On This Day

Monday, August 12, 1907

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 59 38 .608 --
Tigers 58 38 .604 0.5
White Sox 61 43 .587 1.5
Naps 58 43 .574 3.0
Highlanders 45 53 .459 14.5
Americans 43 56 .434 17.0
Browns 41 57 .418 18.5
Senators 29 66 .305 29.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 75 28 .728 --
Giants 59 40 .596 14.0
Pirates 58 40 .592 14.5
Phillies 53 43 .552 18.5
Superbas 47 55 .461 27.5
Reds 45 57 .441 29.5
Doves 38 62 .380 35.5
Cardinals 28 78 .264 48.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Barrett 3
1 Roger Bresnahan 3
1 George Browne 3
1 Bunk Congalton 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Leach 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Isbell 3
1 Bobby Wallace 3
3 Roger Bresnahan 2
3 Harry Davis 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Bresnahan 1
1 Otis Clymer 1
1 Wid Conroy 1
1 Fielder Jones 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Waddell 0.73
2 Christy Mathewson 0.50
3 Fred Glade 0.33
4 Casey Patten 0.31
5 Glenn Liebhardt 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Glade 1
1 Glenn Liebhardt 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Rube Waddell 1
1 George Winter 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 8
2 Christy Mathewson 5
2 Casey Patten 5
4 Glenn Liebhardt 4
5 Ed Walsh 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .333
1 Elmer Flick .333
3 Honus Wagner .331
4 Freddy Parent .313
5 Sherry Magee .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 7
2 Harry Lumley 5
3 Roger Bresnahan 4
3 Red Murray 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 71
2 Sherry Magee 62
3 Harry Davis 60
4 Socks Seybold 58
5 Honus Wagner 52

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 41
2 Wid Conroy 31
3 Johnny Evers 30
3 Tommy Leach 30
3 Sherry Magee 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.50
2 Carl Lundgren 1.75
3 Ed Reulbach 2.01
4 Jim Pastorius 2.28
5 Ed Walsh 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 19
1 Addie Joss 19
3 Frank Smith 18
3 Ed Walsh 18
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 169
2 Ed Walsh 153
3 Fred Beebe 136
4 Christy Mathewson 118
4 Eddie Plank 118

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 4
2 Bobby Keefe 3
2 Joe McGinnity 3
2 Ed Walsh 3
5 8 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Simon Nicholls .432
2 Ty Cobb .431
3 Bunk Congalton .429
4 Topsy Hartsel .419
5 Honus Wagner .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 2
2 Johnny Bates 1
2 Roger Bresnahan 1
2 Fred Clarke 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Davis 13
1 Jiggs Donahue 13
3 Fred Clarke 12
4 Ed Abbaticchio 10
4 3 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 7
2 Art Kruger 6
3 Ginger Beaumont 5
3 Otis Clymer 5
3 Danny Hoffman 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 0.32
2 Chief Bender 1.00
2 Tully Sparks 1.00
4 Lew Moren 1.05
5 Ed Reulbach 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Winter 5
2 Chief Bender 4
2 Ed Reulbach 4
2 Tully Sparks 4
5 5 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 25
2 Cy Falkenberg 21
2 Orval Overall 21
4 Mordecai Brown 20
4 3 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Bell 1
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Cy Young 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Simon Nicholls .387
2 Bunk Congalton .380
3 Honus Wagner .376
4 Harry Davis .356
5 Jimmy Collins .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 4
2 Roger Bresnahan 2
2 Tommy Leach 2
2 Harry Lumley 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 20
1 Harry Davis 20
3 Jiggs Donahue 19
4 Fred Clarke 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 13
2 Tommy Leach 10
3 Danny Hoffman 9
3 Heinie Wagner 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chief Bender 0.67
2 Ed Reulbach 0.92
3 Tully Sparks 1.00
4 Mordecai Brown 1.42
5 Fred Smith 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Reulbach 7
2 Chief Bender 6
2 Christy Mathewson 6
2 George Winter 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 54
2 Ed Walsh 47
3 Ed Karger 39
4 Bob Ewing 37
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nick Altrock 1
1 George Bell 1
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Bill Dinneen 1
1 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .344
2 Ty Cobb .326
3 Nap Lajoie .323
4 Elmer Flick .322
5 Bunk Congalton .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 9
2 Tim Jordan 7
2 Harry Lumley 7
2 Sammy Strang 7
5 Cy Seymour 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 85
2 Harry Davis 82
3 Sherry Magee 77
4 Cy Seymour 75
5 Socks Seybold 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 57
2 Sherry Magee 51
3 Johnny Evers 48
4 Frank Chance 44
5 2 tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.54
2 Ed Reulbach 1.81
3 Carl Lundgren 2.21
4 Ed Walsh 2.30
5 Orval Overall 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 27
2 Ed Walsh 26
3 Addie Joss 25
3 Christy Mathewson 25
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 250
2 Rube Waddell 240
3 Fred Beebe 186
4 Red Ames 181
5 Christy Mathewson 177

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 5
2 Mordecai Brown 4
2 Tom Hughes 4
4 Bobby Keefe 3
4 3 others tied 3