On This Day

Sunday, August 4, 1907

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 59 37 .615 --
Tigers 55 35 .611 1.0
Athletics 53 37 .589 3.0
Naps 55 39 .585 3.0
Highlanders 43 49 .467 14.0
Americans 37 54 .407 19.5
Browns 37 55 .402 20.0
Senators 28 61 .315 27.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 71 24 .747 --
Pirates 56 35 .615 13.0
Giants 54 38 .587 15.5
Phillies 49 40 .551 19.0
Reds 42 53 .442 29.0
Superbas 42 53 .442 29.0
Doves 38 55 .409 32.0
Cardinals 23 77 .230 50.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Mitchell 4
2 Johnny Bates 3
2 Ginger Beaumont 3
2 John Ganzel 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bates 1
1 Pat Moran 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miller Huggins 3
2 Johnny Bates 2
3 Ginger Beaumont 1
3 Pete Noonan 1
3 Fred Odwell 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Browne 1
1 John Ganzel 1
1 Ed Holly 1
1 Otto Knabe 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Beebe 0.55
2 Ed Reulbach 0.50
3 Jake Boultes 0.43
4 Lew Moren 0.33
4 Jake Weimer 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Beebe 1
1 Andy Coakley 1
1 Ed Reulbach 1
1 Jake Weimer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Beebe 6
2 Ed Reulbach 5
3 Jake Boultes 3
3 Joe McGinnity 3
3 Irv Young 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Elmer Flick .338
2 Honus Wagner .331
3 Ty Cobb .323
4 Sam Crawford .319
5 Freddy Parent .312

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 65
2 Sherry Magee 58
3 Harry Davis 52
4 Socks Seybold 50
4 Honus Wagner 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 39
2 Sherry Magee 30
3 Johnny Evers 29
4 Wid Conroy 28
4 Tommy Leach 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.58
2 Carl Lundgren 1.67
3 Ed Reulbach 2.16
4 Ed Walsh 2.21
5 Tex Pruiett 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 18
1 Addie Joss 18
1 Ed Walsh 18
4 Frank Smith 17
5 2 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 155
2 Ed Walsh 137
3 Fred Beebe 134
4 George Mullin 110
4 Eddie Plank 110

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 .435
2 Bunk Congalton .400
3 Harry Davis .395
4 Fred Clarke .386
5 Larry Doyle .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 3
2 Harry Lumley 2
3 Johnny Bates 1
3 Roger Bresnahan 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 14
2 George Rohe 13
3 Ty Cobb 12
4 Frank Chance 10
4 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 8
2 Heinie Wagner 7
3 Otis Clymer 6
4 Ty Cobb 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chief Bender 0.67
2 Tex Pruiett 0.87
3 Ed Reulbach 0.88
4 Harry McIntire 0.96
5 Tully Sparks 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Reulbach 5
2 Chief Bender 3
2 Andy Coakley 3
2 Patsy Flaherty 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Karger 22
2 Mordecai Brown 19
3 Ed Reulbach 18
4 Fred Beebe 17
4 3 others tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Bell 1
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 Tim Jordan .362
2 Honus Wagner .356
3 George Moriarty .355
4 Claude Rossman .350
5 Charlie Hemphill .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 3
2 Roger Bresnahan 2
2 Tim Jordan 2
2 Harry Lumley 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 22
2 Ty Cobb 21
3 Claude Rossman 19
4 Ed Abbaticchio 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 12
2 Ty Cobb 10
2 Terry Turner 10
4 Jiggs Donahue 9
5 5 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chief Bender 0.83
2 Mordecai Brown 1.19
3 Ed Siever 1.40
4 Orval Overall 1.60
5 Elmer Stricklett 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 6
1 Mordecai Brown 6
1 Bill Donovan 6
1 Ed Killian 6
1 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 49
2 Ed Walsh 43
3 Bob Ewing 35
3 Frank Smith 35
5 Ed Karger 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 2
2 Nick Altrock 1
2 George Bell 1
2 Bill Dinneen 1
2 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .343
2 Elmer Flick .331
3 Nap Lajoie .327
4 Sam Crawford .323
5 Ty Cobb .318

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 Ty Cobb 79
1 Cy Seymour 79
3 Harry Davis 75
4 Sherry Magee 73
5 Harry Lumley 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 56
2 Sherry Magee 54
3 Johnny Evers 49
4 Dave Altizer 44
4 Frank Chance 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.52
2 Ed Reulbach 1.87
3 Carl Lundgren 2.16
4 Ed Walsh 2.17
5 Jack Pfiester 2.42

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 245
2 Rube Waddell 231
3 Fred Beebe 197
4 Red Ames 174
5 Christy Mathewson 173

Saves

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