On This Day

Tuesday, May 28, 1907

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 23 10 .697 --
Naps 23 12 .657 1.0
Tigers 18 12 .600 3.5
Highlanders 16 15 .516 6.0
Athletics 15 17 .469 7.5
Browns 14 21 .400 10.0
Americans 11 22 .333 12.0
Senators 9 20 .310 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 27 8 .771 --
Giants 26 8 .765 0.5
Phillies 20 12 .625 5.5
Pirates 18 13 .581 7.0
Doves 14 20 .412 12.5
Reds 12 22 .353 14.5
Cardinals 10 26 .278 17.5
Superbas 8 26 .235 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Whitey Alpermann 5
2 Johnny Bates 4
2 Ginger Beaumont 4
2 Doc Casey 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ginger Beaumont 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Whitey Alpermann 4
1 Kitty Bransfield 4
1 Tom Needham 4
4 Sherry Magee 3
4 Claude Ritchey 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Elmer Flick 3
2 Al Bridwell 2
2 Billy Maloney 2
4 Ed Abbaticchio 1
4 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Plank 2.25
2 Mordecai Brown 0.70
3 George Winter 0.67
4 Jim Pastorius 0.50
5 Oscar Graham 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Slow Joe Doyle 1
1 Patsy Flaherty 1
1 Sam Leever 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Plank 9
2 Mordecai Brown 7
3 George Winter 6
4 Art Fromme 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sherry Magee .358
2 Ollie Pickering .351
3 Nap Lajoie .349
4 Bobby Wallace .348
5 John Titus .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ginger Beaumont 2
1 Roger Bresnahan 2
1 Danny Hoffman 2
1 Red Murray 2
1 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 25
2 Cy Seymour 24
3 Kitty Bransfield 21
3 Tommy Corcoran 21
5 Socks Seybold 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 17
2 Elmer Flick 16
3 Jimmy Slagle 12
4 Ginger Beaumont 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Lundgren 1.21
2 Jack Pfiester 1.44
3 Addie Joss 1.61
4 Mordecai Brown 1.74
5 Christy Mathewson 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 10
2 Lefty Leifield 7
2 Carl Lundgren 7
2 Christy Mathewson 7
2 5 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Beebe 56
2 George Mullin 46
3 Christy Mathewson 44
4 Harry Howell 42
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Keefe 3
2 Chief Bender 2
3 Nick Altrock 1
3 Mordecai Brown 1
3 14 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .476
2 Dan McGann .435
3 Ty Cobb .421
4 Sam Crawford .417
5 Red Murray .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Red Murray 2
2 Ginger Beaumont 1
2 Roger Bresnahan 1
2 Frank Chance 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Wallace 14
2 Kitty Bransfield 12
3 Ty Cobb 9
3 Sherry Magee 9
3 Sammy Strang 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Maloney 7
2 Joe Tinker 6
3 Elmer Flick 5
3 Sherry Magee 5
3 Honus Wagner 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Killian 0.00
2 Cy Young 0.67
3 Jim Pastorius 0.75
4 Fred Beebe 0.91
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Patsy Flaherty 4
1 Addie Joss 4
3 Mordecai Brown 3
3 Fred Glade 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Beebe 25
2 Eddie Plank 22
3 Lefty Leifield 19
4 Addie Joss 18
5 Harry Howell 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Chick Fraser 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Deacon Phillippe 1
1 Bob Rhoads 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Niles .403
2 Ed Hahn .403
3 Bobby Wallace .391
4 Nap Lajoie .366
5 Ollie Pickering .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ginger Beaumont 2
1 Roger Bresnahan 2
1 Red Murray 2
1 Socks Seybold 2
1 Honus Wagner 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 17
2 Cy Seymour 16
2 Bobby Wallace 16
4 Tommy Corcoran 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 13
2 Elmer Flick 11
3 Wid Conroy 9
3 Sherry Magee 9
3 Billy Maloney 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 0.83
2 Ed Killian 0.98
3 Sam Leever 1.23
4 Carl Lundgren 1.64
5 Christy Mathewson 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 7
2 Mordecai Brown 5
2 Christy Mathewson 5
2 Frank Smith 5
2 Cy Young 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Beebe 39
2 Christy Mathewson 31
2 Eddie Plank 31
4 George Mullin 27
5 Harry Howell 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Walter Clarkson 1
1 Chick Fraser 1
1 Otto Hess 1
1 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .365
2 Honus Wagner .337
3 Harry Lumley .320
4 Harry Steinfeldt .319
5 Elmer Flick .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 11
2 Harry Davis 7
2 Frank Schulte 7
2 Cy Seymour 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Seymour 76
2 George Davis 72
3 Hal Chase 69
3 Harry Steinfeldt 69
5 Tim Jordan 68

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 58
2 Frank Chance 55
3 Sherry Magee 53
4 Johnny Evers 49
5 Art Devlin 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.62
2 Ed Reulbach 1.93
3 Doc White 2.01
4 Jack Pfiester 2.03
5 Addie Joss 2.26

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 196
2 Fred Beebe 187
3 Cy Falkenberg 168
4 Bob Ewing 165
5 Christy Mathewson 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Ferguson 6
2 Chief Bender 5
2 Hooks Wiltse 5
4 Mordecai Brown 4
4 Elmer Stricklett 4