On This Day

Wednesday, July 1, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Naps	38	26	.594	--
Browns	38	27	.585	0.5
White Sox	36	29	.554	2.5
Tigers	35	29	.547	3.0
Athletics	32	31	.508	5.5
Red Sox	30	37	.448	9.5
Highlanders	26	37	.413	11.5
Senators	22	41	.349	15.5

Games

Tigers 3, White Sox 1

Red Sox 4, Highlanders 3

Athletics 2, Senators 0

Naps 2, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	40	24	.625	--
Cubs	38	23	.623	0.5
Giants	37	28	.569	3.5
Reds	34	31	.523	6.5
Phillies	27	30	.474	9.5
Doves	29	37	.439	12.0
Cardinals	24	40	.375	16.0
Superbas	23	39	.371	16.0

Games

Superbas 4, Giants 0

Doves 6, Phillies 1

Doves 14, Phillies 5

Cubs 5, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Dahlen	4
2	Johnny Bates	3
2	Ginger Beaumont	3
2	Sam Crawford	3
2	Bob Unglaub	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Burch	1
1	Billy Maloney	1
1	John Titus	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dahlen	3
1	Peaches Graham	3
1	Dan McGann	3
1	Bob Unglaub	3
5	4 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Grant	2
1	George Moriarty	2
1	Joe Tinker	2
4	Frank Chance	1
4	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Nap Rucker	1.00
2	Jimmy Dygert	0.75
2	Ed Reulbach	0.75
4	Tom Hughes	0.50
4	Ed Killian	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Burchell	1
1	Gus Dorner	1
1	Jimmy Dygert	1
1	Ed Killian	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	8
2	Jimmy Dygert	6
3	Tom Hughes	5
4	Ed Killian	4
4	Bob Rhoads	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Cicotte	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.350
2	Amby McConnell	.321
3	Jim Delahanty	.318
4	Honus Wagner	.314
5	Ty Cobb	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Honus Wagner	5
2	Sam Crawford	4
2	Red Murray	4
4	Bill Dahlen	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Anderson	44
2	Ty Cobb	43
3	Cy Seymour	37
3	Honus Wagner	37
5	Mike Donlin	36

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	24
2	Red Murray	22
3	Patsy Dougherty	21
4	Charlie Hemphill	19
5	Johnny Evers	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.71
2	Andy Coakley	1.94
3	Cy Young	1.95
4	Jack Powell	1.99
5	George McQuillan	2.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	15
2	Addie Joss	13
2	Christy Mathewson	13
4	Howie Camnitz	11
4	2 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	108
2	Nap Rucker	96
3	Jimmy Dygert	79
4	Cy Young	77
5	3 tied	74

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	4
2	Addie Joss	2
2	Lefty Leifield	2
2	Nick Maddox	2
2	3 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.450
2	Harry Davis	.435
3	Amby McConnell	.395
4	Roger Bresnahan	.389
5	Chief Wilson	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Murray	3
2	Danny Murphy	2
2	Honus Wagner	2
4	Kitty Bransfield	1
4	22 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	17
2	Cy Seymour	12
3	Dan McGann	11
4	Bill Dahlen	10
4	Danny Murphy	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	11
2	John Kane	7
3	Joe Tinker	6
4	Charlie Hemphill	5
4	Harry Pattee	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Plank	0.00
2	Cy Young	0.60
3	Rube Waddell	0.69
4	Bill Dinneen	1.14
5	Christy Mathewson	1.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	4
2	Howie Camnitz	3
2	Bill Dinneen	3
2	Bill Donovan	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	34
2	Christy Mathewson	31
3	Jimmy Dygert	26
4	Joe Lake	21
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nick Maddox	2
1	Christy Mathewson	2
1	Ed Walsh	2
4	Chief Bender	1
4	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.411
2	Roger Bresnahan	.357
3	Bobby Wallace	.348
4	Roy Thomas	.346
5	Danny Hoffman	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Honus Wagner	5
2	Red Murray	3
3	Sam Crawford	2
3	Bill Hinchman	2
3	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Anderson	23
2	Mike Donlin	22
3	Honus Wagner	19
4	Dan McGann	16
5	5 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	15
2	Patsy Dougherty	11
3	John Kane	10
4	Josh Clarke	9
4	Harry Pattee	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Dinneen	1.07
2	Eddie Plank	1.33
3	Nap Rucker	1.48
4	Jack Powell	1.48
5	Bill Donovan	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Willis	7
2	Glenn Liebhardt	6
2	Christy Mathewson	6
2	Nap Rucker	6
2	Ed Walsh	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	55
2	Christy Mathewson	53
3	Glenn Liebhardt	41
4	Tom Hughes	36
5	Rube Waddell	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	4
2	Addie Joss	2
2	Nick Maddox	2
2	Christy Mathewson	2
2	Tex Pruiett	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.347
2	Honus Wagner	.346
3	George Stone	.330
4	Ginger Beaumont	.317
5	Sam Crawford	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	10
2	Dave Brain	9
2	Red Murray	9
2	Honus Wagner	9
5	Sam Crawford	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	125
2	Sam Crawford	90
3	Honus Wagner	88
4	Claude Rossman	83
5	Harry Davis	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	59
2	Ty Cobb	57
3	Johnny Evers	42
4	Patsy Dougherty	40
5	Red Murray	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McQuillan	1.75
2	Mordecai Brown	1.93
3	Orval Overall	2.05
4	Eddie Plank	2.35
5	Christy Mathewson	2.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	28
1	Ed Walsh	28
3	Christy Mathewson	27
4	Bill Donovan	26
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	208
2	Rube Waddell	204
3	Ed Walsh	200
4	Jimmy Dygert	186
5	Nap Rucker	175

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe McGinnity	5
1	Ed Walsh	5
3	Bill Dinneen	4
3	Tom Hughes	4
5	4 tied	3