On This Day

Friday, August 30, 1907

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	69	44	.611	--
Athletics	68	46	.596	1.5
White Sox	70	49	.588	2.0
Naps	68	49	.581	3.0
Highlanders	54	61	.470	16.0
Americans	52	68	.433	20.5
Browns	47	67	.412	22.5
Senators	34	78	.304	34.5

Games

Athletics 6, Highlanders 3

Americans 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	88	32	.733	--
Giants	67	48	.583	18.5
Pirates	68	49	.581	18.5
Phillies	64	50	.561	21.0
Superbas	54	64	.458	33.0
Reds	50	68	.424	37.0
Doves	43	73	.371	43.0
Cardinals	35	85	.292	53.0

Games

Doves 3, Giants 1

Phillies 4, Superbas 3

Pirates 2, Cubs 1

Cubs 6, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harry Davis	3
1	Phil Lewis	3
1	Clyde Milan	3
1	John Titus	3
5	11 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dave Altizer	2
1	Hobe Ferris	2
1	Rube Oldring	2
1	Joe Tinker	2
5	22 tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Otis Clymer	1
1	Bunk Congalton	1
1	Johnny Evers	1
1	Sherry Magee	1
1	Heinie Wagner	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Howie Camnitz	1.00
2	Cy Morgan	0.90
3	Rube Waddell	0.83
4	Carl Lundgren	0.75
5	Casey Patten	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	Carl Lundgren	1
1	Cy Morgan	1
1	Tully Sparks	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Morgan	9
2	Slow Joe Doyle	8
3	Howie Camnitz	5
3	Casey Patten	5
3	Rube Waddell	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.345
2	Ty Cobb	.338
3	Elmer Flick	.336
4	Harry Niles	.317
5	Sam Crawford	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	8
2	Harry Davis	7
3	Harry Lumley	6
3	Honus Wagner	6
5	Red Murray	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	87
2	Sherry Magee	69
3	Socks Seybold	67
4	Harry Davis	66
5	Honus Wagner	65

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	46
2	Johnny Evers	34
3	Wid Conroy	33
3	Elmer Flick	33
3	Sherry Magee	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.59
2	Carl Lundgren	1.60
3	Ed Reulbach	2.01
4	Jack Pfiester	2.25
5	Ed Walsh	2.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	21
1	Ed Walsh	21
3	Frank Smith	20
4	Mordecai Brown	19
4	5 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	198
2	Ed Walsh	174
3	Fred Beebe	140
4	Christy Mathewson	136
5	Eddie Plank	132

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
3	Chief Bender	3
3	Bobby Keefe	3
3	2 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Schulte	.509
2	Honus Wagner	.458
3	John Titus	.434
4	Cy Seymour	.390
5	John Kane	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	6
2	John Hummel	2
2	John Kane	2
2	Honus Wagner	2
2	Heinie Wagner	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	16
2	Ty Cobb	14
3	Honus Wagner	10
4	Ed Abbaticchio	9
4	3 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Moriarty	8
2	Davy Jones	7
3	Harry Lumley	6
4	Dave Altizer	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Rhoads	0.50
2	Carl Lundgren	0.73
3	Doc White	0.82
4	Jack Pfiester	0.93
5	Harry Howell	1.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Pfiester	4
1	Tully Sparks	4
3	Howie Camnitz	3
3	Jack Chesbro	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	29
2	Ed Walsh	21
3	Jimmy Dygert	20
4	Bill Donovan	18
4	2 others tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Corridon	2
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Harry Howell	1
2	Elijah Jones	1
2	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.422
2	Ty Cobb	.377
3	Frank Schulte	.357
4	George Stone	.353
5	Bunk Congalton	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	6
2	Harry Davis	2
2	John Ganzel	2
2	John Hummel	2
2	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	25
2	Honus Wagner	21
3	Nap Lajoie	19
3	Socks Seybold	19
5	Harry Davis	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Moriarty	12
1	Honus Wagner	12
3	Davy Jones	10
3	Harry Lumley	10
5	3 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.60
2	Jack Pfiester	1.25
3	Mordecai Brown	1.25
4	Carl Lundgren	1.34
5	Frank Corridon	1.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tully Sparks	8
2	Jack Pfiester	7
3	Bill Donovan	6
4	Ed Karger	5
4	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	49
2	Ed Walsh	46
3	Jimmy Dygert	43
4	Chief Bender	38
5	Frank Smith	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Corridon	2
2	George Bell	1
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	12 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Elmer Flick	.344
2	Honus Wagner	.343
3	Ty Cobb	.331
4	Nap Lajoie	.325
5	Fred Clarke	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	10
2	Harry Davis	9
3	Tim Jordan	7
3	Sammy Strang	7
5	4 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	101
2	Harry Davis	81
3	Sherry Magee	79
4	Cy Seymour	74
5	Socks Seybold	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	53
2	Sherry Magee	50
3	Johnny Evers	45
4	Elmer Flick	43
4	Billy Maloney	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Lundgren	1.65
2	Mordecai Brown	1.69
3	Ed Reulbach	1.98
4	Jack Pfiester	2.27
5	Ed Walsh	2.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	27
2	Christy Mathewson	25
3	Orval Overall	24
3	Ed Walsh	24
5	3 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	246
2	Ed Walsh	238
3	Christy Mathewson	186
4	Red Ames	174
5	Fred Beebe	171

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	6
2	Tom Hughes	4
3	Chief Bender	3
3	Mordecai Brown	3
3	3 others tied	3