On This Day

Thursday, August 1, 1907

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	57	36	.613	--
Tigers	52	35	.598	2.0
Athletics	52	36	.591	2.5
Naps	54	38	.587	2.5
Highlanders	42	47	.472	13.0
Americans	36	53	.404	19.0
Browns	36	54	.400	19.5
Senators	28	58	.326	25.5

Games

Americans 14, Naps 1

Tigers 4, Highlanders 3

Athletics 2, Browns 0

White Sox 7, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	68	24	.739	--
Pirates	55	34	.618	11.5
Giants	54	35	.607	12.5
Phillies	47	39	.547	18.0
Superbas	41	52	.441	27.5
Doves	38	51	.427	28.5
Reds	38	53	.418	29.5
Cardinals	22	75	.227	48.5

Games

Cubs 7, Superbas 2

Phillies 4, Reds 0

Reds 1, Phillies 0

Doves 4, Pirates 2

Cardinals 8, Giants 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Evers	4
1	Ed Hahn	4
1	John Knight	4
4	Pug Bennett	3
4	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ginger Beaumont	2
1	Dave Brain	2
1	Jiggs Donahue	2
1	Mickey Doolin	2
1	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Ganley	2
2	Johnny Bates	1
2	George Browne	1
2	Jack Barnett	1
2	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Plank	1.00
2	Ralph Glaze	0.75
2	Jake Weimer	0.75
4	Jack Pfiester	0.60
5	Johnny Lush	0.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	Ralph Glaze	1
1	Johnny Lush	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Lush	8
2	Ralph Glaze	6
2	Jack Pfiester	6
2	Eddie Plank	6
2	Frank Smith	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Elmer Flick	.338
2	Honus Wagner	.324
3	Ty Cobb	.324
4	Sam Crawford	.322
5	Sherry Magee	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	6
2	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	55
3	Harry Davis	50
4	Socks Seybold	49
5	Cy Seymour	47

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	37
2	Sherry Magee	30
3	Johnny Evers	29
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	Eddie Plank	16
4	Frank Smith	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	149
2	Ed Walsh	131
3	Fred Beebe	128
4	Eddie Plank	110
5	George Mullin	106

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	Honus Wagner	.429
2	Art Kruger	.421
3	Nig Clarke	.395
4	Otis Clymer	.393
5	Bunk Congalton	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	3
2	Roger Bresnahan	2
2	Harry Lumley	2
4	Mordecai Brown	1
4	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Abbaticchio	12
1	George Rohe	12
3	Frank Chance	10
3	Fred Clarke	10
3	4 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	6
2	John Anderson	5
2	Otis Clymer	5
2	Ty Cobb	5
2	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chief Bender	0.33
2	Cy Young	0.60
3	Tex Pruiett	0.87
4	Ed Reulbach	0.93
5	Harry McIntire	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Reulbach	4
2	Chief Bender	3
2	Bill Donovan	3
2	Patsy Flaherty	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	22
2	Bob Ewing	19
3	Ed Karger	18
3	Doc Newton	18
5	3 tied	17

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	.441
2	Tim Jordan	.390
3	Dave Brain	.361
4	Elmer Flick	.361
5	George Moriarty	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	3
1	Harry Lumley	3
3	Roger Bresnahan	2
3	Hobe Ferris	2
3	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	26
2	Honus Wagner	19
3	Ed Abbaticchio	17
3	Fred Clarke	17
3	3 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	11
2	Bobby Byrne	10
2	Jiggs Donahue	10
2	Terry Turner	10
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Stricklett	0.41
2	Chief Bender	1.28
3	Mordecai Brown	1.34
4	Orval Overall	1.54
5	Tex Pruiett	1.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Donovan	7
2	Chief Bender	6
2	Mordecai Brown	6
2	Addie Joss	6
2	5 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	48
2	Ed Walsh	45
3	Eddie Plank	34
4	Mordecai Brown	33
4	3 others tied	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	Honus Wagner	.334
2	Elmer Flick	.330
3	Nap Lajoie	.324
4	Sam Crawford	.323
5	Ty Cobb	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	8
2	Tim Jordan	7
2	Harry Lumley	7
2	Cy Seymour	7
2	Sammy Strang	7

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sherry Magee	54
1	Honus Wagner	54
3	Johnny Evers	50
4	Frank Chance	45
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	185
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