On This Day

Friday, July 3, 1908

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	39	28	.582	--
Naps	38	28	.576	0.5
Tigers	37	29	.561	1.5
White Sox	37	30	.552	2.0
Athletics	33	31	.516	4.5
Red Sox	30	38	.441	9.5
Highlanders	26	40	.394	12.5
Senators	25	41	.379	13.5

Games

Tigers 6, Naps 0

Senators 7, Highlanders 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	42	25	.627	--
Cubs	39	25	.609	1.5
Giants	39	28	.582	3.0
Reds	34	32	.515	7.5
Phillies	27	32	.458	11.0
Doves	30	38	.441	12.5
Cardinals	25	40	.385	16.0
Superbas	24	40	.375	16.5

Games

Doves 3, Superbas 1

Giants 8, Phillies 3

Pirates 7, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dave Altizer	3
1	Kitty Bransfield	3
1	George Browne	3
1	Eddie Grant	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ginger Beaumont	3
1	Sam Crawford	3
1	Tommy Leach	3
4	Dave Altizer	2
4	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy Leach	2
2	Ed Abbaticchio	1
2	Jerry Freeman	1
2	Bob Ganley	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Donovan	0.71
2	Vic Willis	0.57
3	Orval Overall	0.50
4	Glenn Liebhardt	0.45
5	Charlie Smith	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Tom McCarthy	1
1	Charlie Smith	1
1	Vic Willis	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Donovan	5
1	Glenn Liebhardt	5
3	Charlie Smith	4
3	Vic Willis	4
5	Orval Overall	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.349
2	Ty Cobb	.323
3	Claude Rossman	.319
4	Jim Delahanty	.318
5	Honus Wagner	.318

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
1	Ty Cobb	46
3	Honus Wagner	40
4	Cy Seymour	39
5	Sam Crawford	38

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.56
2	Bill Donovan	1.57
3	Andy Coakley	1.94
4	Cy Young	1.95
5	Jack Powell	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	16
2	Christy Mathewson	14
3	Addie Joss	13
4	Mordecai Brown	11
4	4 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	.429
2	Kitty Bransfield	.409
3	Roger Bresnahan	.386
3	Mike Donlin	.386
5	Al Bridwell	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Murray	3
2	Danny Murphy	2
3	Kitty Bransfield	1
3	Al Burch	1
3	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Donlin	16
2	Cy Seymour	13
3	Danny Murphy	12
4	Ty Cobb	10
4	2 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	9
2	Charlie Hemphill	7
2	Bill Shipke	7
4	John Kane	5
4	Joe Tinker	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Plank	0.00
1	Mordecai Brown	0.00
3	Bill Donovan	0.33
4	Cy Young	0.60
5	Bill Dinneen	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Dinneen	4
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Vic Willis	4
4	Bill Donovan	3
4	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	34
2	Christy Mathewson	31
3	Glenn Liebhardt	24
4	Jimmy Dygert	21
5	Art Fromme	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nick Maddox	2
1	Christy Mathewson	2
3	Chief Bender	1
3	Howie Camnitz	1
3	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.400
2	Bobby Wallace	.359
3	Roger Bresnahan	.355
4	Ed Abbaticchio	.354
5	Doc Gessler	.351

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Anderson	23
2	Mike Donlin	21
3	Sam Crawford	17
3	Cy Seymour	17
5	7 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	15
2	Patsy Dougherty	11
2	John Kane	11
4	Charlie Hemphill	9
5	4 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Dinneen	0.79
2	Mordecai Brown	0.80
3	Bill Donovan	1.20
3	Ed Reulbach	1.20
5	Tom McCarthy	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	7
1	Ed Walsh	7
1	Vic Willis	7
4	Nap Rucker	6
5	8 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	60
2	Nap Rucker	55
3	Glenn Liebhardt	40
4	Joe Lake	32
4	Rube Waddell	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	3
2	Addie Joss	2
2	Nick Maddox	2
2	Christy Mathewson	2
5	15 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.351
2	Honus Wagner	.345
3	George Stone	.327
4	Ginger Beaumont	.318
5	Claude Rossman	.313

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	127
2	Sam Crawford	92
3	Honus Wagner	91
4	Claude Rossman	86
5	Harry Davis	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	58
2	Ty Cobb	56
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	2.09
4	Eddie Plank	2.39
5	Jack Powell	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	29
2	Christy Mathewson	28
3	Addie Joss	27
4	Bill Donovan	26
5	3 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