On This Day

Monday, September 9, 1907

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 76 48 .613 --
Tigers 75 49 .605 1.0
White Sox 75 53 .586 3.0
Naps 73 54 .575 4.5
Highlanders 58 68 .460 19.0
Americans 56 72 .438 22.0
Browns 51 73 .411 25.0
Senators 38 85 .309 37.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 93 38 .710 --
Pirates 76 52 .594 15.5
Giants 75 53 .586 16.5
Phillies 68 55 .553 21.0
Superbas 59 69 .461 32.5
Reds 54 75 .419 38.0
Doves 46 78 .371 43.5
Cardinals 40 91 .305 53.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Whitey Alpermann 3
1 Doc Casey 3
1 Willie Keeler 3
1 Red Kleinow 3
1 Claude Ritchey 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Chase 4
2 Ed Hahn 3
2 Sherry Magee 3
4 Bill Dahlen 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sherry Magee 3
2 Hooks Wiltse 2
3 Roger Bresnahan 1
3 Hal Chase 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cy Young 1.50
2 Jack Chesbro 0.88
3 Rube Waddell 0.83
4 Christy Mathewson 0.67
4 Tacks Neuer 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Frank Corridon 1
1 Tacks Neuer 1
1 Doc White 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Young 9
2 Jack Chesbro 7
3 Nap Rucker 6
4 Frank Corridon 5
4 Rube Waddell 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Ferguson 1
1 Lew Moren 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .350
2 Elmer Flick .341
3 Ty Cobb .339
4 Sherry Magee .316
5 George Stone .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Brain 9
2 Harry Lumley 8
3 Harry Davis 7
3 Red Murray 7
5 Honus Wagner 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 94
2 Socks Seybold 80
3 Sherry Magee 76
4 Honus Wagner 73
5 Harry Davis 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 52
2 Sherry Magee 39
3 Johnny Evers 37
3 Tommy Leach 37
5 2 tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.66
2 Carl Lundgren 1.72
3 Orval Overall 2.20
4 Cy Young 2.28
5 Ed Reulbach 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 23
2 Ed Walsh 22
2 Doc White 22
4 Christy Mathewson 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 214
2 Ed Walsh 187
3 Christy Mathewson 149
4 Eddie Plank 145
5 Fred Beebe 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 4
1 Joe McGinnity 4
1 Ed Walsh 4
4 Chief Bender 3
4 2 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sherry Magee .404
1 George Stone .404
3 Honus Wagner .388
4 Ginger Beaumont .377
5 Ossee Schrecongost .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Brain 3
2 John Kane 2
2 Harry Lumley 2
2 Red Murray 2
5 17 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Abbaticchio 15
1 Alan Storke 15
3 Socks Seybold 13
4 Sam Crawford 12
5 Honus Wagner 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 10
2 Ty Cobb 8
2 Sherry Magee 8
4 George Moriarty 7
4 Honus Wagner 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Fromme 0.00
2 Bill Dinneen 0.50
3 Irv Young 0.82
4 Christy Mathewson 0.86
5 Addie Joss 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howie Camnitz 4
1 Joe McGinnity 4
1 Vic Willis 4
4 Chief Bender 3
4 14 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Donovan 24
1 Nap Rucker 24
3 Walter Johnson 22
4 Cy Morgan 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Corridon 1
1 Cecil Ferguson 1
1 Vive Lindaman 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .405
2 George Stone .390
3 Cy Seymour .378
4 Sherry Magee .359
5 Ty Cobb .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Brain 7
2 Red Murray 4
3 John Kane 3
3 Harry Lumley 3
5 7 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 24
2 Ty Cobb 23
3 Honus Wagner 22
4 Danny Murphy 18
5 3 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 14
1 George Moriarty 14
3 Honus Wagner 12
4 Davy Jones 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orval Overall 1.29
2 Carl Lundgren 1.59
3 Cy Young 1.77
4 Jake Thielman 1.80
4 Tacks Neuer 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tully Sparks 7
1 Doc White 7
3 Bill Donovan 6
3 Stoney McGlynn 6
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 53
2 Chief Bender 48
3 Bill Donovan 40
4 Ed Walsh 38
5 Christy Mathewson 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Corridon 2
2 Chief Bender 1
2 Mordecai Brown 1
2 Cecil Ferguson 1
2 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .344
2 Elmer Flick .338
3 Ty Cobb .331
4 Sherry Magee .324
5 George Stone .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Brain 11
2 Harry Davis 9
3 Harry Lumley 8
3 Red Murray 8
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 107
2 Harry Davis 85
2 Sherry Magee 85
4 Socks Seybold 80
5 Honus Wagner 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 57
2 Sherry Magee 49
3 Johnny Evers 46
4 Art Devlin 45
4 Tommy Leach 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Lundgren 1.76
2 Mordecai Brown 1.84
3 Orval Overall 2.35
4 Ed Walsh 2.39
5 Jack Pfiester 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 28
2 Christy Mathewson 25
2 Ed Walsh 25
4 Orval Overall 24
4 Doc White 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 248
1 Ed Walsh 248
3 Christy Mathewson 178
4 Bob Ewing 160
4 Orval Overall 160

Saves

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