On This Day

Wednesday, May 29, 1907

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	24	10	.706	--
Naps	24	12	.667	1.0
Tigers	18	13	.581	4.5
Highlanders	17	15	.531	6.0
Athletics	17	17	.500	7.0
Browns	14	22	.389	11.0
Americans	11	24	.314	13.5
Senators	9	21	.300	13.0

Games

White Sox 6, Browns 5

Naps 9, Tigers 5

Athletics 4, Americans 0

Athletics 4, Americans 3

Highlanders 2, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	27	8	.771	--
Cubs	27	8	.771	0.0
Phillies	20	13	.606	6.0
Pirates	18	13	.581	7.0
Doves	14	21	.400	13.0
Reds	13	22	.371	14.0
Cardinals	10	27	.270	18.0
Superbas	9	26	.257	18.0

Games

Superbas 8, Doves 5

Giants 15, Phillies 1

Reds 1, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rube Oldring	5
2	Topsy Hartsel	4
2	Freddy Parent	4
4	Joe Birmingham	3
4	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	1
1	Sammy Strang	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Art Devlin	3
1	Dan McGann	3
1	Nap Rucker	3
4	Al Bridwell	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rube Oldring	3
2	Art Devlin	2
2	Charlie Hemphill	2
2	Charlie Jones	2
2	Spike Shannon	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Waddell	1.15
2	Jack Coombs	1.00
3	Joe McGinnity	0.75
4	Cy Young	0.67
5	Del Mason	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Otto Hess	1
1	Bobby Keefe	1
1	Del Mason	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	15
2	Jack Coombs	7
3	Tex Pruiett	6
3	Cy Young	6
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Addie Joss	1
1	Dummy Taylor	1
1	Ed Walsh	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Wallace	.358
2	Sherry Magee	.355
3	Nap Lajoie	.353
4	Ollie Pickering	.342
5	Mike Mitchell	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ginger Beaumont	2
1	Roger Bresnahan	2
1	Danny Hoffman	2
1	Red Murray	2
1	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	26
2	Cy Seymour	25
3	Tommy Corcoran	23
4	Kitty Bransfield	21
4	Socks Seybold	21

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	1.58
4	Mordecai Brown	1.74
5	Christy Mathewson	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	10
2	Joe McGinnity	8
3	Lefty Leifield	7
3	Carl Lundgren	7
3	5 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Beebe	56
2	George Mullin	46
3	Christy Mathewson	44
4	Harry Howell	43
4	Ed Walsh	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Keefe	3
2	Chief Bender	2
2	Addie Joss	2
2	Ed Walsh	2
5	15 tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dan McGann	.457
2	Nap Lajoie	.439
3	Sam Crawford	.429
4	Bobby Wallace	.409
5	Red Murray	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Murray	2
1	Sammy Strang	2
3	Ginger Beaumont	1
3	Roger Bresnahan	1
3	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Wallace	14
2	Kitty Bransfield	12
3	Sammy Strang	11
4	Sherry Magee	10
4	Dan McGann	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rube Oldring	6
1	Joe Tinker	6
3	Elmer Flick	5
3	Charlie Jones	5
3	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Killian	0.00
1	Bobby Keefe	0.00
3	Jim Pastorius	0.75
4	Fred Beebe	0.91
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Patsy Flaherty	4
2	Mordecai Brown	3
2	Fred Glade	3
2	Addie Joss	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	30
2	Fred Beebe	25
3	Eddie Plank	22
4	Lefty Leifield	19
5	Harry Howell	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Chick Fraser	1
1	Addie Joss	1
1	Joe McGinnity	1
1	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Wallace	.427
2	Ed Hahn	.403
2	Harry Niles	.403
4	Nap Lajoie	.374
5	Tommy Corcoran	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ginger Beaumont	2
1	Roger Bresnahan	2
1	Red Murray	2
1	Socks Seybold	2
1	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	18
2	Cy Seymour	17
3	Tommy Corcoran	16
3	Bobby Wallace	16
5	Socks Seybold	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	12
2	Elmer Flick	11
3	Wid Conroy	9
3	Sherry Magee	9
3	Billy Maloney	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Keefe	0.00
2	Ed Killian	0.47
3	Sam Leever	1.23
4	Cy Young	1.31
5	Barney Pelty	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	7
2	Mordecai Brown	5
2	Christy Mathewson	5
2	Joe McGinnity	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	39
2	Fred Beebe	33
3	Christy Mathewson	31
3	Eddie Plank	31
5	Joe McGinnity	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Addie Joss	2
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	Walter Clarkson	1
2	Chick Fraser	1
2	11 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.365
2	Honus Wagner	.337
3	Harry Lumley	.323
4	Elmer Flick	.318
5	Harry Steinfeldt	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	11
2	Harry Davis	7
2	Cy Seymour	7
4	Johnny Bates	6
4	4 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Seymour	77
2	George Davis	72
3	Hal Chase	69
3	Art Devlin	69
5	2 tied	68

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	58
2	Frank Chance	55
3	Sherry Magee	53
4	Art Devlin	50
5	Johnny Evers	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.61
2	Ed Reulbach	1.93
3	Jack Pfiester	2.03
4	Doc White	2.12
5	Addie Joss	2.24

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	199
2	Fred Beebe	187
3	Cy Falkenberg	168
4	Rube Waddell	166
5	Bob Ewing	165

Saves

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