On This Day

Saturday, July 20, 1907

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	52	30	.634	--
Naps	48	33	.593	3.5
Tigers	46	32	.590	4.0
Athletics	45	34	.570	5.5
Highlanders	37	42	.468	13.5
Browns	34	47	.420	17.5
Americans	30	48	.385	20.0
Senators	25	51	.329	24.0

Games

Americans 3, White Sox 0

Naps 4, Senators 1

Tigers 4, Athletics 3

Browns 6, Highlanders 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	61	21	.744	--
Giants	48	30	.615	11.0
Pirates	48	31	.608	11.5
Phillies	43	34	.558	15.5
Superbas	38	45	.458	23.5
Doves	33	45	.423	26.0
Reds	32	49	.395	28.5
Cardinals	19	67	.221	44.0

Games

Superbas 2, Reds 1

Pirates 3, Doves 1

Giants 1, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dave Brain	3
1	Art Kruger	3
3	Al Bridwell	2
3	Fred Clarke	2
3	9 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Nig Clarke	1
1	George Stone	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Stone	3
2	Harry Davis	2
2	George Stovall	2
4	Ed Abbaticchio	1
4	19 others tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Davy Jones	2
2	Emil Batch	1
2	Doc Casey	1
2	Art Devlin	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Christy Mathewson	2.33
2	Rube Waddell	1.71
3	Bob Ewing	1.00
4	Jack Powell	0.86
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	Deacon Phillippe	1
1	Jack Powell	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	12
2	Bob Ewing	8
3	Christy Mathewson	7
4	Jack Powell	6
5	Tom Hughes	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Elmer Flick	.339
2	Sam Crawford	.332
3	Sherry Magee	.328
4	Ty Cobb	.326
5	Honus Wagner	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sammy Strang	4
2	Ginger Beaumont	3
2	Roger Bresnahan	3
2	George Browne	3
2	10 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	53
2	Sherry Magee	50
3	Harry Davis	44
3	Socks Seybold	44
3	Cy Seymour	44

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	31
2	Sherry Magee	27
3	Wid Conroy	26
4	Johnny Evers	25
4	Elmer Flick	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Lundgren	1.41
2	Mordecai Brown	1.60
3	Jim Pastorius	2.13
4	Glenn Liebhardt	2.16
5	Addie Joss	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	16
1	Addie Joss	16
3	Frank Smith	15
3	Ed Walsh	15
5	5 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	139
2	Ed Walsh	121
3	Fred Beebe	117
4	Christy Mathewson	98
5	Eddie Plank	96

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	4
2	Bobby Keefe	3
2	Ed Walsh	3
4	Nick Altrock	2
4	6 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tim Jordan	.385
2	Dave Brain	.382
3	George Moriarty	.379
4	Art Devlin	.378
5	John Hummel	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sammy Strang	2
2	Ed Abbaticchio	1
2	Dave Brain	1
2	Roger Bresnahan	1
2	21 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Art Devlin	11
1	George Stone	11
3	Claude Rossman	10
4	Ed Abbaticchio	9
4	6 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wid Conroy	5
1	Jiggs Donahue	5
1	Patsy Dougherty	5
1	Bob Ganley	5
1	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Stricklett	0.35
2	Carl Lundgren	0.51
3	Mordecai Brown	0.90
4	Addie Joss	1.00
4	2 others tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	4
2	Chief Bender	3
2	Bill Donovan	3
2	Gus Dorner	3
2	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	33
2	Ed Walsh	27
3	Frank Smith	21
4	Nap Rucker	20
5	4 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	2
2	Nick Altrock	1
2	Lou Fiene	1
2	Joe McGinnity	1
2	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.385
2	Kid Elberfeld	.378
3	Tim Jordan	.378
4	Dave Brain	.376
5	Ty Cobb	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Browne	3
1	Wid Conroy	3
3	Nig Clarke	2
3	Hobe Ferris	2
3	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	25
2	Jimmy Williams	20
3	Hal Chase	19
3	Claude Rossman	19
5	Harry Lumley	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fred Clarke	11
1	Honus Wagner	11
3	Ty Cobb	10
4	Wid Conroy	9
4	2 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	0.99
2	Carl Lundgren	1.19
3	Hooks Wiltse	1.20
4	Eddie Plank	1.42
5	Orval Overall	1.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	7
1	Doc White	7
3	Bill Donovan	6
3	Deacon Phillippe	6
3	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	56
2	Ed Walsh	49
3	Tom Hughes	42
4	Eddie Plank	39
5	Frank Smith	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	3
2	Orval Overall	2
3	Nick Altrock	1
3	Red Ames	1
3	8 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Elmer Flick	.333
2	Nap Lajoie	.326
3	Ty Cobb	.320
4	Honus Wagner	.319
5	George Stone	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	8
2	Cy Seymour	7
2	Sammy Strang	7
4	Harry Lumley	6
5	5 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Seymour	79
2	Art Devlin	73
3	Harry Lumley	72
4	Harry Davis	71
5	Sherry Magee	69

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sherry Magee	55
2	Honus Wagner	51
3	Frank Chance	49
3	Johnny Evers	49
5	Dave Altizer	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.57
2	Carl Lundgren	2.14
3	Glenn Liebhardt	2.14
4	Ed Walsh	2.14
5	Ed Reulbach	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	28
2	Ed Walsh	27
3	Christy Mathewson	25
3	Al Orth	25
5	Joe McGinnity	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	236
2	Rube Waddell	215
3	Fred Beebe	206
4	Red Ames	184
5	Christy Mathewson	173

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	5
1	Hooks Wiltse	5
3	Mordecai Brown	4
3	Cecil Ferguson	4
3	Tom Hughes	4