4 Elmer Stricklett 4
5 8 tied 3