On This Day

Friday, May 24, 1907

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	21	10	.677	--
Naps	21	12	.636	1.0
Tigers	18	12	.600	2.5
Highlanders	15	13	.536	4.5
Athletics	14	16	.467	6.5
Browns	12	20	.375	9.5
Americans	11	19	.367	9.5
Senators	9	19	.321	10.5

Games

Naps 3, Athletics 0

Tigers 9, Senators 2

Americans 4, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	25	6	.806	--
Giants	25	7	.781	0.5
Phillies	17	12	.586	7.0
Pirates	15	12	.556	8.0
Doves	13	18	.419	12.0
Reds	10	20	.333	14.5
Cardinals	9	23	.281	16.5
Superbas	7	23	.233	17.5

Games

Doves 7, Giants 5

Superbas 6, Phillies 3

Pirates 3, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Bates	3
1	Bill Donovan	3
1	Davy Jones	3
1	Nap Lajoie	3
1	Harry Lumley	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Patsy Flaherty	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Patsy Flaherty	4
2	Bill Coughlin	2
2	Bill Donovan	2
2	Mickey Doolin	2
2	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Claude Rossman	2
2	Whitey Alpermann	1
2	Harry Bemis	1
2	Kitty Bransfield	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Rhoads	0.60
2	Jack Powell	0.50
3	Johnny Lush	0.45
3	Doc Scanlan	0.45
5	Sam Leever	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	Sam Leever	1
1	Bob Rhoads	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Lush	5
1	Jack Powell	5
1	Doc Scanlan	5
4	Red Ames	4
5	Bob Rhoads	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sherry Magee	.364
2	Nap Lajoie	.352
3	Ollie Pickering	.346
4	Bobby Wallace	.331
5	Nig Clarke	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Bresnahan	2
1	Danny Hoffman	2
1	Socks Seybold	2
1	Cy Seymour	2
5	32 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	21
2	Tommy Corcoran	20
2	Cy Seymour	20
4	Socks Seybold	19
5	Jiggs Donahue	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	15
2	Elmer Flick	13
3	Ginger Beaumont	11
3	Wid Conroy	11
3	Jimmy Slagle	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Lundgren	0.92
2	Jack Pfiester	1.44
3	Addie Joss	1.57
4	Cy Young	1.80
5	Christy Mathewson	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	9
2	Carl Lundgren	7
2	Joe McGinnity	7
2	George Mullin	7
2	2 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Mullin	46
2	Fred Beebe	44
2	Christy Mathewson	44
4	Ed Walsh	39
5	Harry Howell	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Keefe	3
2	Chief Bender	2
3	Nick Altrock	1
3	Walter Clarkson	1
3	11 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.500
2	Ed Hahn	.452
3	Tommy Corcoran	.439
4	Dan McGann	.415
5	Davy Jones	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Socks Seybold	2
2	Roger Bresnahan	1
2	Frank Chance	1
2	Fred Clarke	1
2	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Wallace	13
2	Ty Cobb	12
3	Bill Coughlin	8
3	Sherry Magee	8
3	2 others tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	8
2	Sherry Magee	7
3	Ginger Beaumont	6
3	Billy Maloney	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Killian	0.31
2	Jack Pfiester	0.53
3	Jim Pastorius	0.60
3	Jake Thielman	0.60
5	Cy Young	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Patsy Flaherty	3
1	Fred Glade	3
1	Addie Joss	3
1	Ed Killian	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Beebe	19
2	Joe McGinnity	18
2	Eddie Plank	18
4	Christy Mathewson	17
5	Rube Waddell	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chick Fraser	1
1	Harry Howell	1
1	Bob Rhoads	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.371
2	Ty Cobb	.352
3	Tommy Corcoran	.351
4	Ed Hahn	.341
5	Sherry Magee	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Bresnahan	2
1	Socks Seybold	2
3	Johnny Bates	1
3	Ginger Beaumont	1
3	22 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	14
1	Tommy Corcoran	14
3	Bill Coughlin	13
3	Sherry Magee	13
3	3 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	12
2	Ginger Beaumont	10
3	Wid Conroy	9
3	Elmer Flick	9
3	Sherry Magee	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Killian	0.98
2	Carl Lundgren	1.25
3	Sam Leever	1.30
4	Cy Young	1.57
5	Addie Joss	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	7
2	Christy Mathewson	5
2	Joe McGinnity	5
2	Al Orth	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	37
2	Ed Walsh	32
3	George Mullin	31
4	Joe McGinnity	28
5	2 tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Keefe	2
2	Nick Altrock	1
2	Walter Clarkson	1
2	Chick Fraser	1
2	8 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.365
2	Honus Wagner	.333
3	Harry Steinfeldt	.322
4	Hal Chase	.321
5	Harry Lumley	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	11
2	Harry Davis	8
3	Charlie Hickman	7
3	Frank Schulte	7
3	Cy Seymour	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	75
2	Cy Seymour	73
3	George Davis	72
4	Bill Coughlin	70
4	Harry Davis	70

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	56
2	Frank Chance	55
3	Sherry Magee	53
4	Johnny Evers	51
5	Art Devlin	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.64
2	Ed Reulbach	1.94
3	Jack Pfiester	1.99
4	Doc White	2.05
5	Addie Joss	2.33

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	195
2	Fred Beebe	183
3	Cy Falkenberg	172
4	Bob Ewing	163
5	Christy Mathewson	161

Saves

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