On This Day

Wednesday, July 31, 1907

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	56	36	.609	--
Naps	54	37	.593	1.5
Tigers	51	35	.593	2.0
Athletics	51	36	.586	2.5
Highlanders	42	46	.477	12.0
Browns	36	53	.404	18.5
Americans	35	53	.398	19.0
Senators	28	57	.329	24.5

Games

Naps 4, Americans 2

Highlanders 2, Tigers 1

Athletics 8, Browns 7

White Sox 3, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	67	24	.736	--
Pirates	55	33	.625	10.5
Giants	54	34	.614	11.5
Phillies	46	38	.548	17.5
Superbas	41	51	.446	26.5
Doves	37	51	.420	28.5
Reds	37	52	.416	29.0
Cardinals	21	75	.219	48.5

Games

Cubs 4, Superbas 1

Pirates 7, Doves 4

Pirates 15, Doves 1

Giants 4, Cardinals 3

Giants 4, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Goat Anderson	4
1	Joe Nealon	4
3	Ed Abbaticchio	3
3	Ginger Beaumont	3
3	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Bresnahan	1
1	Fred Clarke	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Clarke	6
2	Ed Abbaticchio	4
3	Joe Nealon	3
4	Johnny Bates	2
4	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	3
2	Goat Anderson	2
2	Otis Clymer	2
4	Roger Bresnahan	1
4	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Reulbach	1.00
2	George Mullin	0.75
3	Hank Gehring	0.71
4	Doc Newton	0.67
5	3 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	Addie Joss	1
1	Joe McGinnity	1
1	Doc Newton	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Beebe	7
2	Howie Camnitz	5
2	Hank Gehring	5
2	Stoney McGlynn	5
2	Nap Rucker	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Elmer Flick	.338
2	Sam Crawford	.326
3	Ty Cobb	.322
4	Honus Wagner	.322
5	Sherry Magee	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	5
1	Harry Lumley	5
3	Roger Bresnahan	4
3	Sammy Strang	4
3	Honus Wagner	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	62
2	Sherry Magee	54
3	Harry Davis	49
3	Socks Seybold	49
5	Cy Seymour	47

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	37
2	Sherry Magee	29
3	Johnny Evers	28
4	Fred Clarke	27
4	3 others tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.66
2	Carl Lundgren	1.67
3	Jim Pastorius	2.16
4	Ed Walsh	2.19
5	Cy Young	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	18
2	Mordecai Brown	17
2	Ed Walsh	17
4	Ed Killian	15
4	4 others tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	149
2	Ed Walsh	131
3	Fred Beebe	128
4	George Mullin	106
5	2 tied	104

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	Art Kruger	.444
2	Honus Wagner	.388
3	Frank Schulte	.386
4	Bunk Congalton	.380
5	Nig Clarke	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Bresnahan	2
1	Harry Davis	2
1	Harry Lumley	2
4	Ed Abbaticchio	1
4	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Abbaticchio	13
2	Frank Chance	12
3	Hal Chase	11
3	George Rohe	11
3	George Stone	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	6
1	Heinie Wagner	6
3	John Anderson	5
3	Bobby Byrne	5
3	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chief Bender	0.33
2	Harry McIntire	0.70
3	Tex Pruiett	0.87
4	Elmer Stricklett	0.98
5	Lefty Leifield	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Reulbach	5
2	Chief Bender	3
2	Andy Coakley	3
2	Addie Joss	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	30
2	Bob Ewing	19
3	Ed Karger	18
3	Stoney McGlynn	18
3	Doc Newton	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Dinneen	1
1	Earl Moore	1
1	Fred Smith	1
1	Vic Willis	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Otis Clymer	.423
2	Tim Jordan	.393
3	Hal Chase	.364
3	Elmer Flick	.364
5	Tommy Leach	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	3
2	Roger Bresnahan	2
2	Nig Clarke	2
2	Harry Davis	2
2	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	26
2	Hal Chase	20
2	Honus Wagner	20
4	Ed Abbaticchio	18
5	3 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Otis Clymer	11
1	Honus Wagner	11
3	Bobby Byrne	10
3	Jiggs Donahue	10
3	2 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Stricklett	0.40
2	Mordecai Brown	1.21
3	Chief Bender	1.41
4	Orval Overall	1.54
5	Tex Pruiett	1.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	7
2	Chief Bender	6
2	Bill Donovan	6
2	Addie Joss	6
2	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	48
2	Ed Walsh	45
3	Mordecai Brown	35
4	Ed Karger	33
4	Orval Overall	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	3
2	Orval Overall	2
3	Nick Altrock	1
3	Bill Dinneen	1
3	6 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Elmer Flick	.331
2	Honus Wagner	.331
3	Nap Lajoie	.324
4	Sam Crawford	.323
5	Ty Cobb	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	7
1	Tim Jordan	7
1	Harry Lumley	7
1	Cy Seymour	7
1	Sammy Strang	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Seymour	79
2	Ty Cobb	76
3	Harry Davis	75
4	Art Devlin	71
5	Sherry Magee	70

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	54
2	Sherry Magee	53
3	Johnny Evers	49
4	Frank Chance	46
5	Dave Altizer	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.52
2	Ed Reulbach	1.88
3	Ed Walsh	2.10
4	Carl Lundgren	2.16
5	Addie Joss	2.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	28
1	Ed Walsh	28
3	Addie Joss	25
3	Christy Mathewson	25
3	Joe McGinnity	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	244
2	Rube Waddell	225
3	Fred Beebe	197
4	Red Ames	182
5	Christy Mathewson	169

Saves

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