On This Day

Sunday, May 12, 1907

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 17 7 .708 --
Naps 13 10 .565 3.5
Tigers 11 9 .550 4.0
Highlanders 11 9 .550 4.0
Athletics 10 10 .500 5.0
Americans 9 11 .450 6.0
Senators 7 12 .368 7.5
Browns 6 16 .273 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 18 3 .857 --
Cubs 17 4 .810 1.0
Phillies 12 7 .632 5.0
Pirates 9 7 .563 6.5
Doves 9 11 .450 8.5
Reds 8 12 .400 9.5
Cardinals 4 18 .182 14.5
Superbas 2 17 .105 15.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Hahn 4
2 Harry Davis 2
2 Patsy Dougherty 2
2 Frank Isbell 2
2 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bris Lord 2
2 Socks Seybold 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jiggs Donahue 2
2 Dave Altizer 1
2 John Anderson 1
2 Patsy Dougherty 1
2 Frank Isbell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Barney Pelty 1.00
2 Ed Walsh 0.80
3 Eddie Plank 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Casey Patten 1
1 Ed Walsh 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 8
2 Barney Pelty 5
2 Eddie Plank 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sherry Magee .382
2 Nig Clarke .381
3 Ollie Pickering .353
4 John Titus .346
5 3 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Hoffman 2
1 Cy Seymour 2
3 Dave Altizer 1
3 Johnny Bates 1
3 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 16
1 Cy Seymour 16
3 Tommy Corcoran 14
3 Jiggs Donahue 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Elmer Flick 11
2 Jimmy Slagle 10
3 Honus Wagner 9
4 Dave Altizer 8
4 Frank Chance 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Lundgren 0.28
2 Ralph Glaze 1.00
3 Christy Mathewson 1.18
4 Chick Fraser 1.23
5 Ed Karger 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 6
2 Christy Mathewson 5
2 Al Orth 5
2 Orval Overall 5
2 Cy Young 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Mullin 35
2 Ed Walsh 32
3 Christy Mathewson 29
4 Fred Beebe 28
4 Cy Young 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Keefe 3
2 Chief Bender 2
3 Nick Altrock 1
3 Walter Clarkson 1
3 8 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Thomas .444
2 Ed Hahn .408
3 Sherry Magee .394
4 Bobby Wallace .390
5 Ollie Pickering .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ginger Beaumont 1
1 Roger Bresnahan 1
1 George Davis 1
1 Elmer Flick 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 8
1 Cy Seymour 8
3 Jimmy Collins 7
3 Tommy Corcoran 7
3 2 others tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Elmer Flick 6
1 George Rohe 6
3 Nap Lajoie 5
3 Hans Lobert 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chick Fraser 0.00
1 Bobby Keefe 0.00
3 Christy Mathewson 0.43
4 Nap Rucker 0.75
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 3
1 Christy Mathewson 3
1 Cy Young 3
4 Red Ames 2
4 11 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 17
2 Christy Mathewson 16
2 George Mullin 16
4 Red Ames 12
5 Fred Beebe 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Walter Clarkson 1
1 Otto Hess 1
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 Addie Joss 1
1 4 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .351
2 Honus Wagner .348
3 Hal Chase .331
4 Harry Steinfeldt .325
5 George Stone .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 11
2 Harry Davis 10
3 Cy Seymour 8
4 Charlie Hickman 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Chase 82
2 Harry Davis 75
2 Cy Seymour 75
4 George Davis 74
5 Jimmy Williams 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 56
2 Honus Wagner 54
3 Johnny Evers 51
4 Sherry Magee 50
5 Art Devlin 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.70
2 Ed Reulbach 1.95
3 Doc White 1.98
4 Jack Pfiester 2.22
5 Addie Joss 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Orth 28
2 Christy Mathewson 27
3 Addie Joss 26
3 Joe McGinnity 26
5 Mordecai Brown 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 191
2 Fred Beebe 179
3 Cy Falkenberg 175
4 Bob Ewing 165
5 Rube Waddell 160

Saves

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