On This Day

Thursday, September 12, 1907

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	78	50	.609	--
Tigers	76	50	.603	1.0
White Sox	78	53	.595	1.5
Naps	74	55	.574	4.5
Highlanders	61	69	.469	18.0
Americans	58	74	.439	22.0
Browns	51	76	.402	26.5
Senators	39	88	.307	38.5

Games

Tigers 3, Naps 2

Naps 2, Tigers 2

Senators 2, Highlanders 0

Athletics 7, Americans 1

White Sox 3, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	94	38	.712	--
Pirates	76	53	.589	16.5
Giants	76	54	.585	17.0
Phillies	68	58	.540	23.0
Superbas	60	70	.462	33.0
Reds	55	76	.420	38.5
Doves	49	78	.386	42.5
Cardinals	40	91	.305	53.5

Games

Giants 5, Superbas 0

Doves 4, Phillies 2

Doves 3, Phillies 2

Cubs 3, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Claude Ritchey	6
2	Davy Jones	4
2	Nap Lajoie	4
2	Spike Shannon	4
5	4 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Claude Ritchey	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Claude Ritchey	4
2	Jimmy Collins	3
2	Ernie Courtney	3
4	Dave Brain	2
4	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	2
2	Dave Altizer	1
2	Johnny Bates	1
2	Ginger Beaumont	1
2	18 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jimmy Dygert	2.20
2	Heinie Berger	1.60
3	Dummy Taylor	1.50
4	Bill Donovan	1.17
5	Doc Newton	1.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Jimmy Dygert	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Vive Lindaman	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jimmy Dygert	11
2	Frank Corridon	9
3	Heinie Berger	8
3	Doc Newton	8
5	4 tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.349
2	Ty Cobb	.338
3	Elmer Flick	.337
4	Sherry Magee	.317
5	George Stone	.311

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	82
3	Sherry Magee	76
4	Harry Davis	73
4	Honus Wagner	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	52
2	Sherry Magee	39
3	Johnny Evers	38
3	Elmer Flick	38
5	2 tied	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.66
2	Carl Lundgren	1.72
3	Orval Overall	2.15
4	Cy Young	2.28
5	Ed Walsh	2.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	24
2	Ed Walsh	23
2	Doc White	23
4	Eddie Plank	22
5	4 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	214
2	Ed Walsh	194
3	Christy Mathewson	149
3	Eddie Plank	149
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	.405
2	Ginger Beaumont	.400
3	George Stone	.370
4	Frank Chance	.366
5	2 tied	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	2
1	John Kane	2
1	Harry Lumley	2
1	Red Murray	2
5	16 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Socks Seybold	15
2	Sam Crawford	14
3	Alan Storke	11
4	Danny Murphy	10
5	2 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	7
1	Sherry Magee	7
1	Honus Wagner	7
4	Hal Chase	6
4	4 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Fromme	0.00
2	Orval Overall	0.62
3	Addie Joss	0.73
4	George Bell	0.82
5	Cy Young	0.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	4
1	Doc White	4
1	Irv Young	4
4	Chief Bender	3
4	11 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Killian	24
2	Chief Bender	23
2	Bill Hogg	23
2	Cy Morgan	23
2	Eddie Plank	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cecil Ferguson	1
1	Joe McGinnity	1
1	Lew Moren	1
1	George Mullin	1
1	Doc White	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.405
2	Cy Seymour	.361
3	Ty Cobb	.353
4	George Stone	.350
5	Elmer Flick	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	7
2	John Kane	3
2	Harry Lumley	3
2	Red Murray	3
5	6 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Socks Seybold	24
2	Ty Cobb	23
3	Honus Wagner	21
4	Sam Crawford	17
4	2 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Moriarty	15
2	Art Devlin	12
3	Ty Cobb	11
3	Honus Wagner	11
5	3 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Orval Overall	1.45
2	Carl Lundgren	1.59
3	Doc White	1.67
4	Cy Young	1.77
5	2 tied	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc White	8
2	Bill Donovan	7
3	Orval Overall	6
3	Tully Sparks	6
5	11 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	46
2	Jimmy Dygert	45
2	Rube Waddell	45
4	Bill Donovan	43
5	Ed Walsh	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Corridon	2
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Cecil Ferguson	1
2	Harry Howell	1
2	13 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.345
2	Ty Cobb	.334
3	Elmer Flick	.333
4	Sherry Magee	.317
5	George Stone	.315

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	107
2	Harry Davis	86
3	Sherry Magee	83
4	Socks Seybold	82
5	Honus Wagner	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	57
2	Sherry Magee	48
3	Johnny Evers	47
4	Elmer Flick	46
5	2 tied	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Lundgren	1.76
2	Mordecai Brown	1.85
3	Orval Overall	2.31
4	Ed Walsh	2.39
5	Jack Pfiester	2.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	29
2	Ed Walsh	26
3	Orval Overall	25
3	Doc White	25
5	Christy Mathewson	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	246
2	Rube Waddell	244
3	Christy Mathewson	169
4	Orval Overall	167
5	Jimmy Dygert	158

Saves

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