On This Day

Tuesday, September 17, 1907

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	80	52	.606	--
Tigers	80	54	.597	1.0
White Sox	79	57	.581	3.0
Naps	77	59	.566	5.0
Highlanders	64	70	.478	17.0
Americans	58	79	.423	24.5
Browns	57	78	.422	24.5
Senators	43	89	.326	37.0

Games

Browns 2, Naps 0

Browns 6, Naps 5

Tigers 9, White Sox 1

Highlanders 11, Athletics 3

Senators 9, Americans 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	97	38	.719	--
Pirates	81	54	.600	16.0
Giants	77	59	.566	20.5
Phillies	73	59	.553	22.5
Superbas	63	73	.463	34.5
Reds	55	79	.410	41.5
Doves	52	81	.391	44.0
Cardinals	41	96	.299	57.0

Games

Superbas 6, Phillies 1

Doves 6, Giants 3

Pirates 2, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Topsy Hartsel	5
2	Al Bridwell	4
3	Neal Ball	3
3	Hal Chase	3
3	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	1
1	Bill Shipke	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	4
2	Harry Lumley	3
2	Pete O'Brien	3
4	Emil Batch	2
4	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Altizer	2
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Art Devlin	2
1	Elmer Flick	2
5	13 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Powell	2.00
2	Vic Willis	1.50
3	Art Fromme	0.57
4	Tom Hughes	0.50
5	Christy Mathewson	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bailey	1
1	Frank Barberich	1
1	Bill Hogg	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Hughes	6
1	Vic Willis	6
3	Walter Clarkson	5
3	Christy Mathewson	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Howell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.343
2	Ty Cobb	.341
3	Elmer Flick	.322
4	George Stone	.321
5	Sherry Magee	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	10
2	Harry Lumley	9
3	Harry Davis	7
3	Red Murray	7
5	Honus Wagner	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	102
2	Socks Seybold	83
3	Sherry Magee	80
4	Harry Davis	76
5	Honus Wagner	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	52
2	Elmer Flick	41
3	Ty Cobb	40
3	Sherry Magee	40
5	2 tied	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.66
2	Carl Lundgren	1.68
3	Orval Overall	2.15
4	Ed Walsh	2.40
5	Cy Young	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	25
2	Ed Walsh	23
2	Doc White	23
4	Bill Donovan	22
4	3 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	218
2	Ed Walsh	198
3	Christy Mathewson	165
4	Eddie Plank	155
5	George Mullin	144

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sherry Magee	.400
2	George Stone	.391
3	Bill Coughlin	.371
3	Sam Crawford	.371
5	Tommy Leach	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Harry Lumley	2
1	Red Murray	2
4	Dave Brain	1
4	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	16
2	Ty Cobb	15
2	Socks Seybold	15
4	Red Downs	11
5	3 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	9
2	Dave Altizer	8
2	Art Devlin	8
4	Elmer Flick	7
4	Nap Lajoie	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.00
1	Nick Altrock	0.00
3	Orval Overall	0.45
4	Irv Young	1.00
4	Nick Maddox	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Donovan	5
1	Jimmy Dygert	5
3	Vic Willis	4
3	Irv Young	4
5	5 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jimmy Dygert	30
2	Bill Donovan	29
3	Vic Willis	26
4	Christy Mathewson	24
4	Nap Rucker	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Dinneen	1
1	Cecil Ferguson	1
1	Harry Howell	1
1	Joe McGinnity	1
1	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.381
2	George Stone	.370
3	Ty Cobb	.369
4	Ginger Beaumont	.364
5	John Titus	.342

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	28
2	Sam Crawford	22
3	Socks Seybold	21
4	Ed Abbaticchio	20
4	Honus Wagner	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	17
2	Art Devlin	14
3	Dave Altizer	12
3	George Moriarty	12
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Lundgren	1.48
2	Irv Young	1.53
3	Jack Powell	1.62
4	Jake Thielman	1.64
5	Orval Overall	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Donovan	8
2	Jimmy Dygert	6
2	Addie Joss	6
2	Doc White	6
2	Vic Willis	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Donovan	53
2	Rube Waddell	49
3	Jimmy Dygert	44
4	Chief Bender	43
5	Ed Walsh	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Corridon	2
1	Harry Howell	2
3	Chief Bender	1
3	Bill Dinneen	1
3	12 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.343
2	Ty Cobb	.338
3	George Stone	.324
4	Elmer Flick	.322
5	Sam Crawford	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	12
2	Harry Lumley	9
3	Harry Davis	8
3	Red Murray	8
5	Honus Wagner	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	114
2	Harry Davis	87
3	Sherry Magee	83
3	Socks Seybold	83
5	Honus Wagner	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	57
2	Johnny Evers	47
2	Sherry Magee	47
4	Elmer Flick	46
5	Ty Cobb	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Lundgren	1.72
2	Mordecai Brown	1.85
3	Orval Overall	2.37
4	Ed Walsh	2.45
5	Jim Pastorius	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	29
2	Christy Mathewson	25
2	Ed Walsh	25
2	Doc White	25
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	240
2	Ed Walsh	239
3	Christy Mathewson	177
4	Orval Overall	162
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	3 others tied	3