On This Day

Thursday, July 2, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Naps	38	27	.585	--
Browns	39	28	.582	0.0
Tigers	36	29	.554	2.0
White Sox	37	30	.552	2.0
Athletics	33	31	.516	4.5
Red Sox	30	38	.441	9.5
Highlanders	26	39	.400	12.0
Senators	24	41	.369	14.0

Games

White Sox 5, Browns 1

Browns 9, White Sox 0

Tigers 11, Naps 1

Athletics 4, Red Sox 1

Senators 4, Highlanders 3

Senators 5, Highlanders 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	41	25	.621	--
Cubs	39	24	.619	0.5
Giants	38	28	.576	3.0
Reds	34	32	.515	7.0
Phillies	27	31	.466	10.0
Doves	29	38	.433	12.5
Cardinals	25	40	.385	15.5
Superbas	24	39	.381	15.5

Games

Superbas 2, Doves 1

Giants 4, Phillies 3

Cubs 3, Pirates 0

Pirates 9, Cubs 4

Cardinals 4, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ty Cobb	4
1	Clyde Milan	4
1	George Moriarty	4
1	Honus Wagner	4
1	Bobby Wallace	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	1
1	Claude Rossman	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Ganley	3
1	Claude Rossman	3
1	Honus Wagner	3
4	Ed Abbaticchio	2
4	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Hemphill	2
1	Bill Shipke	2
3	Ed Abbaticchio	1
3	John Anderson	1
3	16 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Chief Bender	1.33
2	Art Fromme	1.25
3	Christy Mathewson	0.64
4	Mordecai Brown	0.50
4	Bill Hogg	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Eli Cates	1
1	Bill Dinneen	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Art Fromme	10
2	Chief Bender	8
3	Christy Mathewson	7
4	Bill Hogg	5
4	Ed Willett	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Howie Camnitz	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.349
2	Honus Wagner	.322
3	Ty Cobb	.321
4	Jim Delahanty	.318
5	Amby McConnell	.316

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Anderson	46
2	Ty Cobb	45
3	Honus Wagner	40
4	Cy Seymour	38
5	Mike Donlin	36

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.56
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	16
2	Christy Mathewson	14
3	Addie Joss	13
4	Mordecai Brown	11
4	3 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	115
2	Nap Rucker	96
3	Jimmy Dygert	79
4	Cy Young	77
5	Howie Camnitz	75

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	Harry Davis	.413
2	Mike Donlin	.404
3	Roy Thomas	.381
4	Al Bridwell	.373
5	Roger Bresnahan	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Murray	3
2	Danny Murphy	2
3	Kitty Bransfield	1
3	Al Burch	1
3	22 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	16
2	Cy Seymour	13
3	Danny Murphy	12
4	Dan McGann	10
5	5 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	10
2	Charlie Hemphill	7
3	Bill Shipke	6
4	John Kane	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Plank	0.00
1	Mordecai Brown	0.00
3	Bill Donovan	0.50
4	Cy Young	0.60
5	Bill Dinneen	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Dinneen	4
1	Christy Mathewson	4
3	Howie Camnitz	3
3	Jimmy Dygert	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	34
2	Christy Mathewson	31
3	Jimmy Dygert	21
3	Joe Lake	21
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nick Maddox	2
1	Christy Mathewson	2
1	Ed Walsh	2
4	Chief Bender	1
4	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.415
2	Bobby Wallace	.359
3	Ed Abbaticchio	.347
4	Roger Bresnahan	.342
5	Danny Hoffman	.338

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Anderson	23
2	Mike Donlin	22
3	Honus Wagner	21
4	Ed Abbaticchio	16
4	3 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	15
2	Patsy Dougherty	11
2	John Kane	11
4	Charlie Hemphill	9
4	Harry Pattee	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Dinneen	0.79
2	Mordecai Brown	1.34
3	Eddie Plank	1.41
4	Nap Rucker	1.48
5	Jack Powell	1.48

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	60
2	Nap Rucker	55
3	Glenn Liebhardt	41
4	Tom Hughes	36
5	Rube Waddell	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	3
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	.350
2	Honus Wagner	.349
3	George Stone	.327
4	Ginger Beaumont	.317
5	Claude Rossman	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	9
1	Harry Lumley	9
1	Red Murray	9
1	Honus Wagner	9
5	Sam Crawford	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	126
2	Honus Wagner	91
3	Sam Crawford	89
4	Claude Rossman	86
5	Harry Davis	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	58
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	1.85
3	Orval Overall	1.99
4	Eddie Plank	2.35
5	Jack Powell	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	29
2	Christy Mathewson	28
3	Addie Joss	27
4	Bill Donovan	25
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	215
2	Rube Waddell	201
3	Ed Walsh	197
4	Jimmy Dygert	186
5	Nap Rucker	175

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe McGinnity	5
1	Ed Walsh	5
3	Bill Dinneen	4
4	Harry Howell	3
4	3 others tied	3